FREE SELF TITLED 2ND ALBUM UK 1ST PINK ISLAND PRESS
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FREE 1969 RARE 1ST UK PRESSING OF THEIR SECOND ALBUM 'FREE'. THIS IS THE FIRST PRESSING ON THE PINK ISLAND/WHITE i LABEL, MUCH SOUGHT AFTER 'BELL SOUND' PRESSING STAMPS, MATRIX ILP S 9104 A /4307 / ILP S 9104 B / 4308 HOUSED IN ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD E.J. DAY SLEEVE.
THE VINYL IS IN VG CONDITION. IT HAS BEEN PLAYED AND VISUALLY THERE ARE SOME WHISPY LINES ACROSS THE VINYL AND VISIBLE SPINDLE MARKS ON THE LABEL, BUT THERE ARE NO DEEP SCRATCHES OR DEFECTS OR ANYTHING THAT AFFECTS PLAY. AUDIO WISE THOUGH THE SOUND IS EXCELLENT, THE BASS IS BRILLIANT AND THERE IS FAR MORE DEFINITION IN SOUND COMPARED TO LATER PRESSING OR EVEN THE REMASTERED CD WHICH I ALSO HAVE. THERE IS HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE WHEN THE NEEDLE IS IN THE GROOVE BEFORE THE FIRST TRACK AND AS I SAY I THINK THE SOUND IS PRETTY GOOD. THERE IS SURFACE NOISE IN PLACES BUT NOTHING THAT AFFECTS THE SOUND OR DEPTH OF SOUND ON THIS ALBUM. IT'S NOT THE THICKEST VINYL FOR A 60'S ALBUM BUT THE QUALITY IS EXCELLENT.
THE PINK TEXTURED LABELS ARE EXCELLENT, NO WRITING OR DAMAGE, THERE ARE VISIBLE SPINDLE MARKS WHEN HELD TO THE LIGHT AND AS I SAY THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED AND ENJOYED I'M SURE BUT THE SOUND IS STILL EXCELLENT.
ORIGINAL WHITE PLAIN PATENTS PENDING TRACING LINED INNER BAG IS EXCELLENT, NOT SPLIT AT ALL, SLIGHTLY DISCOLORED WITH AGE BUT NO WRITING AND ONLY ONE SMALL TEAR AROUND THE CENTER HOLE.
THE MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS IN GOOD CONDITION THOUGH FAR FROM PERFECT EQUALLY. THE FRONT IMAGE IS STILL REALLY STRONG WITH A COUPLE OF INDENTS TO THE SLEEVE AND SIGNS OF RING WEAR ALONG THE TOP. THERE IS NO WRITING AT ALL ON THE SLEEVE. THE BACK SLEEVE IS ONLY SLIGHTLY DIRTY FROM HANDLING BUT IN GENERAL IS CLEAN. THE EOP AND BOTTOM EDGES DO SHOW SIGNS OF RUBBING, BUT NOT TOO BADLY AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF SPLITTING ALONG ANY EDGE. THE THICK GATEFOLD SPINE EQUALLY IS INTACT, ALL TEXT IS READABLE BUT THERE ARE SOME AREAS OF RUBBING AND IMAGE LOSS TO THE SEAMS. THE INNER GATEFOLD IMAGE IS STRONG, AGAIN NO WRITING OR DAMAGE, ONLY SLIGHTLY DIRTY WITH AGE AND HANDLING.
TRACKS - I'LL BE CREEPIN' / SONGS OF YESTERDAY / LYING IN THE SUNSHINE / TROUBLE ON DOUBLE TIME / MOUTHFULL OF GRASS / WOMAN / FREE ME / BROAD DAYLIGHT / MOURNING SAD MORNING.
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