Jethro Tull A PASSION PLAY UK LP1ST PRESS W/ PROGRAMME PLAYS MINT- / NEAR MINT-

	£		66
	$		87

JETHRO TULL -A PASSION PLAY

IN MAGNIFICENT 2-3 PLAY MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT MINUS!!!!!!! CONDITION

FIRST PRESS - COMPLETE WITH BOOKLET (ALL MINT)

• CATALOGUE:CHRYSALIS CHR 1040
• MATRIX: CHR1040 A-4U / B-4U
• FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS (NOTHING LOWER THAN THIS)
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 OO/ 4 LP

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE GREEN LABELS  ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, THE PASTEL  GREEN COLOUR IS UNBLEMISHED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 2-3 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED, IN FACT NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES SINCE NEW. THE A4/B4 MATRIX NUMBERS ARE THE LOWEST ON THIS ALBUM AND DENOTES IT AS A FIRST PRESS JULY 1973 RELEASE.

THERE WAS A REPRESS THAT HAD LOWER MATRIX NUMBERS BUT THIS CAN EASILY BE SPOTTED AS THERE IS RED TYPEFACE AROUND THE RIM, WHEREAS THE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS HAS NO RIM WORDING AT ALL

THERE IS STILL RESIDUAL VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE WHICH I COULD HEAR AND FEEL AS I CAREFULLY PLACED THE DISC ONTO MY TURNTABLE

THE VINYL 

THE VINYL HERE LOOKS MAGNIFICENT ON BOTH SIDES, AND IN DAYLIGHT IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION CAN I SPOT A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES. THERE IS ALSO A LIGHT AND THIN BAND OF DULL SPOTS ON SIDE TWO

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I HAVE BECOME CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE CLARITY OF REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB. THE CRYSTAL CLEAR INSTRUMENTATION AND VOCALS ARE PURE FIRST PRESS. THERE IS CERTAINLY NO GROOVE WEAR TO THIS RARE RECORDING WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SOME DISTORTION TO THE SOUND. THERE IS NONE.

ISLAND/CHRYSALIS  RECORDINGS HAVE LONG BEEN LAMBASTED FOR THE POOR QUALITY OF VINYL USED IN THEIR EARLY LP'S WHICH HAVE OFTEN RESULTED IN UNWANTED VINYL NOISE EVEN WHERE THERE ARE NO MARKS. HERE HOWEVER THE VINYL PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND APART THE BAREST TRACE OF VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE IN JUST A COUPLE THE QUIETEST OF PASSAGES,PERFORMS TO AN ABSOLUTELY MINT MINUS STANDARD ON SIDE ONE. SIDE TWO HAS A FEW LIGHT ROTATIONAL SCUFF LIKE NOISES AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE SIDE, BUT SOON RETURNS TO A NOISE FREE ENVIRONMENT

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FANTASTIC, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION, BUT PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS GREAT VINYL AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THERE ARE JUST A FEW RANDOM AND BARELY AUDIBLE LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I WOULD GRADE THIS ALBUM MINT MINUS FOR SIDE ONE AND NEAR MINT MINUS FOR SIDE TWO

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD  SLEEVE COMPLETE WITH MINT CONDITION BOOKLET

THE FRONT SURFACE IS CLEAN AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT WHATSOEVER. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES NOR ARE THERE ANY CREASE LINES EITHER, AND EVEN THE TINY LINES THAT USUALLY FORM NEAR THE SPINE NUMBER JUST THREE!!!

THE COLOURS REMAIN PERFECT AND UNRUBBED.USUALLY THE BLACK SURFACE RUBS REVEALING A GREY POWDERY FINISH UNDERNEATH,OR EVEN WHITE IF IT IS BADLY RUBBED, BUT THIS SLEEVE IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. THE REASON IS THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER TOOK THE PRECAUTION OF HOUSING THIS INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW.ABSOLUTELY NO LOSS OF COLOUR WHATSOEVER

THERE ARE NO SMALL LINES EITHER NEAR THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THIS IS THE CLEANEST FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE THAT I HAVE HANDLED

INCREDIBLY BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR OR RUBBING. AGAIN WHOLLY DUE TO THE PROTECTION AFFORDED THE SLEEVE FROM NEW. EVEN THE CORNER TIPS ARE PRISTINE, AND IN ADDITION SHARP AND SQUARE

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED.ALL OF THE DELICATE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRESENT AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE PASTEL PINK COLOUR RUNS FULLY FROM TIP TO TIP AND EVEN THE TIP ENDS ARE TOTALLY UNRUBBED. THERE IS ONE LIGHT IMPRESSION ON THE TOP EDGE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE EDGES

THE REAR SURFACE HAS A VERY DELICATE PASTEL PINK COLOUR WHERE THE ONLY BLEMISH TO THE SLEEVE IS VISIBLE. TWO SMALL MARKS  NEAR THE TOP LEFT CORNER. OTHER THAN THIS JUST ONE TINY LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD USUALLY REVEALS THE LINWELL THEATRE PROGRAMME PERFECTLY HOUSED INSIDE THE CARD INSERT NOTCHES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE GATEFOLD.ON THIS OCCASION THOUGH THE PROGRAMME IS STILL INSIDE THE SLEEVE, AND THE REASON IS THAT THE TABS THAT THE PROGRAMME FITS INTO HAVE REMAINED IN THEIR UNOPENED STATE, AND WILL NEED TO BE PUNCHED THROUGH TO OPEN THEM. THIS IS FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THE SLEEVE HASN'T BEEN OUT OF THE PROTECTIVE INNER

THE PROGRAMME IS IN PERFECT FLAT AND CLEAN CONDITION.

THE TWO PASTEL PINK PANELS ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION

THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE REST OF THE SLEEVE. NO SPLITS, UNCREASED AND STILL PERFECTLY WHITE

THE SLEEVE  GRADES MINT MINUS EASILY

A SUPERB FIRST PRESS EXAMPLE OF THIS RECORD AND SLEEVE

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY