Jethro Tull BENEFIT UK LP WHITE i 1ST PRESS 1970 2-3 PLAY NEAR MINT / MINT MINUS

	£		52
	$		69

JETHRO TULL - BENEFIT

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT (SIDE ONE) MINT MINUS (SIDE TWO) CONDITION

THE RARE WHITE i FIRST ISSUE

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9123
• MATRIX: ILPS 9123 A//2 1 2 1 5  /  ILPS 9123 B//2 1 1 9 
• FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS
• ONLY THE FIRST PRESS LABELS HAVE THE WHITE i AT THE VERY TOP OF THE LABEL

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE GREEN LABELS  ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, THE PASTEL  GREEN COLOUR IS UNBLEMISHED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST TWO MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED.

THERE IS STILL A SMALL SHARD OF RESIDUAL VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

IT IS A WELL DOCUMENTED FACT THAT EARLY ISLAND VINYL WAS POOR QUALITY, AND THUS IT IS REALLY HARD TO FIND A COPY OF ANYTHING FROM THIS AGE THAT DOESN'T HAVE INHERENT VINYL NOISE. THE VINYL HERE LOOKS MAGNIFICENT ON BOTH SIDES AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION CAN I SPOT A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES. PLUS A COUPLE OF ULTRA FINE HANDLING LINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. I HAVE TAKEN THIS EXTRA TIME AND EFFORT AS I BELIEVE IT'S WHAT EBAYERS WANT FROM SELLERS. IT IS OFTEN SAID AND FAIRLY SO THAT BUYING FROM EBAY CAN BE A TOTAL LOTTERY, AND THAT SELLERS OF LIMITED KNOWLEDGE DESCRIBE LP'S AS MINT AND ARE ACTUALLY ANYTHING BUT.

I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS ASERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE CLARITY OF REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB. THE CRYSTAL CLEAR INSTRUMENTATION AND VOCALS ARE PURE FIRST PRESS. THERE IS CERTAINLY NO GROOVE WEAR TO THIS RARE RECORDING WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SOME DISTORTION TO THE SOUND. THERE IS NONE. ISLAND RECORDINGS HAVE LONG BEEN LAMBASTED FOR THE POOR QUALITY OF VINYL USED IN THEIR EARLY LP'S WHICH HAVE OFTEN RESULTED IN UNWANTED VINYL NOISE EVEN WHERE THERE ARE NO MARKS. HERE HOWEVER THE VINYL PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, INDICATING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

SIDE ONE HAS THE OCCASIONAL TINY SPECK OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND A FEW TINY LITTLE DUST POPS

SIDE TWO IS IN EVEN BETTER CONDITION, WITH JUST ABOUT NO STATIC AT ALL OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND MAYBE ONE TINY DUST POP

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS NEAR MINT FOR SIDE ONE, AND MINT MINUS FOR SIDE TWO

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED MACNEILL FIST ISSUE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS CLEAN AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT WHATSOEVER. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES NOR ARE THERE FIVE SMALL ONES. THERE ARE TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND THREE MORE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND TWO SMALL THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THERE IS ALSO ONE VERY FINE LINE RUNNING NEAR THE SPINE FROM THE LOWER THIRD TOWARD'S THE BOTTOM. ALSO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER HAS RUBBED A LITTLE.

THE COLOURS REMAIN PERFECT AND UNRUBBED.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE LIGHT SHELF WEAR

THE SPINE HAS A LITTLE SHELF WEAR TO THE BOTTOM AREA, AND THERE IS A LITTLE FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHING, BUT ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE 

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THEM

THE REAR SURFACE JUST HAS FIVE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND A SMALL THUMB LINE ON THE OPENING EDGE. OTHER THAN THAT ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN IMMACULATE NEAR MINT UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED CONDITION. IT HAS THE CORRECT 0370 DATE PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER (MARCH 1970)

THE SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY