JETHRO TULL: THIS WAS. UK PINK ISLAND LP. ILPS 9085 EX
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JETHRO TULL - 'THIS WAS'. STEREO. ISLAND ILPS 9085 (1968).
First UK pressing on the textured pink ISLAND labels. EX/EX+ gatefold sleeve. EX/EX- vinyl!
Gorgeous vibrant sleeve with minor wear. Some laminate bubble on front edge and corner near spine (see photos 9 and 10). Textured 'first issue' textured labels in great condition (see photos). A debut UK ISLAND classic! Hard to score a decent copy these days. Vinyl has a few sporadic light needle surface marks - hence the EX- rating. (Many sellers would grade this higher). The vinyl is very glossy and a heavy weight pressing, so any faults are hard to hear. The clarity of this pressing with the stereo mix is STUNNING. This cover has the wide spine in excellent condition with no loss of laminate. The spine has some light deformation towards the bottom (photo 8) but in all this is super-clean!
Sought after UK psych LP in the better sounding STEREO mix. Check out similar auction results on popsike dot com to get an idea of past auction results of this record in similar condition.
Full matrix/stampers:
Side 1: ILPS+9085+A
Side 2: ILPS+9085+B
The time has come for me to start selling off big chunks of my otherwise 'keeper' collection. Some of these records are incredibly hard to find in such superb condition. The records in my eBay listings are from my own personal record collection. I am not a record dealer. Some particular records I have bought two or three times over - just to get that special 'keeper' copy. These listings are the fruits of my collecting effort which spans over 25 years.
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