Jethro Tull BENEFIT PROMO lp

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Jethro Tull

Benefit released RS 6400

"Benefit" became Tull's first million-seller, barely missing the Top Ten charts in the U.S. The album features a "harder, slightly darker feel" (Ian's words) than Tull's earlier works.

Group leader Ian Anderson begin experimenting with production techniques, including the famed "backwards-played" flute on "With You There to Help Me" which would become a concert joke as Ian turned his back to the audience to play the opening notes. This track, and others, reflect Ian's budding romance with a Chrysalis secretary who would become Ian's first wife. The experimentation, however, gives the album a very late 60's/early 70's feel which may sound dated and unapproachable to the modern rock ear. Yet, many Tull fans consider it among the band's greatest works.

Mostly recorded in December 1969 and January 1970, "Benefit" was the band’s first album to feature keyboards – played by the band’s old school chum John Evan.

During the "Benefit" tour, Tull headlined some of the biggest concert halls in the U.S. However, the musicians' diverse personalities and harsh schedules were not meshing. After the tour finished in December 1970, Glenn Cornick left to start his own band, 'Wild Turkey." From the Jethro Tull website.

This record is a PROMO copy with a white label and a white timing strip on the front of the cover.  It was visually graded under a very strong light. As a guideline for the final grading I use the Goldmine Standard.  The vinyl is in NM condition, no scratches or hole wear - looks new.  The corners on the cover have scuffs.

“Near Mint (NM or M-):  A nearly perfect record.  No signs of wear.  Basically it should look as though you just got it home from a retail store and removed the shrink wrap.

Very Good Plus (VG+):  (Some would call this Excellent).  Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don’t affect one’s listening experience.  The center hole will have not been misshapen by repeated play.  The jacket may have some signs of wear and may be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation or corner.  Scratches may be deep enough to feel with a fingernail.”

 My husband worked in radio for many, many years in several markets. I believe that he is most remembered from the Pittsburgh, PA radio market in the 60’s where he did the first underground music radio show as Brother Love, one of the most colorful and creative characters in broadcasting history as quoted in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.

While working behind the scenes at WAMO, which was a popular soul and R&B format, he saw potential in the growing psychedelic rock music scene. He broke from the station's format one evening a week, giving Pittsburgh a taste of the San Francisco and early psychedelic music scene. During these weekly radio freak-outs, Brother Love introduced listeners to Iron Butterfly, Country Joe and the Fish, Mothers of Invention, Jimi Hendrix and early Doors, to name a few. The show pioneered in playing adventurous music, some of which would become the backbone of FM album rock stations for decades..

As you can imagine, he collected many, many vinyl records over the years in radio. We toted his record collection around the country with us for many years. He lived a full and wonderful life, enjoying the work he did and the people he met. We lost him to leukemia in May. He was a beautiful person and we all miss him terribly. However. he had a dream of taking his 4 grandchildren on a trip before he got sick. It never happened. So, I want to fulfill his dream by auctioning his albums (he asked me to do this), and, then take a trip that he dreamed of the past few years since his retirement. I will list his LP albums and 45s as I can research and do leg work, so look for other auctions.

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