Quote Originally Posted by woodward View Post
A question for some experts. Does anyone know exactly how many were produced upon release? Someone must know. In checking Discogs, there are a total of four available for US residents: The US is $180; and there are 3 available from the UK ranging from $226/$277. There is also a fifth one unavailable to ship to the US.

Just wondering. Why is this so highly priced? Was this a "limited edition" with only several hundred manufactured and sold?
I believe the general production run for the Hip-o-Select releases were 5000 copies. In the beginning they were numbered, later releases only had a "limited edition" stamped on them.

David - by David Ruffin was only a release of 2500, however, later re-released in a jewel case, don't know how much of those where made.

It's a shame the website is no longer up, because there it was stated how much each production was.

In the archives there is a full list of all Hip-o-Select or Motown-Select releases.

https://soulfuldetroit.com/showthrea...se-discography