JETHRO TULL Stand Up LP 1969 UK 1st Press STEREO PINK EYEISLAND ILPS 9103 RARE

	£		37
	$		49

JETHRO TULL

STAND UP

ON ORIGINAL 1969 UK PINK ISLAND (EYE) RECORSD LP

HOUSED IN ORIGINAL GATEFOLD PICTURE COVER, WITH POP-UP IN CENTRE WITH "E.J.DAY" BOTTOM RIGHT.

WITH ORIGINAL POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE

Matrix Number: A: ILPS+9103+A     B: ILPS+9103+B

Catalogue Number: ILPS 9103

Condition of Record is : near MINT!!! with jet black mirror like surfaces that have that just pressed look!! Has NO scratches ,marks or blemishes .Only the odd very tiny feint line is visible whatsoever , only when held under a strong halogen lamp!!...  

Condition of Labels is :   The rough textured pink "EYE" Island labels are in as near as MINT!!! condition with just some very minor spindle lines   

Condition of Sleeve is : EXCELLENT++ Has some minor storage wear to the edges and corners , with some stainong and mild ringwear to the reverse. The spine is perfectly straight and clearly legible , the inner pop up is all intact and in perfect condition!!! 

Stand Up is the second album by Jethro Tull. Before this album, the band's original guitarist Mick Abrahams resigned because of musical differences with Ian Anderson; Abrahams wanted to stay with the blues-rock sound of This Was, while Anderson wished to branch out into other musical forms. Overall, however, the album does remain more broadly in the style of blues rock than future Jethro Tull albums.

Stand Up represents the first album project on which Anderson was in full control of the music and lyrics. It also marks the first appearance of guitarist Martin Barre, who appeared on every Jethro Tull album from this point on. The album goes in a different direction from Ian Anderson's earlier work, revealing influences from Celtic, folk, and classical music. In particular, the song "Fat Man" showed an interest in unusual instrumentation, as Ian Anderson played mandolin, one of the first times the instrument had been used by a rock band. The instrumental "Bourée" (one of Jethro Tull's better-known songs) is a jazzy re-working of "Bourrée in E minor" by J.S. Bach.

The album reached #1 on the British charts.[6] The gatefold album cover, in a woodcut style designed by artist James Grashow, originally opened up like a children's pop-up book, so that a cut-out of the band's personnel stood up — evoking the album's title. Stand Up won New Musical Express's award for best album artwork in 1969.

The album was re-issued in 1973 by Chrysalis Records and again in 2001 as a digital remaster. In 1989, an MFSL remaster was released. The album was reissued on 5 Oct 2010. The deluxe reissue includes six bonus tracks on disc one, and two additional discs of live material recorded at Carnegie Hall on 4 November 1970, including a DTS surround mix

Track listing

All songs written by Ian Anderson unless otherwise indicated.

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MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deteriation in sound quality.The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet,booklet or poster are in perfect condition.Records advertised as unsealed or Unplayed should be mint.

EXCELLENT : The record shows some signs of having been played,but there is very little lessening in sound quality.The cover and packaging may have some slight wear and/or creasing.

VERY GOOD : The record has obviously been played many times,but displays no major deterioration in sound quality,despite noticieable surface marks and the occasional light scratch.Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items,without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD : The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated,perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches.The cover and contents suffer from folding,scuffing of edges,spine splits,discoloration,etc.

POSTAGE TO UK = £3.50 ********** EUROPE = £9.50 ********** REST OF THE WORLD = £11.00