Jethro Tull AQUALUNG UK LP 1st Press White i SUPERB AUDIO & SLEEVE - LISTEN

	£		221
	$		293

OUTSTANDING AUDIO PERFORMANCE WHICH YOU CAN LISTEN TO BEFORE BIDDING

SUPERB UNBLEMISHED 1ST PRESS E.J DAY FULLY TEXTURED SLEEVE

CLASSY COLLECTIBLE EXAMPLE

FOR THOSE THAT ARE SERIOUS JETHRO TULL COLLECTORS, I HAVE HERE WHAT CAN ONLY DESCRIBED AS AN OUTSTANDING COPY OF AQUALUNG.

I HAVE LOST COUNT OF THE COPIES OF THE AQUALUNG ALBUM THAT I HAVE REFUSED TO LIST BECAUSE DESPITE LOOKING TOP CLASS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE REPRODUCTION WAS ANYTHING BUT.

MY FELLOW COLLECTORS YOU WILL KNOW ALL ABOUT THE VINYL NOISE THAT IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH ISLAND / CHRYSALIS ALBUMS OF THIS ERA, AND FINDING A COPY THAT DOESN'T CRACKLE IS JUST ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE.

I HAVE HERE A FIRST PRESS THAT  DOES NOT CRACKLE  AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAY-THROUGH.

THE FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM HAS THE WHITE RIM TEXT AROUND THE EDGE OF THE LABEL, AND THE WHITE i AT THE VERY TOP. LATER PRESSES DO NOT HAVE THIS

IN ADDITION THE MATRIX NUMBERS OF A GENUINE FIRST PRESS HAVE TO BE A-1 / B-3U AND THESE ARE!

IN ADDITION A FULLY TEXTURED SLEEVE THAT IS IN THE MOST AMAZING ORIGINAL CONDITION POSSIBLE

FORTUNATELY WITH ALL MY AUCTIONS YOU GET THE CHANCE TO LISTEN TO THE WHOLE ALBUM BEFORE DECIDING IF IT'S FOR YOU, SO SIT BACK AND TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO AN INCREDIBLE ALBUM

  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND / CHRYSALIS ILPS 9145
• MATRIX: ILPS A-1U / B-3U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 M/ 2 GG

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE GREEN LABELS ARE PRISTINE. TOTALLY BLEMISH FREE AND UN-RUBBED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALSO MINT .  ALL FIRST PRESS WHITE TEXT AND i AROUND THE TOP HALF OF THE RIM. A DETAILED EXAMINATION REVEALS ABOUT 10-12 SMALL COMPACT SPIDER LINES INDICATING VERY CAREFUL HANDLING AND VERY LIMITED PLAY IN 47 YEARS

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT THIS LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS.  WHEN PRESENTED TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION I CAN SEE LITTLE WISPY HAIRLINES ON THE SURFACE ONLY. MOST OF THESE WOULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE LP FROM THE INNER SLEEVE. THERE IS NOTHING HEAVY ON THE SURFACE AND AS YOU WILL HEAR WHEN YOU PLAY THE RECORDING, THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO BACKGROUND DUE TO THESE WISPS

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 DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS IN THE FIRM BELIEF THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THERE ARE SO MANY QUIET PASSAGES ON THIS OR ANY OTHER JETHRO TULL ALBUM WHICH IS WHY IT IS SO HARD TO FIND A COPY WORTH COLLECTING

IT IS CLEAR FROM THE SECOND THE STYLI HITS THE VINYL THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT REPRODUCTION

AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO MENTION IS THE TOTAL LACK OF THE USUAL ISLAND/CHRYSALIS EMBEDDED VINYL CRACKLE. CLEARLY A PERFECT PRESSING FROM THE FACTORY UNLIKE THE VAST MAJORITY

THERE ARE NO LOUD CLICKS OR BACKGROUND CRACKLE ANYWHERE

I SIT NO FURTHER THAN 12 INCHES FROM MY SPEAKERS AS I LISTEN TO THE ALBUMS I RECORD AND THEREFORE I WILL DETECT MUCH MORE THAN WOULD BE EXPECTED AT NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE, AND THIS ALBUM PERFORMS SUPERBLY WELL

SIDE ONE IS JUST OUTSTANDING WITH A CRISP CLEAR AUDIO PERFORMANCE AND NO LESSENING OF THE ORIGINAL RECORDING WHATSOEVER. THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT AND THERE IS BARELY A SPLIT SECOND OF STATIC TO BE HEARD. NO DUST POPS WHATSOEVER. SIDE TWO IS ALMOST AS SPECTACULAR, HAVING A FEW RANDOM SPECKS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND.

