JETHRO TULL This Was 1970 UK ISLAND PINK RIM PRESS NEAR MINT
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JETHRO TULL This Was RARE 1970 UK ISLAND PINK RIM PRESS NEAR MINT
JETHRO TULLThis Was
1970 UK ISLAND (ILPS 9085) PINK RIM PRESSING OF JETHRO TULL'S CLASSIC DEBUT
FANTASTIC COPY OF THIS RARE VARIANT WHICH HAS SEEN LITTLE USE AND PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY
PRESSED WITH THE ISLAND PINK RIM LABELS
MATRIX: ILPS + 9085 + A2 / ILPS + 9085 + B2 (Orlake pressing)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN A GLOSSY OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by E.J. Day, London"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED "FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING" INNER SLEEVE
Jethro Tull was very much a blues band on their 1968 debut album, a record which still sounds astonishing some 50+ years later
Original lead guitarist Mick Abrahams contributed to the songwriting and the singing, and his presence as a serious bluesman is felt throughout, often for the better: "Some Day the Sun Won't Shine for You," an Ian Anderson original that could just as easily be credited to Big Bill Broonzy or Robert Johnson; "Cat's Squirrel," Abrahams' big showcase, where he ventures into Eric Clapton territory; and "It's Breaking Me Up," which also features some pretty hot guitar from Abrahams.
Roland Kirk's "Serenade to a Cuckoo" (the first song Anderson learned to play on flute), their jazziest track ever, is one of the best parts of the album.
The one number here that everybody knows, "A Song for Jeffrey," almost pales amid these surroundings, but at the time it was a superb example of commercial psychedelic blues.
This would be the last album of its kind by the group, as Abrahams' departure and the lure of more fertile inspiration tugged them toward English folk music.
Side 1:
My Sunday Feeling (3:38)
Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You (2:42)
Beggar's Farm (4:19)
Move On Alone (2:00)
Serenade To A Cuckoo (6:01)
Side 2:
Dharma For One (4:11)
It's Breaking Me Up (4:56)
Cat's Squirrel (5:36)
A Song For Jeffrey (3:18)
Round (0:50)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean labels with barely a spindle trace to be seen.
Quite roughly printed by Orlake
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
Both surfaces are clean with just some harmless light and superficial hairlines
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with practically nothing to fault the sensational strong crystal clear, immediate sound.
A touch of low-level static surface noted on the rare occasion and mostly between tracks but nothing really.
No clicks, ticks or pops and generally exceptionally clean.
Lovely copy of this scarce variant and very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Clean, sharp and fresh with little wear to speak of.
Deep gloss to the outer laminated surfaces, and the pasted-on central panel is clean.
All text on the spine is clear and bold
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £11.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
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854 (GS 7.0.18 (854))
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