Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Cover looks good, light scuffing, surface impressions and creases (front/back); slight discoloration on back. Inner-sleeve is original (Mercury ads); tear near top and three seams partially split. Spine is easy-to-read with mild wear. Shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)
Songs of the Big City, by Clyde McPhatter, intermingles a host of poignant message tunes that suit New York City to a T with a musical travelogue, according to liner notes writer Ira Howard. "The past, present and future hits contained in this album (including Clyde's own Deep In the Heart of Harlem) make up a superb vehicle for Clyde's picturesque vocal ride around the Big City...The pathos and drama of big city life unfold with biting eloquence in such tunes as Three Rooms With Running Water and The Shelter of Your Arms - where romantic routes are employed to escape the depression and weight of everyday problems."