Jethro Tull – A Passion Play Japan LP with obi

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Free U.S. shipping!  A Japanese copy of A Passion Play by Jethro Tull, including the original obi.

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Offered for sale is an early Japanese pressing of A Passion Play by Jethro Tull, including the original obi.

About this copy: This copy of A Passion Play is a 1973 Japanese second issue of an album that was originally released earlier that year.   The second issue did not include the poster that came with the first issue.

The cover is VG+, with slight edge and corner wear.  The obi is VG++ with a few minor wrinkles.

The 8 page “theater program” booklet is M-.  The lyric insert is missing.

The disc is M- with a few spindle marks on the labels, but no marks on the vinyl.  Clean disc!

A beautiful copy of a rare Jethro Tull LP.

Background: Released in 1973, A Passion Play was the sixth studio album by Jethro Tull.  Despite mixed reviews, the album reached #1 on the U.S. charts and #3 on the UK charts, despite not having any singles from the album to promote it.

Allmusic.com gave A Passion Play a 3 star review:

Jethro Tull’s second album-length composition, A Passion Play is very different from — and not quite as successful as — Thick as a Brick. Ian Anderson utilizes reams of biblical (and biblical-sounding) references, interwoven with modern language, as a sort of a rock equivalent to T.S. Eliot’s The Wasteland. As with most progressive rock, the words seem important and profound, but their meaning is anyone’s guess…. The band is at its peak form, sustaining the tension and anticipation of this album-length piece across 45 minutes, although the music runs out of inspiration about five minutes before it actually ends.

We disagree; this is our favorite Jethro Tull LP.

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Country of origin: Japan
Size: 12″
Record Label: Chrysalis
Catalog Number:
CHR 1040
Year of Release: 1973
Format: Stereo
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Weight 12 oz
Dimensions 12.4 × 12.4 × 0.25 in