Vinyl plays with crackles and a few light-clicks (play-graded). Cover looks good; moderate scuffing, creasing and surface impressions (front/back); front has surface abrasion at bottom center. Some discoloration on back. Inner-sleeve is original (generic white); one seam partially split. Spine is somewhat readable with wear. Shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of use. (Not a cut-out.)
OK, they may not be the same Wet Willie that made sweaty, soulful rock & roll across the early '70s, but this incarnation of the band had its virtues -- not only was Jimmy Hall still in great voice, but he and keyboardist/vocalist/composer Mike Duke were joined on harmony vocals (a new element) by guitarist Marshall Smith and drummer Theophilus K. Lively. With guitarist Larry Berwald added to the mix with Jack Hall, as always, on bass and vocals, the result is an exceptional album -- Manorisms relates to Wet Willie's earlier work the way that Motown relates to Stax; it's all soul, but there's an achingly beautiful pop/rock element added here, and moments, on Make You Feel Love Again and We Got Lovin', where one may well get flashes of the Four Tops circa their debut LP or, better yet, their second album. Street Corner Serenade was released as a single and reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100.