FREE Tons Of Sobs LP 1968 PINK ISLAND

	£		63
	$		83

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Free called 'Tons Of Sobs' and is an ORIGINAL 1968 UK Island Pressing on the ORIGINAL 'Textured' Pink Island label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS WAS FREES FIRST & RAREST LP EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE 'EARLIEST' PRESSINGS EVER MADE OF THIS INCREDIBLE LP!!!!  IT WAS ONLY EVER PRESSED LIKE THIS FOR AN ABSOLUTELY OF TIME - AND IS INCREDIBLY TOUGH TO LOCATE!!!!  THIS PRESSING DATES FROM QUITE LITERALLY ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE RELEASE DATE - AND STILL HAS 1ST PRESS MATRIXES, 1ST PRESS 'HEAVILY TEXTURED' STYLE LABELS,  1ST PRESS MEGA THICK QUALITY VINYL AND 1ST PRESS COVER!!!!  SO WHILST THIS LP ISNT FROM THE ACTUAL 'DAY OF RELEASE' - IT IS ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE RELEASE DATE - AND CARRYS VIRTUALLY EVERY 1ST PRESS DETAIL!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 UK PINK ISLAND PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'TEXTURED' PINK ISLAND LABEL, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'E.J.DAY' GATEFOLD COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL UK Island Pressing from 1968 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The Cat. No is ILPS 9089 on the ORIGINAL 'Textured' Pink Island label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!! 

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a few VERY light spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT 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 2 or 3 VERY light hairlines, only 2 or 3 MEGA light scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!!  It plays with NO nasty loud pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some VERY slight background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!!  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 'E.J.Day' Gatefold Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, barely ANY spinal wear AT ALL (only an absolutely MEGA slight touch of 'darkening' in places - NOT through the colour!), only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), only some VERY slight rubbing (absolutely MILES better than most!), NO sticker tears, only some VERY minor evidence of 'touching in' in places (IMPOSSIBLE to notice!), and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated inside is in SUPERB condition with NO writing, NO grubbyness, NO rubbing, and NO yellowing!!!!  This cover must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA 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 PINK ISLAND PRESSING OF "TONS OF SOBS" BY FREE, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  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 (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  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: