FREE Tons Of Sobs 1969 Island 1st Press

	£		132
	$		175

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Free called 'Tons Of Sobs' and is a VERY rare stereo 1st Pressing on the 1ST PRESS Island 'Circle' logo!!!! THIS IS A MASSIVELY RARE LP TO FIND ON THE 1ST PRESS ISLAND 'TEXTURED' 'CIRCLE' LOGO!!!!  THIS IS THE EARLIEST 1969 1ST PRESSING WITH THE 1ST PRESS 'TEXTURED' ISLAND LABEL, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD 'E.J.DAY' COVER!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS 1ST PRESSING HAS ONE OF THE BEST COVERS FOR THIS LP I HAVE SEEN!!!!  DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MASSIVELY RARE 1ST PRESSING IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Island UK 1st pressing from 1969 and is MASSIVELY RARE!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is ILPS 9089 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Circle' logo Island label (see picture) and is a UK stereo 1st Pressing!!!! All the tracks are pure quality Free at their best!!!! Any fan of Free, or 60s music in general, will want to have this in their collection!!!!

The record labels are in STUNNING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a few light spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl is in great condition!!!! Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has 1 small hairline type mark, 3 or 4 VERY small marks, 2 or 3 light hairlines, and only a few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!! THE RECORD STILL RETAINS A 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!! It is great to find that the record plays EVEN BETTER than the visual!!!!  The deep grooved vinyl virtually IGNORES the 3 or 4 small marks and even the small hairline mark!!!!  It plays with only a few light clicks/pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, NO hiss, and only some VERY slight crackle in places!!!!  The record must STRICTLY grade visually Very Good(Minus) if not better - with the playing grade better still!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record comes in its ORIGINAL inner sleeve!!!! The Gatefold E.J.Day 1st Press Cover is in STUNNING condition and is one of the BEST I have EVER seen!!!! It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear (Spine is STUNNING and FULLY square - with NO 'crushing' and NO 'flattening'), NO ringwear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), and NO writing!!!!  Not only this but the the cover has barely ANY rubbing either, and STUNNING unfaded colour - which is MASSIVELY rare on this cover!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the inside of the cover is in STUNNING condition with NO writing, NO grubbyness, NO yellowing and only a small patch of wear on the lightest part of the inside cover (top left of the right hand INSIDE gatefold)!!!!  Not only that but the cover is also virtually uncreased and retains ALL of its ORIGINAL Flatness (MEGA RARE on this cover)!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better (without the small patch of wear on the inside gatefold it would EASILY be FULL Excellent!!!!)!!!! DONT MISS OUT ON THIS EXTREMELY RARE AND CLASSIC LP!!!! 

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1969 1ST PRESSING OF "TONS OF SOBS" BY FREE, IN GREAT CONDITION!!!! Have a look at all my other auctions including other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, Overseas TBA. Paypal, Cash, Cheques, and Post Orders accepted. Overseas MUST use either Cash or Paypal. Thanks for looking. Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: