BOBBY CALDWELL – What You Wont Do For Love (Collector’s Reissue) – 10” – Red Heart-Shaped Vinyl

10” – Limited Edition Heart-shaped Red vinyl reissue! The heart-shape is a replica of the original, with its near-10 size and 7 playing surface. Packaged in a beautiful, spined 10 jacket, the record is housed in a protective, polylined inner sleeve. (2025 Repress).

Released on Valentine’s Day 2025, we’re deeply honoured to present the first time reissue of the first*ever* heart-shaped red vinyl 45. Extremely limited!

The smooth titan of blue-eyed soul, Bobby Caldwell transcended genre tags with consummate ease; he wasa musical icon of real class and versatility, cherished the world over.Here we present two timeless masterpieces of sophisticated jazzy soul brilliance that are strictly canonical.

The originals of these red heart-shaped vinyl records go for stupid money – if you can find one in goodcondition. Here’s your chance to snag a real collectors item for fans of Bobby and, well, LOVE, the worldover.The eternal “What You Won’t Do for Love” became a national anthem. It remains that way – perhaps evenmore so in the past year or two. It perfectly captured Bobby’s ability to infuse a contagious groove with
introspective and relatable lyrics. With its instantly recognisable horn riff and Caldwell’s soulful delivery, this timeless, chiller anthem continues to captivate audiences and define his musical legacy.

A perennial favourite, it has been heavily sampled, such is its unique allure; Aaliyah sang over snatches of it on “Age Aint Nothing But A Number” and you can hear Caldwells vocal sample used for the hook onTupacs posthumously released Do For Love.

Bobby’s dynamite “Open Your Eyes” was immortalised by the eternal J Dilla in the hip-hop canon with hisproduction of Commons epochal The Light, which heavily samples the magical Open Your Eyes. On apost paying tribute to Bobby in March 2023, Questlove claimed that he “got word Brother Bobby loved it”.Bobby’s original has seen new life even more recently from the likes of Dwele and Kendrick Lamar anddeservingly so, as its insistent drums and staccato piano created a modern-soul classic.

Tracklist:

A: What You Wont Do For Love [4:45]

B: Open Your Eyes [3:43]