FREE Tons Of Sobs 1969 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS BEAUTIFUL COPY MINT
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Jul 30, 2023
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Jul 28, 2023
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FREE Tons Of Sobs 1969 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS BEAUTIFUL COPY MINT
FREETons Of Sobs
1969 UK ISLAND (ILPS-9089) FIRST PRESSING
BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN ORIGINAL COPY WHICH PLAYS LIKE NEW
PRESSED WITH ROUGH TEXTURED ISLAND PINK LABELS WITH CIRCLE/EYE LOGO
MATRIX: ILPS + 9089 + A2 / ILPS + 9089 + B2
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE “Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London W11.”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WITH "Patent Application No." PRINTED IN BLUE
Although Free was never destined to scrape the same skies as Led Zeppelin, when they first burst out of the traps in 1968, close to a year ahead of Jimmy Page and company, they set the world of British blues-rock firmly on its head. The band was a blistering combination of youth, ambition, and, despite those tender years, experience that across the course of their debut album, did indeed lay the groundwork for all that Zeppelin would embrace. The fact that Free and Zeppelin were cut from the same cloth is immediately apparent, even before you start comparing the versions of "The Hunter". Where Free streaks ahead, however, is in their refusal to compromise their own vision of the blues. Even at its most commercial ("I'm a Mover" and "Worry"), Tons of Sobs has a density that makes Zeppelin and the rest of the era's rock contemporaries sound like flyweights by comparison
Side One:
Over The Green Hills Pt. I (1:01)
Worry (3:25)
Walk In My Shadow (3:20)
Wild Indian Woman (3:19)
Goin' Down Slow (8:08))
Side Two:
I'm A Mover (2:49)
The Hunter (4:11)
Moonshine (5:01)
Sweet Tooth (4:43)
Over The Green Hills Pt. II (1:53)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, fresh, unmarked labels with just a few light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new with just some harmless in-vinyl blemishes
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays like new with nothing to fault the fantastic clean, clear, immediate sound.
The finest and cleanest copy I have ever heard
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Apart from a little rub on the edges/corners the gatefold is in great shape. Clean and unmarked with all spine text clear and bold
PLEASE SEE ALL 14 PHOTOS
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
ALL RECORDS ARE PLAY-CHECKED UNLESS SEALED
Combined Post: Additional records £2 (UK) £3 (Europe) £5 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way
1516 (GS 9.3 (1516))
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