CREAM Wheels Of Fire (MFSL 2-066) Eric Clapton RARE 1985 US 1st Pressing MINT
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CREAM Wheels Of Fire (MFSL 2-066) Eric Clapton RARE 1985 US 1st Pressing MINT!
Original US first release of Cream`s seminal studio/live double-album "Wheels Of Fire" on MFSL Records (August 1968). Originally released (in 1968) on Polydor Records, this is the original, audiophile pressing on MFSL Records, issued in 1985. Difficult to find in such perfect condition!
"If Disraeli Gears was the album where Cream came into their own, its successor, Wheels Of Fire, finds the trio in full fight, capturing every side of their multi-faceted personality, even hinting at the internal pressures that soon would tear the band asunder. A dense, unwieldy double album split into an LP of new studio material and an LP of live material, it's sprawling and scattered, at once awesome in its achievement and maddening in how it falls just short of greatness. (...)
And in many ways Wheels Of Fire is indeed filled with Cream's very best work, since it also captures the fury and invention (and indulgence) of the band at its peak on the stage and in the studio, but as it tries to find a delicate balance between these three titanic egos, it doesn't quite add up to something greater than the sum of its parts. But taken alone, those individual parts are often quite tremendous." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine for allmusic.com
GRADING:
MINT(-) COVER in practically perfect condition. Please see photos for details.
- Pristine original gatefold sleeve.
- Absolutely minimal wear to bottom edge/corners.
- Includes the original MFSL cardboard inserts and rice paper sleeves, all in impeccable MINT(-) condition.
MINT(-) RECORDS that look unplayed. Bought new and played once to copy to hard disc.
- Perfect vinyl on all sides, with impeccable audio reproduction throughout.
- No hairlines, scuffs or any other visible signs of previous play at all!
- Original cream-coloured MFSL labels with no spindle wear whatsoever.
- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "MFSL-2-066-1A3-2 JH/2 H121" and "MFSL-2-066-1B3-2 JH/2 H121" on Record One, as well as "MFSL-2-066-2C3-2 JH/2 H121" and "MFSL-2-066-2D3-1 JH/2 H111" on Record Two.
- This record is certified to be a US first pressing of "Wheels On Fire" on MFSL Records, released in 1985.
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