Jethro Tull THIS WAS UK LP 1ST MONO PINK ISLAND EYE LABEL EXCELLENT PLUS

	£		205
	$		272

JETHRO TULL - THIS WAS

PLAYS TO AN EXCELLENT PLUS  CONDITION

RARE 1ST PRESS EYE LABEL

THE HARD TO FIND MONO PRESS

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILP 985
• MATRIX: ILP 985 + A / +B
• THIS IS HOW THE FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS LOOKED. NO -1 ETC

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ISLAND ROOUGH TEXTURED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, THE PASTEL  PINK COLOUR IS UNBLEMISHED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE APPEAR TO BE ONLY 10-12 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE

THE VINYL

IN DAYLIGHT THE LP LOOKS REALLY CLEAN WITH JUST A FEW SUPERFICIAL HANDLING LINES, AND WHEN PLACED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND A FEW MORE HANDLING LINES

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE LP BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THOSE THAT BUY ISLAND RECORDS WILL BE AWARE THAT A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THESE EARLY PRESSES WERE RECORDED ONTO POOR QUALITY VINYL AND AS SUCH THERE IS USUALLY VARYING DEGREES OF ISLAND VINYL NOISE EMBEDDED IN THE VINYL.

THIS ONE DOES HAVE SOME BUT FORTUNATELY UNLIKE SOME I HAVE HEARD IT IS RESTRICTED AUDIBLY TO THE QUIETEST MOMENTS

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. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, 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. THERE IS SOME LIGHT VINYL NOISE WHICH CAN BE HEARD IN THE QUITER MOMENTS WHICH I HAVE RECORDED SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO JUDGE FOR YOURSELF.

THERE IS CERTAINLY NO SERIOUS BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS, JUST THE ODD BIT OF THAT VINYL NOISE,AND THE OCCASIONAL LITTLE TIC HERE AND THERE

FOR ME THIS GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH THE VERY RARE HUGE WIDE SPINE.

I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS FIRSTLY THE FACTORY BLEMISH ON THIS SLEEVE. IF YOU TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE SLEEVE YOU WILL SEE A H0RIZONTAL LINE RUNNING ACROSS THE SURFACE ABOUT ONE THRID OF THE WAY DOWN. IT CONTINUES ACROSS THE SPINE AND ACROSS THE REAR SURFACE TOO. IT WOULD APPEAR THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE LAMINATION WHEN THE SLEEVE WAS PRODUCED, LEAVING THIS LINE. IT IS NOT A CREASE LINE JUST A MARK LEFT MY THE LAMINATOR

OTHER THAN THIS THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A SMALL THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPNEING EDGE, AND TWO LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE BOTTOM TIGHT CORNER, AND A COUPLE RIGHT IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER. JUST TWO SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. THE TOP LEFT CORNER HAS SUFFERED A LITTLE DAMAGE TO IT

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE JUST PRISTINE. ALL OF THE LAMINATE FULLY INTACT AND NO SHELF WEAR

I AM CERTAIN THAT THE MASSIVE SPINE WAS NEVER INTENDED TO BE THIS WAY, BECAUSE IT IS CLEAR WHERE THE PICTURES ON THE FRONT AND BACK SHOULD STOP, BUT THEY DONT, THEY FORM PART OF THE SPINE ALONG WITH THE WHITE BAND WITH ALL OF THE TYPEFACE DETAILS, MAKING THE SPINE WIDER THAN IT SHOULD BE. THIS WAS CORRECTED WITH LATER RELEASES, BUT FOR SOME REASON THIS IMPERFECT SPINE IS THE ONE THAT COLLECTORS WANT IN THEIR COLLECTIONS. ANYWAY THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE IS JUST A COUPLE OF SEMI FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHES, AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS HAVE SMALL DINGS TO THEM

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP STILL WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE APART FROM THE LINE ALREADY MENTIONED IS IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LAMINATE LINES HERE AND THERE, AND THE DINGS ALREADY MENTIONED IN THE SPINEAL CORNERS

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS

THE SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT

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

GARRY