Jethro Tull STAND UP 1969 UK LP 1st Press Eye Label PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR
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JETHRO TULL - STAND UP
MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO
PINK ISLAND (EYE) LABEL
THE VERY 1ST PRESS
NEAR MINT MINUS SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9103
- MATRIX: ILPS 9103 + A / +B
- 1969 VERY FIRST PRESS
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE ISLAND ROUGH TEXTURED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, THE PASTEL PINK COLOUR IS UNBLEMISHED (APART FROM TWO TINY MARKS ON THE A SIDE), AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND INCREDIBLY THERE ARE JUST 1-2 VERY TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND EITHER SIDE OF THE SPINDLE HOLE.
HAVING THE EYE LOGO ON THE LABEL GUARANTEES A VERY FIRST PRESS OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM
THE VINYL
IT IS A WELL DOCUMENTED FACT THAT EARLY ISLAND VINYL WAS POOR QUALITY, AND THUS IT IS REALLY HARD TO FIND A COPY OF ANYTHING FROM THIS AGE THAT DOESN'T HAVE INHERENT VINYL NOISE. THE VINYL HERE LOOKS MAGNIFICENT .IT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS. WHEN PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO ALL I SEE ARE A FEW TINY WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES.
THIS IS A ROCK SOLID BARELY FLEXIBLE VERY FIRST PRESS
THE TEST PLAY
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. ON THIS COPY HOWEVER THERE IS NONE WHATSOEVER
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT
OTHER THAN THIS I HEARD JUST A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS AND ONE OR TWO MINUSCULE SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND, THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PLAY.
I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THE PLAYTHROUGH MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE POP UP GATFOLD SLEEVE
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
ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED AND THERE IS NO RUBBING OR SHELF WEAR, AND NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE. FINALLY NO FADING OF THE COLOURS
THERE ARE TWO INVISIBLE TINY PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE LIGHT SHELF WEAR, ABD A LITTLE RUB ON THE RIGHT CORNERS
THE SPINE IS UNWORN AND ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. IT IS ALSO PERFECTLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. JUST A TINY SPECK OF RUB ON THE ENDS
THE OPENING EDGE IS FAIRLY SHARP WITH A LITTLE FEATHERING
THE REAR SURFACE DOES HAVE SOME VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING TO THE WHITE SURFACE, MAINLY BY THE SPINE.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INTERIOR PAIR OF PANELS WITH A MINT POP UP SECTION OF THE BAND. THE POP UP HAS NO BENDS OR CREASES TO ANY OF THE ARMS
THE CORRECT INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED
THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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