I WANT TO STRESS THAT THERE ARE NO DUST POPS TO BE HEARD DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH

PLEASE TAKE A FULL LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE VOLUME AND MAKE YOUR OWN MIND UP

FOR ME THE AUDIO PERFORMS AT A MINT MINUS LEVEL FOR SIDE ONE AND EX++ FOR SIDE TWO

SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GREAT COPY OF AQUALUNG. THEN LOOK NO FURTHER

THE SLEEVE

AN E.J DAY FULLY TEXTURED 1ST PRESS SLEEVE IS THE MOST AMAZING ORIGINAL CONDITION.

I WANT TO START WITH THE TEXTURED SURFACE BOTH FRONT AND BACK. BEING UNLAMINATED, THIS USUALLY ENSURES A VERY RUBBED AND WORN SURFACE, AND BEING POROUS ALSO MARKS AND STAINS. 

I AM DELIGHTED TO STATE THAT THE TEXTURED EFFECT IS STILL PRISTINE ON BOTH SIDES. MOST INCREDIBLE IS THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE WHICH IS HOW MOST OF THESE SLEEVES END UP LOOKING AS THE SURFACE RUBS AND WEARS EASILY. NO SUCH BOTHER WITH THIS ONE, AND IT WILL GRACE ANY COLLECTION JUST ON THIS ALONE. I PERSONALLY HAVE NEVER SEEN A BETTER EXAMPLE THAN THIS.

THE SECOND THING THAT USUALLY BLIGHTS THIS COVER IS THAT IT IS USUALLY FOUND WITH MANY SMALL CREASE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE AND OTHER EDGES. ON THIS AMAZING SLEEVE THERE IS JUST ONE BARELY VISIBLE TINY PRESSURE LINE BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE OPENING EDGE, OR ANYWHERE ON THE FRONT OR REAR SURFACES AT ALL

THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED AND ARE RICH AND VIBRANT EVERYWHERE

THE SPINE IS ANOTHER AREA ON THE SLEEVE WHICH USUALLY HAS ALL OF THE TYPEFACE RUBBED BADLY, BUT AGAIN THIS COPY IS PERFECT WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION FULLY SHARP AND LEGIBLE. THE SURFACE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS HAVE REMAINED IN PERFECT STATE. NOTHING TATTY ABOUT THIS SLEEVE. THE PICTURES OF THE SPINE YOU WILL SEE ARE TAKEN USING A MACRO LENS AND THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT AGE STAINS VISIBLE THIS WAY, BUT UNDETECTABLE TO THE NAKED EYE

THE OPENING EDGE IS AS NEW! RAZOR SHARP ALL THE WAY DOWN BOTH SIDES, AND FREE FROM ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS OR BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS PERFECT AS THE FRONT. NO PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE, OR OTHER EDGES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT CONDITION INNER PANELS. LIKE THE REST OF THIS SLEEVE THE SURFACE IS UN-RUBBED AND UNMARKED. DEEP RICH UNBLEMISHED COLOURS AND CREASE LINE FREE

FINALLY THE INNER SLEEVE. A TRUE FIRST ISSUE MATCHING INNER SLEEVE MUST HAVE FLIPBACKS DOWN THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES OF THE SIDE TWO TRACK LISTING, AND A LARGE THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE SIDE ONE TOP EDGE, AND IN ADDITION MUST BE MADE OF PAPER AND NOT CARD. THIS IS A TRUE FIRST ISSUE INNER SLEEVE WITH ALL OF THE ABOVE ATTRIBUTES AND IN ADDITION FLAT, UNCREASED AND UNSPLIT

THE ONLY AREAS OF THE SLEEVE THAT SHOW THE MOST MINOR IMPERFECTIONS ARE THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES WHICH HAVE A FEW VERY SMALL WHITE FLECKS OF UNDER COLOUR VISIBLE WHERE THERE HAS BEEN A TINY BIT OF SHELF RUB

WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS A TRULY MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE HARDEST JETHRO TULL SLEEVE TO FIND IN PERFECT CONDITION

I GRADE THIS SLEEVE VERY CLOSE TO MINT

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

GARRY