KING CRIMSON THE WAKE OF POSEIDON LP PINK ISLAND 1970

	£		52
	$		69

KING CRIMSON

IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON 1st PRESS LP

1970 PINK I ISLAND ILPS - 90127

SLEEVE.... the e.j. day textured gatefold sleeve is in excellent condition 

VINYL.....condition is excellent ++++ / as near mint with jet black mirror like surfaces

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

MATRIX NUMBERS..... ILPS 9127 A2   ILPS 9127 B2

In the Wake of Poseidon (1970) is the second album by the progressive rock group King Crimson. By the time this album was released, the band had already undergone their first change in lineup, however they still maintained much of the style of their first album, In the Court of the Crimson King.

Also like their first album, the mood of this album often changes from serene to chaotic. The album opens with a poetic vocal piece called "Peace – A Beginning", which is reprised instrumentally in the middle of the album and vocally again at the end. "Pictures of a City" was originally performed live, often extended to over ten minutes and was called "A Man. A City." An example of such a performance can be found on the live album Epitaph.

The longest track on the album is a chaotic instrumental piece called "The Devil’s Triangle", which was built around quotations from Gustav Holst's "Mars: Bringer of War" from his The Planets Suite. King Crimson would have called the piece Mars, as they had performed it on tour in the 1969 lineup, but were forbidden by the composer's legal estate. In 1971, a brief excerpt from "The Devil’s Triangle" was featured on the BBC television series Doctor Who. Also, the track samples the chorus from "The Court of the Crimson King", the title track from the band's first album

 Album Cover

The work is called "The 12 Archetypes" or "The 12 Faces Of Humankind". The colour pictures were painted by Tammo De Jongh in 1967.[1]

The twelve faces in the picture are as follows:

1. The Fool (Fire and Water): The laughing man with a wispy beard.
2. The Actress (Water and Fire): The Egyptian girl with long pearl earrings and many pearl necklaces around her neck, she has tears in her eyes.
3. The Observer (Air and Earth): A scientist type person with round spectacles pushed up above his brow,mostly bald head with white hair at the sides; his left hand is held up to his chin, he looks thoughtful.
4. The Old Woman (Earth and Air): A woman with much wrinkled face wrapped up against the cold.
5. The Warrior (Fire and Earth): A dark and powerful warrior's face in blacks and reds. He wears a steel helmet, broad square face, open mouth with square teeth and a full black beard.
6. The Slave (Earth and Fire): A black African with large gold earrings and a ring through his/her nose; the lips are full and pink, the eyes half-closed, sultry and sensuous; the expression is warm and friendly.
7. The Child (Water and Air): a picture of innocence; a girl with delicate sweet smile and butterfly shaped bows at each side in her long golden hair; her eyes are large and watery and she has a delicate sweet smile on her mouth. She wears a gold chain, on the end of which is a small golden key.
8. The Patriarch (Air and Water): An old philosopher, with a long face and long white hair and long white beard and moustache; white bushy eyebrows; all around are shapes like flowers or snowflakes; the brow is furrowed upwards from the nose in a fan-like fashion.
9. The Logician (Air and Fire): A scientist or wizard type man with long face, dark hair and long dark beard; he appears to hold a long stick or wand with his right hand and his left is held aloft and surrounded by stars.
10. The Joker (Fire and Air): Picture in bright reds and yellows is of a smiling twinkle-eyed 'court jester' with gold-stuccoed, triangular hat reminiscent of a matador.
11. The Enchantress (Water and Earth): A sad girl with watery eyes gazing at the observer; her long dark hair is blown sideways across her face and brow from right to left.
12. Mother Nature (Earth and Water): Lying asleep in the long grass; their face in silhouette is viewed from the left side and all around are the flowers and butterflies.

 Track listing

All songs written by Robert Fripp and Peter Sinfield, unless otherwise indicated.

Side one

1. "Peace – A Beginning" - 0:49
2. "Pictures of a City" - 8:03, including:
   • 42nd at Treadmill
3. "Cadence and Cascade" - 4:27
4. "In the Wake of Poseidon" - 7:56, including:
   • Libra's Theme

 Side two

1. "Peace – A Theme" - (Fripp) 1:15
2. "Cat Food" - (Fripp/Sinfield/Ian McDonald) - 4:54
3. "The Devil's Triangle" (Fripp/McDonald) - 11:39, including:
   • "Merday Morn"
   • "Hand of Sceiron"
   • "Garden of Worm"
4. "Peace – An End" - 1:53

Bonus Tracks on 30th Anniversary Edition

1. "Cat Food (Single Version)"
2. "Groon (Single B-side)"

 Personnel

• Robert Fripp - guitars, mellotron & devices
• Peter Sinfield - lyrics
• Greg Lake - vocals (except 3)
• Mel Collins - flute & saxophones
• Michael Giles - drums
• Peter Giles - bass
• Keith Tippett - piano
• Gordon Haskell - lead vocals (3)

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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