FREE Tons Of Sobs LP 1968 ISLAND 1st Press

	£		385
	$		510

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 IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION AND PLAYS SUPERBLY!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 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 BRILLIANT condition!!!! 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 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 MEGA light hairlines, only 1 MEGA light scuffline, 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 as STUNNING as the visual!!!!  It plays with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and barely ANY background sound 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 Gatefold Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has barely ANY edge wear (NOT through the colour), only very VERY minor spinal wear (only some VERY minor 'darkening' in places - and NOT through the colour), only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), NO splits, only a few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking), NO ringwear, only some very VERY light rubbing, NO sticker tears, 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, NO rubbing AT ALL, and barely ANY yellowing AT ALL!!!!  This cover must grade Very Good+!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AS A 100% GENIUNE 1968 1ST PRESSING - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLY 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, 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.  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: