Wild Turkey Battle Hymn 1971 UK A1/B1 Pressing LP Record Gatefold Jethro Tull Ex

	£		20
	$		27

Welcome to this auction for one of my classic rock LPs. I will be selling many on ebay over the coming weeks. I bought them in the 1970s and 1980s. They will be posted via Hermes insured and tracked in a new LP mailer with 2 stiffeners.

I am using the "Record collector" grading system (see below).

Here we have the very scarce UK 1st pressing of "Battle Hymn" by Wild turkey featuring Glenn Cornick of Jethro Tull fame. This is a great classic rock album, make no mistake!!

From wikipedia:

Wild Turkey[edit]

After leaving Jethro Tull, Cornick formed Wild Turkey in 1971, initially with: Graham Williams (guitar), Alan 'Tweke' Lewis (guitar), John "Pugwash" Weathers (ex-Pete Brown & Piblokto!) (drums) and Gary Pickford-Hopkins (ex-Eyes of Blue) on vocals; but Weathers and Williams left to join Graham Bond's Magick before Wild Turkey recorded any material - soon after, Weathers joined the progressive rock band Gentle Giant. They were replaced by Jon Blackmore (guitar and vocals) and Jeff Jones (ex-Man) (drums) who joined Cornick, Tweke and Pickford-Hopkins to record Wild Turkey's first album Battle Hymn - which only reached number 193 in The Billboard 200.[4]

Chrysalis Records CHR1002. Made in UK 1971.

A-1U/B-1U matrix.

The disc is graded Ex. It looks pristine in normal light and you can just see very slight handling marks when viewed in very strong light. It plays very well with minimal background noise even in the quiet passages such as "Dulwich Fox".

The gatefold sleeve is Ex-. This is a very high quality thick card sleeve that has survived very well indeed. Clean and straight. Only problems are a very superficial horizontal line across the red cross, and a small pen mark on the back. That's it!!

The inner sleeve is plain white.

Altogether a fabulous copy of a scarce album that has sat unplayed in my collection since the late 1970s!!

Postage discounts - up to 3 single LPs posted to UK for the same price as one!

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Record Collector Magazine's Grading Guide:

"MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler."

As well as the above grades, Near Mint is often used as well; this is really for a record that appears new but is known to have been played because the label has light spindle marks or because it has come from a previous owner and is assumed to have been played by them. For records which appear to fall between the accepted grades, + and - are also often added to the grading.