Sold Date: February 6, 2021
Start Date: October 8, 2017
Final Price: $20.00 (USD)
Seller Feedback: 3550
Buyer Feedback: 229

   For sale is Free's Free Live!, originally released in 1971 by A&M Records with the  cover whose flap hinges in the back and closes like an envelope. This is a reissue of the original record with silver gray labels and a fading A&M logo, used between 1974-1986. In the dead wax between these labels and the last tracks is etched "Sterling" and "T1", indicating that the album was mastered at Sterling sound, N.Y.C. before being made at Columbia Records' pressing plant located in Terre Haute, Indiana. These are hallmarks of state-of-the-art engineering, sought after by collectors and music lovers fro their superior sound quality. I bought this used, professionally cleaned it on my VPI HW-17 machine and immediately put it into an anti-static archival inner sleeve. This preserves the integrity of the vinyl and any insert(s) or original inner sleeve(s) that may have come with the release. The inner sleeve is graded as Near Mint. The cover is graded as VG because of ring wear, corner blunts, edge rubs and water stains on the bottom of the back cover. The spine has a little color loss at the corners. The vinyl is visually grade as Near Mint Minus because of some very faint sleeve marks. I'm play grading it as Near Mint. It's been played only on Audiophile equipment since I bought it and still has a lot of life yet. This would still make a great addition to anyone's collection. I have a lot more Rock and Roll albums, as well as records of all genres, in my Ebay Store. Please take a look. They're predominately Near Mint. Thanks for viewing my listing.    I've been collecting records for about 50 years now and have always cleaned them and put them away carefully in plastic inner sleeves. Over the years I've used Dust Bugs, Disc Washers and have finally invested in a professional VPI record cleaning machine. Now that I'm retiring, I'm selling my very esoteric collection. I'm not a professional grader of records, but will use record guides, as well as my personal experiences as a basis of my grading all records. Since grading is subjective, I will be conservative. I offer discounts for multiple sales. Photos are of the actual item for sale, not a stock photo. Please review all descriptions and photos because I do not accept returns. Thank you for looking!