KING CRIMSON - IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING - RARE VINYL - PINK ISLAND LABEL
£
40
$
53
£ 40
Sold For
Aug 23, 2015
Sold Date
Aug 16, 2015
Start Date
£ 9
Start price
14
Number Of Bids
Great Britain
Country Of Seller
eBay
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Description
ITEM SUMMARY
- EARLY UK PRESSING OF CLASSIC PROG ROCK LP
- LABEL / CATALOGUE NUMBER - ISLAND ILPS-9111
- MATRICES - A2 / B3
CONDITION NOTES - RECORD
- VISUAL FLAWS ARE TOO NUMEROUS TO LIST SO I'VE PROVIDED TRACK BY TRACK INFO FOLLOWING END TO END PLAY GRADING - A COUPLE OF GENERAL COMMENTS FIRST:
- THERE'S SLIGHT CRACKLE THROUGHOUT WHICH IS NOTICEABLE IN QUIET SECTIONS - THIS MAY BE ALEVIATED WITH A DEEP CLEAN (I'VE ONLY UNDERTAKEN A LIGHT CLEAN WITH 'CLEAR GROOVE')
- ALTHOUGH THERE ARE AUDIBLE FLAWS AS DESCRIBED BELOW, THE LP PLAYED WITHOUT ANY JUMPS ON MY SYSTEM - MY TRACKING IS ON THE HEAVY SIDE SO I CAN'T GUARANTEE THE SAME RESULTS ON ALL OTHER SYSTEMS
- TRACK BY TRACK INFO:
- SCHIZOID MAN - THIS PLAYS FINE WITH JUST A COUPLE OF ISLOATED CLICKS (A NASTY LOOKING MARK DOES NOT AFFECT PLAYBACK ON MY SYSTEM)
- I TALK TO THE WIND - SLIGHT CRACKLE THROUGHOUT AS MENTIONED ABOVE
- EPITAPH - AUDIBLE SCRATCH ACROSS THE FIRST HALF OF THE TRACK
- MOON CHILD - AUDIBLE SCRATCH ACROSS FIRST 5 MINUTES AND LAST COUPLE OF MINUTES
- CRIMSON KING - AUDIBLE SCRATCH ACROSS THE WHOLE TRACK - NOT TOO OBTRUSIVE DURING LOUD SECTIONS
- BOTH LABELS NICE AND CLEAN
CONDITION NOTES - COVER
- FRONT OUTER COVER HAS TINY STICKER DAMAGE ON TOP RIGHT CORNER
- REAR OUTER COVER HAS 5 V-SHAPED CREASES AS CAUSED BY GRABBING THE RECORD RATHER THAN SLIDING FROM SLEEVE
- LEFT HAND OF GATEFOLD IS UNGLUED
- RIGHT HAND OF GATEFOLD HAS A 'RIPPLE' ON THE TOP EDGE AS PICTURED
- EDGES AND SPINE ARE A BIT WORN AND CREASED BUT NOT TOO BAD - ARTIST/TITLE INFO IS STILL JUST ABOUT VISIBLE
- INSIDE GATEFOLD LOOKS PRETTY GOOD - THERE'S ONE V-SHAPED CREASE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE BUT NO MAJOR FLAWS
CONDITION SUMMARY
- I WOUNDN'T NORMALLY LIST A RECORD IN THIS CONDITION BUT HAVE DONE SO ON THIS OCCASION DUE TO THE VALUE, RARITY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS LP (AS A WRITE A NEAR MINT COPY HAS JUST SOLD FOR £435!!)
- OVERALL THIS ONE PROBABLY MERITS A 'GOOD' RATING USING THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM
- SO GOOD FOR (A) FILLING A COLLECTION UNTIL THOSE LOTTERY NUMBERS COME UP OR (B) SCARING THE CHILDREN!!
PACKING NOTES
- ITEM WILL BE SECURELY PACKED WITH 2 HEAVY DUTY CARD STIFFENERS
- UNLESS ASKED NOT TO DO SO, I WILL REMOVE THE RECORD FROM THE OUTER SLEEVE TO PREVENT SEAM SPLITS IN TRANSIT
- UK POSTAGE IS NORMALLY 1ST CLASS VIA ROYAL MAIL
- IF THE WINNING BID IS MORE THAN £20 I WILL USE 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR ON DELIVERY TO ENSURE FULL COMPENSATION IN THE EVENT OF LOSS/DAMAGE IN TRANSIT - I WON'T ASK FOR EXTRA FOR P&P IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES BUT PLEASE ALLOW LONGER FOR DELIVERY
- COMBINED UK POSTAGE ON LPs IS 50p FOR EACH ADDITIONAL ITEM
- OVERSEAS POSTAGE IS NORMALLY VIA AIRMAIL SMALL PACKETS
- IF THE WINNING BID IS MORE THAN £20 I WILL USE A 'SIGNED FOR' SERVICE TO ENSURE FULL COMPENSATION IN THE EVENT OF LOSS/DAMAGE IN TRANSIT
- MY FLAT RATE OVERSEAS P&P NORMALLY COVERS BOTH STANDARD AIRMAIL SIGNED FOR SERVICES - WHERE ACTUAL COSTS ARE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT PAID UP FRONT I WILL REFUND THE BALANCE BY PAYPAL (YOUR ACCOUNT WILL HAVE TO BE SET UP TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS)
- COMBINED OVERSEAS POSTAGE ON LPs IS 50p FOR EACH ADDITIONAL ITEM UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 3 ITEMS - IF BUYING MORE THAN 3 ITEMS PLEASE WAIT FOR CONFIRMATION OF POSTAGE COSTS (A DOUBLE LP COUNTS AS TWO ITEMS)
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