FREE - "FREE" ISLAND RECORDS PINK ' i ' LP 1969 FIRST PRESS
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1969 ISLAND RECORDS LP - RARE UK 1ST PRESSING
ON OFFER HERE IS THIS UK 1ST PRESSING OF THE GREAT SELF-TITLED SECOND ALBUM BY FREE ON THE ISLAND LABEL WITH 3RD VARIANT PINK ISLAND LABELS. THIS FINE BLUES ROCK LP WAS THE FOLLOW UP TO " TONS OF SOBS". IT IS A GREAT PIECE OF WORK AND ALONG WITH THE SUBSEQUENT "FIRE AND WATER", SHOWS THE BAND AT THEIR CREATIVE PEAK.
THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS ISLAND ILPS 9104
MATRIX NUMBERS ARE: # 4307 - 1A / # 4308 - 1B
Bell Sound is stamped in the run out grooves on both sides
THIS IS ONLY FOUND ON TRUE FIRST PRESSINGS!
THE UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD + CONDITION. A FIRST ISSUE COVER AS INDICATED BY THE E.J DAY NAME IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER ON THE REAR, STEREO IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, AND THE BASING STREET ADDRESS BOTTOM MIDDLE BENEATH THE 'i'. LATER COVERS WILL NOT SHOW THESE. THERE IS A BIT OF MINOR RING WEAR BELOW THE BANDS NAME ON THE FRONT COVER AND AT THE BOTTOM. THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THESE UNLAMINATED COVERS. THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT STAIN MARKS THAT ARE VISIBLE IN THE PICTURE.THE REAR SHOWS MINOR RING WEAR AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM ALONG WITH SLIGHT DISCOLOURATION. IT IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND THIS COVER IN ANYTHING BETTER THAN GOOD CONDITION. THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD IS FULLY INTACT AND CLEAN , AS IS THE SPINE. THE FOUR CORNERS ARE A LITTLE SOFTENED, MINOR WEAR AT THE OPENING EDGE. NO WRITING, TEARS, CREASES, STICKER REMOVAL MARKS. THIS IS A VERY DECENT EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE COVER. THE IMAGE OF THE NAKED WOMAN STRIDING ACROSS THE SKY IS SURELY ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC ALBUM COVERS OF THE LATE 60'S, FEATURING THE ARTWORK OF RON RAFFAELLI FROM THE VISUAL THING INC. THE POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
THE AUDIO AND VISUAL GRADING OF THE VINYL IS EXC-. THERE ARE JUST A FEW VERY LIGHT MARKS AND A FEW LIGHT SCUFFS, JUST A COUPLE OF TINY FEELABLE SCRATCHES . THE STEREO SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT AND WILL NOT DISAPPOINT. A FEW LIGHT TICS ARE HEARD IN PLACES. I HAVE PLAYED THIS AT VOLUME AND WHILE THIS COPY IS NOT MINT, THE AUDIO IS STILL QUITE BRILLIANT. ANDY FRASERS DISTINCTIVE BASS IS MESMERISING, RODGERS VOCALS AND KOSSOF'S GUITAR WORK ARE RIGHT ON THE MONEY. HARD TO BELIEVE THE BAND WERE STILL TEENAGERS WHEN THEY RECORDED THIS ALBUM.
BOTH LABELS ARE EXCELLENT+ WITH JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS. NO WRITING OR DAMAGE TO EITHER LABEL.
TRACKS: SIDE 1 - I'LL BE CREEPIN'
SONGS OF YESTERDAY
LIVING IN THE SUNSHINE
TROUBLE ON DOUBLE TIME
MOUTHFUL OF GRASS
SIDE 2 - WOMAN
FREE ME
BROAD DAYLIGHT
MOURNING SAD MORNING
POSTAGE WILL BE 1ST CLASS RECORDED DELIVERY, OVERSEAS BIDDERS WELCOME, POSTAGE COST ON REQUEST. PAYMENT WITHIN FOUR DAYS PLEASE!
THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAY GRADED SO WHAT IS DESCRIBED IS WHAT YOU WILL GET. FULL REFUND IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED. GRADINGS ARE AS PER RRPG
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