KING CRIMSON - In The Court of the Crimson King. Pink Label 1st Press. ILPS 9111
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KING CRIMSON In the court of the crimson king Island ILPS 9111 Rare 1969 prog LP
KING CRIMSON In the court of the crimson king Island ILPS 9111
On offer here is an LP by KING CRIMSON called ''In the court of the crimson king" and is a UK 1st issue of this classic 1969 LP pressed on the pink Island label with gatefold E.J. Day sleeve (Which is split at the top and bottom) and also inner sleeve (Good condition). Sleeve is in good shape no creases and just wear to the spine but not split (as its not laminated this is in beautiful condition). Record in nice condition - no spindle marks - looks virtually unplayed - although does have one or two very fine marks so it probably has been played a couple of times. Smooth pink label.
The Cat. No is ILPS 9111 and is a UK Stereo Pressing
Matrix Numbers:- Side One: ILPS 9111 A v 2 / Side 2: ILPS 9111 B//2
Track listing
Side one: 1. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (including Mirrors) Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield 7:21 2. "I Talk to the Wind" McDonald, Sinfield 6:05 3. "Epitaph" (including "March for No Reason" and "Tomorrow and Tomorrow") Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield 8:47 Side two: No. Title Writers Length 4. "Moonchild" (including "The Dream" and "The Illusion") Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield 12:13 5. "The Court of the Crimson King" (including "The Return of the Fire Witch" and "The Dance of the Puppets") McDonald, Sinfield 9:25An eye-opening debut if ever there was, there was, there was. That bespectacled musical mage, Robert Fripp, indeed assembled a court of kings for this adventure: Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield. Most would remain for Crimson’s next voyage, but already the band was writing their epitaph. With such a sense of urgency, the band takes pains to get it right the first time, and they do. In fact, beyond peradventure, no band had sallied forth into the forest for the first time and achieved this measure of fame on their return.
When the dust had settled, King Crimson was crowned rock’s new champion, ushering in a golden age of music where brute force and beauty commingle with the sounds of distant worlds. That such powerful songs could be rendered with as deft a touch was a revelation. Cream had aspired to this place with “Tales of Brave Ulysses,” the Moodies had sought to soar so high on their mellotron one “Tuesday Afternoon,” but both were revealed as pretenders to the crown by The Court of the Crimson King. The album also set the stage for the further adventures of ELP and the progressive paladins who followed.
Though perhaps inspired by the psychedelic spelunkering of The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Cream, King Crimson was birthed a titan, fully formed in body and in vision. Everyone has their appointed post, and all perform their duties with skill and imagination. They were in some sense the original sonic sculptors; with the exception of the instrumental experimentation of “Moonchild,” the outcome is pre-arranged and the players have but to execute their parts to bring their work of art to life. No other flower in the prog garden has bloomed so brightly in its first season.
Subsequent albums may have exceeded their first in execution, but never in artistry. In The Court of the Crimson King remains the cornerstone of the temple, and thus a cornerstone of any progressive rock collection.
Vinyl = VG
Sleeve = Good
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