A 12-track stereo version, pressed in Germany for the Swedish market. As I understand this was the original plan even for the UK issue, before "Wrapping Paper" and "Coffee Song" were dropped for different reasons. Don't know the exact release date, but I remember it was sold in the shops here before the UK version surfaced. The common 10 tracks are the same stereo mixes as UK first, but it's clear the additional ones didn't get much two channel attention. Initially only a very crude stereo mix of "Coffee Song" existed, probably made for instructional purpose. It has Clapton's guitar only in one speaker and the rest in the other, as I'm sure never intended for release. That's the one on here and impossible to enjoy unless you press the mono button, but then it's pretty good. "Wrapping Paper" is mainly mono, but with a few slight stereo effects. Don't know the idea behind this enhanced stereo variation. Maybe the order was set before the change was done, or they didn't care and just sent what they had for better or worst. Even if I would have prefered all tracks in original mono instead of crude stereo it's still cool with the two "leftovers" on an original issue. Re-pressed a few times during the sixties, with some minor changes on back cover and label, but same tracks and audio. (SWÄU*)(CÄRÄ*) (GÖXÄ*)
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