Eric Clapton DEBUT SOLO ALBUM -SELF TITLED 1970 UK LP 1st Press MINT MINUS HEAR
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- FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com
- CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2383 021
ERIC CLAPTON - ERIC CLAPTON
IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED NEAR MINT CONDITION
FIRST PRESS - MINT MINUS SLEEVE
HIS FIRST SOLO ALBUM
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 MORE THAN ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE 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 IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER SPOTLIGHTS IT LOOKS PRISTINE. NO HAIRLINES
CLEARLY THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED AND BARELY PLAYED IN THE LAST 40 YEARS
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH INCREDIBLY.
THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS.
SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AND A DISTORTION AND CRACKLE FREE PERFORMANCE. NO DISTORTION TO THE AUDIO, WHICH MEANS NO GROOVE WEAR. NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND AT ALL APART FROM A LITTLE VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE STUFF IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES
THIS ALBUM PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT, BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
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 IS ONE VERY THIN SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT ON THE SPINE AND A TINY FINGERNAIL SIZED SPECK AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE - NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
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
THE REAR SURFACE LIKE THE FRONT HAS A LIGHT SLIVER OFLAMINATE LIFT ON THE SPINE.
THERE ARE 2 SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE ONLY
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE HAS THE CORRECT PATENT NUMBER BOTTOM LEFT AND MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN BOTTOM RIGHT. THIS IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION. IT ALSO HAS THE CORRECT DATE PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER 10/70
THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS
I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL AND SLEEVE WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING
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