SEALED 200 Gram Audiophile LP - JETHRO TULL Aqualung
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Oct 17, 2009
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Oct 13, 2009
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Jethro Tull
Aqualung
(This is a generic image.) This is a Factory Sealed Classic Records 200 gram LP in immaculate condition. Not that bad for a Heavy Vinyl reissue, considering how DREADFUL most of them are. It's tonally correct from top to bottom, with almost none of the boosted upper-midrange vocal presence we have come to expect from Classic Records -- the bad EQ that ruined so many great Zep albums (II, III, Houses of the Holy, just to name a few off the top of my head). It's clean and clear; it's made from the real tape, of that I have no doubt. (That business about it being made from some special tape unique to this pressing is a bunch of crap. Who is his right mind falls for that nonsense besides Michael Fremer?) I Guess If You Don't Have Something Better... Most audiophiles will find the Classic acceptable because they have nothing better to compare it to. Let's look at the field. The MOFI is a disaster, with the murky, bloated DCC every bit as wrong in its own way. The original Brits are pretty hopeless too: tubey magical but midrangy, bass-shy and compressed. A Hot Stamper pressing of course will DEMOLISH any audiophile version, including this one, but Hot Stampers get to be pretty expensive these days, twenty times the price of this much quieter, brand new pressing, so the Classic may be the only game in town if $30 is what fits your budget. (If you're curious or have some serious cash to spend, you can read about the real Hot Stamper sound in the listing to the left.) Supposedly side two lacks bass. I didn't get that far in my shootout, so I can't say for sure whether it does or not, sorry.
AMG Review (4 1/2 stars!)
"This was the album that made Jethro Tull a fixture on FM radio, with riff-heavy songs like "My God," "Hymn 43," "Locomotive Breath," "Cross-Eyed Mary," "Wind Up," and the title track. And from there, they became a major arena act, and a fixture at the top of the record charts for most of the 1970s. Mixing hard rock and folk melodies with Ian Anderson's dour musings on faith and religion (mostly how organized religion had restricted man's relationship with God), the record was extremely profound for a number seven chart hit, one of the most cerebral albums ever to reach millions of rock listeners." -- AMG There are quite a fewLetters, Testimonials and Commentaries associated with Aqualung which may be of interest to you. TRACK LISTING Side One Aqualung
Cross-Eyed Mary
Cheap Day Return
Mother Goose
Wond'ring Aloud
Up to Me Side Two
My God
Hymn 43
Slipstream
Locomotive Breath
Wind Up
This is a factory sealed record. This record cannot be guaranteed against defects of any kind once opened. This item is only sold "as is".
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