Groove Merchant Re-issue ?

my buddy just gave me an album for my birthday - O'Donel Levy "Simba". it's an album he's had for years that i've always coveted. I'm just questioning whether it's a reissue or not. Any tell tale signs?

btw, he's a bad mofo with a hollow body.

look at the stamp on the record that ssay's groove merchant does it look like it was hot stamped or doest it look like its all one piece and printed on, GM are old and the OG's is HOT stamped on kinda like to different thiing first the label then the name GM.

all so check the inner cover it should be colored grey or brown if it's white then most likely it's a reissue and check the inside too where the seams are, there should be no seam the coverpicture should bind both side together.