JETHRO TULL Aqualung LP 1971 1st Press SUPERB

	£		114
	$		151

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Jethro Tull called 'Aqualung' and is an ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Green Chrysalis/Island label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF JETHRO TULL'S RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  IT IS ALSO 100% COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS 'LYRIC' INNER SLEEVE!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT MY LABEL PICTURES YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT BOTH SIDES OF THE LABELS HAVE THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESS WHITE ISLAND TEXT AT THE TOP OF EACH LABEL (LATER ONES DONT!)!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP HAS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'GOTHIC' TEXT ON BOTH LABELS (LATER ONES DONT!), AND 1ST PRESS 'ILPS 9145' CAT NUMBER ON THE COVER, MATRIXES AND LABELS!!!!  THE GATEFOLD IS ALSO FULLY TEXTURED (LATER ONES ARENT!), AND THE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS 'SQUARE SHAPED' (LATER ONES ARENT!) AND HAS 2 FLIPBACKS (LATER ONES DONT!)!!!!  SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL THAT THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET - AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!! 

BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THE RECORD IS IN STUNNING CONDITION, THE 'LYRIC' INNER SLEEVE IS SIMPLY SUPERB, AND THE GATEFOLD 'TEXTURED' COVER IS SIMPLY AWESOME AND THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  THIS IS ORIGINAL 1971 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS CHRYSALIS/ISLAND LABEL (WITH 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'WHITE ISLAND' LABEL TEXT!), 1ST PRESS 'SQUARE SHAPED' FLIPBACK 'LYRIC' INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'E.J.DAY' GATEFOLD FULLY TEXTURED COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Chrysalis/Island UK 1st Pressing from 1971 and is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl!!!!  The Cat. No is ILPS 9145 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Green Chrysalis/Island Label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!! 

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a few light spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl is in SUPERB condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, only 2 or 3 absolutely ULTRA light scuffline traces (only visible under the most EXTREME light possible!), and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL JUST PRESSED LOOK AND LOOKS SUPERB!!!!  It is also GREAT to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!!  The record plays with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some absolutely MEGA low level background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade FULL Excellent if not better!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Square Shaped' Flipback 'Lyric' inner sleeve which is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition and most importantly UNSPLIT!!!!  The 1st Press 'E.J.Day' Gatefold FULLY Textured Cover is in AMAZING condition and the BEST I have EVER seen!!!!  The cover has NO edge wear (PERFECTLY flat & straight!), NO spinal wear (PERFECTLY shaped and beautifully straight!), barely ANY corner wear AT ALL (NOT through the colour), NO creases AT ALL (cover is PERFECTLY flat looking!), NO sticker tears, NO ringwear, NO rubbing AT ALL (absolutely NONE!), and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated inside of the cover is in AWESOME condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO rubbing, NO ringwear, and NO writing!!!!  This truly is an AMAZING conditioned cover and IMPOSSIBLE to upgrade!!!!  In fact, I would go as far as to say that this HAS to be the best conditioned cover for this LP left in existence!!!!  So if you want to see what a cover for Aqualung looked like back in 1971 - then this cover is definitely for you!!!!  This cover must grade a straight MINT!!!!  I never EVER use this grade normally - but in this case, this cover is a very VERY worthy exception!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!! 

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!!  It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "AQUALUNG" BY JETHRO TULL, IN SUPERB CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: