Jethro Tull AQUALUNG UK LP 1st 1971 Press IMMACULATE VINYL MINT MINUS- LISTEN

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JETHRO TULL - AQUALUNG

SUPERB 1ST PRESS IN MINT CONDITION!!!

SUPERB UNBLEMISHED 1ST PRESS E.J DAY FULLY TEXTURED SLEEVE

MUSEUM GRADE SET

FOR THOSE THAT ARE SERIOUS JETHRO TULL COLLECTORS, I HAVE HERE WHAT CAN ONLY DESCRIBED AS A TRUE VAULT COPY OF AQUALUNG, HAVING COME FROM THE SAME COLLECTION AS THE THICK AS A BRICK ALBUM LISTED YESTERDAY

LIKE THICK AS A BRICK I HAVE LOST COUNT OF THE COPIES OF THE AQUALUNG ALBUM THAT I HAVE REFUSED TO LIST BECAUSE DESPITE LOOKING TOP CLASS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE REPRODUCTION WAS ANYTHING BUT.

MY FELLOW COLLECTORS YOU WILL KNOW ALL ABOUT THE VINYL NOISE THAT IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH ISLAND / CHRYSALIS ALBUMS OF THIS ERA, AND FINDING A COPY THAT DOESN'T CRACKLE IS JUST ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE.

LOOK NO FURTHER!!

I HAVE HERE A FIRST PRESS THAT  DOES NOT HAVE HEAVY CRACKLE  AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAY-THROUGH.

THE FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM HAS THE WHITE RIM TEXT AROUND THE EDGE OF THE LABEL, AND THE WHITE i AT THE VERY TOP. LATER PRESSES DO NOT HAVE THIS

IN ADDITION THE MATRIX NUMBERS OF A GENUINE FIRST PRESS HAVE TO BE A-1 / B-3U AND THESE ARE!

IN ADDITION A FULLY TEXTURED SLEEVE THAT IS IN THE MOST AMAZING ORIGINAL CONDITION POSSIBLE

IN MY HUMBLE OPINION THIS WILL NEVER NEED TO BE UPGRADED

FORTUNATELY WITH ALL MY AUCTIONS YOU GET THE CHANCE TO LISTEN TO THE WHOLE ALBUM BEFORE DECIDING IF IT'S FOR YOU, SO SIT BACK AND TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO AN INCREDIBLE ALBUM

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND / CHRYSALIS ILPS 9145
• MATRIX: ILPS A-1 / B-3U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 AT / 1 GP

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE GREEN LABELS ARE PRISTINE. TOTALLY BLEMISH FREE AND UN-RUBBED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALSO MINT .  ALL FIRST PRESS WHITE TEXT AND i AROUND THE TOP HALF OF THE RIM. A DETAILED EXAMINATION REVEALS NO MORE THAN 2-3 SMALL SPIDER LINES NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE, INDICATING VERY CAREFUL HANDLING AND VERY LIMITED PLAY IN 46 YEARS

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT THIS LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS. AND EVEN WHEN PRESENTED TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS STILL NOTHING MORE TO SEE THAT A FEW OF THE TINIEST WISPY HAIRLINES

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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS IN THE FIRM BELIEF THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THERE ARE SO MANY QUIET PASSAGES ON THIS OR ANY OTHER JETHRO TULL ALBUM WHICH IS WHY IT IS SO HARD TO FIND A COPY WORTH COLLECTING

IT IS CLEAR FROM THE SECOND THE STYLI HITS THE VINYL THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL

AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO MENTION IS THE TOTAL LACK OF THE USUAL ISLAND/CHRYSALIS EMBEDDED VINYL CRACKLE. CLEARLY A PERFECT PRESSING FROM THE FACTORY UNLIKE THE VAST MAJORITY

THERE ARE NO LOUD CLICKS OR BACKGROUND CRACKLE ANYWHERE

I SIT NO FURTHER THAN 12 INCHES FROM MY SPEAKERS AS I LISTEN TO THE ALBUMS I RECORD AND THEREFORE I WILL DETECT MUCH MORE THAN WOULD BE EXPECTED AT NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE, AND THIS ALBUM PERFORMS BETTER THAN ANY COPY I HAVE EVER PLACED ON MY DECK.

