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==Record history==

Approximately 2506 [[Demo (music)|demo]] [[45 rpm single|45s]] of the song were pressed in 1965 and scheduled for release on 23 December 1965. Two went to Motown for quality control purposes and for file copies. The same to Jobete, Motown's publishing arm. Two copies remained on file at the pressing plant, ARP in Detroit. Owing to a combination of Wilson deciding that he would rather focus on [[record producer|producing]] and Motown's [[Berry Gordy]]'s lukewarm reception of the vocals and wish to prevent his producers from having a successful recording career, the demos were destroyed.<ref name=TDS>{{cite book|last=Nowell|first=David|title=Too Darn Soulful|year=1999|publisher=Robson Books Ltd|location=London|isbn=1-86105-270-7|pages=249–250}}</ref> At least two, and maybe as many as five,<ref name=TDS/> copies survived, one of which fetched £25,742 in May 2009.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8028719.stm| title=Record price for rare Motown disc|date=May 1, 2009|work=BBC|accessdate=2009-05-01}}</ref> One is rumoured to be owned by Berry Gordy himself.<ref name=TDS/> Due to its scarcity it remains one of the most collectable discs especially by followers of [[Northern soul]].<ref>{{cite web|title=40 most collectable records|url=http://www.djhistory.com/features/40-most-collectible-records|publisher=www.djhistory.com|accessdate=2012-09-28}}</ref><ref name=guardian1>{{cite news|title=Britain's got talcum: Northern Soul, the film|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/aug/31/northern-soul-elaine-constantine|publisher=www.guardian.co.uk|accessdate=14 October 2011|location=London|first=Bob|last=Stanley|date=2011-08-31}}</ref> Owing to the demand caused by it being played at the famous [[England|English]] Northern soul nightclub, [[Wigan Casino]], it was first officially released in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] in 1979 on the [[Tamla-Motown]] label,<ref name=TDS/><ref name=TMG1170>{{cite web|title=Frank Wilson– Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)|url=http://www.discogs.com/Frank-Wilson-Do-I-Love-You-Indeed-I-Do/release/2571546|publisher=www.discogs.com|accessdate=2012-09-28}}</ref> and again in 2004 with a version of the same song by [[Chris Clark (singer)|Chris Clark]] on the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]].

On CD, the mono Frank Wilson version was issued on "The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 5: 1965" (Hip-O Select), while the stereo version appears on the British compilation "This Is Northern Soul: The Motown Sound Volume 1" (Motown). The Chris Clark version (in an alternate mono mix) was issued on the British "[[A Cellarful of Motown!]]", the first volume of four double discs documenting unreleased Motown songs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank Wilson / Chris Clark (2)– Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)|url=http://www.discogs.com/Frank-Wilson-Chris-Clark-Do-I-Love-You-Indeed-I-Do/release/570632|publisher=www.discogs.com|accessdate=2012-09-28}}</ref>