Without the One You Love; Love Has Gone: Museum Object and Cultural History

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Four Tops. side 1: Without the One You Love; side 2: Love Has Gone (Motown M 1069) 45 rpm

This 7-inch 45 rpm record contained the Four Tops single “Without the One Your Love” with the B-side “Love Has Gone” released in 1964. The song was the second single from the Four Tops eponymous debut record. Written by Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, and Eddie Holland and released by Motown Records, the single reached number 43 on the Billboard Top 100.

Materials, dates and provenance

• date made: 1964
• recording artist: Four Tops
• manufacturer: Motown
• Object Name: sound recording
• Physical Description: vinyl (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 7 in; 17.78 cm
• place made: United States
• ID Number: 1996.3034.03055
• label number: M 1069
• catalog number: 1996.3034.03055
• nonaccession number: 1996.3034
• Credit Line: Gift of Robert B. Campbell in memory of Dorothy and William Campbell
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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