Eagles – Hotel California (1976 LP Original Canadian Asylum / WEA Gatefold Pressing w/ Printed Inner Sleeve & Foldout Poster) - EX/NM Vintage Vinyl (7ES 1084)

Catalog a rock-and-roll milestone complete with its original gatefold inserts for your archival inventory: Hotel California by Eagles. Manufactured and distributed in Canada by WEA Music of Canada, Ltd. (Scarborough, Ontario) on custom Hotel California Asylum Records labels (7ES 1084), this 12-inch stereo vinyl LP was produced by Bill Szymczyk for Pandora Productions Ltd., engineered by Bill Szymczyk, Allan Blazek, Ed Mashal, and Bruce Hensal at Criteria Studios in Miami and The Record Plant in Los Angeles (March–October 1976), mixed by Bill Szymczyk in Miami, and mastered at Sterling Sound in New York City. Featuring Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Don Felder, Joe Walsh, and Randy Meisner (with strings arranged and conducted by Jim Ed Norman), the tracklist spans Side One ("Hotel California", "New Kid In Town", "Life In The Fast Lane", "Wasted Time") and Side Two ("Wasted Time (Reprise)", "Victim Of Love", "Pretty Maids All In A Row", "Try And Love Again", "The Last Resort"). Housed in its original gatefold outer sleeve (7ES-1084) featuring art direction by Don Henley & Kosh, cover photography by David Alexander, and interior lobby-gathering photography alongside handwritten-style "Hotel California" lyrics, it includes the original custom green-and-cream printed credits inner sleeve (7ES 1084), the original 3-panel sepia foldout band poster by Norman Seeff (7ES-1084), and an archival Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static inner sleeve.

Structural & Visual Inspection

• Vinyl Surface & Labels Condition - EXCELLENT / NEAR MINT (EX / NM): Glossy black vinyl retains deep groove luster with crisp micro-groove definition, showing only faint, non-feelable hairline sleeve marks and minor surface dust flecks under angled macro inspection. Both Side One and Side Two custom Hotel California Asylum labels (7ES 1084) remain bright, clean, and legible with sharp black and green typography, minimal spindle marks, and clean center holes.

• Gatefold Jacket, Poster & Inner Sleeves Integrity - VERY GOOD PLUS / NEAR MINT (VG+ / NM): Original gatefold outer sleeve exhibits rich warm-toned hotel lobby photography on the back and interior panels with crisp "Hotel California" lyric print, light edge/corner rubbing (including a small scuff near the top-center back border), and a solid intact spine with no seam splits. Includes the original custom printed credits/tracklist inner sleeve (7ES 1084) in clean condition, the original 3-panel foldout sepia band poster (7ES-1084) with crisp factory folds, and a clean Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static archival inner sleeve. (Note: Front outer cover is not pictured in the uploaded set, though back and full interior gatefold are shown.)

Condition Assessment Disclaimer: Please note that we are not professional graders; all condition assessments are determined visually to the best of our abilities. Prospective buyers and collectors are encouraged to carefully examine the accompanying high-resolution photographs—which depict the exact item you will receive—to form their own final grading assessment.

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