Jethro Tull BENEFIT UK LP WHITE i 1ST PRESS 1970 2-3 PLAY MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT
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JETHRO TULL - BENEFIT
IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS (SIDE ONE) NEAR MINT (SIDE TWO) CONDITION
THE RARE WHITE i FIRST ISSUE
- CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9123
- MATRIX: ILPS 9123 A//2 1 2 1 5 / ILPS 9123 B//1 1 5
- FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS
- ONLY THE FIRST PRESS LABELS HAVE THE WHITE i AT THE VERY TOP OF THE LABEL
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE GREEN LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, THE PASTEL GREEN COLOUR IS UNBLEMISHED AND 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 3-4 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED.
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 ON BOTH SIDES AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION CAN I SPOT A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES. PLUS A 4-5 VERY FINE HANDLING LINES
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 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
SIDE ONE HAS THE OCCASIONAL TINY SPECK OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND A NO MORE THAN 1-2 TINY AND BARELY AUDIBLE LITTLE DUST POPS
SIDE TWO HAS TWO ROTATIONAL LITTLE TICS JUST AFTER THE START OF TRACK TWO, AND THE ODD SPECK OF LIGHT STATIC
I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT MINUS FOR SIDE ONE, AND NEAR MINT FOR SIDE TWO
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MACNEILL FIST ISSUE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS CLEAN AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT WHATSOEVER. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES NOR ARE THERE AND FOLDS OR BENDS. THERE ARE JUST FOUR SMALL LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. THERE ARE NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND TONE SMALL THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THE TOP LEFT CORNER HAS A TINY DING AND THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP HAS A SPECK OF RUBBING.
THE REST OF THE COLOURS REMAIN PERFECT AND UNRUBBED.
THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AND THE COLOUR RUNS FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND ONLY THE RIGHT TIP ENDS SHOWS A PIN PRICK OF WHITE.
THE BOTTOM EDGE DOES HAVE SOME LIGHT SHELF WEAR
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 RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THEM
THE REAR SURFACE JUST HAS JUST ONE SMALL LINE NEAR THE SPINE, AND A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM
THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS IN IMMACULATE NEAR MINT UNSPLIT AND NICE CONDITION
THE SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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