Jethro Tull BENEFIT 1970 UK LP 1st Press A2/B1 White i Chrysalis ONE PLAY MINT

	£		68
	$		90

GG-SUPERSOUNDS HAVE MANY VARIED ALBUMS AND SINGLES FOR SALE

There Are two Business partners listing on this account, which may mean that combining purchases may not always be possible as we are in two different locations separated by 25 miles

Generally all singles 7 & 12” Plus LP’s listed at 6pm UK time (usually 2 per day) come from Bognor Regis

The rest of the LP’s come from Horsham. These can usually be identified from the first picture which shows the whole LP and not just the label

If you are in any doubt please ask before you bid

We do meet up on occasion and it is possible to get different batches together but this can take 2-3 weeks

JETHRO TULL - BENEFIT

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT  PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

THE RARE WHITE i FIRST ISSUE

INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS SLEEVE!!!

FULLY PLAY TESTED BEFORE LISTING

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9123
• MATRIX: ILPS 9123 A//2 1 2 7  /  ILPS 9123 B//1 1 2 
• FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS
• ONLY THE FIRST PRESS LABELS HAVE THE WHITE i AT THE VERY TOP OF THE LABEL

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 ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE HOLE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HERE LOOKS MAGNIFICENT ON BOTH SIDES AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWLESS, 

AND EVEN  UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE NO MARKS OR LINES OF ANY DESCRIPTION

A TRULY PRISTINE ONE PLAY RECORD

PLAYING THE RECORD

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 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.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, INDICATING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANY STATIC. THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT

I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY DUST POPS DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS AS MINT  FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED MACNEILL FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IMMACULATE AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT WHATSOEVER. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES NOR ARE THERE AND FOLDS OR BENDS.

ALSO NO LOSS OF COLOUR TO THIS VERY DELICATE THIN SLEEVE.

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE JUST THREE MINUTE PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. THERE ARE NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AND THE COLOUR RUNS FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND ONLY THE RIGHT TIP END SHOWS A PIN PRICK OF WHITE.

THE BOTTOM EDGE DOES HAVE A FEW TINY FLECKS OF SHELF WEAR

THE SPINE IS STILL FLAT AND UNSQUASHED . ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND THE TAPERED ENDS ARE UNDAMAGED AND HAVE UNBLEMISHED TIP ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS NEW

THE REAR SURFACE JUST HAS JUSTA FEW TINY PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND ONE SLIGHTLY LONGER ONE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE AT THE TOP

THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN IMMACULATE NEAR MINT UNSPLIT AND NICE CONDITION. LIGHT AGEING TO THE EDGES. HAS THE CORRECT 03/701 (MARCH 1970) DATE PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

THE SLEEVE GRADES MINT MINUS

Your Purchase will be send inside a very protective square cornered professional package

The record will be removed from the sleeve and placed inside a new poly inner sleeve and separated from the cover

The sleeve and record will then have a new outer protective sleeve placed around it