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and was the first step for the band in achieving international success

making this document a rare window into how that album's feral energy translated the moment it hit the road

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Stevie Wonder – Talking Book (LP Vinyl) artist-steph-port The rest of this gemReleased in 1972, *Talking Book* marked the moment Stevie Wonder took full creative control of his music, negotiating an unprecedented deal with Motown that gave him ownership of his masters and the freedom to write, produce, and arrange everything himself. The result was a record that bridged funk, rock, and soul in ways that genuinely hadn't been done before, with Jeff Beck appearing on guitar and Wonder playing nearly every instrument. This