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Piano Heard on Derek and the Dominoes’ ‘Layla’ Heads to Auction

The piano heard on Derek & The Dominoes’ "Layla" and other classic rock staples is set to hit the auction block this week.

Baldwin grand piano, which also featured on Allman Brothers' Eat a Peach and Lynyrd Skynyrd's Street Survivors, is biggest item in Hit Factory auction “Steeped in music history, the piano bears copious markings from its use by legendary musicians, including unique scratches beneath its ‘Baldwin’ nameplate,” Eaton & Brennan Auctions said of the instrument. The piano can also be heard on Criteria-recorded albums like the studio half of the Allman Brothers Band’s Eat a Peach, Aretha Franklin’s Young, Black and Gifted, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Street Survivors, Eric Clapton’s 461 Ocean Boulevard, and more.

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