I have come across a collection of records that defy time.

They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's

However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.

Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.

Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's

There are some incredible records in this collection

I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings

I will also be playing each record and recording IT. My very very careful test play will go undetected however

JETHRO TULL - AQUALUNG

SUPERB 1ST PRESS IN EX+ CONDITION!!!

 1ST PRESS E.J DAY FULLY TEXTURED SLEEVE

CATALOGUE:ISLAND / CHRYSALIS ILPS 9145 MATRIX: ILPS A-1 / B-3U MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GM / 1 R

 

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE GREEN LABELS ARE PRISTINE. TOTALLY BLEMISH FREE AND UN-RUBBED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALSO MINT .  

ALL FIRST PRESSES ARE IDENTIIFIED WITH A WHITE TEXT AND i AROUND THE TOP HALF OF THE RIM. A DETAILED EXAMINATION REVEALS NO  SPIDER LINES NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE, INDICATING VERY CAREFUL HANDLING AND VERY LIMITED PLAY IN 50 YEARS

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT THIS LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS. AND EVEN WHEN PRESENTED TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS STILL NOTHING MORE TO SEE THAT A FEW OF THE TINIEST WISPY HAIRLINES AND SOME DULL EMBEDDED SPECKLE STREAKS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH CLEARLY ON BOTH SIDES, 

THERE ARE SO MANY QUIET PASSAGES ON THIS OR ANY OTHER JETHRO TULL ALBUM WHICH IS WHY IT IS SO HARD TO FIND A COPY WORTH COLLECTING

THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO MENTION IS THAT THERE IS ONLY LIGHT LOW LEVEL OCCASIONAL STATIC LIKE   ISLAND/CHRYSALIS EMBEDDED BACKGROUND. 

PLUS SOME  MINUSCULE STATIC TICS 

OTHER THAN THIS, NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE

NO LOUD TICS OR CLICKS AND NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, THUS NO GROOVE WEAR

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL EX+

 

THE SLEEVE

 

AN E.J DAY FULLY TEXTURED 1ST PRESS SLEEVE IS THE MOST AMAZING ORIGINAL CONDITION.

I WANT TO START WITH THE TEXTURED SURFACE BOTH FRONT AND BACK. BEING UNLAMINATED USUALLY ENSURES A VERY RUBBED AND WORN SURFACE, AND BEING POROUS ALSO MARKS AND STAINS. 

I AM DELIGHTED TO STATE THAT THE TEXTURED EFFECT IS STILL PRISTINE ON BOTH SIDES. MOST INCREDIBLE IS THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE WHICH IS HOW MOST OF THESE SLEEVES END UP LOOKING AS THE SURFACE RUBS AND WEARS EASILY. 

THE SECOND THING THAT USUALLY BLIGHTS THIS COVER IS THAT IT IS USUALLY FOUND WITH MANY SMALL CREASE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE AND OTHER EDGES. ON THIS AMAZING SLEEVE THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE OPENING EDGE, OR ANYWHERE ON THE FRONT OR REAR SURFACES AT ALL

THE SPINE IS ANOTHER AREA ON THE SLEEVE WHICH USUALLY HAS ALL OF THE TYPEFACE RUBBED BADLY, BUT AGAIN THIS COPY IS PERFECT WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION FULLY SHARP AND LEGIBLE. THE SURFACE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED AND ONLY SHOWS A LITTLE AGEING OF THE WHITENESS AND A SMALL LIGHT STAIN ON THE BOTTOM

THE OPENING EDGE IS AS NEW! EAZOR SHARP ALL THE WAY DOWN BOTH SIDES, AND FREE FROM ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS OR BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALMOST AS PERFECT AS THE FRONT. THERE IS ONE NEAR INVISIBLE LINE AGAINST THE SPINE,

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT CONDITION INNER PANELS. LIKE THE REST OF THIS SLEEVE THE SURFACE IS UN-RUBBED AND UNMARKED. DEEP RICH UNBLEMISHED COLOURS AND CREASE LINE FREE

FINALLY THE INNER SLEEVE. A TRUE FIRST ISSUE MATCHING INNER SLEEVE MUST HAVE FLIPBACKS DOWN THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES OD THE SIDE TWO TRACK LISTING, AND A LARGE THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE SIDE ONE TOP EDGE, AND IN ADDITION MUST BE MADE OF PAPER AND NOT CARD. THIS IS A TRUE FIRST ISSUE INNER SLEEVE WITH ALL OF THE ABOVE ATTRIBUTES AND IN ADDITION FLAT, UNCREASED AND UNSPLIT, THERE IS HOWEVER A SMALL PIECE OF THE PAPER MISSIONG FROM THE TOP LEFT CORNER ON ON THE THUMB NOTCH SIDE

THE ONLY AREAS OF THE SLEEVE THAT SHOWS THE MOST IMPERFECTIONS ARE THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES 

THE TOP HAVE VERY LIGHT SHELF RUB AND SOME RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNERS

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A LARGER AREA OF SHELF WEAR TO THE CORNERS AND A SMALL SCUFF IN THE MIDDLE

I GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+