{"product_id":"hotel-california-eagles-speciality-press","title":"Hotel California, Eagles - Speciality Press","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome Light Hairlines and Grazing. Gatefold Sleeve - Great Pic - Original Inner Sleeve - No Poster\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"34\"\u003epecialty Records Corporation (SRC)\u003c\/b\u003e pressing specifically makes this a much more targeted listing for audiophiles. Collectors actively hunt \"SP\" copies because Specialty was widely considered the most consistent and high-quality US pressing plant for Warner\/Asylum in the 70s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEagles – Hotel California (Specialty Pressing)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e Eagles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Hotel California\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Vinyl LP (SP Variant)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eOriginal Release:\u003c\/b\u003e 1976\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLabel:\u003c\/b\u003e Asylum Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eManufacturing:\u003c\/b\u003e Specialty Records Corporation (Olyphant, PA)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe \"Deep Dive\" Details:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe \"SP\" Identification:\u003c\/b\u003e To prove this is the Specialty press, check the label matrix (the small code printed on the record label itself). It must end with \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"156\"\u003e-SP\u003c\/b\u003e (e.g., \u003ccode data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"167\"\u003e7E-1084-A SP\u003c\/code\u003e). If it says \"CSM,\" \"PRC,\" or \"MO,\" it’s from a different factory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe \"SRC\" Logo:\u003c\/b\u003e Look in the dead wax (runout) for a large \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"58\"\u003eS\u003c\/b\u003e with an \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"68\"\u003eR\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"74\"\u003eC\u003c\/b\u003e tucked inside it (resembling a stylized target). This is the Specialty Records Corporation stamp of quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Scratched-Out Matrix (7E vs. 6E):\u003c\/b\u003e Since Specialty often used the same metal parts for reissues, you might see the original \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"127\"\u003e7E-1084\u003c\/b\u003e scratched out with \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"154\"\u003e6E-103\u003c\/b\u003e etched next to it. This indicates a \"Transition Press\"—it’s a later pricing run but still used the high-quality first-generation lacquers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSterling LH in the Wax:\u003c\/b\u003e Even on the Specialty press, you should see the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"72\"\u003eSTERLING\u003c\/b\u003e stamp and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"91\"\u003eLH\u003c\/b\u003e (Lee Hulko). Specialty was famous for preserving the low-frequency \"warmth\" that Lee Hulko mastered into the original tape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Famous Dead Wax Messages:\u003c\/b\u003e Like other early US runs, a genuine SP first or second press should still have the etchings:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"10,4,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,4,1,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,4,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSide A:\u003c\/b\u003e \"IS IT 6 O'CLOCK YET?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,4,1,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,4,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSide B:\u003c\/b\u003e \"V.O.L. IS FIVE PIECE LIVE\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e Keywords:\u003c\/b\u003e Eagles, Hotel California, Vinyl LP, 1976, Specialty Records Corporation, SP Pressing, SRC Logo, 7E-1084, 6E-103, Sterling LH, Lee Hulko.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e Tags:\u003c\/b\u003e Audiophile Pressing, Specialty Press, 70s Rock Vinyl, Eagles Collector, SRC Matrix.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eagles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51409802821949,"sku":"5656","price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/2605\/9325\/files\/Hotelcalifornia.jpg?v=1771550435","url":"https:\/\/gravestonerecords.com.au\/products\/hotel-california-eagles-speciality-press","provider":"Gravestone Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}