Sold Date: November 3, 2024
Start Date: October 27, 2024
Final Price: £50.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 1
Seller Feedback: 1230
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For auction - Jethro Tull Living In The Past double vinyl LP First Pressing.
***Signed by Ian Anderson, Martin Barre and Clive Bunker***
I purchased this copy in 2012 from this platform from the man who obtained the signatures of the three Tull members. He provided a photograph of Ian Anderson signing the album (see attached photo)
Regardless of the previoous seller's grading of the record, I have played the album and grade it as an overall VG+. There is some crackle to the initial run-ins and some faint crackle in the silent parts between tracks wioth the odd faint pop here and there. 
Below is the exact wording used in the original listing of this album by way of authenticating the signatures on it....
"JETHRO TULL LIVING IN THE PAST  WITH SIGNED BOOKLET STILL FIRMLY ATTACHED IT IS SIGNED BY IAN ANDERSON, MARTIN BARRE AND CLIVE BUNKER. IAN ANDERSON  SIGNED THIS ALBUM AT NEWCASTLE CITY HALL 17/04/12(SEE PICS)
MARTIN BARRE SIGNED THIS ALBUM AT NEWCASTLE CITY HALL 09/05/08 CLIVE BUNKER SIGNED THIS ALBUM AT THE VENUE NEWCASTLE 23/11/08 IDON'T INSULT PEOPLE'S INTELLIGENCE WITH CERTIFICATES OF AUTHENTICITY. WHAT I DO OFFER IS THAT ALL AUTOGRAPHS ARE OBTAINED IN PERSON WHICH INVOLVES A LOT OF HARD WORK, LONG HOURS AND SOME GOOD CONTACTS AT VENUES, HOTELS ETC. A SUPERB ORIGINAL UK 1972 THICK PRESSED VINYL CHRYSALIS LABELS DOUBLE LP IN NEAR MINT CONDITION! THIS LP IS VERY HARD TO FIND AS GOOD AS THIS COPY WITH THE SPECIAL HARDBACK BOOK TEXTURED EFFECT COVER WHICH IS VERY CLEAN AND HAS NO SPLITS TO THE DELICATE FIXED INNERS THAT HOUSE THE LPs, NO WEAR TO THE EDGES OR CORNERS OF THE BOOK, NO SURFACE STAINING OR FADING UNLIKE MOST COPIES + SEVERAL PAGES OF COLOUR PHOTOS OF THE BAND - MANY SETS HAD THESE RIPPED OUT BY FANS FOR WALL DISPLAY! THIS ONE IS STILL FIRMLY ATTACHED (SEE PICS) THE CLEANEST COVER I HAVE EVER SEEN! JUST ABOUT EVERY COPY HAS SOME AGE STAINING, EDGE OR CORNER WEAR OR RIPS AS THIS IS A VERY DELICATE COVER! THIS ONE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION! VINYL: CJT 2-A STEREO ONLY ISSUE DOUBLE ALBUM WITH THICK VINYL UNLIKE LATER REPRESSES! A-1U/B-1U/A-1U/B-1U MATRICES - EARLIEST POSSIBLE WITH GLEAMING SURFACES. PORKIE...PECKO. LABELS: THE GREEN CRYSALIS LABELS ARE IN SUPERB Nr MINT CONDITION. THE COVER: IS FANTASTICALLY CLEAN AND THERE ARE NO RIPS, REPAIRS OR WRITING! PLEASE NOTE THAT ONE SIDE OF ONE OF THE ATTACHED RECORD INNER SLEEVES HAS SELLOTAPE DOWN ONE SIDE (SEE PIC).  THE RECORDS ARE STORED IN SEPERATE INNERS. NOT EVEN ANY TINY EDGE CREASES! PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS! ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION, LET ALONE AS GOOD AS THIS ONE! THE BEST YET I HAVE SEEN. MANY COPIES WERE PLAYED ON PORTABLE PLAYERS, OR OLD EQUIPMENT AND EVEN THE MOST CAREFUL FANS WOULD HAVE PLAYED THEM DOZENS OF TIMES. THIS LP HAS HAD HARDLY ANY PLAYS AT ALL! IMPORTANT NOTE : UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL RECORDS ARE GRADED VISUALLY, AND NOT PLAY-GRADED! IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN UPGRADER/ULTIMATE PAIR - THIS COULD BE THE CHANCE FOR YOU! THESE RECORDINGS MAY BE POSSIBLE TO FIND ON CD BUT SOUND BEST ON THICK PRESSED STEREO VINYL! THE TRACKS ARE AS FOLLOWS: SONG FOR JEFFREY LOVE STORY CHRISTMAS SONG LIVING IN THE PAST DRIVING SONG BOUREE SWEET DREAM SINGING ALL DAY TEACHER WITCHES PROMISE INSIDE JUST TRYING TO BE BY KIND PERMIOSSION OF DHARMA FOR ONE WOND'RING AGAIN LOCOMOTIVE BREATH LIFE IS A LONG SONG UP THE POOL DR. BOGENBROOM FOR LATER NURSIE"
With reference to the condition of the album, I would concur with what the original seller says in the above text. He does say that he has not play-tested the vinyls. I have, and as I state, I would grade them as VG+. There is some crackle to the track run-ins and some faint crackle and the odd faint pop here and there in-between cracks. The cellotape repair  is alluded to above and on that basis alone I would grade the covers as VG+... though that would appear to be the only noticable issue. See photographs.
The vinyls originally were housed within the in-built inners of the booklet were kept in seperate generic inners when I purchased the album. Upon purchase I transfered the vinyls to Mobile Fidelity anti-static inner sleeves to keep them as well as could be.
The seller provided me with photographic avidence of Mr Anderson signing the album at the time and though he did not provide similar photos of Clive Bunker and Martin Barre's signings, it wouldn't make any sense at all for these not to be genuine given that the album is signed by Ian Anderson himself. I have enclosed an A4 glossy photo of the Ian Anderson signing the album, along with a text document of the listing quote from the original seller which I have typed above.

I will post the album to the winning bidder in a stiff MusicMax LP mailer within 2 days of payment.
***Postage will be free within the UK***

Read my feedback and bid with confidence.
Thanks for looking!