JETHRO TULL Aqualung LP 1971 EXPORT 1st Press SUPERB

	£		163
	$		216

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Jethro Tull called 'Aqualung' and is an ORIGINAL 1971 UK EXPORT 1st Pressing on the EXPORT ONLY 1st Press 'Pink Rim' Island 'Palm Tree' label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS EASILY THE RAREST JETHRO TULL LP EVER MADE - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  IT IS ALSO 100% COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS 'LYRIC' INNER SLEEVE!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS AN IMPOSSIBLY RARE ISLAND 1ST PRESSING MADE FOR EXPORT ONLY!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT MY LABEL PICTURES YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT BOTH SIDES OF THIS RECORD HAS THE IMPOSSIBLY RARE 'EXPORT ONLY' ISLAND 'PALM TREE' LABELS - INSTEAD OF THE USUAL CHRYSALIS ONES!!!!  AND THIS MAKES THIS RECORD THE RAREST JETHRO TULL LP EVER MADE!!!!  AS MANY JETHRO TULL COLLECTORS WILL ALREADY KNOW - ALL DOMESTIC UK 1ST PRESSINGS MADE FOR THE UK MARKET CAME WITH STANDARD GREEN 'CHRYSALIS' LABELS AND THESE WERE PRESSED IN VERY LARGE AMOUNTS.  BUT THERE WERE SOME COUNTRIES WHERE THE 'CHRYSALIS' LABEL HADNT BEEN LICENCED YET - AND SO A FEW HUNDRED COPIES OF THIS LP WERE 1ST PRESSED WITH 'PINK RIM' ISLAND 'PALM TREE' LABELS FOR EXPORT ONLY!!!!  AND THIS MAKES THIS LP IMPOSSIBLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE!!!!  NO MORE THAN 200/300 WERE EVER MADE LIKE THIS - AND WITH THESE LABELS, THIS LP IS ONE OF THE ALL TIME ISLAND ULTRA RARITIES!!!!  SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL THAT THIS IS THE RAREST UK 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP EVER MADE (FOR EXPORT ONLY!) - AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!! 

BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP EVEN RARER STILL IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THE RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL AND IS IN STUNNING CONDITION, THE 'LYRIC' INNER SLEEVE IS SIMPLY AWESOME, AND THE GATEFOLD 'TEXTURED' COVER IS SIMPLY SUPERB!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  THIS IS ORIGINAL 1971 UK EXPORT ONLY 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS EXPORT 'PINK RIM' ISLAND 'PALM TREE' LABEL, 1ST PRESS 'LYRIC' INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'E.J.DAY' GATEFOLD FULLY TEXTURED COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Island UK EXPORT 1st Pressing from 1971 and is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl!!!!  The Cat. No is ILPS 9145 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press EXPORT Island Label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!! 

The record labels are in AMAZING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in STUNNING condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s 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, NO hairlines, only 2 or 3 ULTRA light TINY surface marks (NON sounding!), only 1 MEGA light scuffline trace (only visible under the most EXTREME light possible!), and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL JUST PRESSED LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also GREAT to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!!  The record plays with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Excellent(Minus) if not better and is INCREDIBLY hard to find like this!!!!  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 'Lyric' inner sleeve which is in absolutely SUPERB condition and most importantly UNSPLIT!!!!  The 1st Press 'E.J.Day' Gatefold FULLY Textured Cover is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The cover has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), NO sticker tears, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the inside of the cover is in AWESOME condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO rubbing, NO ringwear, and NO writing!!!!  This cover must grade a Excellent+ if not better!!!!  SUPERB COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING 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 1971 UK EXPORT 1ST PRESSING OF "AQUALUNG" BY JETHRO TULL, IN SUPERB 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: