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THIS AUCTION IS FOR THE "SELF TITLED" FIRST SOLO ALBUM FROM ERIC CLAPTON. This highly collectible vintage vinyl LP is in Sealed/presumed MINT condition. The Album Cover is in EXCELLENT+ condition with bumped corners and the shrink is just slightly opened at the front bottom center seam. Very nice condition for a 43 year old album. Not a cut out. Please see my grading scale found below. Item will ship in a recycled, structurally sound industry standard corrugated cardboard LP container.  A HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE CLAPTON TITLE IN SEALED CONDITION!

1970 ATCO/Atlantic Records      SD 33-329      No Bar Code or UPC#     1st US Pressing      NOS (New Old Stock)




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Eric Clapton

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Clapton performing at Hyde Park, London in June 2008. Background information Birth name Eric Patrick Clapton Also known as Slowhand Born 30 March 1945 (age 68)
Ripley, Surrey, England Genres Rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, blues Occupations Musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, artist Instruments Vocals, guitar Years active 1962–present Labels Surfdog, Warner Bros., Reprise, Polydor, RSO, Atco, Apple, Associated acts The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Powerhouse, Robert Cray, Cream, Free Creek, the Dirty Mac, Blind Faith, J.J. Cale, the Plastic Ono Band, Santana, Delaney, Bonnie & Friends, Derek and the Dominos, Sheryl Crow, the Beatles, Phil Collins, the Rolling Stones, Kate Bush, Luciano Pavarotti, the Band, Freddie King, B.B. King, Mark Knopfler, Brian Wilson, John Mayer, Roger Waters, Dire Straits, Elton John, George Harrison, Steve Winwood, Paul McCartney Website www.ericclapton.com Notable instruments

• See: Guitars section
• Fender Stratocaster "Blackie"
• Fender Stratocaster "Brownie"

Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, (born 30 March 1945) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and artist. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time.[1] Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"[2] and fourth in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time".[3]

In the mid-1960s, Clapton departed from the Yardbirds to play blues with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. In his one-year stay with Mayall, Clapton gained the nickname "Slowhand". Immediately after leaving Mayall, Clapton joined Cream, a power trio with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and "arty, blues-based psychedelic pop."[4] For most of the 1970s, Clapton's output bore the influence of the mellow style of J.J. Cale and the reggae of Bob Marley. His version of Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" helped reggae reach a mass market.[5] Two of his most popular recordings were "Layla", recorded by Derek and the Dominos, another band he formed, and Robert Johnson's "Crossroads", recorded by Cream. Following the death of his son Conor in 1991, Clapton's grief was expressed in the song "Tears in Heaven", which featured in his Unplugged album.

A recipient of seventeen Grammy Awards, and the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, in 2004 Clapton was awarded a CBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music.[6][7][8] In 1998, Clapton, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, founded the Crossroads Centre on Antigua, a medical facility for recovering substance abusers.[9]

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MINT = LP and Inserts/Cover are New and/or Sealed.
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Eric Clapton Studio album by Eric Clapton Released August 1970 Recorded November 1969 and January 1970
Los Angeles, California Genre Rock, pop rock Length 36:41 Label Atco (initial USA release), Polydor Producer Delaney Bramlett Eric Clapton chronology On Tour with Eric Clapton
by
Delaney, Bonnie & Friends
(1970) Eric Clapton
(1970) Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
by
Derek and the Dominoes
(1970)