Clapton Derek & The Dominoes LAYLA UK LP 1ST POLYDOR NM

	£		77
	$		102

DEREK AND THE DOMINOES - LAYLA AND OTHER SHORT STORIES

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

FIRST PRESS

POLYDOR RECORDS

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR  2335-009 / 2335-010
• MATRIX:2335009 A//1 420   B//2  420   2335010 A//1 420   B//2 420
• GENUINE FIRST PRESS INDICATORS
• POSSIBLY EVEN UNPLAYED

THIS IS THE VERY SOUGHT AFTER DOUBLE ALBUM BY ERIC CLAPTON'S DEREK AND THE DOMINOES. AN ORIGINAL POLYDOR FIRST PRESS FROM 1970 IS NOW VERY HARD TO FIND IN COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, AS MOST COPIES OUT THERE ARE NOW THE RSO REISSUES

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 CAN'T SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE, AND THIS MEANS THAT THE LP HAS BEEN VERY VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED AND POSSIBLY EVEN UNPLAYED.

THERE IS EVEN LEFT OVER VINYL SHARDS INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE FROM THE PRESSING PLANT. THIS WOULD HAVE NATURALLY FALLEN OFF WITH USAGE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW . BOTH DISCS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT THEY ARE LIKE POLISHED MIRRORS, AND EVEN WHEN PUT UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF BARELY VISIBLE WISPS TO BE SEEN.

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED EIGHT THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, IN ADDITION I HAVE RECORDED ONE RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE, INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE AS I WISH TO DEMONSTRATE NOT ONLY THE ABSOLUTE CLARITY OF THE RECORDING, BUT THE SILENCE IN THE BITS THAT SHOULD BE SILENT. PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE

THE LP'S PLAY THROUGH INCREDIBLY. THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. BEING ULTRA PICKY THERE WERE A COUPLE OF RANDOM TINY DUST POPS AND THE ODD BIT OF LIGHT STATIC IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS.THE FIRST TRACK ON SIDE TWO HAS TWO SMALL POPS WITHIN THE FIRST 30 SECONDS WHICH I HAVE RECORDED SO THAT YOU CAN BE THE JUDGE. I HAVE EXAMIINED THE VINYL UNDER A SPOTLIGHT WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS AND THERE IS NO MARK ON THE VINYL.

THIS 40 YEAR OLD ALBUM REMAINS HOWEVER IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION AND PLAYS SUPERBLY WELL ALL THROUGH THE FOUR SIDES. A REAL GEM

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

FIRST ISSUE MACNEILL UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DINGS. JUST THREE BARELY VISIBLE TINY LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEEN RATINED AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY RUBBING. THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN PROTECTED IN AN OUTER PLASTIC SLEEVE VIRTUALLY ALL OF ITS LIFE AND HAS KEPT THIS DELICATE SLEEVE FROM AMY HARM

THE TOP EDGE IS TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS THE MOST MINIMAL SPECKS OF WEAR

THE SPINE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. NO COLOUR LOSS AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGES ARE VERY SHARP AND SHOW JUST HOW LITTLE THIS SET OF LP'S HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE COVER. THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ON EACH EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE ALSO HAS NO CREASES ETC, BUT DOES HAVE THE BAREST TRACE OF RING WEAR AT THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOM ONLY, OTHERWISE ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR HAS BEEN PRESERVED

THE TWO ORIGINALINNER SLEEVES ARE BOTH UNSPLIT AND PRETTY FLAT, JUST LIGHT BROWNING FROM AGE

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY