Eric Clapton Derek & the Dominoes LAYLA & OTHER SHORT STORIES UK FINAL UPGRADE

	£		156
	$		207

DEREK AND THE DOMINOS - LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED STORIES

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY  MINT  !!!!CONDITION

MINT MINUS MINUS SLEEVE

FIRST PRESS ONLY ON POLYDOR RECORDS

FINAL UPGRADE

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR  2335-009 / 2335-010
• MATRIX:2335009 A//1 420 1 1 5 1   B//2  420 1 1 2 5  2335010 A//1 420 1 3 1 1  B//2 420 1 1 1 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 UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD

THE 'POLYDOR SUPER' LOGO MUST BE ON THE REAR SURFACE NEAR THE SPINE (NOT RSO)

TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

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 ONE SPIDER LINE AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE, AND THIS MEANS THAT THE LP HAS BEEN VERY VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED AND BARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE.THERE IS STILL SHARDS OF RESIDUAL VINYL AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

BOTH DISCS HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT BOTH LOOK ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO MORE THAN A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES 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 THE ENTIRE LP AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

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

I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN ONE OR TWO LINKING GROOVES, and a little in the very final track

I HEARD NO MORE THAN TWO TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE 4 SIDES

THIS HAS TO GRADE MINT FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH - A FINAL UPGRADE COPY FOR SURE

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!!

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED 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.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, AND AMAZINGLY JUST THREE NEAR INVISIBLE AND TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE  ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND NONE NEAR THE BOTTOM EDGE NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THE TOP EDGE IS PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE COLOURS FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND ONLY THE RIGHT TIP END SHOWS A PIN PRICK OF RUB. THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE ALSO IN SUPERB CONDITION, WITH THE REAR ONE HAVING A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF WHITE SHOWING

CLEARLY THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN VERY WELL PROTECTED SINCE NEW.

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UN-SQUASHED. THERE IS ONE TINY DENT IN THE TOP LEADING EDGE. THE VULNERABLE COLOURS ARE ALL THERE AND THERE IS NO RUBBING TO ANY PART OF IT. THE TYPEFACE IS IMMACULATE

THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL EXCEPTIONALLY SHARP 

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 NOT EVEN NEAR THE PERIMETER EDGES.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS, THAT HAVE NO BLEMISHES WHATSOEVER

THE TWO ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVES ARE BOTH IN SUPERB  CONDITION. STILL VERY VERY WHITE WITH JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASES . NO WRINKLES AND TOTALLY UNSPLIT

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!!

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

GARRY