KING CRIMSON 1st LP 1969 EARLIEST 1st Press A//1 B//1

	£		2,460
	$		2,936

On offer here is an EXTREMELY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by King Crimson called 'In The Court Of The Crimson King' and is an ORIGINAL 1969 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Pink 'i' Island label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESSING EVER - WITH A//1 B//1 MATRIX ENDINGS!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY UNHEARD OF ON THIS LP!!!!  AND MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT - THIS LP WITH THESE MATRIXES IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND - AND HAS TO BE CONSIDERED AS A TRUE 'ONCE IN A LIFETIME' OPPORTUNITY!!!!  AND THOUGH IT HAS LONG BEEN RUMOURED THAT THIS LP EXISTED WITH A//1 B//1 MATRIXES - I HAVE NEVER EVER SEEN OR HEARD OF ONE EVER BEING OFFERED FOR SALE!!!!  AND VIRTUALLY EVERY PERSON I HAVE EVER SPOKEN TO WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT A//1 B//1 MATRIXES FOR THIS LP DIDNT EVEN EXIST!!!!  BUT HERE IT IS!!!!  THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE ULTIMATE KING CRIMSON RARITY - AND QUITE POSSIBLY THE MOST WANTED AND SOUGHT AFTER LP EVER - WITH A//1 B//1 MATRIXES!!!!  IT IS ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT THE GROOVES ON THIS LP LOOK COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TO ALL LATER PRESSINGS - AND THERE IS ALSO AN EXTRA 'TRACK GAP' RIGHT AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF SIDE ONE (THIS WAS REMOVED ON ALL LATER PRESSINGS)!!!!  SO IT IS VERY VERY LIKELY THAT THERE IS SOME KIND OF MIX DIFFERENCES ON THIS LP - WHEN COMPARED TO ALL LATER PRESSINGS!!!!  AND ONCE AGAIN - LET ME STRESS THE ABSOLUTE EXTREME RARITY OF THIS LP!!!!  BECAUSE JUDGING BY THE AMOUNT THAT TURN UP WITH A//1 B//1 MATRIXES (I.E. NONE - I HAVE NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF ANOTHER!) ONLY AN ABSOLUTELY TINY HANDFUL OF THESE CAN HAVE EVER BEEN PRESSED WITH THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' A//1 B//1 MATRIXES!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1969 UK 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS PINK 'i' ISLAND LABEL, 1ST PRESS A//1 B//1 MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL UK 'Earliest' 1st Pressing from 1969 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! The record is pressed on thick quality vinyl. The Cat. No is ILPS 9111 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Pink 'i' Island label (see picture) and is a 1969 Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable.  This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, only 2 or 3 ULTRA light scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!!  It is great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!!  It plays with barely ANY clicks/pops AT ALL, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some EXTREMELY low level background sound in a VERY few places (though this is virtually unavoidable on this LP!)!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve!!!!  The 1st Press Gatefold Cover is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!! It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL (virtually NONE!), only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated inside is in STUNNING condition with NO grubbyness, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, NO yellowing and NO writing!!!!  The only VERY minor thing to mention on this cover is that the cover back is very VERY slightly uneven (barely noticeable!) near the opening edge.  The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS QUITE SIMPLY ONE OF THE RAREST (IF NOT THE RAREST!) LPS YOU WILL EVER SEE - AND YOU WILL SURELY NEVER GET ANOTHER CHANCE AGAIN TO OWN A 'TRUE' 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP WITH A//1 B//1 MATRIX ENDINGS AGAIN!!!! THIS HAS TO BE CONSIDERED AS A TRUE 'ONCE IN LIFETIME CHANCE!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1969 UK 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESSING OF "IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING" BY KING CRIMSON, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

 

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