FREE TONS OF SOBS LP 1971 PINK RIM GATEFOLD PECKO EARLY UK REPRESS ILPS 9089 '71
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Excellent condition 1971 repress of the debut album by Free. It i son the pink rim version of the Island label. A3/B3, PORKY PECKO pressing. Plain paper inner, patent 1125555
"Tons of Sobs is the debut studio album by the English rock band Free, released in the UK on 14 March 1969. While the album failed to chart in the UK, it did reach number 197 in the US. Free are cited as one of the definitive bands of the British blues boom of the late 1960s, even though this is the only album of their canon that can strictly be called blues rock. According to group bassist Andy Fraser, the title effectively summed up the album. Free were a new band when they recorded Tons of Sobs, and they were extremely young; none of them were yet twenty and the youngest, Andy Fraser, was just sixteen years old. They had achieved a following through constant touring, and their debut album consisted for the most part of their live set-list. With the band signed to Chris Blackwell's Island Records, Guy Stevens was hired to produce the album (he later became notable for producing early albums for Mott the Hoople and the Clash's legendary album London Calling "
Some info on this version from discogs:-
Free – Tons Of Sobs Label: Island Records – ILPS 9089 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Gatefold Country: UK Released: 1971 Genre: Rock, Blues Style: Blues Rock, Electric Blues, Classic Rock
Tracklist A1 Over The Green Hills Pt. I Written-By – Rodgers* 1:01 A2 Worry Written-By – Rodgers* 3:25 A3 Walk In My Shadow Written-By – Rodgers* 3:20 A4 Wild Indian Woman Written-By – Fraser*, Rodgers* 3:19 A5 Goin' Down Slow Written-By – Oden* 8:08
B1 I'm A Mover Written-By – Fraser*, Rodgers* 2:49 B2 The Hunter Written-By – Jackson*, Jones*, Wells*, Dunn*, Cropper* 4:11 B3 Moonshine Written-By – Kossoff*, Rodgers* 5:01 B4 Sweet Tooth Written-By – Rodgers* 4:43 B5 Over The Green Hills Pt. II Written-By – Rodgers*
Companies, etc. Printed By – Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. Made By – Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. Published By – Blue Mountain Music Published By – Lupus Music Published By – Leeds Music Published By – Tee Pee Music
Credits Bass Guitar – Andy Fraser Drums – Simon Kirk* Lacquer Cut By – Pecko* Lead Guitar – Paul Kossoff Mastered By – Porky (5) Photography By [Front Cover] – Mike Sida Photography By [Inside] – Richard Bennett Zeff Piano – Steve Miller (3) Producer – Guy Stevens Recorded By, Engineer – Andrew Johns* Vocals – Paul Rodgers
Notes Disc: Pink rim Island labels with George Peckham credit at the runouts.
Sleeve: Gatefold, wrap-around image, unlaminated inside & outside. Full color outside, sepia inner. "Island Records Limited 155-157 Oxford Street London W1 England" "Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co Ltd., London, W11"
Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (A engraved): PORKY ILPS 9089 A-3U Matrix / Runout (B engraved): PECKO ILPS 9089 B-3U Matrix / Runout (Side 1, stamped, "PORKY" etched, var 2): PORKY ILPS 9089 A-3U A 1 Matrix / Runout (Side 2, stamped, "PECKO" etched, var 2): PECKO 1 ILPS 9089 B-3U R
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