FREE -FIRE AND WATER-UK 1970 ISLAND PINK 'i' LP A1/B1

	£		56
	$		74

 FREE - 'FIRE AND WATER'

Rare!!! Original UK 1970 - Very 1st Pressing on the Pink 'i' Island Label Cat No: ILPS 9120 of the UK 7-Track Stereo Vinyl LP in the Original Matt picture sleeve cover - Complete with the Original polylined White Sleeve with the 1st pressing date of 0670 (June1970) printed on the bottom of sleeve - The Vinyl is in Immaculate Near Mint Condition and shows very few signs of being 40 years old - The Cover is in VG+ condition - Matrix: A//1 &  B//1

1st Pressing Matrix Stamper: Side 1: ILPS 9120  A//1  1  1 & Side 2: ILPS 9120  B//1  1  1

ARTIST: FREE

TITLE:  FIRE AND WATER

YEAR: 1970

CAT NO: ILPS 9120

LABELS & COLOUR  ISLAND   ( PINK LABEL WITH LARGE WHITE 'i' LETTER AT 6 O'CLOCK POSITION ON LABEL)

COUNTRY: UK

MATRIX: 1st Press A//1 & B//1

VINYL RECORD: NEAR MINT CONDITION  - Visually both sides are Stunning and basically Flawless across the vinyl surfaces - Hard to believe  and to think this record is now over 40 years old - visually its virtually unmarked and shows No actual Scratches or Hairlines to be seen on either side apart from a small light stylus needle mark of 1cm on side 2 at begining of 1st track (MR BIG) which doesn't affect or interfere with the Brilliant and Vibrant playback in anyway with No other surface blemishes across the vinyl to be seen it's fairly evident this record has been well cared for and looked after - The Vinyl Still has all it's Fantastic Original Lustre and Jet Black Glossy Shiny Sheen!!!  

AUDIO PLAYBACK ASSESSMENT: SUPERB UNINTERRUPTED CRYSTAL CLEAR PLAYBACK END TO END -  There are No Clicks,pops,skips,jumps or repeats and shows No other annoying  audio noise distortions during playback only on the occasion when the very quiet tracks are playing or on run ins and inbetween tracks that you may get some very very light crackle for a second or two and then fades away but nothing of any consequence that spoils your overall enjoyment of this exceptional Album - A fantastic Power house of Audio performance!!! 

The Record still plays Outstanding all the way through from start to finish with all it's Original and dynamic driving stereo audio sound with brilliant crystal clear clarity along with the fantastic vibrant full stereo production that would fill any room Just as you would expect from a 1st Pressing!!!

LABELS: EXCELLENT  CONDITION  -  Shows some evidence of spindle trails and traces but this only shows under a bright light on examination with minimal spindle hole wear evident - Clean and unmarked Labels that have been well looked after over the years 

COVER SLEEVE & SPINE:  VERY GOOD + CONDITION  - Original Cover Printed and Made by MacNeil Press Ltd. All show to be in a totally intact clean sturdy state with no major problems on this 40 year old Album - Made in a very light weight full matt finish thin card construction which made it notoriously prone to wear and damage as years went by - NO Seam splits, Rips,Ink Writing or Stickers - Although does show some light edge wear scuffing around all the edges with some minor small creasing along the covers opening edge and very light corner bumps also at the begining of some very light mild and minimal ringwear (but not that noticable) - The Spine is firm and rigid unfortunately some parts of the written text have began to wear away - This general wear has occured during the storage process over it's 40 year lifetime - Overall is still a very nice sound cover - This is mainly due to the plastic cover protection on Album for most of it's years        

Inner Sleeve: EXCELLENT  CONDITION  - The original White record Company Sleeve with the date stamp 0670 at the bottom of sleeve - Only shows the usual yellow/brown age tinges and a few minimal small creases - Absolutely NO Tears,Splits,Ink Writting or other wear  

All of my records That I'm selling are from my own personel collection that I have collected for over 40 years and which have been generally kept and looked after to the highest standard.

I'm currently starting to sort through some of my other Rare vinyl records that have been played only a few times - which are mainly UK 1st  PRESSINGS - which are all in Excellent to Mint Condition - Mainly due to Covers/Vinyl have been kept in plastic covers for all of there Life Span and this is one of them

Track List:  

            1. Fire & Water
2. Oh I Wept
3. Remember
4. Heavy Load
5. Mr Big
6. Don't Say You Love Me
7. All Right Now (Long Version)

I will Grade LP to RECORD COLLECTORS 'RARE RECORDS' UK Grading system guide

This will give any interested bidders a good indication of the quality and overall  standard of my LPs 

Record Collector's Grading System:

MINT: The Record is in Brand New Condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The Cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet,booklet or poster are in Perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be MINT.  

EXCELLENT: The Record shows some signs of having been played,but there is very little lessing in sound quality. The Cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or Creasing.

VERY GOOD: The Record has obviously been played many times,but displays no major deterioration in sound quality,despite noticable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the Cover or extra items, without any major defects is acceptable.

Album Covers will be separated from vinyl in there inner sleeves and will be Protected in new high quality Polylined inner sleeves and thick Plastic Covers over the Album - Bubble Wrapped - Packed Securely in the Highest  Quality Cardboard Record Box Mailers - With Fragile/Handle With Care Labels Stuck on to Help Prevent Any Damage - I Have Never Had Any Buyers Complain of Damage to any of my Records on Arrival so far - This can be proven on any of my Record Sales to date at any time by checking my 100% Positive Feedback!!! 

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Postal Charges (Buyers Guide) - Next Day Despatch after Auction ends and Receipt of Paypal Payment

I Will Still Endeavour to keep my Postal Charges for all Buyers down to the Bare Minium 

My Postal Charges for the U K, Europe and Rest of World (USA, Australia, Japan etc) are one of the Cheapest on Ebay for despatch of Vinyl LPs - Ensuring that all LP's are Packed to the very highest Standards in the Best Quality Toughened Cardboard Boxes that Exsist and always arrive to destination in one piece. (I don't use these flimsy thin cardboard mailers that generally arrive falling apart)  I will always obtain proof of posting but cannot be held responsible for any postal systems around the world that may go and lose any of the parcels. However, I will always aim to resolve any problems to the satisfaction of all parties. I do not believe in taking Liberties with postal Charges for any potential buyers as some Sellers seem to do (See Below for New Price Guide).  

POSTAGE: UK Royal Mail 1st Class £2.99 (Double LP's £3.50) / EUROPE £3.99 / REST OF WORLD £6.49 

ADDITIONAL LP's: UK £1.50 / EUROPE £2.00 / REST OF WORLD £3.00 

IT'S HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT UK BUYERS REQUEST TO TAKE THE ADDITIONAL 1ST  CLASS  RECORDED DELIVERY OPTION OF JUST £1.50 (This will be added on to Pay Now Invoice) PER LP RECORD THAT IS WON AND VALUED OVER £20.00 

UK

1st Class Royal Mail Delivery Cost to Buyers

EUROPE

1st Class Airmail

REST OF WORLD

1st Class Airmail  USA,Australia, Japan,etc

1 x LP

£2.99

1 x LP

£3.99

1 x LP

£6.49

2 x LP

£3.50

2 x LP

£5.99

2 x LP

£9.49