FREE ‘HIGHWAY’ 1970 ISLAND ILPS 9138 PINK RIM UK 1st Pr EMBOSSED SLEEVE EX+

	£		26
	$		34

FREE

“HIGHWAY”

(1970 ISLAND RECORDS LP - RARE UK FIRST PRESSING!)

ON OFFER HERE IS A GENUINE, ORIGINAL UK FIRST PRESSING OF THE CLASSIC 1970 ALBUM “HIGHWAY” BY FREE ON THE ISLAND LABEL WITH PINK RIMS AND LARGE PALM TREE LOGOS.

THIS GREAT ALBUM IS HOUSED IN IT'S ORIGINAL, SUPERBLY DESIGNED PICTURE SLEEVE WHICH HAS AN EMBOSSED PHOTO OF THE BAND ON THE BACK ( IT IS SLIGHTLY RAISED FROM THE SLEEVE'S SURFACE). 

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS ISLAND ILPS 9138

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE ILPS 9138 A-1U / ILPS 9138 B-1U

THE SLEEVE

THE SUPERB E. J. DAY SLEEVE, WITH EMBOSSED PHOTO OF THE BAND ON THE REAR, IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE IS SOME MINOR WEAR AND A COUPLE OF TINY MARKS. THE CORNERS AND EDGES ARE ALL PRISTINE WITH NO RUBBING AND NO SPLITS. ALL THE TEXT ON THE NICE STRAIGHT SPINE IS FULLY LEGIBLE. 

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED BLUE ISLAND INNER SLEEVE, WITH LARGE PINK “i”, IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE IS SOME WEAR, SOME DISCOLOURATION AND A COUPLE OF CREASES.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE GLOSSY BLACK VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION AND UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT I CAN ONLY SEE A FEW TINY MARKS. THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT BOTH SIDES.

THE LABELS

THE ISLAND LABELS, WITH THE PINK RIMS AND PALM TREE ISLAND LOGOS, ARE BOTH IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH JUST ONE OR TWO TINY SPINDLE MARKS PER LABEL.

SIDE ONE

1.       THE HIGHWAY SONG

2.       STEALER

3.       ON MY WAY

4.       BE MY FRIEND

SIDE TWO

1.       SUNNY DAY

2.       RIDE ON PONY

3.       LOVE YOU SO

4.       BODIE

5.       SOON I WILL BE GONE

BUYER PAYS POSTAGE AND PACKAGING COSTS.

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£3.75

£6.00

£9.00

£9.25

ALL RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY PICTURE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I DO NOT USE “ENVELOPE STYLE” MAILERS. INSTEAD I USE SPECIAL MAILERS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR RECORD AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

IF THE SALE PRICE EXCEEDS £46.00 THEN THE SHIPPING METHOD WILL VARY: UK - SPECIAL DELIVERY (ADD APPROXIMATELY £5.00); EUROPE & WORLD - INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR AIR MAIL OR AIRSURE (ADD APPROXIMATELY £8.00). THESE ADDITIONAL CHARGES WILL BE APPLIED TO INVOICE IF NECESSARY.

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I WILL ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

I DO NOT CHARGE EXTRA FOR PAYPAL.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND RE-LIST ITEM.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY GRADED.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.

THE USE OF PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-) ALLOWS FOR ITEMS THAT FALL BETWEEN THE ABOVE GRADES.