*** PLEASE READ THIS DESCRIPTION IN FULL - THE BOX SET IS INCOMPLETE! ***
JETHRO TULL - 20 Years Of Jethro Tull (The Definitive Collection)
Chrysalis Records
Cat# ZT BOX 1
1988
UK release
Box set originally comprising 5 cassette tapes. THERE ARE ONLY FOUR CASSETTE TAPES (Details below) I used to allow buyers to come inside our home, trusting soul that I am/was, however I was unaware that one person (let's call him Low Life) walked out of the house with one of the Box Set cassette tapes (caught on camera) so now I have this incomplete box set.
Lesson learned, no longer is ANYONE COMING TO PICKUP ITEMS allowed into our house!
White clam shell is in very good condition, clean and not marked at all. These are plastic welded clam shells so if ever you felt the need to get "inside" DON'T! You will end up destroying the tape completely. Pad spring and pad are secure and in good condition.
Each of the four cassette cases and Metallic Gold insert covers are in very good condition - barely any marks at all. is in good condition.
The large format, 24 page booklet is also in very good condition
The outer box set packaging is in very good condition, all seams are sound although you can see just slight handling wear to the right hand upper and lower corners.
SPECIAL NOTES:
Cassette tape is a delicate beast! Make absolutely sure your own machine is in top condition to enjoy the tapes you wish to play! If you have "warbling, failure to FF or RW or the worst yet - the tape snaps due to excessive tension, GET YOUR MACHINE SERVICED! If you run a sub-standard machine you will get sub-standard music or worst still, destroy every tape you insert in the door!
Time is the enemy of tape machines (R2R and Cassette) as they extensively use rubber components which stretch or even "melt" creating a big headache inside the machine.
HERE is a link for more information about the love and caring of your tape machine
MY CURRENT TEST CASSETTE MACHINE: Nakamichi DR8
Prior to testing, each tape has been repacked (FF - RW - FF - RW cycling) to ensure even tape loading in the cassette. This is a vital process for cassette tapes that have been unplayed for considerable periods of time.
ALL tape media is in very good visual condition, but the only real way to judge the condition of magnetic tape media is to actually play it, the ENTIRE length of the tape in both directions, so I had a big Jethro Tull session and played every single tape, both sides and all tracks. There were no tell-tale squeeks (indicating that lubrication is failing) and nice smooth movement through the tape transport.
Audio is full range with very good high end and lows. No drop outs. No tape sticking or other transport issues which could indicate dried out lubricant. Head pads of each cassette are in place and secure.
Very nice playback of this classic Tull music from the early 1980's
CASSETTE #1
THE RADIO ARCHIVES
Song For Jeffrey, Love Story, Fatman, Bourée, Stormy Monday Blues, A New Day Yesterday, Cold Wind To Valhalla, Minstrel In The Gallery, Velvet Green, Grace, The Clasp, Pibroch (Pee Break)/Black Satin Dancer - Instrumental, Fallen On Hard Times
CASSETTE #2
THE RARE TRACKS (RELEASED BUT ONLY JUST)
Jack Frost And The Hooded Crow, I'm Your Gun, Down At The End Of Your Road, Coronach, Summerday Sands, Too Many Too, March The Mad Scientist, Pan Dance, Strip Cartoon, King Henry's Madrigal, A Stitch In Time, 17, One For John Gee, Aeroplane, Sunshine Day
CASSETTE #3
FLAWED GEMS (DUSTED DOWN) & THE CHATEAU D'ISASTER TAPES
NOT SUPPLIED - STOLEN FROM MY BOX SET
CASSETTE #4
THE OTHER SIDES OF TULL
Part Of The Machine, Mayhem Maybe, Overhang, Kelpie, Living In These Hard Times, Under Wraps 2, Only Solitare, Cheap Day Return, Wond'ring Aloud, Dun Ringill, Salamander, Moths, Nursie, Life's A Long Song, One White Duck / 0^10 = Nothing At All
CASSETTE #5
THE ESSENTIAL TULL
Songs From The Wood, Living In The Past, Teacher, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, Witch's Promise, Bungle In The Jungle, Farm On The Freeway, Thick As A Brick, Sweet Dream
