JETHRO TULL: THIS WAS (ILP985 PINK ISLAND, RARE MONO)
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JETHRO TULL: (ILP 985 MONO ISLAND). RECORDED IN THE SUMMER OF 1968 & RELEASED IN OCTOBER, "THIS WAS" WAS JETHRO TULL'S DEBUT ALBUM THAT TOOK A STEP AWAY FROM THE BLUES BAND STYLE THAT DOMINATED THE SCENE DURING THIS PERIOD. A FINE ALBUM THAT IS FULL OF GREAT TRACKS WITH THE LEGENDARY MICK ABRAHAMS ON GUITAR WHO PUTS SOME LOVELY LICKS OVER THIS RARE SLAB OF VINYL. FIRSTLY, YOU HAVE THE EARLY THE WIDE SPINE PRESS WITH A VERY READABLE TEXT (SEE PHOTO SECTION). THE MONO PRESS WAS ONLY AVALABLE FOR THE FIRST WEEK AND THEN QUICKLY WITHDRAWN TO MAKE WAY FOR THE STEREO PRESS. THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY SOME WEAR ON THE TOP & BOTTOM OF THE SPINE WHICH I HAVE SHOWN AS BEST I CAN IN THE PHOTO SECTION. THE VINYL IS VISUALLY IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY THE ODD HAIRLINE MARK. THE AUDIO PLAYBACK IS VERY GOOD WITH SOME MILD CRACKLE AT THE VERY START OF THE FIRST TRACK ON EITHER SIDE, AFTER THAT IT SETTLES DOWN VERY NICELY AND PRODUCES A CLEAR AUDIO SOUND. MAYBE IT WOULD BENIFIT FROM A PROFESSIONAL CLEAN. THE MATRIX REF IS (ILP985-A ILP985-B) MAKING IT A VERY EARLY PRESS INDEED. IT CURRENTLY SITS AT NUMBER 83 IN THE TOP 100 PROG RARITIES & VERY RARELY TURNS UP IN ANY CONDITION. OVERALL, A VERY NICE COVER WHICH IS EXCELLENT AND EXCELLENT MINUS AUDIO. THANKS FOR LOOKING.
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