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Jethro Tull TOO OLD TO ROCK 'N' ROLL 1976 UK LP 1st Press NEAR MINT AUDIO HEAR
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JETHRO TULL - TOO OLD TO ROCK 'N' ROLL
SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO
THE RARE FIRST ISSUE
WITH A NEAR MINT SLEEVE
CATALOGUE:CHRYSALIS CHR 1111 MATRIX: CHR 1111 A (1) / CHR 1111 B (1) FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS 1ST SET SIDE ONE / 1ST SET SIDE TWO ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE GREEN LABELS TEXTURED 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 2-3 SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED.
THE VINYL
THIS IS A GLEAMING SPOTLESS DISC THAT IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWLESS. AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE
THE TEST PLAY
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 / CHRYSALIS 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 BUT THIS ALBUM HAS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT, AND EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD AS INTENDED. THE STEREO MIX IS SPOT ON, AND IF I WANT TO BE REALLY PICKY THERE IS ON FEW OCCASIONS A LIGHTLY AUDIBLE BIT OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME SILENT PASSAGES AND A FEW RANDOM LITTLE STATIC TICS HERE AND THERE
I WOULD GRADE THIS ALBUM NEAR MINT, BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND BE THE JUDGE
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE SHOREWOOD FIRST ISSUE GATEFOLD
THIS SLEEVE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN THE HIGHEST GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION DUE TO THE UNLAMINATED SURFACE WHICH RUBS TERRIBLY. FORTUNATELY THIS SLEEVE WAS PROTECTED FROM DAY ONE INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER AND HAS THEREFORE REMAINED IN THE BEST CONDITION.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND SPOTLESSLY CLEAN . THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE. THE SURFACE IS IMMACULATE
THERE IS JUST ONE SMALL PRESSURE LINE ON THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY COLOURED WITH ONLY A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT REAR CORNER
THE SPINE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO SQAUSHING AT ALL. A TOTALLY FLAT AND UNMARKED SPINE WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND UNBLEMISHED, NOT EVEN ONE THUMB NAIL NICK, AND SHOWS WHY THIS LP HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE CARTOON COMIC BOOK AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY MINT. NOT ONE BLEMISH ANYWHERE, ANY MY GUESS IS THAT BECAUSE THE SLEEVE WAS KEPT INSIDE AN OUTER SLEEVE , THE GATEFOLD MAY HAVE NEVER BEEN OPENED MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES
THE REAR SURFACE HAS A TINY STICKER TOP RIGHT CORNER, AND A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT FOXING MOTTLES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE ORIGINAL PAPTENTED MADE IN GT BRITAIN PLAIN WHITE SLEEVE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND CREASE FREE. THE SEAMS ARE UNSPLIT, AND THE TOP OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