THERE IS A LITTLE BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND DURING TRACK ONE ON SIDE TWO, AND SOME RANDOM STATIC ELSEWHERE AND A FEW MINUSCULE STATIC TICS BUT THIS IS BEING EXTREMELY CRITICAL.

PLEASE TAKE A FULL LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE VOLUME AND MAKE YOUR OWN MIND UP

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO A  MINT MINUS GRADE !!!!

THE SLEEVE

AN E.J DAY FULLY TEXTURED 1ST PRESS SLEEVE IS THE MOST AMAZING ORIGINAL CONDITION.

I WANT TO START WITH THE TEXTURED SURFACE BOTH FRONT AND BACK. BEING UNLAMINATED USUALLY ENSURES A VERY RUBBED AND WORN SURFACE, AND BEING POROUS ALSO MARKS AND STAINS. I AM DELIGHTED TO STATE THAT THE TEXTURED EFFECT IS STILL PRISTINE ON BOTH SIDES. MOST INCREDIBLE IS THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE WHICH IS HOW MOST OF THESE SLEEVES END UP LOOKING AS THE SURFACE RUBS AND WEARS EASILY. NO SUCH BOTHER WITH THIS ONE, AND IT WILL GRACE ANY COLLECTION JUST ON THIS ALONE. I PERSONALLY HAVE NEVER SEEN A BETTER EXAMPLE THAN THIS.

THE SECOND THING THAT USUALLY BLIGHTS THIS COVER IS THAT IT IS USUALLY FOUND WITH MANY SMALL CREASE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE AND OTHER EDGES. ON THIS AMAZING SLEEVE THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE OPENING EDGE, OR ANYWHERE ON THE FRONT OR REAR SURFACES AT ALL

THE SPINE IS ANOTHER AREA ON THE SLEEVE WHICH USUALLY HAS ALL OF THE TYPEFACE RUBBED BADLY, BUT AGAIN THIS COPY IS PERFECT WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION FULLY SHARP AND LEGIBLE. THE SURFACE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS HAVE REMAINED IN PERFECT STATE. NOTHING TATTY ABOUT THIS SLEEVE

THE OPENING EDGE IS AS NEW! EAZOR SHARP ALL THE WAY DOWN BOTH SIDES, AND FREE FROM ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS OR BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALMOST AS PERFECT AS THE FRONT. THERE IS ONE NEAR INVISIBLE LINE AGAINST THE SPINE, AND THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIP HAS THE TINIEST LINE ACROSS THE TIP

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT CONDITION INNER PANELS. LIKE THE REST OF THIS SLEEVE THE SURFACE IS UN-RUBBED AND UNMARKED. DEEP RICH UNBLEMISHED COLOURS AND CREASE LINE FREE

FINALLY THE INNER SLEEVE. A TRUE FIRST ISSUE MATCHING INNER SLEEVE MUST HAVE FLIPBACKS DOWN THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES OD THE SIDE TWO TRACK LISTING, AND A LARGE THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE SIDE ONE TOP EDGE, AND IN ADDITION MUST BE MADE OF PAPER AND NOT CARD. THIS IS A TRUE FIRST ISSUE INNER SLEEVE WITH ALL OF THE ABOVE ATTRIBUTES AND IN ADDITION FLAT, UNCREASED AND UNSPLIT

THE ONLY AREAS OF THE SLEEVE THAT SHOW THE MOST MINOR IMPERFECTIONS ARE THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES WHICH HAVE A FEW VERY SMALL WHITE FLECKS OF UNDER COLOUR VISIBLE WHERE THERE HAS BEEN A TINY BIT OF SHELF RUB

WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS A TRULY MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE HARDEST JETHRO TULL SLEEVE TO FIND IN PERFECT CONDITION

I GRADE THIS SLEEVE VERY CLOSE TO MINT

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

GARRY