FREE:"FREE AT LAST".1972 ISLAND PINK RIM+A-1U/B-1U MATRIXES+THICK VINYL.SUPERB!!

Sold Date: June 5, 2017
Start Date: May 26, 2017
Final Price: £19.59 (GBP)
Bid Count: 2
Seller Feedback: 21884
Buyer Feedback: 71


ATTENTION FREE,ISLAND LABEL AND PROGRESSIVE ROCK ALBUM COLLECTORS AS WELL AS CONDITION UPGRADERS! HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1972 STEREO ISSUE OF THE FREE ALBUM:"FREE AT LAST" ON THE EARLIEST DESIGN ISLAND PALM TREE WITH PINK RIM LABELS:ILPS 9192 WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE A-1U/B-1U MATRIXES. STRICTLY AND SERIOUSLY GRADED AS EXCELLENT CONDITION. THICK VINYL-MUCH THICKER THAN LATER ISLAND LPs.NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH LATER REPRESSES THAT EXIST!  MOST BUYING LPs IN 1972 WERE USING OLD,HEAVY EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD WEAR OUT ANY RECORD VERY QUICKLY. DIRECT FROM THE COLLECTION OF A MAJOR COLLECTOR WHO HAS FINALLY DECIDED TO SELL HAVING CARED AND CHERISHED HIS RECORDS-MOST BOUGHT NEW AT THE TIME WITH MINIMAL PLAYS AS OFTEN THE CASE WITH LARGE COLLECTIONS.THEY WERE STORED UPRIGHT ON STRONG SHELVING AWAY FROM LIGHT,HEAT,DAMP AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS A NON-SMOKER! LOCATING A REALLY NICE 1972 COPY IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AS THE MAJORITY OF COPIES WERE PLAYED OVER AND OVER AGAIN CAUSING MAJOR DISTORTION AND GENERAL WEAR. THIS COPY HAS HAD CAREFUL USE WITH GLEAMING SURFACES,JUST A COUPLE OF HAIRLINE SURFACE MARKS VISIBLE UNDER STRONG LIGHT. HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE! NO LOUD CLICKS,NO STICKS,NO JUMPS OR CONSTANT SURFACE SWISHES.THE 1972 PRESSINGS HAVE FAR MORE BASS THAN THE LATER REPRESSINGS. LOVELY THICK VINYL. CLEAN LABELS WITH NO STAINING,WRITING,RIPS OR MAJOR DEFACEMENT! THE COVER HAS SOME TINY EDGE CREASES AND SOME STAINING BUT NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS!  PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER AND BOTH OF THE LABELS! NOTHING TO HIDE! A LOW,REALISTIC £12 STARTING PRICE WITH MORE 1970s LPs FROM ME THIS WEEK AND TO FOLLOW SO CHECK THEM OUT!

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