ERIC CLAPTON Massive 11-LP Box NEAR MINT vinyl with book

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MY PHILOSOPHY

Record Grading is a subjective endeavor!  Sellers tend to over-grade, buyers tend to under-grade.  Honesty, attention to detail and complete accuracy are the only ways to counteract this problem.

Visual Grading   under a bright light is absolutely necessary!  Any record looks near mint in the dark.

Play Grading      is everything.  I have had pristine looking records play crackly, and have had scratchy looking records play surprisingly cleanly.

Label

Descriptions       are a must.  It can be very frustrating to see a listing of a copy of (for example) Iron Butterfly’s In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, that tells you nothing of the label.  Is it an original purple & brown label, a 2nd issue yellow ‘1841 Broadway’ address label, a 3rd issue yellow ‘Rockefeller Plaza’ address label, or an even later gray label?#!??

Sealed Records I will never knowingly sell a re-sealed record.  I have been burned in the past, and know the frustration.  However, once you buy a sealed record, and open it, I just cannot offer a refund if you don’t like what you got.  Unless I witness the opening, there is simply no way for me to know if what you send back is what I sent you.  If I have suspicions about a sealed record, I will either not sell it, or relate my suspicions in the listing.

Purchasing a record sight-unseen can be very rewarding, or can be very disappointing. 

My goal is very simple.  To have every buyer finish the deal happy!

     WITH THAT SAID, UP FOR AUCTION:   

Item:                                     Eric Clapton

Title:                                     Eric Clapton

Label:                                   RSO

Label Number:                2658 148

Label Description:        Pinkish label with red ‘RSO’ cow at top

Year of Release:            1981

Country:                              West Germany

Box Grade:                        NM                 The box has held up extremely well.  It is a light cream color, yet is exceptionally clean.  There are no major flaws such as tears, splits, gouges, writing or soiling.  A couple of the corners have been slightly dinged.

Comments:                       This box set contains 11 LPs in covers.  Rather than write a book explaining every detail on every cover and every LP, I am going to just summarize the title, cover condition, vinyl visual condition and label condition, in that order.

                                                Eric Clapton  - NM,  NM,  NM

                                                Rainbow Concert - VG++,  NM,  NM

                                                461 Ocean Boulevard -  NM,  NM,  NM

                                                There’s One in Every Crowd -  NM,  NM,  NM

                                                E.C. Was Here - NM,  NM,  NM

                                                No Reason to Cry - VG++,  NM,  NM

                                                Slowhand - NM,  NM,  NM

                                                Backless - VG+,  NM,  NM

                                                Another Ticket - VG++,  NM,  NM

                                                Just One Night - VG++,  NM,  NM

                                                History of Eric Clapton - NM,  NM,  NM

                                                There is also a booklet with this set in near mint condition.

                                                Note:  Most of the covers that fell short of the near mint grade was due to a split in the spine.  As seen above, all vinyl in this set is beautiful, and I would expect that all would play without any issue.

I USE THE FOLLOWING GRADING SYSTEM:

                                                                                    For those who prefer a #’d system

Mint*--------------------------------------(M)------------------9.5 – 10.0

Near Mint---------------------------------(NM)------------------8.5 – 9.0

Very Good Plus Plus--------------------(VG++)-----------------7.0 – 8.0

Very Good Plus--------------------------(VG+)----------------------5.0 – 6.5

Very Good--------------------------------(VG)---------------------3.5 – 4.5

Good---------------------------------------(G)---------------------2.0 – 3.0

Poor--------------------------------------- (P)-------------------1.0 – 1.5

* - Due to the nature of the beast, genuine Mint vinyl records are an extreme rarity!

Thank you and happy bidding!  Please email with any questions.  If it is a question that might be important to all potential bidders, I may show it at the bottom of the auction.

This box set is heavy and massive and cannot be shipped for $4.00, (even media mail).  Please wait for a mailing cost before paying.  Thank you.