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DEREK & THE DOMINOS / LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS

1970  ATCO   USA 1st PRESS

•••••  100% ESSENTIAL MASTERWORK OF CLAPTON'S BLUES ROCK VISION. Stunning searing electrified fuzz/blues guitars from Eric Clapton and Duane Allman abound on classics "Bell Bottom Blues" "Tell The Truth" "Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?" and Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" and of course the moody soaring bliss of "Layla." BELONGS IN EVERY COLLECTION.

• 1970 true 1st USA pressing
• 2xLP
• Presswell pressing
• *1841 Broadway labels
• thick heavy semi rigid 144g vinyl weight
• the dead wax is etched "ST-C-702043/4/5/6-A AT AB PR W"
• gatefold cover is thick heavy cardboard with pasted on slick
• printed inner sleeves are color printed heavy paper stock ***NOTE original sleeves were missing & these are mid 70's ATCO inners I am including

CONDITION:
VINYL =    STRONG VG    Sleeve storage or handling / sleeve scuff or rub, some light unfeelabel play marks or hairlines visible under bright halogens. The labels are NM (except side 2 has a mark).

PLAY GRADE =   STRONG VG+ to EX- some tracks playing way above visual  Side 1 and 2 have hiss/crackle/static in the first 2 songs, otherwise some light hiss/crackle between tracks & ocasionally subdominant in background to varying degree, some tracks on side 3 & 4 are playing superb,  LOUD MUSIC MOSTLY OVERPOWERS WITH HUGE BOLD DEEP BOOMING FIDELITY.

COVER =    VG+  Storage or handling indications & ring rub top & bottom cente ron front with more pronounced ring rub on back, som light storage streaking/impressions/minor creasing near some edges, inside gatefold beautiful, COLORFUL BOLD BRIGHT.  The edge seams have some small dents or chipping / rubbing through color but otherwise SOLID NO SPLITS, SPINE LEGIBLE. Corners have soft rub, rounding/creasing. Inner sleeves have some creasing/handling/small tears etc but very crisp & clean.

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Derek And The Dominos* ?– Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Label: ATCO Records ?– SD 2-704 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Presswell Press 
Country: US Released: 1970 Genre: Rock Style: Blues Rock

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 I Looked Away Written-By – Bobby Whitlock, Eric Clapton 3:04 A2 Bell Bottom Blues Written-By – Eric Clapton 5:06 A3 Keep On Growing Written-By – Bobby Whitlock, Eric Clapton 6:22 A4 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out Written-By – Jimmie Cox* 4:57 B1 I Am Yours Written-By – Eric Clapton, Nizami 3:32 B2 Anyday Written-By – Bobby Whitlock, Eric Clapton 6:37 B3 Key To The Highway Written-By – Willie Broonzy*, Charles Segar 9:47 C1 Tell The Truth Written-By – Bobby Whitlock, Eric Clapton 6:45 C2 Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad? Written-By – Bobby Whitlock, Eric Clapton 4:50 C3 Have You Ever Loved A Woman Written-By – Billy Myles 6:51 D1 Little Wing Written-By – Jimi Hendrix 5:23 D2 It's Too Late Written-By – Chuck Willis 3:45 D3 Layla Written-By – Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon 7:10 D4 Thorn Tree In The Garden Written-By – Bobby Whitlock 2:51

Companies, etc.

• Pressed By – Presswell
• Recorded At – Criteria Recording Studios
• Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
• Mastered At – Atlantic Studios

Credits

• Bass, Percussion – Carl Radle
• Drums, Percussion, Piano – Jim Gordon
• Engineer, Recorded By – Chuck Kirkpatrick, Howie Albert*, Carl Richardson*, Mac Emmerman*, Ron Albert
• Executive-Producer – Tom Dowd
• Guitar – Duane Allman
• Guitar, Lead Vocals – Eric Clapton
• Mastered By – Al Brown (5)
• Organ, Piano, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Bobby Whitlock
• Painting, Cover [Cover Painting, With Thanks To His Son Emile For The Abuse Of His House] –Frandsen-de Schonberg
• Producer, Arranged By – The Dominos* 

Notes

Yellow ATCO 'color wheel' labels with '1841 Broadway' address in label rim text. Pressed by Presswell as indicated by 'PR' suffix in label matrix numbers.

Released with an un-laminated gatefold cover and ATCO promotional printed inner sleeves.

From rear cover:
A product of Polydor-England
Recorded at Atlantic South-Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida.
Duane Allman appears courtesy Capricorn Records by special arrangement with Phil Walden & Associates, Inc.
Released in the U.S.A. by special arrangement with Polydor Records. Ltd., London.
ATCO Records
1841 Broadway, New York, New York 10023
© 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Printed in U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout, etched, side A): ST.C.702043-A AT aB PR W
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, etched, side B): ST.C.702044-A AT aB PR W
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, etched, side C): ST.C.702045-A AT aB PR W
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, etched, side D): ST.C.702046-A AT aB PR W
• Matrix / Runout (Label, side A): ST-C-702043 PR
• Matrix / Runout (Label, side B): ST-C-702044 PR
• Matrix / Runout (Label, side B): ST-C-702045 PR
• Matrix / Runout (Label, side B): ST-C-702046 PR

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MINT  sealed or new old stock or brand new or showing almost no imperfections
NEAR MINT (+/-)  vinyl & labels are exceptionally clean, virtually free of marks or imperctions or wear; covers will be sharp/clean/crisp and virtually free of imperfections or wear
EXCELLENT (+/-)   vinyl & labels are exceptionally clean, may have extremely light visible hairlines or sleeve scuff superficial in nature only barely affecting play with only occasional incedental audio artifact but not consistent; covers will be clean/crisp with very minor signs of very light ring wear or edge wear or shelf/storage wear or signs of handling
VERY GOOD (+/-)   vinyl & labels are very clean, may have light visible hairlines or sleeve scuff or light marks/scratches but minimally affecting play with some occasional audio artifact or light background noise; covers will be clean/crisp with signs of ring wear or edge wear or shelf/storage wear or signs of handling
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