Sold Date: May 2, 2021
Start Date: April 25, 2021
Final Price: £24.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 10
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FREE 'FIRE AND WATER' ~ RARE JAPANESE Island Pink Rim ICL-13 1972  One of vinyls most brilliant of moments with a seemingly understated laid back groove from Free on this iconic album. Released in Japan, this one in 1972, with the Island 'Pink Rim' label in an absolutely stunning condition. Superb playback on all the tracks on this 1972 original pressing ( pressed in Japan ) and in an excellent condition ..with 3 little clicks throughout playback... simply a beautiful copy...complete with Japanese language insert , lyric sheet and the often missing wraparound Obi...nearly 50 years old and in a superb condition.  Some early Japanese pressings are as beefy as their US/Euro counterpart pressings and this album is exceptional in sound quality and with this pressing there is a crystal clarity on the higher end notes....The sleeve ( typical Japanese sleeve which is hardier than the flimsier US/UK/ Euro sleeves ) excellent, spine is tight and full with almost zero damage ( save for small dint on one corner as in pic ) and the vinyl itself plays beautifully , seriously crystal clear with no issues AT ALL ,  the production for import vinyl of that decade is superb.  Highly likely that this is virgin vinyl as most Japanese records were pressed using high quality “virgin” vinyl that was manufactured exclusively for pressing records. These records are often extraordinarily quiet and have little or no surface noise, allowing the listener a better listening experience. In addition, English-language music titles were usually pressed in fairly small quantities in Japan, meaning all of the discs were likely pressed while the stampers were still fairly new........so  a very, very collectable and pristine COPY.....stored in vinyl sleeve only removed for photograph
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