JETHRO TULL STAND UP - RARE 1ST PINK ISLAND ILPS 9103 - RARE "NO STEREO" SPINE

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JETHRO TULL STAND UP - RARE 1ST PINK ISLAND ILPS 9103 - RARE "NO STEREO" SPINE

Description :

JETHRO TULL - STAND UP

RECORD LABEL CATALOG #

Island - Pink Label - ILPS 9103

COVER GRADE

NM8 - with crisp stand up and no Stereo makrings found on the spine later copies of the cover

ARTIST

JETHRO TULL

PERFORMANCE/TRACKS

Side 1

Side 2

Comments or Matrix notes

ILPS-9103+A / ILPS-9103+B

Tull's initial musical approach was torn between Mick Abrahams’ blues vision and Ian Anderson’s more unique approach. When Abrahams left, his replacement Martin Barre became the key player in Tull’s move towards a more progressive style.

The recording sessions for this album started in April ’69. One month later, the band scored their first U.K. hit with "Living In The Past," which charted at #3 (included in the remastered release).. Starting with "Stand Up," the band’s use of dynamics, Celtic Folk, and classically-oriented tonal structures, along with Ian Anderson’s flute playing and songwriting, became Jethro Tull’s signature. Simply put, "Stand Up" was the genesis of Tull's sound and, not surprisingly, is one of Anderson's favorite Tull records.

Reflecting back, "Stand Up" seems an obvious career turn but at its release, the reality was Tull risked a great deal. The turn from the blue-orientated approach displeased important Tull radio and promoter connections.

"A New Day Yesterday" is almost a holdover from "This Was" with its blues-stylings while "Nothing is Easy," common in concert sets, is a blues-jazz fusion. "Bouree," a "cocktail jazz" (Ian's words) rework of a J.S. Bach classical piece, would become a Tull classic and an almost must for any concert set. Many Tull fans presume Far Eastern influences on the band's music begin with Anderson's solo album "Divinities." Yet, traces can be found in "Fat Man" (sometimes considered a jab at departed guitarist Mick Abrahams) and "Jeffrey Goes to Leicester Square," one of three Tull songs devoted to Ian's boyhood friend Jeffrey Hammond who would later join the band.

While hardly a "concept" album, lyrically the album devotes a lot to Anderson's relationship with his parents (a subject continued on "Benefit") and coping with new found pop stardom.

This was the first album to be filled with songs written and arranged by Ian Anderson, the band’s first album to chart in the U.S. top 20, and their first album to hit #1 in the U.K. It hit #1 two days after its release and stayed there for eight weeks!

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Goldmine grading guidelines

10 point Grading System-- GRADING STANDARDS FOR EP AND LP COVERS The following are the grading standards used by Vinylfever for 45 RPM and LP covers and records Note that there are two grades in each listing for every 45 RPM and LP. 

COVERS

GEM MINT (GEM-MT 10): Cover is brand new! Cover artwork is virtually perfect with no noticeable manufacturing defects. 

MINT (MT 9): Cover is new with no visible wear. Cover artwork colors are full and bright. There will be no serious manufacturing defects. 

NEAR MINT (NM 8 or "M-"): Cover appears new at first glance. There will be some barely noticeable wear. Cover artwork colors are full, but may be subdued. White areas may show some very slight mellowing. 

EXCELLENT (EX 7 or "VG++"): Cover shows some very minor wear, but no serious defects. Cover artwork colors are complete, but may show some minor friction or light flaking. The corners will still be relatively sharp. May show some age mellowing of the white and colored areas. 

VERY GOOD to EXCELLENT (VG-EX 6 or "VG+"): Some moderate wear will be noticeable on artwork, but there will be no serious problems. There will be no major fraying of the corners. 

VERY GOOD (VG 5): Cover will show obvious signs of wear. Portions of the artwork colors may be flaked off. There may be writing, non-major tears, stains, or other abuses. Corners may be somewhat frayed. 

GOOD to VERY GOOD (GD-VG 4 or "VG-"): Cover shows heavy wear. Portions of the cover artwork may be almost worn off and may show some scratches, or other major abuses. Corners may be very tattered. 

GOOD (GD 3): Cover shows very heavy wear. Some portions of the cover artwork may be worn off. Corners may be rounded. There may be some serious scratches, tears, splits, or serious problems. 

FAIR (FR 2): Cover shows extreme wear and major portions of cover artwork may be missing. Cover may have very serious scratches and tears, or other disfiguring defects.

POOR (PR 1): Mutilated, but identifiable.

RECORDS

GEM MINT (GEM-MT 10): Vinyl has no imperfections. Vinyl gloss is 100% full and blazing. Label has no wear. Label has no noticeable imperfections. Label displays ultra bright, original color. 

MINT (MT 9): Vinyl has no noticeable imperfections. Vinyl gloss is full. No label wear should be evident. Label has no major imperfections. Label should display full, original color, but may have a spindle mark or two.

NEAR MINT (NM 8 or "M-"): Vinyl has a few minor imperfections. Vinyl
gloss nearly full. Label wear, if any, should be barely dectectable. May have a few minor label imperfections. Label should display full, original color, although it may be somewhat subdued. Record should play without surface noise. 

EXCELLENT (EX 7 or "VG++"): Vinyl has a few noticeable imperfections. Vinyl should display some gloss. May have slight label wear. May display some label imperfections, but nothing major. May exhibit slight fading of label color. Record may play with some very slight surface noise, but nothing distracting. 

VERY GOOD to EXCELLENT (VG-EX 6 or "VG+"): Vinyl has noticeable, but not major, imperfections. May display some original gloss. Label can show some wear, but cannot have large areas of wear. Can have some noticeable label imperfections. Record may play with some slight surface noise, but nothing that impedes the sound. 

VERY GOOD (VG 5): Vinyl has several moderate and/or one or two major flaws. Vinyl gloss may not be evident. Label may show wear. Label has several moderate and/or one or two major imperfections, such as writing, tears, stains, etc. Record may play with some slight surface noise, but nothing that overwhelms the sound. Label may be somewhat faded or discolored. May have some writing, tears, tape or seam splits. 

GOOD to VERY GOOD (GD-VG 4 or "VG-"): Vinyl has some major imperfections. Label may be very worn. Label may have some major imperfections. Label may exhibit definite fading or discoloration. Record will play with noise but no skips. 

GOOD (GD 3): Vinyl has major scratches. Label may be well worn. Some of the lettering or label design may be worn away. Label may have major flaws. Record will play through, but may be rather noisy. 

FAIR (FR 2): Both vinyl and label exhibit major abuses to the surfaces. Major portions of the lettering and label design may be missing. Record may barely play through. 

POOR (PR 1): Vinyl has so many imperfections that the record may not be playable. Label may be barely readable.

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