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THIS IS A BLACK FRIDAY 2024 EXCLUSIVE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE INSTORE ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29TH ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

IF THERE ARE ANY REMAINING COPIES THEY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 8AM ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30TH).

Named one of Rolling Stone’s greatest songs of all time, Sam Cooke’s iconic civil rights anthem “A Change Is Gonna Come” is celebrating its diamond anniversary in 2024. To celebrate 60 years of this influential song, a limited edition 7” white iridescent vinyl featuring the original mono single mixes of both “A Change Is Gonna Come” and “Shake” is being released on the 29th November (Black Friday/RSD in the US).

“A Change Is Gonna Come” was recorded in January 1964 and was included on Cooke’s 1964 studio album Ain’t That Good News. Its single release didn’t come until two weeks after Cooke’s death in December 1964 when it was released as the B-Side to the Billboard Top 10 single “Shake.