FREE FIRE AND WATER UK 1ST PRESS 1970 EX BLUES ROCK HARD ROCK AUDIO ILPS9120
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FREE Fire and Water
AMAZING ALBUM AND EX AUDIO !!!!
WITH THE LONG VERSION OF, "ALL RIGHT NOW"
THIS IS FREE WHO WERE FORMED IN LONDON IN 1968, AND DISBANDED IN 1973, SO DID NOT LAST LONG, BUT THEY WERE ONE OF THE BIG ROCK BANDS AT THE TIME, AND THIS IS THEIR 3rd ALBUM RELEASED ON 26th JUNE 1970. PLAYS WITH NOTHING NASTY, COMES IN ORIGINAL COVER, AND ORIGINAL BLUE ISLAND INNER !!!! THIS SUPERB ALBUM COMES FROM PERSONAL VINYL COLLECTION, AND IS ONE HELL OF AN ALBUM !!!!
BEFORE YOU READ ON, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MENTION ABOUT SHIPPING. DUE TO THE TERRIBLE VIRUS, THERE IS UNCERTAINTY IN WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT, AND SHIPPING COULD BE AFFECTED. I AM CONTINUING TO LIST, AND SHIP AS USUAL. IF YOU HAVE WON ANY LP'S, AND I AM UNABLE TO SHIP I WILL KEEP THEM VERY SAFE, AND SHIP WHEN THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL. TAKE CARE AND BE EXTRA SAFE, AND IF YOU HAVE AN QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK ME, THANK YOU, ROSE .
DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE. THANK YOU !!
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1ST PRESS :: ILPS 9120 A//1 :: ILPS 9120 B//1 .
ON THE PINK ISLAND WITH WHITE i LOGO LABEL :: ILPA-9120 .
COVER :: ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS WITH SOLID SPINE AND EDGES, AND THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS SOME LIGHT SHELF WEAR THE FULL LENGTH, WITH SOME BITS OF LIGHT RUB ON THE SPINE AND TOP EDGE, WITH THE OPENING EDGE STILL SHARP. THERE ARE SOME SMALL CREASE LINES AROUND THE EDGES, AND A LONGER ONE IN BOTTOM LEFT CORNER. THERE IS ALSO SOME LIGHT RING WEAR, FRONT AND BACK, AND A BIRO SCRIBBLE MARK TOP LEFT CORNER ON THE BACK. ALL SOUNDS A LOT, BUT REALLY IT IS STILL PRESENTABLE, AND BEST CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS FOR A FAR BETTER VISUAL DESCRIPTION. SO WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WILL HAVE TO GRADE :: VG .
VINYL :: THE AUDIO PLAYS WITH NO SKIPS, STICKS OR JUMPS, NO STATIC, OR CRACKLE, BUT THERE IS A BIT OF LIGHT DISTORTION AT THE VERY END OF THE LAST TRACK ON SIDE 1. I WILL GIVE YOU A TRACK BY TRACK DESCRIPTION, WHICH I THINK IN THIS CASE IS THE BEST WAY >>>>
SIDE 1 :: TRACK 1 :: HAS FOUR FAINT TICKS AFTER THE START, AND A FAINT TICK A LITTLE FUTHER INTO THE TRACK .
TRACK 2 :: HAS TWO FAINT TICKS AFTER THE START, AND TWO FAINT TICKS TOWARDS THE END .
TRACK 3 :: HAS A FAINT TICK IN THE MIDDLE .
TRACK 4 :: HAS A BIT OF LIGHT AUDIO DISTORTION AT THE VERY END. SOUNDS LIKE A BIT OF LIGHT CRACKLE IN THE BACKGROUND, AND IS NOT THAT BAD, BUT IT CAN BE HEARD.
SIDE 2 :: TRACK 1 :: TWO FAINT TICKS AFTER THE START .
TRACK 2 :: PLAYS FINE WITH NOTHING TO MENTION .
TRACK 3 :: PLAYS FINE WITH NOTHING TO MENTION .
TRACK 4 ( "ALL RIGHT NOW" ) :: JUST ONE LIGHT TICK IN THE MIDDLE .
NOW VISUALLY AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL STILL HAS A LOVELY SHINE, AND UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT YOU CAN SEE SOME FAINT COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL ULTRA FINE LINES, AND SOME COSMETIC HAIRLINES, AND A COUPLE OF LONGER ONES ON SIDE 1. THERE IS ALSO THE TINIEST SLIGHTLY FEELABLE PIN HEAD MARK, IN THE MIDDLE OF TRACK 4, WHERE YOU CAN HEAR JUST ONE LIGHT TICK.
SO THERE ARE A FEW FAINT TICKS, AND THAT BIT OF DISTORTION AT THE END OF TRACK 4 ON SIDE 1, WHICH MAKES THE AUDIO GRADE A DIFFICULT ONE, SO I THINK I WILL SPLIT THE AUDIO GRADE >>>>
THE VERY END OF TRACK 4 ON SIDE 1, I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO :: VG- .
ALL THE REST OF SIDE 1, AND ALL OF SIDE 2, I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO :: EX- .
LABELS :: NICE AND CLEAN, JUST A FEW FAINT SPINDLE LINES AT THE CENTRE SEEN WHEN ANGLED UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT :: EX .
ORIGINAL BLUE ISLAND POLYLINED INNER :: NO WRITING, OR SEAM SPLITS, JUST SOME LIGHT AGEING. THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW INNER ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL :: VG .
REALLY GREAT ALBUM AND REALLY GREAT TRACKS. YES THERE IS THAT BIT OF LIGHT DISTORTION AS DESCRIBED, BUT IT IS AT THE END OF THE LAST TRACK AND QUICKLY FORGOTTEN !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !!!! ROSE.
TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE !!!!
IMPORTANT I ALWAYS POST THE NEXT DAY, APART IF IT FALLS ON A SUNDAY. PLEASE READ THE POSTAGE LABEL FOR THE DATE OF POSTING, AND YOU WILL SEE IT WAS POSTED ON TIME. IT IS THE POSTAL SERVICES AT FAULT, AND NOT MINE, AND DUE TO THIS I HAVE LOST MY 5 STAR POSTAGE RATING. THANK YOU !!!
IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW
FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT MY POSTAGE JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR COUNTRY, THANK YOU.
I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!
ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.
I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!
PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS
ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.
IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!
VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.
[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £3.95 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]]
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IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!
THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.
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