CLAPTON ERIC Debut on ATCO w ALTERNATE RARE MIXES OF SONGS......8

$

200

Let me tell you a little story about this Eric Clapton LP. It's his first solo LP. You probably know he was in the Yardbirds, John Mayalls Bluebreakers, Cream, Derk and the Dominoes, Blind Faith. I mean the man couldn't keep a job, just kiddin'. This is the rare version with alternate takes of some of the songs. Sumthin about Bonnie Bramlett pulled the original mixes or sumthin' like that. Anyways it was re-issued with new mixes and  there are few of the originals around. They can be identified, if you read the price guide by the letters CTH etched in the trailoff groove. I bought a copy a few years back on EBay. The guy selling it said it had the CTH etched in there. Well, I got it and listened to it and listened to my regular copy, and listened to the remix, then listened to the regular copy, over and over again and damn if I could hear any difference. So I contacted this guy I knew who lived overseas, I think it was the Netherlands. He collected ONLY Eric Clapton. He told me he had been looking for a copy with the remixes for years before he finally found one. He described to me what the remixes sounded like and NOPE, my copy of the SUPPOSED remixes did not have them. I got to looking at it and guess what...some UNSCRUPULOUS person had HAND ETCHED that CTH on that record. I mention this because I want YOU the Eric Clapton fan (surely you are one if you are still reading this) to not be RIPPED OFF like I was. Originals have "CTH" MACHINE STAMPED not hand etched in the trailoff grooves. Look at it closely, it may look like it was handetched, but if you look vewy, vewy cwosley (as Elmer Fudd would say) you will see the "CTH" is stamped. One other clue...the numbers and letters CTH are at the end of some long number at the bottom of the label (see photo five). If the record does not have both these identifiers, it will not have the remixes. Thanks. Ben

If after purchasing,you are not satisfied with the RECORD,

please return it, no questions asked, for a full refund PLUS original postage. 

I do not grade covers. Please look at the numerous photos and decide for yourself. If you have questions concerning the cover, please feel free to ask me. Your satisfaction with the item is guaranteed. If you are not satisfied for any reason, please return the item for a full refund PLUS original postage. Sorry, but overseas customers are NOT reimbursed postage.

Records are VISUALLY GRADED. Please see my grading scale below.

This record's vinyl is visually graded an 8 

MY GRADING SCALE

10..Looks like it was just opened.

9.. A few scuffs with no discernable scratches.

8..One or two miniscule scratches; record still has plenty of gloss.

7.. A few minor scratches; record still has plenty of gloss.

6..Record has numerous small scratches; still has some gloss.

5..Record has numerous small scratches and a few large scratches (this is an average played record).

4..Record has numerous small scratches and numerous large scratches.

3..Numerous scratches with very little gloss.

2..Numerous scratches that may not play through.

1..I don't usually sell records in this condition unless it is very rare.

"RECORD VALHALLA" THANKS!

 Your LP record will be placed in a brand new Japanese inner sleeve and then placed in a Japanese SUPER clear outer sleeve. Both these sleeves are the best that there are on the market. I package your LP in a made-for-records cardboard mailer box. Depending on the fragility of the specific vinyl record, your box may include extra cardboard stiffeners to help protect the record. Your record is insured against loss or breakage. NOTE: box sets and two record sets are NOT placed in a SUPER clear outer sleeve. They simply do not fit.

If you wish to return a record from overseas, please do not expect me to reimburse postage. I ask no questions about why you are returning the record, just do not expect to get postage back.  I do appreciate my hundreds of satisfied overseas customers.

I package all my LPs OUTSIDE of their covers (to prevent further seam splits) during shipping.

    PLEASE, when you pay by PAYPAL make sure your shipping address in PAYPAL is correct! Thanks :)

One more thing...I only mail out at the most ONCE a week so I appreciate your patience. Thanks. Ben Rogers