Eric Clapton 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD UK LP 1ST PRESS NMINT-
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ERIC CLAPTON - 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD
IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION
FIRST PRESS A1/B1
UNBELIEVABLE CONDITION
- CATALOGUE:RSO 2479-118
- MATRIX:2479118 A-1 / B-1
- FIRST PRESS
THE FAMOUS 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD LP FROM ERIC CLAPTON IN A SUPERB ONE PLAY / UNPLAYED CONDITION, COUPLED WITH THE MOST AMAZING SLEEVE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE LIGHT BROWN RSO LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND IS ALSO UNRUBBED, AND UNMARKED
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND UNWORN
A MAGNIFICENT SET OF LABELS IN MINT CONDITION. I CANNOT EVEN SEE ANY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE. THIS LP COULD BE UNPLAYED
THE VINYL
SUPERB GLEAMING VINYL, LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES ON ANY PART OF THE SURFACE AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MOTR THAN A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES
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 THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS 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 ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENTLY ON SIDE ONE TO A MINT MINUS STANDARD. SIDE TWO HAS SOME LIGHT VINYL NOISE THROUGH THE FIRST TWO TRACKS. THIS IS NOT A MARK ON THE VINYL, IT IS ACTUALLY PRESSED INTO THE DISC, SO TAKE A LISTEN TO THE THIRD SOUND BITE TO HEAR WHAT I MEAN. THEREAFTER THE SIDE PLAYS THROUGH AS MINT MINUS
I WILL THEREFORE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED ROBOR GATEFOLD FIRST PRESS SLEEVE SLEEVE IN MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL CONDITION.HAVING BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC SLEEVE FROM NEW IT IS TRULY A MINT EXAMPLE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT, CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS, STAINS OR CREASES. IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THE SMALL ONES THAT GATHER CLOSE TO THE SPINE. THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO JUST HOW CAREFULLY IT HAS BEEN HANDLED IF AT ALL
THE WHITE SURFACE IS IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR,
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER, SHOWING EXACTLY HOW LITTLE THE SLEEVE AND RECORD HAS BEEN HANDLED.
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITON AS THE FRONT
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL ORIGINAL CONDITION. NO SPLITS AT ALL, AND UNCREASED, AND THIS AGAIN SHOWS WHY IT HASN'T BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE IT 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
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