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Artist: Jethro Tull

Title: This Was Mono

Jethro Tull's first album...in glorious mono. This record is in great condition considering it is over 45 years old.... but it has been played several times and is not in mint condition. I have inserted 'Record Collector Grading Guide' at the bottom of this page to try to help ... but posssibly more importantly, I have also posted a dozen revealing, high quality pictures so that you can clearly see for yourself what is on offer ... .

Released in 1968, first as mono and then later in a 'created' stereo form as ILPS 9085.The mono is therefore original and in my opinion best.

Artiste(s): JETHRO TULL

Disc Format: 12” LP

Recording Format: MONO

Record label: ORIGINAL ROUGH PINK ISLAND BULLSEYE LABEL

Catalogue Number: ILP 985

Country of origin and first published date: GT BRITAIN 1968

Vinyl ‘run off’ matrices side 1:     ILP + 985 + A

Vinyl ‘run off’ matrices side 2:     ILP + 985 + B

Musicians:

Ian Anderson – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, flute

Mick Abrahams - electric guitar

Glenn Cornick – bass guitar

Clive Bunker – drums, percussion

Vinyl: The original heavy vinyl. The LP has obviously been played. It has an amazing shine for it's age however does have several surface marks. I am sure that better copies exist if you were only looking for the very best one around.

Sleeve: I have included several high quality pictures of the sleeve to demonstrate the uncrushed wide spine which in itself is very rare. The pictures also show the beginnings of edgware and a small bit of laminate damage at the bottom right of the front. Also, I have only just spotted when listing the LP that there is a tiny tick against one of the tracks listed... again see picture. (There are no other pen marks on the sleeve or labels.)

Labels: The bright pink rough labels are clean with no heavy spindle marls ... again see pictures.

In summary, considering the record guide below; I guess somewhere between very good and excellent ... so I'll be safe and settle for VG+

Packing:

I will only post overseas with insurance so please wait for an invoice before paying so that I can get a price to post. The price indicated is a guide as it depends where any winning bidder lives.

The LP will be lovingly and securely packed with stiffeners and the record removed from the sleeve.

I am of course proud of my 100% positive feedback and am sure the winning bidder will be very happy. 

Record Collector Magazine's Grading Guide:

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler."

As well as the above grades, Near Mint is often used as well; this is really for a record that appears new but is known to have been played because the label has light spindle marks or because it has come from a previous owner and is assumed to have been played by them.

For records which appear to fall between the accepted grades, + and - are also often added to the grading.