Eric Clapton Derek & The Dominos LAYLA UK LP 1ST MINT
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DEREK AND THE DOMINOS - LAYLA AND OTHER SHORT STORIES
IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION
FIRST PRESS ONLY ON POLYDOR RECORDS
MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2335-009 / 2335-010
- MATRIX:2335009 A//1 420 1 1 3 B//2 420 1 1 3 2335010 A//1 420 1 1 2 B//2 420 1 1 4
- GENUINE FIRST PRESS INDICATORS
- 3-4 PLAYS EVER
IF YOU ARE LOVER OF ALL THINGS CLAPTON THEN YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE THIS IN YOUR COLLECTION. I PASSED THIS UP WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY RELEASED OPTING INSTEAD FOR THE HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON DOUBLE WHICH CAME OUT AROUND THE SAME TIME. WHAT A MISTAKE. THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT AN INCREDIBLE DOUBLE ALBUM A FULLY EXPLORES THE MAN THAT IS ERIC CLAPTON, FROM THE BLUES THROUGH TO JUST GOOD OLD POP MUSIC THIS IS CLAPTON AT HIS VERY BEST
ONLY FIRST PRESSES CAME OUT ON THE POLYDOR LABEL. THESE ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND AS MOST COPIES YOU WILL SEE ARE THE RSO REPRESSES. HERE THEN IS THE GENUINE ARTICLE, 40 YEARS OLD AND SOUNDING SUPERB
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE ORANGY RED POLYDOR LABELS ARE IN TOP 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 THERE ARE JUST THREE OR FOUR REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, AND THIS MEANS THAT THE LP HAS BEEN VERY VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED AND BARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE.
IT'S CLEAR THAT THE RECORD HAVE HARDLY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE, AND THAT MEANS THAT THIS SUPERB 1970 DOUBLE LP SET WILL BE A VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE READ ON....
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW . BOTH DISCS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT THEY ARE LIKE POLISHED MIRRORS, AND EVEN WHEN PUT UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN. A VERY WELL CARED FOR VINYL SET
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 WHOLE DOUBLE ALBUM SET FROM START TO FINISH. I HAVE TAKEN THIS EXTRA TIME AND EFFORT IN A BID TO STEP UP WHAT GOOD LOOKS AND SOUNDS LIKE ON EBAY. IT HAS LONG BEEN SAID AND FAIRLY SO THAT BUYING VINYL ON EBAY IS A LOTTERY AS SELLERS CONTINUE TO MISDESCRIBE THE QUALITY OF THEIR ALBUMS OFTEN LISTED WITHOUT BEING ACTUALLY ABLE TO PLAY THEM. I THINK BUYERS ARE FED UP WITH BIDDING ON MINT ALBUMS TO FIND THEM ACTUAL A FAR LESS GRADE WHEN PLAYED. HERE THEN IS THE WAY FORWARD I BELIEVE AND I HOPE YOU THINK SO TOO
THE LP'S PLAY THROUGH INCREDIBLY. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS FIRST PRESS ALL THE WAY, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION THO THE SOUND AT ALL, AND NO CRACKLING ANYWHERE ON EITHER DISC. ATRULY OUTSTANDING PAIR OF VINYLS. THE ONLY THING I HEARD WAS A COUPLE OF LIGHT DUST POPS IN ONE OR TWO SPOTS, AND ON SIDE 2 TRACK ONE, A VERY LIGHT BIT OF VINYL NOISE BEHIND SOME OF THE MUSIC, BUT THIS IS ALL VERY VERY MINOR, AND THIS IS A STAGGERING FIRST PRESS IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION, SO PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
FIRST ISSUE MACNEILL UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN PROTECTED IN AN OUTER PLASTIC SLEEVE ALL OF ITS LIFE AND HAS KEPT THIS DELICATE SLEEVE FROM AMY HARM,
THE FIRST THING TO NOTE IS THAT THE FRONT SURFACE HAS ABSOLUTELY NO RUBBING OR WEAR TO THE COLOURS, WHICH ARE RICH AND VIBRANT. THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, AND EVEN THE USUAL SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST ONE BARELY VISIBLE ONE. NONE ALONG EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES. JUST A PERFECT FRONT SURFACE
HAVING BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES FREE OF ANY SHELF WEAR CAN ONLY BE THE RESULT OF THE SLEEVE BEING HOUSED FROM NEW INSIDE A STRONG PLASTIC OUTER COVER, AND THESE EDGES ARE PRISTINE
THE SPINE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. NO COLOUR LOSS AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE,THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS TO BOTH TIPS OF THE SPINE
THE OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP AND SHOW JUST HOW LITTLE THIS SET OF LP'S HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE COVER.
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN MINT CONDITION LIKE THE REST OF THE SLEEVE, AND AMAZINGLY NO RECORD SHAPE OR RING WEAR AT ALL
THE TWO POLY LINED INNER SLEEVES ARE BOTH UNSPLIT AND VERY FLAT,
THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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