Free - Fire & Water - 1970 - Island - Pink - Rare UK Press - 12-inch LP - 33RPM
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Re-listed with reduced start-price!
Nice clean condition and ultra rare copy of this 1970 Island 1st-press with the pink label & "i" logo.
This was the band's third studio album and really was their "breakthrough" release, helped no doubt by their appearance at the Isle of Wight Festival that year.
Re-pressed and re-issued heavily since its release, this is a genuine 1st-press Island release with the much coveted pink Island label.
Artist: Free
Title: Fire And Water
Island Records Catalogue No: ILPS 9120
Matrix Nos: (Machine-Stamped) ILPS 9120 A1/B1
Tracks:
Side 1: 1) Fire And Water, 2) Oh I Wept, 3) Remember & 4) Heavy Load
Side 2: 1) Mr Big, 2) Don't Say You Love Me & 3) All Right Now
Vinyl: VG+ A lovely clean copy - obviously handled and played - but still in really good shape. There are plenty of superficial hairline surface marks, but I've play-tested it in full and it sounds great. There's some slight crackle and hiss, especially on the run-ins and on the dead wax between tracks, but any minor imperfections are quickly lost when the audio tracks kick-in. It has retained a nice lustre and sheen, lies flat on the turntable and plays without any jumps, skips or scratches. The labels are the original Island plain pink design with a large white "i" logo and black label-text. The labels are nice and clean with surprisingly light eveidence of spindle-wear. There is a ballpoint penned name on side 1 label (See photo).
Sleeve: VG+ Great condition sleeve for an album in its 46th year! Semi-gloss finished thin card sleeve featuring colour band-photo on front cover. Track-listing and credits on rear cover along with small blue-tinted band photo in a windowpane setting. The sleeve is structurally intact with no splits, tears or creases. There's a little minor edge-wear and ring-wear, but the spine is solid and completely legible. (The same penned name also appears on the rear cover) It comes with a plain black inner die-cut.
It's a great example of a genuine rarity & sought-after collectors item. Record Collector RRPG and Discogs both rate Mint copies in the three figure price bracket. To be clear, this is not a Mint copy by any stretch - but it fully justifies my rating of VG+
Realistic start-price, no hidden reserves and I'm happy to ship anywhere. As always, I offer a full, no-quibble money-back guarantee if any winning bidder not satisfied.
Postage discounts are available when combined with other items from current listings, however this item will include insurance and tracking at my expense.
Thanks for looking.
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