KING CRIMSON IN THE COURT OF LP PINK ISLAND ILPS 9-111

	£		98
	$		129

 KING CRIMSON IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING 1st PRESS LP

1969 ISLAND ILPS-9111

SLEEVE....the e.j. day gatefold sleeve is in excellent  condition (has some edge wear)

VINYL.....condition is as excellent + with black mirror like surfaces (has a few tiny faint lines)

LABELS.....both labels are in excellent  condition

MATRIX NUMBERS..... ILPS 9111 A2  ILPS  9111 B4

In the Court of the Crimson King (an observation by King Crimson) is the 1969 debut album by the British progressive rock group King Crimson. The album reached #3 on the British charts. The album is certified gold in the United States.[1]

The album is generally viewed as one of the strongest of the progressive rock genre, where blues-oriented rock was mixed together with jazz and European symphonic elements. In his 1997 book Rocking the Classics, critic/musicologist Edward Macan notes that In the Court of the Crimson King "may be the most influential progressive rock album ever released."[2] The Who's Pete Townshend was quoted as calling the album "an uncanny masterpiece".[3]

The album was remastered and re-released on vinyl and CD several times during the 1980s and 1990s. The original stereo master tapes were finally located in a Virgin Records storage vault in 2003, leading to a much improved remastered CD version released in 2004.

 Album cover

Barry Godber (1946–1970), an artist and computer programmer, painted the album cover. Godber died in February 1970 of a heart attack, shortly after the album's release. It would be his only painting, and is now owned by Robert Fripp.[4][5] Fripp had this to say about Godber:

Barry Godber was not a painter but a computer programmer. That painting was the only one he ever did. He was a friend of Peter Sinfield, and died in 1970 of a heart attack at age 24. Peter brought this painting in and the band loved it. I recently recovered the original from EG's offices because they kept it exposed to bright light, at the risk of ruining it, so I ended up removing it. The face on the outside is the Schizoid Man, and on the inside it's the Crimson King. If you cover the smiling face, the eyes reveal an incredible sadness. What can one add? It reflects the music.[6]

 CD editions

The most recent CD version (described as the "Original Master Edition", DGM0501) was released in 2004 on Robert Fripp's Discipline Global Mobile label. This release has greatly improved sound over previous CD editions. Previous CDs released by Polydor and EG Records used copies several generations removed from the original stereo master causing a lack of clarity and excessive tape hiss. The stereo master tapes were finally rediscovered in the archives of Virgin Records in 2003 after they had been misplaced for over 30 years. 24 bit mastering was also utilized to enhance the sound. This latest edition also has a twelve-page booklet that includes pictures and press clippings from the period.

 Track listing

 Side one

1. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield) – 7:21
   • "Mirrors"
2. "I Talk to the Wind" (McDonald, Sinfield) – 6:05
3. "Epitaph" (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield) – 8:47
   • "March for No Reason"
   • "Tomorrow and Tomorrow"

 Side two

1. "Moonchild" (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield) – 12:13
   • "The Dream"
   • "The Illusion"
2. "The Court of the Crimson King" (McDonald, Sinfield) – 9:25
   • "The Return of the Fire Witch"
   • "The Dance of the Puppets"

 Personnel

• Robert Fripp – guitar
• Ian McDonald – flute, clarinet, saxophone, vibes, keyboards, mellotron, vocals
• Greg Lake – bass guitar, lead vocals
• Michael Giles – drums, percussion, vocals
• Peter Sinfield – lyrics, illumination

• Barry Godber – cover illustrations

 my records are condition graded visually in accordance with Record Collector's Grading System as follows:

MINT (M): Unplayed, pristine condition, often still sealed.

NEAR MINT (NM): The record itself is in almost brand new condition with no apparent surface marks, full original vinyl lustre, and no deterioration in sound quality.The cover and any extra items are in near perfect condition.

EXCELLENT (EX): The record shows signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and/or packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

VERY GOOD (VG): The record obviously has been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover and/or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD (G): The record has been played so much that the sound quality has deteriorated noticeably, perhaps with some distortion and/or scratches. The cover and/or contents may suffer from folding, scuffing, spine-splits, major discolouration, etc.

+ or - indicates a grading in between the given categories

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