King Crimson: In The Court Of.. (Superb Pink Rim Orig)

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Oct 10, 2010 Sold Date

Oct 7, 2010 Start Date

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Description

Superb Pink Rim 1969 Original Pressing Of King Crimson's
Monumental In The Court Of The Crimson King

Label: Island Palm Sunburst With The Words An Observation by KING CRIMSON
Rimmed By Pink Disc On Both Sides

Cat No :ILPS 9111

Matrix Numbers : ILPS +9111+A3/ILPS+9111+B3

RUN OUT GROOVE NOTES - A Side = Porky/B Side = Pecko

CONDITION

Vinyl - Superb
Totally Flat
Bevelled Edge
Beautiful Sheen On Both Sides
Played Well But Carefully Looked After
Thunderous Sound With Absolute Separation Between All Instruments
Superbly Clear All The Way Through - No Muddying

Faults :
Side One - A few wispy surface lines, only visible under strong light.
The odd crackle on 'Epitaph'

Side Two - A centimetre small smear at 12 o'clock. Has no affect on play.
Nick of half a centimetre at 7 o'clock on the end of 'Moonchild' produces momentary clicks.

Cover : Tiny amounts of shelfware to top and bottom spine edges.
Slight ringware to bottom of back cover.

Conclusion

One of the finest examples of In The Court Of The Crimson King ever pressed.
Drum break on title track played on 100 watt system is an absolute mind-blower.
Even higher fidelity spec than recent vinyl re-issues.
Overall vinyl grading - Superb for 41 year old album
Overall cover grading - Very very Good - No tears , seam splits, streaks, marks, bends or creases of any kind.

An absolute near Mint original copy of one of the greatest debut albums in the history of Rock. A beautiful
library copy.

Presentation

In new plastic outer and new polylined inner.