Eric Clapton ERIC CLAPTON 1970 Debut Solo Album 1st Press MINT MINUS LISTEN

Sold Date: July 27, 2021
Start Date: July 20, 2021
Final Price: £122.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 5
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UNLIKE THE MAJORITY OF OUR LISTINGS, THESE WILL INCLUDE (WHERE PRACTICAL) THE COMPLETE RECORDING OF THE RECORD, SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE BIDDING ON
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MAGNIFICENT COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM

ERIC CLAPTON - ERIC CLAPTON

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED MINT MINUS CONDITION

FIRST PRESS

HIS FIRST SOLO ALBUM

CATALOGUE:POLYDOR  2383 021  MATRIX:2383021 A//1 / B

 

 

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 I CANN'T SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE, AND THIS MEANS THAT THE LP HAS BEEN VERY VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED 

 

 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE. 

THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS ON THE SURFACE OF EITHER SIDE, AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION  THERE ARE ONLY A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES THAT CAN BE BARELY SEEN. 

CLEARLY THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED AND BARELY PLAYED IN THE LAST 40 YEARS

PLAYING THE RECORD

WE DO BELIEVE THAT A RARE LP SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE HEARD BY BIDDERS AND SO THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE  INVESTED IN. THE BUTTONS AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE WILL ALLOW YOU TO HEAR THE ACTUAL RECORD YOUR ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON

THIS IS A SERVICE WE ARE DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH INCREDIBLY. 

THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. 

SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AND A DISTORTION AND CRACKLE FREE PERFORMANCE. 

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND AT ALL APART FROM A COUPLE OF SPECKS OF  VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN TWO OR THREE RANDOM PLACES, 

. THIS ALBUM PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES

WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

SUPERB NEAR MINT CONDITION LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE FROM MACNEILL PRESS

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. 

THE LAMINATE LOOKS IN SUPERB CONDITION AND THE COVER HAS NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DENTS EITHER. 

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF LAMINATE LIFT ALONG THE SPINE EDGE

TWO SMALL LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE.  NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES  ARE TOTALLY UNWORN,. PERFECT LAMINATE AND UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS

 THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT, UNWORN AND HAS ALL OF THE TYPEFACE CLEARLY LEGIBLE.

IT IS ALSO THE FIRST ISSUE WITH THE TAPERED ENDS. AGAIN ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PROPERLY AFFIXED, NO PEEL OR FLAKE

THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP AND AS NEW. IT IS VERY OBVIOUS LOOKING AT THIS THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

 A LIGHT SLIVER OFLAMINATE LIFT ON THE SPINE. 

THERE ARE 2 SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE ONLY

THE ORIGINAL PAPER INNER SLEEVE HAS THE CORRECT PATENT NUMBER BOTTOM LEFT AND MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN BOTTOM RIGHT. THIS IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT

 

I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL AND SLEEVE WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING

 


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Shipping: 
We will only send signed for or tracked and signed if EU or the rest of the world. this is to protect both buyer and seller

Your Purchase will be send inside a very protective square cornered professional package

The record will be removed from the sleeve and placed inside a new poly inner sleeve and separated from the cover

The sleeve and record will then have a new outer protective sleeve placed around it