Condition Overview

Cover / Outer Sleeve: Very Good (VG)

Displays light, age-appropriate shelf wear along the edges and corners with minor surface rubbing. Seams and spine remain intact with no major splits or heavy creasing. Artwork and text remain sharp and fully legible.

Inner Sleeve: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Includes the original printed custom inner sleeve with band credits and song details. Holds its shape well with minor handling wear; no significant tear or seam blowouts.

Vinyl Disc: Very Good (VG) to Very Good Plus (VG+)

Retains a strong, healthy gloss across both sides.

Displays light surface inner sleeve wisps/sleeve scuffs under direct light, but no deep gouges or feelable scratches. Center labels are clean and bright with minimal spindle mark wear around the center hole.

Album Overview & Highlights

The Music & Legacy

Breakthrough Success: Released in June 1975, this was the Eagles' first album to reach #1 on the Billboard charts. It established their signature mix of country rock, R&B-influenced pop, and hard rock.

Key Tracks:

"One of These Nights" (Title track featuring Don Henley on lead vocals)

"Lyin' Eyes" (Grammy winner for Best Pop Performance)

"Take It to the Limit" (Featuring Randy Meisner's famous soaring falsetto)

"Journey of the Sorcerer" (An instrumental track later used as the iconic theme song for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)

Pressed Details & Features

Specialty Pressing: The label text 7E-1039-A SP on the record label indicates it was pressed at the Specialty Records Corporation plant in Olyphant, Pennsylvania.

Runout Etchings: The matrix code in the runout groove includes the hidden message "---NOTHING WILL BE OK!" etched into Side B.

Mastered by Bernie Grundman (noted by the "ABS" etching), Side A features the corresponding phrase "DON'T WORRY---".

Band Transition: This was the final Eagles album to feature founding guitarist Bernie Leadon before he was replaced by Joe Walsh, marking a turning point in the band's sonic direction.