JETHRO TULL Benefit LP 1970 1st Press EARLIEST EVER

	£		205
	$		272

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Jethro Tull called 'Benefit' and is an ORIGINAL UK 1970 Chrysalis/Island 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Chrysalis/Island label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF JETHRO TULL'S RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF JETHRO TULL'S MOST SOUGHT AFTER LPs EVER - AND IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' & 'RAREST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  ONLY 1 BATCH OF THESE WERE EVER MADE LIKE THIS - AND THERE IS NO DOUBT AT A LL, THAT AS A 100% GENIUNE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING (LIKE THIS ONE IS!), IT IS THE RAREST JETHRO TULL LP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD TODAY!!!!  I WILL EXPLAIN JUST HOW RARE THIS LP REALLY IS!!!!

FIRSTLY - IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO DISCOUNT THE MANY OTHER VARIOUS PRESSINGS OF THIS LP.  FIRSTLY COPIES WITH 'SMOOTH' GREEN CHRYSALIS LABELS WITH NO 'ISLAND' TEXT (KNOWN AS '4TH PRESSINGS'), ARE MUCH LATER AND PRESSED AFTER 1972 (WHEN THE ISLAND TEXT WAS DROPPED FROM ALL CHRYSALIS PRESSINGS).  SECONDLY COPIES WITH 'PINK RIM' ISLAND 'PALM TREE' LABELS (KNOWN AS '3RD PRESSINGS'), ARE AGAIN MUCH LATER - AT LEAST 10 MONTHS AFTER THIS LP WAS RELEASED, AS THEY WERE EVEN INVENTED OR USED UNTIL EARLY 1971!!!!  MOST COPIES ON, OR AROUND THE RELEASE DATE WERE PRESSED WITH 'SMOOTH' CHRYSALIS LABELS WITH 'ADDED' ISLAND LABEL TEXT (KNOWN AS 'STANDARD' 1ST PRESSINGS OR 2ND PRESSINGS) - AND THIS IS HOW MOST COPIES WERE SOLD IN THE SHOPS IN 1970.  HOWEVER - THIS LP IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE, PRESSED WAY BEFORE THE RELEASE DATE - AND YOU SIMPLY CANNOT GET ANY 'EARLIER' OR RARER!!!!   THIS 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING IS EXACTLY LIKE ANY PREVIOUS LP PRESSED BY ISLAND (SUCH AS 'STAND UP' FOR EXAMPLE), AND HAS 'DOUBLE THICKNESS' VINYL (MILES THICKER THAN ANY LATER PRESSING!), 'WHITE i' ISLAND LABEL TEXT, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY OF ALL - 'FULLY & HEAVILY' TEXTURED LABELS, EXACTLY LIKE ANY PREVIOUS ISLAND LP!!!!  AND WITH THESE INCREDIBLE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS DETAILS - IT MAKES THIS LP OF THE UTMOST RARITY - AS BARELY ANY WERE EVER MADE!!!!  ONLY 1 BATCH OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY, WERE EVER PRESSED LIKE THIS - AND MAKES THIS LP THE RAREST & 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!  

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION AND CLEARLY HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1970 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'TEXTURED' CHRYSALIS/ISLAND LABELS, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'MacNEILL' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Chrysalis/Island UK 'Earliest' 1st pressing from 1970 and is in STUNNING condition!!!! The record is pressed on MEGA THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is ILPS 9123 on the ORIGINAL 'Earliest' 1st Press Chrysalis/Island label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, only an absolutely ULTRA faint printed 'stamp' on either label, and only a few VERY light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in SUPERB condition!!!! Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, only a few ULTRA light and absolutely TINY pressing traces (only visible under EXTREME light and completely NON sounding!), and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOK SUPERB!!!!  It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must grade FULL Excellent if not better!!!!  SUPERB RECORD!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The 1st Press 'MacNeill' Cover is in SUPERB condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking), NO rubbing, NO ringwear, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated back is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO rubbing, NO ringwear, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade FULL Excellent if not better!!!!  SUPERB COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS ULTRA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! 

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1970 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "BENEFIT" BY JETHRO TULL, IN SUPERB CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

 

 

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