KING CRIMSON "IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING" 1969 LP A2/B3 PINK ISLAND
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KING CRIMSON "IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING"
ISLAND RECORDS ILPS-9111 RELEASED ON THE 10TH. OCTOBER 1969 THEIR FIRST ALBUM AND ONE OF THE EARLIEST MOST INFLUENTIAL OF THE PROGRESSIVE ROCK GENRE. PINK "i" LABEL RELEASED IN A GATEFOLD COVER PRINTED BY "E.J. DAY LTD. LONDON" AND INNER POLLY LINED SLEEVE WITH BLUE TEXT "U.K. PATENT NO. 1,072,844. & FOREIGN PATENT PENDING" I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN EARLY "VARIANT 1" MATRIX SIDE 1: ILPS 9111 A2 1223 SIDE 2: ILPS 9111 B3 1114.
THE SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BRIGHT AND CLEAN, LIGHT SHELF WEAR TO THE BOTTOM EDGE, THE CORNERS AND SPINE ARE VERY STRONG AND SHARP. THE INNER SLEEVE IS STILL WHITE NO RIPS OR SPLITS.
THE VINYL LOOKS GREAT HAS VERY GOOD PLAYBACK, THE VINYL SURFACE RETAINS THE ORIGINAL SHEEN, THE RECORD LABELS ARE CLEAN. THERE ARE SEVERAL SUBTLE HAIRLINE MARKS AND ONE OR TWO THAT ARE MORE NOTICEABLE. THE AUDIO ON BOTH SIDES IS VERY GOOD, CRISP AND VERY CLEAR WITH A LITTLE CRACKLE AND SOME BACKGROUND NOISE IN PLACES ON SIDE TWO. AN AUDIOPHILE INNER SLEEVE AND A CLEAR OUTER SLEEVE IS PROVIDED. WILL BE POSTED IN A STRON G EASY OPEN RECORD MAILER.
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A GREAT BRITISH MILESTONE ALBUM STILL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
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