GILES, GILES & FRIPP CHEERFUL INSANITY OF DERAM LP SML 1022 EX king crimson
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Oct 23, 2011 Sold Date
Oct 16, 2011 Start Date
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"THE CHEERFUL INSANITY OF"

GILES, GILES & FRIPP

(1968 DERAM RECORDS LP – RARE UK FIRST PRESSING)


GILES, GILES AND FRIPP WERE A QUIRKY LATE SIXTIES BAND FEATURING BROTHERS MICHAEL GILES ON DRUMS, PETER GILES ON BASS GUITAR, AND ROUNDED OUT BY ROBERT FRIPP ON GUITAR.

MICHAEL GILES AND ROBERT FRIPP WENT ON TO FORM THE FIRST KING CRIMSON LINE-UP. PETER GILES WOULD GO ON TO APPEAR ON THE SECOND KING CRIMSON ALBUM "IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON" IN 1970.

THIS IS A STUNNING, RARE UK FIRST PRESSING OF GILES, GILES & FRIPP’S 1968 LP "THE CHEERFUL INSANITY OF" ON THE EARLIEST RED & WHITE DERAM RECORD LABEL. THE VINYL & SLEEVE ARE IN excellent CONDITION.

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS DERAM SML 1022

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE ZAL-8330-1W / ZAL-8331-1W

THE STAMPER CODES ARE 1D / 1C

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE IS A HINT OF SOME VERY MINOR RING WEAR. ON THE front and back.THERE IS 1 CREASE IN TOP LEFT CORNER, NO SCUFFS AND NO TEARS. THE EDGES AND CORNERS ARE ALL EXCELLENT WITH SLIGHT WEAR TO TOP LEFT CORNER. THERE IS SOME VERY MINOR LIFTING OF THE LAMINATION NEAR THE FLUTED SPINE. THE SPINE IS STILL SQUARE AND SOLID WITH JUST A VERY SMALL BLEMISH 2/3 DOWN. BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK OF THIS SLEEVE ARE IN FANTASTIC CONDITION. 

THE VINYL

THE LABELS

THE GLOSSY BLACK VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION CONDITION. ONLY UNDER THE BRIGHTEST LIGHT THERE ARE THERE SIGNS OF A FEW LIGHT SURFACE MARKS THAT DO NOT EFFECT THE SOUND QUALITY. ALSO THERE IS A VERY LIGHT SWEATING ON THE RECORDS THAT CAN ONLY BE SEEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT THIS HAS COME FROM STORING IN THE ORIGINAL INNER WHICH HAS A PLASTIC LINING.  tHE SWEAT MARKS DO NOT EFFECT THE SOUND AT ALL.

THE EARLY RED & WHITE DERAM LABELS ARE BOTH IN MINT CONDITION WITH NO MARKS OR WEAR WHATSOEVER.

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