Derek & The Dominos Clapton LAYLA & OTHER ASSORTED STORIES UNPLAYED 100% MINT

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DEREK AND THE DOMINOS - LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED STORIES

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED!!! 100% MINT !!!!CONDITION

SECOND PRESS  ON RSO RECORDS

ORIGINAL MASTERS USED!!!

ABSOLUTE MUSEUM QUALITY!!!!

• CATALOGUE:RSO RSO SUPER 2671 110
• MATRIX:2335009 A//1 420 1 1 0   B//4  420 0 4 1  2335010 A//1 420 1 5  B//2 420 1 6 1 6 2  (THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL POLYDOR STAMPED MATRIX NUMBERS. THE CATALOGUE NUMBER HAS BEEN CROSSED OUT BUT THE REST OF THE MATRIX IS CLEARLY STAMPED)
• ETCHED MATRIX NUMBERS:2479162 A/1 / B4 / 2479163  A/1  /  B/2 

THE ORIGINAL PRESSING OF THIS ALBUM WAS ON THE POLYDOR LABEL. RELEASED IN 1970 IT SOLD SO POORLY THAT IT DIDN'T EVEN MAKE THE U.K CHARTS, AND IT WASN'T UNTIL 2 YEARS LATER WHEN 'LAYLA' WAS ISSUED AS A SINGLE THAT THE LP HAD ANY INTEREST SHOWN IN IT. RSO THEN REISSUED IT IN 1973. HERE IS AN ABSOLUTELY MINT COPY OF THAT REISSUE.

JUDGING BY THE STAMPED MATRIX NUMBERS IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE ORIGINAL POLYDOR WAX WAS USED, AND HAD THE POLYDOR MATRIX CROSSED OUT AND THE RSO ONE ETCHED IN TO THE DEAD WAX. THE POLYDOR LABEL WAS REPLACED WITH THE RSO LABEL. I AM CERTAIN THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT OCCURRED AND THE FACT IS THAT POLYDOR MUST HAVE HAD ORIGINAL VINYL PRESSINGS AVAILABLE

THE LABELS

THE TAN COLOURED RSO LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, THE TYPEFACE IS UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. EVEN UNDER VERY CLOSE SCRUTINY I CANNOT SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE, AND THIS MEANS THAT THE LP HAS BEEN VERY VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED AND BARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE IF AT ALL AS I BELIEVE

THE VINYL

BOTH DISCS HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT BOTH LOOK ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAT A COUPLE OF THE WISPIEST SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES.

A BETTER PAIR OF DISCS YOU WONT FIND VERY EASILY

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE LP AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP'S PLAY THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS FIRST PRESS ALL THE WAY, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ALL.

THIS FIRST PRESS AUDIO REPRODUCTION IS MAGNIFICENT AND THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES WHATSOEVER, JUST THE PURE CLEAN AND CRISP SOUND GENERATED FROM THESE VINYLS

FAULTLESS AUDIO AND JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF STATIC HEARD IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES

NO LOUD CLICKS AND NO MORE THAN 1-2 OF THE TINIEST DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

THIS HAS TO GRADE MINT!!!!!

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!!

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED MACNEILL LTD GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND IS VERY VERY IMPRESSIVE. FIRSTLY BECAUSE UNLIKE MOST COPIES THERE IS NO RING WEAR AT ALL, AND NOT EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE EITHER, AND SECONDLY BECAUSE ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED. ABSOLUTELY NO RUBBING TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, AND AMAZINGLY NOT EVEN ONE SMALL LINE NEAR THE SPINE. NONE AT ALL ALONG EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE. AN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE EXAMPLE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE JUST SUPERB. BOTH ARE MINT CONDITION WITH ALL OF THE EASILY RUBBED COLOURS FULLY INTACT AND EVEN THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED.

THIS SLEEVE HAS CLEARLY BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE VULNERABLE COLOURS ARE ALL THERE AND AGAIN IT IS INCREDIBLE TO BE ABLE TO SATE THAT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE PRISTINE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED.

ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL EXCEPTIONALLY SHARP WITH JUST TWO TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE REAR SET OF EDGES

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT. ONCE AGAIN ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE THERE, AND AGAIN NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES NOT EVEN NEAR THE PERIMETER EDGES.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS, THAT HAVE NO BLEMISHES WHATSOEVER

THE TWO ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVES ARE BOTH IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. TOTALLY UNSPLIT AND STILL VERY WHITE. NO CREASES JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT WRINKLES

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT !!!!

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY