Derek And The Dominos - Layla And Other Love Songs - Test Pressing - Sides 3 + 4
Derek And The Dominos - Layla And Other Love Songs - Test Pressing - Sides 3 + 4
ARTIST: Derek And The Dominos
TITLE: Layla And Other Love Songs
LABEL: Polydor-England / Presswell Records
NUMBER: SD-704
MONO/STEREO: Stereo
SPECIAL PRESSING INFO: Rare Special Advance Test Pressing
GRADE (Side 3+4): Ex
Matrix / Runout (Label C-side): ST-C-702045 A AT PR AB W Matrix / Runout (Label D-side): ST-C-702046 A AT PR AB W
Condition Detail:
Side 3 looks great with some light scratches in 2 spots, one in the dead wax between two tracks and the other in the middle of track 1+2. Otherwise side 3 is in great shape and looks clean with very light signs of record rash towards the edge of the vinyl, nothing that effected playback.
. Side 4 also is in great shape with some light scratches, otherwise very clean and playable.
Test Play:
Vinyl sounds great, with the occasional faint crackle or pop, at no time did the surface noise overpower the music on the vinyl.
This is an advanced release with what sounds like very little compression/ limiting present, allowing the bands natural
sound to be front and center without the loss of dynamics.
On side 3 in the dead wax between the end of track 1 into track 2 there was about 5 or so pops, a few were audible when the track starts but go away swiftly.
On the same track there were more pops towards the last minute of the song; when the vocals start to quiet down and the guitar solo starts. The pops are on the loud side but this is mostly due to a weird decrease in volume that sounds as if the song is fading out even though there's a minute or more until the end.
Side 4 sounds amazing, there is very little in terms of pops or surface noise to critique. A few times a very faint crackle was present in the background but never was it taking away from the music. On the last track there is one loud pop during the word "shared." After that the record finishes out great with no more defects to be noted.
Purchased at estate sale. Record cleaned with VPI HW27 Typhoon before grading, sleeved with archival liner and shipped using Bags Unlimited Mighty Mailers.
Played with a AT12S Shibata with NAD pre into an Aragon 8008 with PSB Stratus Goldi speakers. A detailed and visceral testing system.
We generally undergrade our records due to how detailed the stylus is. Small noise on our system will probably not replicate on a conical
or elliptical stylus.
This is sold as is. Please look at all info and ask any questions you have before you purchase.
Thank you.
