KING CRIMSON - 'IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING' - FIRST PRESS. STUNNING
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KING CRIMSON
'IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING: AN OBSERVATION BY KING CRIMSON'
PINK ISLAND: ILPS9111
STAMPERS: ILPS9111 B/4 1 & ILPS9111 A2
THIS IS THE VERY RARE DEBUT (ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITIION) by KING CRIMSON. AN ORIGINAL 1969 UK STEREO 1ST PRESS PINK ISLAND. THIS LP IS VERY RARE AND VERY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE. THIS IS IN STUNNING CONDITION AND LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD BE A MUSEUM PIECE. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL UK 1969 STEREO 1st PRESS PINK ISLAND LABEL. MATT FINISHED 'E J DAY PATENTS PENDING' GATEFOLD SLEEVE. THIS LP IS MEGA RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND. I'M VERY TEMPETED TO GRADE THIS AS N/MINT
SLEEVE: EX++
FIRST ISSUE MATT EJ DAY GATEFOLD SLEEVE. IN STUNNIGN CONDITION, SHARP, VIBRANT COLOURS, NO TEARS, RIPS, GRAFFETTI OR SPLITS AND NO RING WEAR. THE GATEFOLD IS STUNNING AND THE SPINE STILL HOLDS ITS SHAPE WITH THE TEXT STILL LEGIBLE. WOULD BE GRADED AS MINT IF NOT FOR A TINY BIT OF CORNER FEATHERING AND A COUPLE OF PIN HEAD SIZE SCUFFS. ONE SLIGHT SCUFF ON THE BACK COVER BY THE SIDE OF THE ORANGE CIRCLE, BUT VERY MINOR (SEE PHOTO)
LABELS: EX++
LABELS ARE WONDERFUL. I CAN ONLY CONCLUDE THIS WAS NOT PLAYED AT ALL. NO LINES OR MARKS, PERHAPS SOME VERY SLIGHT SPINDLE TRACES AROUND HOLES, BUT CRISP COLOUR AND VIBRANT.
VINYL: EX++
THE VINYL IS CRISP, SHARP AND RETAINS BEAUTIFUL FIRST PRESS SHEEN. EXAMINED UNDER A VERY BRIGHT LIGHT REVEALS NO MARKS, LINES OR SCRATCHES SO I CAN CONCLUDE HAS BEEN LOOKED AFTER EXTREMELY WELL AND HARDLY PLAYED. IT HAS BEEN GRADED VISUALLY ONLY AND SCRUTINIZED UNDER VERY INTENSE LIGHT.
INNER: EX++
POLYLINED INNER WITH 'UK PATENT NO' TEXT
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