Eric Clapton 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD 1974 UK A2/B1 LP ONE PLAY MINT AUDIO - LISTEN

	£		19
	$		25

ERIC CLAPTON - 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD

 MAGNIFICENT  ONE PLAY MINT AUDIO

RARE EARLY 1ST PRESS  A2/B1

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:RSO 2479-118
• MATRIX:2479118 A//2 420 05 1 1 1 2 / B//1 4200 1 3 7 01 13
• FIRST PRESS

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE LIGHT BROWN RSO LABELS ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION (3 LETTER NAME LIGHTLY PENNED ON SIDE ONE). THERE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND IS ALSO UNRUBBED, AND UNMARKED

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND UNWORN

A MAGNIFICENT SET OF LABELS IN MINT CONDITION. I CANNOT EVEN SEE ANY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE. THIS LP COULD BE UNPLAYED. THERE IS EVEN SHARDS OF VINYL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

SUPERB GLEAMING VINYL, LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE 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 PLAYS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS BOTH LOUD AND CLEAR AS A BELL WITH EVERY NOT E HEARD AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AT ALL

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

THERE IS THE BAREST SPECK OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES 

I DON'T BELIEVE I EVEN HEARD ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

THIS VINYL GRADES MINT WITH EASE

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND!!

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED ROBOR GATEFOLD FIRST PRESS SLEEVE SLEEVE IN MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL CONDITION.

THIS IS THE SLIGHTLY TEXTURED ISSUE WITH THE SEALED LEFT SIDE POCKET

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT, CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS, STAINS OR CREASES. NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE, JUST SOME NATURAL AGEING TO THE WHITER AREAS

THE CORNER TIPS ARE SQUARE WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON TWO OF THEM

THERE ARE JUST TWO REALLY TINY LITTLE PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGES HAVE A SMALL SCUFF TOM THE REAR SURFACE IN THE MIDDLE. AND A SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS.

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A LITTLE RUB AT THE CORNERS AND A FEW TINY WHITE FLECKS ALONG THE SURFACES

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS HAVE A LITTLE SPECK OF RUB TO THE TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER, SHOWING EXACTLY HOW LITTLE THE SLEEVE AND RECORD HAS BEEN HANDLED.

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS

THE ORIGINAL  INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL ORIGINAL CONDITION. NO SPLITS AT ALL, AND UNCREASED, JUST SOME MILD AGEING

A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE IT NEAR MINT !!!

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