Eagles – Desperado (1973 LP Original Canadian Asylum / WEA Pressing on White Door Labels) - VG+/EX Vintage Vinyl (SD 5068)

Catalog a foundational 1973 country-rock concept album for your archival inventory: Desperado by Eagles. Manufactured and distributed in Canada by WEA Music of Canada, Ltd. on classic white Asylum Records wooden-door labels (SD 5068; SIDE ONE / SIDE TWO), this 12-inch vinyl LP was produced and engineered by Glyn Johns (assisted by Howard Kilgour), recorded at Island Studios (London), and mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood) with string arrangements by Jim Ed Norman. Featuring Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner, and Bernie Leadon, the 11-track sequence spans Side One ("Doolin-Dalton", "Twenty-One", "Out Of Control", "Tequila Sunrise", "Desperado") and Side Two ("Certain Kind Of Fool", "Doolin-Dalton (Instrumental)", "Outlaw Man", "Saturday Night", "Bitter Creek", "Doolin-Dalton/Desperado (Reprise)"). Housed in its original Shorepak-patented outer sleeve (SD 5068) featuring Henry Diltz's outlaw photography and Gary Burden for R. Twerk's art direction and design, the record is protected in 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 white Asylum Records wooden-door labels (SD 5068) remain bright, clean, and sharp with crisp black typography, minimal spindle marks, and clean center holes.

• Jacket & Inner Sleeve Integrity - VERY GOOD / VERY GOOD PLUS (VG / VG+): Original Shorepak-patented outer sleeve exhibits classic sepia outlaw photography on both front and back, showing moderate ring wear, edge/corner rubbing, a small white inventory sticker at the top right front corner, a dated white library/archival label ("1983 OCT 18") on the left back panel, a small lower-corner punch hole, and a solid intact spine with no seam splits. Housed in a clean Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static archival inner sleeve.

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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