Candy Graves Responds

Ms. Graves:

First of all, thank you for your prompt response. Requests such as these often go unnoticed, and The Claw Machine appreciates you getting back to us so quickly.

We respect your request for privacy and we will not publish your correspondence. However, we hope that we may respond publicly, since there are a number of points that we would like to address or correct. Please see below.

1. The album's track listing is as follows:

Side 1

1. (I'm a) Roadrunner Baby
2. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
3. Pucker Up Buttercup
4. Money (That's What I Want)
5. Last Call
6. Anyway You Wantta'

Side 2

1. Baby You Know You Ain't Right
2. Ame' Cherie (Soul Darling)
3. Twist Lackawanna
4. San-Ho-Zay
5. Mutiny

2. The record is hardly rare at all, having sold thousands of copies in multiple formats over several years. Digital versions of these same songs are available for purchase on Itunes, Amazon, etc. Despite its age, we do not feel that this record is worth any more than the $12.99 plus sales tax that we paid for it. Frankly, your value of 2,200 USD does not seem right at all.

3. The record was purchased from a respectable businesswomen without any ties to organized crime. Despite the tragic circumstances related to you becoming separated from this album, we feel that this album came into our possession through legal channels of distribution. We are sorry for your loss.

4. Unfortunately, we will not be able to present the record for your personal inspection, since you say you live in Brighton and Hove, England, and you mentioned your unwillingness to travel. Your suggestion that we send you the record, and then you send it back to us after review, seems impractical. We hope that the photos attached to this post are enough for your "documentation".

5. By saying "your record" we meant "the record that used to belong to you". As we stated above, this album came to us through legal channels of distribution. And even though your name is written on the album's sleeve and labels, we feel the record is still ours.

Best,
The Claw Machine

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Candy Graves, We Have Your Jr. Walker Record

Ms. Graves:

We have your Jr. Walker & the All Stars album, Roadrunner. The record is in pretty good shape, plays clean without any skips or pops. It is the stereo version, and as best as we can tell, an original printing of the album first released in 1966 under Motown's Soul label. We found it at the Flea Market Record Sale. We are really curious why you had to let this one go. Did you sell it? Was it stolen? When was the last time you listened to this record? Do you remember your favorite cut?

Please let us know as soon as possible.

Thank you,
The Claw Machine