Derek & The Dominos (Eric Clapton) LAYLA 1970 UK Double LP PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR
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DEREK AND THE DOMINOS - LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED STORIES
MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
FIRST PRESS ONLY ON POLYDOR RECORDS
- CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2335-009 / 2335-010
- MATRIX:2335009 A//1 420 1 1 1 4 B//2 420 1 1 2 3 2335010 A//1 420 1 3 3 B//2 420 1 4 1
- GENUINE FIRST PRESS INDICATORS
A FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES
THE LABELS MUST BE POLYDOR (RSO ARE ALL REISSUES)
THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE A1 / B2 ON BOTH DISCS, AND MUST HAVE A 1 DIGIT AFTER EACH LETTER AND NUMBER
THE LABELS MUST STATE 'MADE IN ENGLAND' ABOVE THE SIDE NUMBER TO THE LEFT OF EACH LABEL
THE LABELS MUST ALSO STATE 'SET NO 2625-005' ABOVE P1970 ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LABEL
THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE STAMPED AND NOT ETCHED
THERE MUST NOT BE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IN THE DEAD WAX
THE SLEEVE MUST BE A MACNEILL NON-LAMINATED GATEFOLD
THE 'POLYDOR SUPER' LOGO MUST BE ON THE REAR SURFACE NEAR THE SPINE (NOT RSO)
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 CANNOT SEE ANY MORE THAN TWO SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE, AND THIS MEANS THAT THE LP HAS BEEN VERY VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED AND BARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE.
THE VINYL
BOTH DISCS HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT THREE SIDES LOOK ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS. SIDE FOUR TRACK ONE HAS A TOTALLY NON SOUNDING THIN DULL SCUFF LINE (PROBABLY FROM THE BACK OF A FINGERNAIL BRUSHING IT)
UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO ALL IS ARE A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP'S PLAY THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS FIRST PRESS ALL THE WAY, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ALL.
THIS FIRST PRESS AUDIO REPRODUCTION IS MAGNIFICENT, AND THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT
I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF RANDOM AND BARELY AUDIBLE SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND
NO TICS OR POPS
THIS AUDIO PERFORMANCE EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS
PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!!
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE MACNEILL LTD GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND IS VERY VERY IMPRESSIVE. FIRSTLY BECAUSE UNLIKE MOST COPIES THERE IS NO RING WEAR AT ALL, AND NOT EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE EITHER, AND SECONDLY BECAUSE ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED. ABSOLUTELY NO RUBBING TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER, AND NO COLOUR FADE EITHER
THERE ARE TWO SMALL PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE BOTTOM TWO CORNER TIPS HAVE A DOT OF RUB
THE TOP EDGES HARE FULLY COLOURED AND THE CORNER TIPS REMAIN UNBLEMISHED
THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE SOME SHELF RUB IN THE MIDDLE AND A LITTLE ON THE RIGHT CORNERS
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE VULNERABLE COLOURS ARE ALL THERE AND ONLY HAVE A COUPLE OF TINY LITTLE PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE BOTTOM END
THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL EXCEPTIONALLY SHARP WITH JUST A FEW TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE REAR SET OF EDGES
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT. ONCE AGAIN ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE THERE, AND AGAIN NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS, THAT HAVE NO BLEMISHES WHATSOEVER
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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