JETHRO TULL This Was LP 1968 MONO 1st Press

	£		78
	$		103

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Jethro Tull called 'This Was' and is an ORIGINAL 1968 UK MONO 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Textured' Pink Island 'Circle' label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS 1ST PRESSED IN MEGA RARE MONO!!!!  AND THIS MAKES THIS LP INCREDIBLY SOUGHT AFTER - AS IT HAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MIX TO THE STEREO VERSION!!!!  ALTHOUGH IN SAYING THAT - THE 1ST STEREO PRESSING ALSO HAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MIX TO ALL LATER STEREO VERSIONS - SO THIS REALLY IS ONE LP THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO OWN AS A 1ST PRESSING IN MONO & STEREO!!!!  HOWEVER - FINDING A MONO 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP REALLY IS INCREDIBLY HARD - AS MOST MONO 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP WERE PLAYED TO DEATH!!!!  BUT NOT THIS ONE!!!!  THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION AND PLAYS SUPERBLY!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'TEXTURED' ISLAND 'CIRCLE' LOGO LABEL, 1ST PRESS +A/+B MONO MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD LAMINATED MONO COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL Island UK MONO 1st pressing from 1968 and is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is ILP 985 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Textured' Island label (see picture) and is a MONO 1st Pressing!!!! All the tracks are pure quality Jethro Tull at their best!!!! Any fan of Jethro Tull, or 60s music in general, will want to have this in their collection!!!!

The record labels are in STUNNING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a few light spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 ULTRA light hairlines (only visible under EXTREME light), NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!!  It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some absolutely ULTRA faint touches of MEGA low level background sound on the run on grooves & gaps ONLY - NOT in the music AT ALL which plays SUPERBLY!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve!!!!  The 1st Press Gatefold Laminated MONO Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking), shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!! The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated inside is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO rubbing, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! 

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1968 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING OF "THIS WAS" BY JETHRO TULL, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: