Layla
Derek and The Dominos
390 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 7729749 |
| Excel File Row | 95 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 12:52:31 |
| Pressing Year | 1970 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | Polydor |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | 2625-005 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | 2335009 A//1 420 11 |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | 2335009 B//2 420 11 |
| Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Media Condition | M |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | M |
| Genre | Rock |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
"Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs", a 1970 masterpiece, conceals a fascinating anecdote behind its very title and cover. Legend has it that the name "Layla" was inspired by an ancient 12th-century Persian poem, "La storia di Layla e Majnun" by Nizami Ganjavi, which tells of a mad and unrequited love. Eric Clapton, consumed by his infatuation with Pattie Boyd, wife of his friend George Harrison, found a deep resonance in this story. The final touch was added by the painter Frandsen de Schomberg, a friend of Clapton's, whose work "La Jeune Fille au Bouquet" (a portrait of his daughter), which adorns the album cover, evoked in Clapton the image of his beloved, prompting him to dedicate the double album's title specifically to "Layla". This profound connection between art, literature, and personal torment lends the record a unique emotional depth right from its external identity.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - I Looked Away (3:04)
- A2 - Bell Bottom Blues (5:06)
- A3 - Keep On Growing (6:22)
- A4 - Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out (4:57)
- B1 - I Am Yours (3:32)
- B2 - Anyday (6:37)
- B3 - Key To The Highway (9:47)
- C1 - Tell The Truth (6:45)
- C2 - Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad? (4:50)
- C3 - Have You Ever Loved A Woman (6:51)
- D1 - Little Wing (5:23)
- D2 - It’s Too Late (3:45)
- D3 - Layla (7:10)
- D4 - Thorn Tree In The Garden (2:51)
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