FREE"TONS OF SOBS"1971 PINK RIM ISLAND-VERY THICK VINYL

	£		39
	$		52

4TH PRESSING UK 1971 PINK RIM/PALM TREE ISLAND  LABEL EDITION OF A THE FIRST FREE 1969 RECORDED LP  "TONS OF SOBS"

NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH JUST A FEW ULTRA FAINT SURFACE MARKS AND HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE WHATSOEVER!

A VERY WELL CARED FOR COPY IN A CLEAN GATEFOLD COVER WITH SLIGHT TINY EDGE CREASES BUT NO WRITING,STAINING,RIPS OR REPAIRS! PLEASE SEE BOTH PHOTOS! 

VERY THICK VINYL ILPS 9089.

 A2/B2  MATRIXES.

ROUGH TEXTURED LABELS +RAISED PINK RIM!

 THE SHORT LIVED GROOVED CENTRE!

WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF THIS PRESSING WAS REPLACED WITH SMOOTH LABELS AND NO CENTRAL GROOVE!!!!

IT RARELY TURNS UP AS GOOD AS THIS COPY! 

THIS ONE IS FROM 39 YEARS AGO IN 1971 AND ALTHOUGH THERE WERE THREE LABEL VARIATIONS BEFORE,THIS IS STILL VERY DESIRABLE AS EARLIER PRESSINGS CAN FETCH VERY HIGH PRICES AND SO OFTEN TURN UP IN AWFUL CONDITIONS!

 IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN ACURATE GRADED ORIGINAL 4TH PRESSING OF THIS GEM OF AN LP-THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!  

A COPY THAT HAS NOT HAD MUCH USE AND VERY WELL CARED FOR!

ONE OWNER IN JUST OVER 39 YEARS! 

NO LOUD CLICKS/NO JUMPS/NO STICKS etc!

TONS OF BASS AND WARMTH! 

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD  EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

NOW HERE IS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL!

AN ORIGINAL 4TH EDITION(1971)OF THE CLASSIC DEBUT ALBUM ISSUED ON THE PINK RIM ISLAND LABEL .

THE TRACKS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

OVER THE GREEN HILLS PART 1

WORRY

WALK IN MY SHADOW

WILD INDIAN WOMAN

GOIN' DOWN SLOW

I'M A MOVER

THE HUNTER

MOONSHINE

SWEET TOOTH

OVER THE GREEN HILLS PART 2

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AS EVER WITH THIS FINE GROUP,SUPERB MUSICIANSHIP,SOME GREAT SOLOS,GREAT VOCALS AND OF COURSE TOP RECORDING PRODUCTION AS TYPICAL OF THE ISLAND LABEL!

A MAGNIFICENT EXPERIENCE THAT MUST HAVE BLOWN MANY MINDS AWAY BACK IN 1971 WHEN THE MAJORITY OF EQUIPMENT USED RUINED ANY COPY WITHIN JUST A COUPLE OF PLAYS.DON'T FORGET THOSE PARTIES WHERE SUCH LPs WERE PLAYED AND ENDED UP LEFT LYING AROUND WITHOUT A COVER OR ON A TURNTABLE TO WARP AND ATTRACT DUST AND DIRT,SPILLAGES,SCUFFS,SCRATCHES etc etc.

HARDLY ANYONE THOUGHT LONG TERM VALUE AND VERY,VERY FEW WOULD PLAY SUCH MUSIC IN THE SAME CAREFUL WAY THAT CLASSICAL BUYERS WOULD.THIS COPY IS THE EXCEPTION!!!!!!!!!!!!

ANY FREE OR ROCK FAN WILL WANT THIS AND ESPECIALLY AS A 1971 EDITION IN SUCH GREAT CONDITION-JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER COPY FROM AN EQUALLY LONG TERM EBAY SUPPLIER OF TOP QUALITY VINTAGE ROCK!

NOT ONLY THAT, I HAVE A TRULY AMAZING SELECTION OF MORE ORIGINAL (MOSTLY)FIRST PRESSING FOLK AND PROGRESSIVE ROCK LPs INCLUDING MORE BY FREE ENDING SHORTLY BEFORE AND AFTER THIS LP ENDS.ALL HAVING JUST ONE PREVIOUS,CAREFUL OWNER!YOU REALLY MUST CHECK OUT MY EBAY LIST FOR MORE DETAILS AS WELL AS MY FEEDBACK! 

THIS IS A LOVELY VINYL PRESSING.

This is a THICK PRESSING INDEED,different to the LATER THINNER pressings from later years with LATER label designs.

SO BACK TO THE DISC ITSELF>>>>>> 

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE OF THIS LP ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS ONE HAS HARDLY BEEN PLAYED!

Copies of this album were  sold in LARGE quantities but many were preserved like this one AS AN EARLY 4TH EDITION FROM 1971??

HARDLY USED AND NOT ABUSED!!! 

THERE IS AMAZING BASS AND YET STILL CRISPNESS OF SOUND!

Vinyl is still the best way to hear FREE AND ALWAYS WILL BE!

GREAT SOUND! 

MORE BASS THAN CD! 

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH. MANY EBAY SELLERS DON'T EVEN BOTHER TO PLAY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO SELL!!!

BID WITH TOTAL CONFIDENCE!!!! 

There is NO spindle wear.Lovely labels!!! 

MOST TURN UP WITH MAJOR WEAR! 

Look elsewhere on ebay and you might see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often later 1970s represses or lower grade copies with all manner of faults OR WITHOUT THE DETAIL I AM PROVIDING WITH TOTAL HONESTY.

HOPEFULLY THE WINNER WILL FIND THIS A BIT BETTER THAN EXPECTED!!

Don't forget GENUINE 1st pressings in nice conditions are getting hard to find! 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!

Realistic £15 Starting price with no annoying reserve. An instant fast sale price in any collectors record shop!!  

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF PROG/ROCK HISTORY. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

UK Postage is FREE AND RECORDED DELIVERY. SOLID PACKING-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination.£5 EUROPE AND £7 REST OF THE WORLD. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

Checkout my power seller status and my own feedback of OVER 10,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week . Customers from all over the world regard my ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.  

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE.

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings from the shop by prior email or telephone arrangement.

 Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

MORE GREAT ITEMS ON MY EBAY LISTS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS FROM THE SAME COLLECTION!

 BIDDERS WITH NO FEEDBACK WILL HAVE THE BIDS CANCELLED AS I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NON PAYERS RECENTLY WITH NO FEEDBACK RATING.

MORE GREAT ALBUMS BY FREE AND OTHER EARLY 1970s PROGRESSIVE ALBUMS ENDING FROM ME SHORTLY BEFORE AND AFTER THIS ONE ENDS.

POWER SELLER MAGIC FOR YOU ON EBAY EVERY WEEK FROM ROCKING ERIC!!!!!

GOOD LUCK AND THANKS FOR LOOKING!!!!