FREE “FIRE AND WATER” RARE 1st UK PINK ISLAND PRESSING
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FREE “FIRE AND WATER” RARE 1st UK PINK ISLAND PRESSING
FREE: “Fire and Water” (3rd LP), RELEASED 26th JUNE 1970
RARE 1st UK PRESSING ON PINK ISLAND LABEL: ILPS 9120
MATRIX: ILPS 9120 A//1 / ILPS 9120 B//2
THE RECORD IS GRADED EXCELLENT +
THE COVER IS GRADED VG -
RECORD: Both sides of the record are in superb condition. Record retains its original sheen. Some minor surface scratches are noticeable under strong light but overall the vinyl is in remarkably good condition. Original pink island pressings of Fire and Water are increasingly difficult to find, especially in this condition.
Record graded Excellent +
COVER: Cover has not fared as well as the vinyl over the years. Spine is worn and there is a sticker tear at the top right hand corner of the sleeve.
Cover graded VG –
Album produced by Free and John Kelly. Engineered by Roy Thomas Baker. Recorded at Trident and Island Studios January – March 1970.
Paul Rodgers – vocals; Paul Kossoff – guitar; Andy Fraser – bass; Simon Kirke – drums
“Fire and Water” was Free’s third studio album was a huge commercial success, reaching number 2 in the UK charts and number 17 in the US charts. “Fire and Water” is widely regarded as Free’s seminal album, largely due to the fact that it features the hit single “All Right Now”. An outstanding album featuring other classic Free tracks including “Oh I Wept”, “Heavy Load, “Mr. Big” and of course the title track, “Fire and Water”.
“All Right Now” was released in late May 1970 and within a month had sold in excess of one million copies. At the time it was Island’s fastest selling single in its history and they were hard pressed to keep up with demand. On the back of the enormous success of the hit single there was pressure to release the LP and this led to two different versions of the title track being pressed. The original pink island pressings contain the rare original version of “Fire and Water”, where Kossoff’s solo has a single guitar piece followed by another separate section. On all subsequent Islands pressings released in the UK from August 1970 onwards a remixed version appears with Kossoff’s two guitar parts layered on top of each other.
The “Fire and Water” album was engineered by a talented young producer, Roy Thomas Baker. Baker subsequently went on to work with Queen and produce one of the biggest selling singles of all time, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, as well as collaborating with Queen on many other of their early recordings.
Track listing
(All tracks written by Fraser/Rodgers unless otherwise stated)
- "Fire and Water" 3:41
- "Oh I Wept" (Rodgers/Kossoff) 4:26
- "Remember" 4:20
- "Heavy Load" 5:19
- "Mr. Big" (Fraser/Rodgers/Kirke/Kossoff) 5:55
- "Don't Say You Love Me" 6:01
- "All Right Now" 5:32
P&P / Shipping costs
UK First Class = Free
Europe Air Mail = £5.00 (£8.00 Recorded)
Rest Of The World Air Mail = £8.00 (£11.00 Recorded)
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