On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Free called "Free" and is an ORIGINAL 1969 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Pink 'i' Island label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF FREE'S RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1969 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED, IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  THIS LP IS MADE EVEN RARER STILL - AS IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE, WITH 1A/1B MATRIX ENDINGS, AND DIFFERENT & EARLIEST COVER DESIGN!!!!

THIS ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS COVER DESIGN WONT BE ANY NEWS TO SERIOUS FREE COLLECTORS - AS THEY WILL KNOW THIS ALREADY.  HOWEVER, FOR THOSE WHO DONT - THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS COVERS CAME WITH THE BANDS FACES ON THE REVERSE OF THE COVER 'HAZED' OR 'FUZZED' OUT USING A 'DAPPLED' EFFECT!!!!  AND YOU CAN CLEARLY THIS IN MY CLOSE UP PICTURE!!!!  IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME ON EACH BAND MEMBERS FACE (SO IT ISNT FROM ANY WEAR OR RUBBING!), AND THE REST OF THE BLACK PRINT ON THE BACK COVER (APART FROM THE PICTURES) IS JET BLACK - CLEARLY SHOWING THAT THIS ISNT SOME PRINTING DEFECT EITHER!!!!  THIS AMAZING COVER DESIGN IS ONLY EVER SEEN IN 1 IN EVERY 50 COVERS - SO CLEARLY WHILST IT SEEMED A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME, IT WAS CHANGED VERY EARLY ON - TO THE NORMAL (AND LATER) SOLID COLOUR PICTURES INSTEAD!!!!  ONLY AN ABSOLUTELY TINY HANDFUL OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS COVERS EVER CAME LIKE THIS - AND THEY ARE NOW ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION - AND CLEARLY HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1969 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS PINK 'i' ISLAND LABEL, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 1A/1B MATRIX ENDINGS, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'E.J.DAY' GATEFOLD COVER (WITH DIFFERENT BACK COVER DESIGN!)!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Island UK 1st Pressing from 1969 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl!!!!  The Cat. No is ILPS 9104 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Pink 'i' Island label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  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 VERY light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some VERY slight background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  BRILLIANT RECORD!!!!  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 comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The ORIGINAL 'Earliest' 1st Press 'E.J.Day' Gatefold Cover is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition - and almost NEVER seen like this!!!!  It has NO rips, NO tears, NO edge wear (apart from 2 or 3 almost INVISIBLE 'touching in' traces!), NO splits, NO sticker marks, NO spinal wear (side words PERFECT!), NO sticker tears, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only a VERY few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, NO ringwear, NO yellowing, NO grubbyness, and NO writing!!!!  And even the 'white' cover back is PERFECTLY white looking with NO yellowing AT ALL!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the inside of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good++++ if not better - and is very VERY close to a grade above!!!!  BRILLIANT COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE 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 1969 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "FREE" BY FREE, IN ABSOLUTELY 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.  Postal discounts for multiple buys are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage!  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

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PLEASE NOTE - Private feedback bidders must consult me first prior to bidding - due to previous problems regarding non-payment, and non-receipt.   MY POSTAGE UNDERCHARGE GUARANTEE TO ALL BUYERS (I always undercharge on postage!):-  Due to UK Royal Mail's obscene price increases this year - I have had no choice but to increase postage charges a little.  Until this year - I had kept them exactly the same since I joined ebay back in 2002.  However this years price increases have been so obscene, that I have had no choice but to increase my postage charges for the first time ever.  However PLEASE NOTE - my absolute 100% guarantee to you as a buyer - is that I will ALWAYS undercharge postage on everything I send out.  Even after the increases, I am still charging you the buyer LESS than I am being charged myself.  On each package I send out - the price is clearly stated on the front of the package (please check it when you recieve it!).  I also do NOT charge for packaging costs - ONLY for postal costs!  And should you find that I have overcharged you postage in ANY way - I will refund DOUBLE the difference.  THAT IS MY 100% POSTAL GUARANTEE FOR EACH AND EVERY BUYER!  No buyer EVER deserves to be overcharged on postage - and on my listings, I'll make sure they are ALWAYS undercharged.  Any questions - please ask!    

On 06-Jul-14 at 03:24:53 BST, seller added the following information:

 Also just noticed (99% of people would never EVER even see this - let alone mention it!) that there is a TINY single word impression on the VERY edge of the cover back.  It is only visible under angled light - and is a impression ONLY, definitely NOT writing or anything nasty like that!  And as I said - geniunely, almost NO ONE would ever notice this - let alone mention it!  And I am only mentioning this under the very strictest accuracy.  It is an absolutely BRILIANT LP exactly as my pictures clearly show!  Good luck!