FREE Tons Of Sobs LP 1968 1st Press SERIOUSLY RARE

	£		135
	$		179

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Free called 'Tons Of Sobs' and is an ORIGINAL 1968 UK 1st pressing on the MEGA RARE 1st Press Pink Island 'Circle Logo' label!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AS A GENIUNE 1968 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE PINK 'CIRCLE LOGO' ISLAND LABEL!!!!  THIS LP SUNK WITHOUT TRACE ON RELEASE AND ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS!!!!  SALES ONLY PICKED UP WHEN FREE HAD THEIR MASSIVE WORLDWIDE HIT 'ALL RIGHT NOW' IN 1970 - AND OF COURSE BY THEN THE LABELS HAD CHANGED TO THE COMMON 'PINK i' LABEL (AND LATER STILL THE 'PALM TREE' LABEL).  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AS A 100% GENIUNE 1968 1ST PRESSING!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP PLAYS BRILLIANTLY!!!!  THIS IS THE 1968 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS PINK 'CIRCLE LOGO' ISLAND LABEL, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD 'E.J.DAY' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPRTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL UK 1st pressing from 1968 and is in GREAT condition overall!!!! The Cat. No is ILPS 9089 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Textured' Island label (see picture) and is a Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!! 

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 NO scratches, only 3 or 4 light hairlines, only a few VERY light scufflines, only 2 or 3 NON sounding surface marks, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!!  It is great to find that the playing of the record is EVEN BETTER than the visual!!!!  It plays with only a VERY few light clicks/pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must grade visually Very Good(Minus) (PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed) - with the playing grade better still!!!! THIS RECORD PLAYS BRILLIANTLY!!!! 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 also comes in its original 1st Press inner sleeve!!!! The 1st Press Gatefold Cover is still VERY presentable!!!! It has some slight 'roughening' to the edges (NOT through the colour), some 'roughening/darkening' to the spine, only slight corner wear, NO splits, a few light creases (cover is still VERY flat looking), NO ringwear, only some VERY light rubbing, a VERY well 'touched in' sticker removal mark in the top right corner (this is VERY unnoticeable indeed), and NO writing!!!! The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated inside is in BRILLIANT condition with NO writing, NO grubbyness, barely ANY rubbing and barely ANY yellowing!!!!  This cover may not be perfect, but it is still a VERY solid and VERY presentable cover indeed!!!!  The cover must STRICTLY grade Good++++ if not better!!!! THIS LP MAY NOT BE PERFECT; BUT IT PLAYS BRILLIANTLY AND IS STILL VERY PRESENTABLE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A 100% GENIUNE 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS SERIOUSLY RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

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 1968 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "TONS OF SOBS" BY FREE!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World.  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

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