JETHRO TULL This Was UK ISLAND 1st *MONO* PRESS - WIDE SPINE - EXCELLENT SOUND
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£ 73
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Jun 3, 2016
Sold Date
May 24, 2016
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£ 24
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JETHRO TULL This Was UK ISLAND 1st *MONO* PRESS - WIDE SPINE - EXCELLENT SOUND
JETHRO TULLThis Was
UK ISLAND FIRST *MONO* PRESSING (November 1968) OF TULL'S DEBUT LP
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE TEXTURED PINK ISLAND LABELS WITH BLACK/ORANGE CIRCLE LOGO
MATRIX: ILP + 985 + A / ILS + 985 + B
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER LAMINATED, INTERNAL FLIP BACK, DEDICATED *MONO* GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH AN EXTREMELY WIDE SPINE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL “PATENTS APPLIED FOR” PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE
Jethro Tull was very much a blues band on their debut album, vaguely reminiscent of the Graham Bond Organization only more cohesive, and with greater commercial sense. The revelations about the group's roots on This Was -- which was recorded during the summer of 1968 -- can be astonishing, even 40+ years after the fact. Original lead guitarist Mick Abrahams contributed to the songwriting and the singing, and his presence as a serious bluesman is felt throughout, often for the better: "Some Day the Sun Won't Shine for You," an Ian Anderson original that could just as easily be credited to Big Bill Broonzy or Robert Johnson; "Cat's Squirrel," Abrahams' big showcase, where he ventures into Eric Clapton territory; and "It's Breaking Me Up," which also features some pretty hot guitar from Abrahams. Roland Kirk's "Serenade to a Cuckoo" (the first song Anderson learned to play on flute), their jazziest track ever, is one of the best parts of the album. The drum solo on "Dharma for One" now seems like a mistake, but is understandable in the context of the time in which it was done. The one number here that everybody knows, "A Song for Jeffrey," almost pales amid these surroundings, but at the time it was a superb example of commercial psychedelic blues. This would be the last album of its kind by the group, as Abrahams' departure and the lure of more fertile inspiration tugged them toward English folk music. Curiously, the audio mix here is better than that on their second album, with a much stronger, harder group sound overall
Side 1:
My Sunday Feeling (3:38)
Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You (2:42)
Beggar's Farm (4:19)
Move On Alone (2:00)
Serenade To A Cuckoo (6:01)
Side 2:
Dharma For One (4:11)
It's Breaking Me Up (4:56)
Cat's Squirrel (5:36)
A Song For Jeffrey (3:18)
Round (0:50)
LABELS: EXCELLENT+
Clean, unmarked labels - some spindle rub but an attractive pair of labels
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD
Some light marks/scuffs visible but none of these have any major significance
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing but the occasional soft background tick - nothing really - sounds great
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The outer laminated surfaces retain their original deep glass-like gloss and the inside is clean and unmarked - just two creases to the wide spine (all text is clear and bold) little else to fault
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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