Jethro Tull STAND UP 1969 1st Press Pink Label EYE UK LP MINT MINUS - LISTEN

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JETHRO TULL - STAND UP

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY MINT MINUS CONDITION

PINK ISLAND (EYE) LABEL

THE VERY 1ST PRESS

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9103
• MATRIX: ILPS 9103 + A / +B
• 1969 VERY FIRST PRESS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ISLAND ROUGH TEXTURED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, THE PASTEL  PINK COLOUR IS SUPERB WITH JUST A COUPLE OF FINGER PRESSURE MARKS ON SIDE ONE. THE COLOUR  FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND INCREDIBLY THERE ARE NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND EITHER SIDE OF THE SPINDLE HOLE.

HAVING THE EYE LOGO ON THE LABEL GUARANTEES A VERY FIRST PRESS OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM

THE VINYL

IT IS A WELL DOCUMENTED FACT THAT EARLY ISLAND VINYL WAS POOR QUALITY, AND THUS IT IS REALLY HARD TO FIND A COPY OF ANYTHING FROM THIS AGE THAT DOESN'T HAVE INHERENT VINYL NOISE. THE VINYL HERE LOOKS MAGNIFICENT .IT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS. WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A COUPLE OF VERY WISPY HAIRLINES BUT ABSOLUTELY NO DULLING OF THIS PRECIOUS DISC

THIS IS A ROCK SOLID BARELY FLEXIBLE VERY FIRST  PRESS

PLAYING THE RECORD

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 NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE 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 BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE CLARITY OF REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB. THE CRYSTAL CLEAR INSTRUMENTATION AND VOCALS ARE PURE FIRST PRESS. THERE IS CERTAINLY NO GROOVE WEAR TO THIS RARE RECORDING WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SOME DISTORTION TO THE SOUND. THERE IS NONE.

ISLAND RECORDINGS HAVE LONG BEEN LAMBASTED FOR THE POOR QUALITY OF VINYL USED IN THEIR EARLY LP'S WHICH HAVE OFTEN RESULTED IN UNWANTED VINYL NOISE EVEN WHERE THERE ARE NO MARKS. ON THIS VINYL THERE IS VIRTUALLY NONE WHATSOEVER

SOME OF THIS LINKING GROOVES HAVE THE TINIEST SPECK OF STATIC LIKE NOISE WHICH I CAN REALLY ONLY DETECT BECAUSE I SIT SO CLOSE TO MY SPEAKERS WHILST TYPING THIS. SITTING AT NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE AND IT IS ELIMINATED

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS

TAKE A LISTEN TO JUDGE FOR YOURSELF. I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THE PLAYTHROUGH MINT MINUS

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, HAVE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED POP UP SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS CLEAN AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT WHATSOEVER. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES NOR ARE THERE ANY CREASE LINES EITHER, AND EVEN THE TINY LINES THAT USUALLY FORM NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST TWO INVISIBLE ONES

ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED AND THERE IS NO RUBBING OR SHELF WEAR, AND NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE ALL OF THE COLOUR RUNNING ACROSS THE SURFACE WITH JUST A LITTLE SHELF RUB TO THE FOUR CORNER TIP ENDS

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNCREASED. THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT FOR THE TITLE OF THE LP AND THE BAND NAME, BUT THE CATALOGUE NUMBER AT THE BOTTOM HAS SOME RUBBING TO IT. THE TOP AND BOTTOM HAS A LITTLE BROWNING

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND UNBLEMISHED AND SHOWS WHY THIS LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED.

THE REAR SURFACE DOES HAVE SOME VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING TO THE WHITE SURFACE. BUT I HAVE SEEN MANY OF THESE SLEEVES THAT ARE ALMOST BROWN. THIS ONE JUST HAS A VERY LIGHT TINGE OF LIGHT DISCOLOUR, MAINLY AROUND THE EDGES. THERE IS ALSO A VERY SMALL DAMP STAIN LINE BY THE OPENING EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INTERIOR PAIR OF PANELS WITH A MINT POP UP SECTION OF THE BAND. THE POP UP HAS NO BENDS OR CREASES TO ANY OF THE ARMS

THE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS UN-SPLIT , HAS SOME CORNER CREASES AND IS SLIGHTLY AGED

THE SLEEVE LIKE THE LP GRADES NEAR MINT

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

GARRY