Jethro Tull BENEFIT 1970 UK LP 1st Press GREEN LABEL WHITE i - MINT AUDIO
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JETHRO TULL - BENEFIT
MAGNIFICENT MINT PLAYTHROUGH
THE RARE WHITE i FIRST ISSUE
EX+ SLEEVE!!!
- CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9123
- MATRIX: ILPS 9123 A//2 1 2 1 4 / ILPS 9123 B//1 1 1
- FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS
- ONLY THE FIRST PRESS LABELS HAVE THE WHITE i AT THE VERY TOP OF THE LABEL
TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY
Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.comTHE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE GREEN LABELS ARE IN SUPER CONDITION, THE PASTEL GREEN COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND ONLY HAS A LITTLE VERY MILD ALMOST INVISIBLE FOXING. THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 2-3 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED.
THE VINYL
THE VINYL HERE LOOKS MAGNIFICENT ON BOTH SIDES AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND OEVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A FEW TINY WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES
PLAYING THE RECORD
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 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. HERE HOWEVER THE VINYL PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, INDICATING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED , AND INCREDIBLY NO STATIC IN THE LINKING GROOVES OR SILENT PASSAGES
I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY DUST POPS DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS AS MINT FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH
PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT BY YOUR OWN STANDARDS, AS THAT'S WHY I HAVE ADDED THE RECORDING!!
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MACNEILL FIST ISSUE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS CLEAN AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT WHATSOEVER. THERE IS A LIGHT CREASE LINE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE RUNNING DOWN TO THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE NEAR THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER
ALSO NO LOSS OF COLOUR TO THIS VERY DELICATE THIN SLEEVE, JUST THE ABSOLUTE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT
THERE ARE FIVE SMALL PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. THERE ARE NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP EDGE HAS A FEW FLECKS OF UNDER CARD SHOWING AND A LITTLE RUB TO THE CORNERS
THE BOTTOM EDGE DOES HAVE SHELF RUB TO THE RIGHT HALF
THE SPINE IS STILL FAIRLY FLAT WITH SOME LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS. ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND THE TAPERED ENDS ARE UNDAMAGED WITH JUST A DOT OF RUBBING TO THE VERY TIPS
THE OPENING EDGE IS SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS
THE REAR SURFACE IS SIMILAR TO THE FRONT, BUT WITHOUT THE TWO CREASE LINES
THE SLEEVE GRADES EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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