Eric Clapton SOLO DEBUT ALBUM 1970 UK LP 1ST NMINT

	£		41
	$		54

ERIC CLAPTON - ERIC CLAPTON

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

FIRST PRESS

HIS FIRST SOLO ALBUM

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR  2383 021 
• MATRIX:2383021 A//1 / B 2

THIS SUPERB SOLO DEBUT LP FROM ERIC CLAPTON. IS IN SUPERB COLLECTIBLE CONDITION

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 AND POSSIBLY EVEN UNPLAYED.

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 ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SOME SWIRLY 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

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 FOUR COMPLETE TRACKS 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 PLAYS THROUGH INCREDIBLY. THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AND A CRACKING DISTORTION AND CRACKLE FREE PERFORMANCE. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND AT ALL APART FROM A COUPLE OF REALLY LIGHT DUST POPS IN A COUPLE OF PLACES, AND SOME VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN TWO OR THREE RANDOM PLACES, CHECK OUT THE THIRD SOUNDBITE FOR A SAMPLE ON THE DEAD WAX INTRO. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING REALLY. THIS ALBUM PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

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 A SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT ALONG THE SPINE EDGE, BUT NONE OF THE TINY LAMINATE LINES THAT OFTEN FORM DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE SPINE. THERE IS ONE REALLY TINY AND BARELY VISIBLE THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES THEREFORE ARE TOTALLY UNWORN,AND THUS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PROPERLY ATTACHED.

 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 IS JUST AS SPECIAL AS THE FRONT, AGAIN NO HEAVY CREASING AT ALL, AND ONLY A TINY SPECK OF LAMINATE LIFT. THERE ARE 2 SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE AND ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND IF YOU TILT THE SLEEVE INTO THE SUNLIGHT YOU CAN JUST ABOUT MAKE OUT SOME VERY LIGHT RECORD SHAPE

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

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

GARRY