ERIC CLAPTON - Crossroads - Near Mint 6LP Box set

	£		36
	$		48

ERIC CLAPTON - Crossroads - Near Mint 6LP Box set

These records are all from my personal collection built up over almost 50 years. Some were bought new, others pre-owned so condition will vary. Please do read and understand the detailed description which is my honest personal assessment - you can always check how good or bad that is by checking my feedback. My attempt at grading is based on the commonly used Record Collector grading system. Questions are welcome if anything is unclear. Happy bidding.

This listing is for a six album box set from Eric Clapton in superb condition

Eric Clapton
Crossroads
German pressed boxed set on Polydor label
19788
Cat Number: 835 261-1 -  ROAD 1
Mode: Stereo
Producer: Bill Levenson

The Album:
Well, it's Eric. Six albums in a box covering Yardbirds, Mayall's Blues Breakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, Derek and the Dominoes and own-name recordings. A massive selection from the maestro covering the best part of 25 years. Brilliant, and in superb condition

Condition:
Cover:  Box with separate lid is in fine condition. Beautifully clean, firm and strong, it has just minimal rubbing to the lid's outer corners and one edge. Intact and solid, no splits to base or lid. Excellent.  The inner contents are all there - six custom inners with full track & personnel listings - all undamaged and in fine order, a single sheet songwriters & publishers index plus a superb 30 page booklet in immaculate condition. See pictures, No writing, stickers or other nasty marks. 
Labels: Plain grey Polydor labels, bright and clean. No more than half a dozen spindle marks between all 12 sides, no writing or stickers. Excellent again.
Vinyl: Brilliant glossy vinyl with good original lustre. Hardly any marks of any kind, even the customary faint paper scrapes. All excellent

Overall:
A great copy of this album - I'd guess that this might be professionally graded at (box / booklet / vinyl) EX / EX+ / EX+ / EX+ / EX+ / EX+ / EX+ / EX+

Terms:
Please note that I try to test-play at least part of each record before listing, but do not have time to play fully in all cases. I played a lot of this one, but if you do discover a problem which I might have missed, please do not hesitate to contact me and I will do all I can to rectify the situation.

Postage: Royal Mail 'restructured' prices in April 2013. Not necessarily all bad news, it depends what you buy - a single LP to most destinations is now more expensive, but within UK revised weight ranges allow two or three LPs to be posted for the same cost as one. Approximate prices for normal postage & packing -

UK £5.95 second class.  

Europe £11.25. This album weighs 1300 grams when packed.,

Rest of world £18.00 - yes expensive but heavy.  

These amounts include estimated actual Royal Mail cost for first class or air mail, plus cost of packaging material (a brand new custom cruciform box mailer).
I am happy to hold records for a short while if you wish to bid on more and combine shipment, but it helps if you can let me know particularly when bidding on items separated by a few days.

Apologies, but owing to unreliability of some postal services, I will not ship to Italy, Russian Federation, & other former Soviet countries unless a signed for service is selected and paid for.

Losses: Royal Mail have reduced maximum compensation to £20 unless items are signed-for. Compensation on signed-for shipments is up to £50. Overseas purchasers - if your purchase is well over £20, a signed for service must be selected when paying or shipping will be at your own risk, not mine, and normal airmail will only be covered for up to £20.

Payment by Sterling cheque / money order, or via Paypal

I have decided to sell my whole vinyl collection as I know it won't be appreciated by my daughter or grandchildren, so I'm shifting it myself and hope I find good homes for it. Listed items are selected at random so there should be a decent if not particularly logical mix coming up over the next few months if you keep an eye on my other items now and in the future.
Thank you to all who have already given new homes to my precious vinyl, and may you continue to enjoy these records for years to come.