JETHRO TULL TOO OLD TO ROCK'N'ROLL RARE SEALED ORIG '76 CHRYSALIS LP BEAUTIFUL

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·    JETHRO TULL – TOO OLD TO ROCK’N’ROLL, TOO YOUNG TO DIE – ORIGINAL 1976 CHRYSALIS RECORDS  STEREO LP CHR-1111

·    ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

·    BELIEVED TO BE PRESSED ON ORIGINAL GREEN CHRYSALIS LABEL WITH RED ‘BUTTERFLY’ LOGO

·    THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

·    ONE “BREATHE” (AIR) HOLE NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP

·    THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·    ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER

·    FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least thick, and  10 being the thickest), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 7.

 (►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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This was intended to be a stage musical. Unsurprisingly, Ian wasn’t able to find outside financial backing for the project. Such impresarios obviously would not find our British madman’s eccentric ideas exactly mainstream.

Of the group’s entire 70’s output, this is the one that seems to have fallen through the cracks, except for the mock-anthemic title track. I can guess why. Given its original intention, it’s the least heavy album, both musically and lyrically, that they had yet released. To the fans that had gotten into Tull because of prog and/or hard rock, this didn’t do at all.

It's underrated , however.  Of the rockers, I like the somewhat Who-like “Taxi Grab” and the hilarious lyrics of “Crazed Institution”, Ian’s not-so-veiled commentary on the industry that he works in. “Pied Piper” is very repetitive and seems to go on way too long, even if it’s only 4 minutes. I also find the lyrics (in which the hero picks up school girls for rides on his motorcycle) pretty creepy. I was familiar with a couple of the ballads before I acquired the album. “Salamander” was also on the "20 Years of.." box. I like it a lot, but who or what the salamander is supposed to be is beyond me. I first heard "From a Dead Beat to an Old Greaser” on "A Little Light Music. This original version sounds just as much like Pink Floyd, with the lyrics, sax solo and strings, but Ian also harmonizes very nicely with himself on the vocals. “Bad-Eyed and Loveless" is a return to bluesy acoustic Tull, but is also kind of swampy, which they hadn’t really done before.

The other tracks I can take or leave. While I don’t think this really works at all as a concept album, it’s a good collection of songs. I had heard before the two bonus outtakes that are on the remaster . "Strip Cartoon" was also on the "20 Years.." box. It’s a very lighthearted, silly track (even by the standards of the album), but I can’t figure where (or even if) it fits in the album’s plot. On the other hand, “A Small Cigar” (originally from "Nightcap") provides an amusing contrast between the acoustic music and yet more sarcastic lyrics about show business. It does have a touching ending, however. My guess that it fits in the storyline just before “Pied Piper".

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY TREVOR FESOK, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·                   CONDITION:

·                   THE RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)      THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)      The record is believed to comes in its original, custom, inner sleeve, which is UNIQUE to this album.

(c)        The record is  apparently pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(d)      Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                   THE COVER

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-      Cover has one corner slightly dinged (nothing significant)

-      Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine (nothing significant)  (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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 (1) The year indicated in the title bar is the year of the original release,  NOT necessarily the year of the actual pressing; for the actual generation of the pressing, please see our item description (top section, the text in red letters). (2) Please do NOT bid based on the title bar, subtitle bar or item specifics box alone; instead, please read the entire description before bidding; (3) Absolutely NO order cancellations after the auction closes. ever, under any circumstances. We can ONLY cancel bids before the item closes. (4) We are unable to provide matrix-, stamper- or other pressing  information in the final 24 hours of the auction. (5) All disagreements and miscommunications can be - and will only be - solved in a civil and mutually respectful manner; please avoid puerile, offensive, abrasive or menacing language (6) This seller will accommodate all reasonable requests and - unless seriously molested - is generally a flexible, pragmatic and agreeable person.

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