KING CRIMSON"In The Court Of"ORIG 1st Press PINK Island
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KING CRIMSON
IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING
FIRST PRESS PINK ISLAND
ILPS-9111
ORIGINAL ISLAND INNER SLEEVE
In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969)
The first King Crimson album, In the Court of the Crimson King, was released in October on EG Records, described by Fripp as "an instant smash" and "New York's acid album of 1970" – notwithstanding that Fripp and Giles claim that the band never used psychedelic drugs.The album received public compliments from Pete Townshend, The Who's guitarist, calling the album "an uncanny masterpiece."
King Crimson’s music drew on a wide range of influences provided by all five group members, including Jimi Hendrix, romantic- and modernist-era classical music, folk, jazz, military music (partially inspired by McDonald’s stint as an army musician), ambient improvisation, Victoriana and British pop. All of this was executed with a precision and complexity previously unheard of in rock music, with Sinfield’s dense and melodramatic lyrics (heavily loaded with dense imagery, allusion and self-conscious poeticisms) completing the package. The sound of the album has been described as setting the "aural antecedent" for alternative rock and grunge, whilst the softer tracks are described as having an "ethereal" and "almost sacred" feel.
It was definitely a break from the blues-based hard rock of the contemporary British and American scenes, presenting a more Europeanised approach which blended antiquity and modernity. Music reviewer Annie Gaffney has written that King Crimson were credited with starting the entire progressive rock movement that was popular in the early 1970s
Track listing
Original album
Side one- "21st Century Schizoid Man" (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield) – 7:21
- including "Mirrors"
- "I Talk to the Wind" (McDonald, Sinfield) – 6:05
- "Epitaph" (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield) – 8:47
- including "March for No Reason" and "Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
- "Moonchild" (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield) – 12:13
- including "The Dream" and "The Illusion"
- "The Court of the Crimson King" (McDonald, Sinfield) – 9:25
- including "The Return of the Fire Witch" and "The Dance of the Puppets"
Sleeve-scuffed on spine only
Vinyl Side 1- quite a few scuffs but otherwise shiny.
Side 2- looks much better on this side.
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On 25-Nov-09 at 12:52:22 GMT, seller added the following information:
PLEASE NOTE THAT I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE THIS AS VG......JUST PLAYED IT AND QUITE "CRACKLY" BUT WOULD PROBABLY IMPROVE WITH A PROFESSIONAL CLEAN.
NO CLICKS OR STICKING AND PLAYED ALL THROUGH.
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