JOHN MAYALL/ERIC CLAPTON "Blues Breakers" STEREO MINT

	£		80
	$		106

JOHN MAYALL w/ERIC CLAPTON "Blues Breakers" STEREO
UK UNBOXED DECCA, 1W/1W, STUNNING MINT AUDIO



JOHN MAYALL w/ERIC CLAPTON
Blues Breakers

HERE WE HAVE A STUNNING, UK DECCA (SKL 4804) *STEREO* PRESSING OF JOHN MAYALL AND ERIC CLAPTON'S FANTASTIC "Blues Breakers" LP - POSSIBLY THE FINEST BRITISH BLUES LP EVER CUT

THE RECORD IS IN BARELY PLAYED MINT(-) CONDITION
THE FRONT LAMINATED MacNeill SLEEVE IS NEAR MINT
TREMENDOUS COPY OF A FANTASTIC LP

PRESSED ON QUALITY MID-WEIGHT VINYL WITH DEEP CUT GROOVES WHICH DELIVER BEAUTIFUL, CRYSTAL CLEAR, RICH, WARM AUDIO - AS YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM DECCA WHO CUT SOME OF THE BEST SOUNDING RECORDS OF THE PERIOD
THE VINYL HAS THE FIRST ISSUE BLUE STEREO UN-BOXED DECCA LOGO LABELS
MATRIX: ZAL-7297.P-1W / ZAL-7298.P-1W
AND IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL DEEPLY GLOSSY FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE "Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.1"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL BLUE DECCA COMPANY INNER SLEEVE

Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton was Eric Clapton's first fully realized album as a blues guitarist -- more than that, it was a seminal blues album of the 1960s, perhaps the best British blues album ever cut, and the best LP ever recorded by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
Standing midway between Clapton's stint with the Yardbirds and the formation of Cream, this album featured the new guitar hero on a series of stripped-down blues standards, Mayall pieces, and one Mayall/Clapton composition, all of which had him stretching out in the idiom for the first time in the studio.
This album was the culmination of a very successful year of playing with John Mayall, a fully realized blues creation, featuring sounds very close to the group's stage performances, and with no compromises.
Credit has to go to producer Mike Vernon for the purity and simplicity of the record; most British producers of that era wouldn't have been able to get it recorded this way, much less released.
One can hear the very direct influence of Buddy Guy and a handful of other American bluesmen in the playing. And lest anyone forget the rest of the quartet: future pop/rock superstar John McVie and drummer Hughie Flint provide a rock-hard rhythm section, and Mayall's organ playing, vocalizing, and second guitar are all of a piece with Clapton's work. His guitar naturally dominates most of this record, and he can also be heard taking his first lead vocal, but McVie and Flint are just as intense and give the tracks an extra level of steel-strung tension and power, none of which have diminished across several decades.

Track Listing:
Side 1: ALL YOUR LOVE / HIDEAWAY / LITTLE GIRL / ANOTHER MAN / DOUBLE CROSSING TIME / WHAT'D I SAY
Side 2: KEY TO LOVE / PARCHMAN FARM / HAVE YOU HEARD / RAMBLIN' ON MY MIND / STEPPIN' OUT / IT AIN'T RIGHT

LABELS: The labels are in SUPERB condition - CLEAN, BRIGHT and UNMARKED with hardly a spindle trace to be seen
VINYL Visual: Both surfaces are CLEAN, BRIGHT and completely UNMARKED. Beautiful and AS-NEW
VINYL Audio: The audio is absolutely OUTSTANDING - CRYSTAL CLEAR, BEAUTIFUL, RICH VIBRANT SOUND. There are NO scratches, NO sticks, NO jumps, NO click, NO pops and NO surface noise AT ALL. The sound quality is simply SUPERB and the LP plays to an impressively high standard with NO groove-wear and NO distortion (its barely been played). A REALLY BEAUTIFUL COPY. Must be graded MINT(-) for audio. FLAWLESS MINT PLAYBACK (only graded as MINT(-) as it is has been played - albeit just a couple of times). NOT over-graded in ANY way as I use STRICT RECORD COLLECTOR grading standards (please refer to my feedback and 'about me' page). STUNNING COPY AND A FINER ONE WOULD BE VERY HARD TO LOCATE INDEED
SLEEVE: The front laminated sleeve is also in BEAUTIFUL condition. Practically MINT apart from a small red mark near the opening edge (please see close-up photo). Beautifully CLEAN, CRISP and SHARP edges to the sleeve and a CLEAN spine with all text CLEAR and BOLD

PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I USUALLY TAKE QUITE A FEW SO YOU CAN GET A CLEAR INDICATION OF EVERY DETAIL OF THE ITEM
I HAVE UPLOADED AS MANY PICTURES AS I CAN BUT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPLY ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ON REQUEST
THIS REALLY IS A BEAUTIFUL COPY AND A FINER ONE I DO NOT THINK YOU WILL FIND - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
AS WITH ALL MY RECORDS THIS HAS A LOW START PRICE AND NO RESERVE
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POST & PACKING
UK: 1st Class: £4.00 (1st Class Recorded Delivery)
EU: Airmail: £5.00 (Insured & Signed For: £8.50)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £8.00 (Insured & Signed For: £11.50)

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