KING CRIMSON Earthbound 1972 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS w/BLACK INNER Nr MINT
£
23
$
30
£ 23
Sold For
May 11, 2014
Sold Date
May 1, 2014
Start Date
£ 20
Start price
4
Number Of Bids
Great Britain
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Description
KING CRIMSON Earthbound 1972 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS w/BLACK INNER Nr MINT
ONE OF THE LOUDEST, ROUGHEST & RAWEST LIVE SETS EVER
KING CRIMSONEarthbound
UK ISLAND (HELP 6) FIRST PRESSING (June 1972)
SUPERB COPY - SEEN LITTLE PLAY AND SOUNDS STUNNING
PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (143g) WITH THE BLACK ISLAND / HELP LABELS
MATRIX: HELP 6 A-1U / HELP 6 B-1U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/AP and 1/AL
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL BLACK MATT SLEEVE "Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd."
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL TEXTURED BLACK DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVE
Robert Fripp electric guitar
Boz Burrell bass guitar, vocals
Mel Collins baritone saxophone, mellotron
Ian Wallace drums
Hunter MacDonald VCS3
Side 1:
21st Century Schizoid Man (11:45) Wilmington, Delaware 11th February 1972
Peoria (7:30) Peoria, Illinois 10th March 1972
The Sailor's Tale (4:45) Jacksonville, Florida 26th February 1972
Side 2:
Earthbound (7:08) Orlando, Florida 27th February 1972
Groon (15:30) Wilmington, Delaware 11th February 1972
LABELS: NEAR MINT
A beautifully clean set of labels which carry less than a handful of light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Apart from a superficial in-vinyl pressing blemish on Side Two (of no audible significance) both surfaces shine like-new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
An absolutely stunning set "captured live on an Ampex stereo cassette fed from a Kelsey Morris custom built mixer ... in the rain from the back of a Volkswagen truck." - and it sounds like it - but all the better - it's loud, it's rough, it's raw and it's incredibly immediate - fantastic stuff with some exceptional jazz sax from Mel Collins and my play-check at very loud volume (as this demands to be heard) found little to fault - just a couple of ticks (nothing really) - fantastic copy
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
A fine example of this easily worn sleeve being, as it is, untreated and black - just a touch of storage rub to the bottom edge and a little ring otherwise, clean and sharp (looks better than the photos may suggest as it's always difficult to capture lifelike images when the sleeve and labels are black)
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
The original black inner is clean and unmarked - no seam splits
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
I will combine postage for items purchased within any 10 day period.
However, at the end of each 10 day period, all outstanding items will need to be paid for in full and will be posted to you.
Any items purchased after payment will be included in the next 10 period.
I am continually adding new items which may be of interest to you and it is impractical for me to allow payment to be postponed indefinitely in the expectation that you might wish to bid on future items.
PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME TO FALSIFY ANY CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS. I UNDERSTAND IMPORT DUTIES MAY BE HIGH IN YOUR COUNTRY BUT I CONDUCT MY BUSINESS IN AN HONEST AND OPEN FASHION. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS WHEN PLACING A BID. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation
Guarantee: The record is unconditionally guaranteed and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks 566 (GS 6.7.1 (566))
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