ERIC CLAPTON 461 Ocean Boulevard UK 1st pressing 1974 NM

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Over a period of several years I am slowly listing a remarkable record collection for auction on ebay. This collection belonged to my friend Brian, one of the most discerning record collectors I have ever known. Brian started buying records in 1966 when he was a teenager. His infatuation for vinyl developed into a career and he eventually ended up working for RCA records and CBS/Sony records as a disc mastering engineer from 1977 to 1989. Brian’s not with us anymore, and I’m making good on my promise to him to sell his records in lovingly-prepared auctions which reflect the love he had for his vast collection. The proceeds go to his family.

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Artist: Eric Clapton

Title: 461 Ocean Boulevard

Country of Issue: UK

Date of Issue: July 1974

Catalogue Number: 2479 118

Matrix side one: 2479118 A//2 420 05 BILBO

Matrix side two: 2479118 B//1 4200

Condition of sleeve: Sleeve is NM- with no real blemishes to speak of, just a couple of signs of general aging keeping it from the NM grading.

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Condition of record: NM. The record appears spotless, so I took it outside and viewed it under streaming sunshine which revealed a couple of small lines. It looks and sounds like a new LP. We're also in luck as the "Bilbo" hand etching reveals this album to be the work of ace London mastering engineer Dennis Blackham, and as far as I'm concerned, that guy never cut a bad record in his life. This LP sounds perfectly balanced with beautiful clarity, plenty of bass throughout (an advantage of the shorter albums). You won't need to upgrade this LP. Even on quieter tracks like Give Me Strength and Let It Grow, there's next to no surface noise. This is the nicest copy I've heard of the best pressing of this classic album...one the finest that Eric released in his solo years.

Further Notes:

Clapton: "I shot the sheriff!"
Marley: "No you bloody didn't!"

Tracklist:

Side one:
1. "Motherless Children" Traditional (Arrangement by Eric Clapton · Carl Radle) 4:55
2. "Give Me Strength" Eric Clapton 2:51
3. "Willie and the Hand Jive" Johnny Otis 3:31
4. "Get Ready" Eric Clapton · Yvonne Elliman 3:50
5. "I Shot the Sheriff" Bob Marley 4:30

Side Two:
1. "I Can't Hold Out" Elmore James 4:10
2. "Please Be With Me" Charles Scott Boyer 3:25
3. "Let It Grow" Eric Clapton 4:47
4. "Steady Rollin' Man" Robert Johnson 3:14
5. "Mainline Florida" George Terry 4:05

All Music Guide:
461 Ocean Boulevard is Eric Clapton's second studio solo album, arriving after his side project of Derek and the Dominos and a long struggle with heroin addiction. Although there are some new reggae influences, the album doesn't sound all that different from the rock, pop, blues, country, and R&B amalgam of Eric Clapton. However, 461 Ocean Boulevard is a tighter, more focused outing that enables Clapton to stretch out instrumentally. Furthermore, the pop concessions on the album -- the sleek production, the concise running times -- don't detract from the rootsy origins of the material, whether it's Johnny Otis' "Willie and the Hand Jive," the traditional blues "Motherless Children," Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff," or Clapton's emotional original "Let It Grow." With its relaxed, friendly atmosphere and strong bluesy roots, 461 Ocean Boulevard set the template for Clapton's '70s albums. Though he tried hard to make an album exactly like it, he never quite managed to replicate its charms.

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IMPORTANT SHIPPING NOTE (in case you missed it above):
Ebay does not let me specify a greater shipping amount than $4 for US shipping in the listing, but I am in Canada and shipping a record to you in the US costs $12, not $4, so kindly disregard the listed shipping price and follow the shipping charges below. I will send you an invoice with the correct shipping amount shortly after the end of the auction. If you jump the gun and submit a payment with just $4 shipping I will send you a paypal invoice to cover the remaining $8, so it's better to wait for my invoice.
By bidding on my auction you are acknowledging that you have read and understood my shipping terms.

SHIPPING PRICES ARE AS FOLLOWS

Within North America:
1 record: $12, 2 records: $17, 3 records: $22, 4 records: $25, 5, 6 or 7 records: $28

Outside North America:
1 record: $18, 2 records: $30, 3, 4 or 5 records: $50, 6 records: $75