Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick UK 1st Press with Small 'I' - Porky Pecko

	£		56
	$		74

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As you can see from my 100% feedback, I sell with complete honesty and reliability.  Above all things I am a record collector and music lover.  I only sell records that I would want to receive. I know well the disappointment of receiving an over-graded record that turns up two weeks late.  That is not the service you will receive here, so bid with total confidence. I don’t sell a lot of records because I spend a lot of time carefully finding, grading and listing them and do not like to rush this process, as many sellers must do to be able to sell 100 records a week!

I am mostly a collector of old time music, pre-war blues and folk, so buy job-lots that often contain rare records that aren’t to my taste so to ebay they go!

(On that note, if you have any early American blues or folk to swap or sell, please get in touch!)

Anyway, enough of the chit chat and on to the record at hand…

Jethro Tull

Thick as a Brick

UK Very 1st Pressing

 1972

CHR 1003

Island/Chrysalis

Stereo

Here we have one of the rarest Tull records ever pressed

Thick as a Brick is the fifth studio album by Jethro Tull. Released in 1972, the album includes only one song, the title track, which spans the entire album. Thick as a Brick was deliberately crafted in the style of a concept album. The original packaging, designed like a newspaper, claims the album to be a musical adaptation of an epic poem by a (fictional) 8-year-old boy, though the lyrics were actually written by the band's frontman, Ian Anderson.

Thick as a Brick was Jethro Tull's first deep progressive rock offering, coming four years after the release of their first album. The epic album is notable for its many musical themes, time signature changes and tempo shifts—all of which were features of the progressive rock scene which was emerging at the time. In addition, the instrumentation includes harpsichord, xylophone, timpani, violin, lute, trumpet, saxophone, and a string section—all uncommon in blues-based rock.

This record is the very very first pressing with the Island ‘I’ on the top rim with the Basing St address running around the perimeter.  All later presses exclude this information.

As with all 1st pressing Porky & Pecko is also etched into the dead wax!

Along with the lowest matrices possible, this very record has the lowest 1/1 stampers!  Surely making it one of the earliest pressing in the world!

All this would be rare by default, but the fact that this record has really been cared for makes this one of the rarest Tull gems out there!

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity!

Matrix Numbers

CHR 1003 A - 3U & CHR 1003 B - 2U

Stampers.

Side 1:             1          M         Porky

Side 2:             1          T          Pecko

Sleeve Condition.

The original newspaper sleeve is in really great condition with no stains, writing or rips at all.  The colours are still nice and vibrant with only mild shelf wear to the corner edges.  The spine is perfectly readable and straight which is a real rarity with this fragile design!  The rear looks really great with all the writing perfectly readable. There is as some mild discolouring to the occasion edge but only very faint.  The sleeve sits nice and flat as it should and all the pages of the newspaper are still present.  Overall a really stunning example!

 Excellent

Label Condition.

The 1st press green Chrysalis labels with the Island ‘I’ are in stunning condition.  There are no rips, rubbing, writing or stains to mention.  There is no centre hole damage at all.  Under a strong light, only one invisible spindle line can be seen! 

Nr Mint

Inner Condition.

The original plain white inner sleeve is in lovely condition with no stains, rips or splits at all.  Only some mild folding to mention! Splendid!

Nr Mint

Vinyl Visual Condition.

So this is where it gets even more special!  The record looks stunningly perfect! It has that “just pressed” look with no dulling, scratches or warping of any sort!  It still retains its factory shine and lustre.  Even under a strong halogen, just some wispy almost invisible removals can be seen!  This has clearly been cared for!!

Excellent

Vinyl Audio Condition.

The record sounds superb!  There are no jumps, skips or nasty distortion at all! I didn’t hear a single loud click or pop, even at full volume!  It’s a crystal, sharp and bouncy sound throughout!  There was just a little static on the run ins as is to be expected.  The dynamics of the band are utterly superb and easily separable.  This is how Thick as a Brick should be heard!  In its original 1st press format!  I haven’t heard a better copy in all my time!

Excellent +

So there we have it.  One of the most pristine 1st press examples of the rare Thick as a Brick that you will ever come across!

An Utter Rarity!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Happy Bidding

All my records will be sent first class, signed for and insured to their value!

I will package the records with extreme care, with hard stiffeners and the vinyl separate to the sleeve and inner, all housed in a Defenda locktab record box envelope.

 I try to be as honest as I can in my descriptions, taking as many pictures as possible, but if you don’t feel happy with your purchase, I offer no quibble full refunds as soon as the record is sent back.  I will not give partial refunds however, only full.  I think this is fair, Thanks!

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