King Crimson'Young Person's Guide' rare 12" vinyl Double LP Polydor Germany 1975
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King Crimson - Young Person's Guide to King Crimson
For Almost Two Decades Before King Crimson's Catalog Became A Minefield Of Odd Retrospectives, Live Oddities, And Archival Treasure Troves, A Young Person's Guide To King Crimson Was The Only Worthwhile Retrospective The Band Had Ever Had -- Or Seemed Likely To Receive. Originally Released In 1976 Following The Band's Apparently Irrevocable Split Of The Year Before, This Robert Fripp-Compiled Double Album Rounded Up An Excellent, If Somewhat Idiosyncratic, Survey Of The Group's Seven Years Together, Its Contents Ranging From The Unimpeachable Classics To Unimaginable Rarities --
The Pre-Crimson Demo Of "I Talk To The Wind" Was A Collector's Dream At The Time, While The Presence Of "Groon" Took The Heat Off Anyone Who Missed Out On Its Sole Previous Appearance, As The B-Side Of 1970's "Cat Food" Single. Of The Other Tracks, Three-Fifths Of The Debut Album Included The Anthemic Poles Of "21st Century Schizoid Man" And "Epitaph," And Served To Remind Just How Powerful In The Court Of The Crimson King Was On Release, While More Recent Highlights Included Both "Red" And "Starless" From The Band's Final Album (Red), Starless And Bible Black's Eternally Atmospheric "The Night Watch," And, As If To Prove That The Band's Sense Of Humor Was Never Far From The Surface, The Ribald Saga Of "Ladies Of The Road."
A Vast Booklet Of Facts And Figures, Again Compiled By Fripp And Drawing From His Own Squirrel-Like Horde Of King Crimson Memorabilia, Rounded Off The Package. It's A Sign Of Just How Well Conceived This Collection Was That, No Matter How Many More So-Called "Best-Ofs" The Band Has Endured, A Young Person's Guide Remains The Definitive Study Of The Original King Crimson.”
King Crimson ?– The Young Persons' Guide To King Crimson
Label: Polydor ?– 2625 035Format:
2 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation,Gate fold Cover Also Comes with 20-page 11" square scrapbook, featuring a complete
King Crimson diary and gig list (1969-74), full with cuttings and photographs (compiled by Robert Fripp).
Country:
Germany
Released:
1975
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Prog Rock
Track List:
Side1:
A1 Epitaph
Vocals, Percussion – Michael Giles Vocals, Woodwind, Keyboards, Mellotron – Ian McDonald 8:52
A2 Cadence & Cascade Celesta – Robert Fripp Flute – Mel Collins Piano – Keith Tippett
Vocals, Written-By – Gordon Haskell 3:36
A3 Ladies Of The Road Bass, Lead Vocals – Boz Burrell
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Ian Wallace Vocals, Saxophone – Mel Collins 5:27
A4 I Talk To The Wind (Previously Unreleased Version) Acoustic Guitar, Flute, Clarinet, Vocals – Ian McDonald
Vocals – Judy Dyble 3:15
Side2:
B1 Red 6:18
B2 Starless Alto Saxophone – Ian McDonald
Oboe – Robin Miller Soprano Saxophone – Mel Collins
Voice – John Wetton 12:17
Side3:
C1 The Night Watch Harmonium – Robert Fripp
Violin – David Cross Voice – John Wetton 4:38
C2 Book Of Saturday Violin – David Cross
Vocals – John Wetton 2:52
C3 Peace - A Theme 1:14
C4 Cat Food
Piano – Keith Tippett Vocals – Greg Lake 2:43
C5 Groon 3:30
C6 Coda From Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part I Percussion, Voice – Jamie Muir
Voice – Bill Bruford Voice, Violin – David Cross 2:09
Side 4:
D1 Moonchild Mellotron, Percussion – Ian McDonald 2:24
D2 Trio
Violin – David Cross 5:36
D3 In The Court Of The Crimson King Vocals – Michael Giles
Vocals, Flute, Keyboards, Mellotron – Ian McDonald 9:21
Credits:
- Artwork By – Bob Bowkett
- Artwork By [Front & Back Cover Paintings] – Fergus Hall
- Bass – John Wetton (tracks: B1, B2, C1, C2, C6, D2), Peter Giles (tracks: A2, A4, C4, C5)
- Bass, Vocals – Greg Lake (tracks: A1, D1, D3)
- Compiled By – Robert Fripp
- Drums – Michael Giles (tracks: A1, A2, A4, C4, C5, D1, D3)
- Drums, Percussion – Bill Bruford (tracks: B1, B2, C1, C6)
- Engineer [Compilation Editing] – Steve Nye
- Featuring – Peter Sinfield (tracks: A1 to A3, D3)
- Guitar, Mellotron – Robert Fripp
- Producer – King Crimson (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B2, C1, C2, C6, D1 to D3), Peter Sinfield (tracks: A2, C3 to C5), Robert Fripp (tracks: A2, C3 to C5)
Notes: A personal selection by Robert Fripp.
Comes with 20-page 11" square scrapbook, featuring a complete King Crimson diary and gig list (1969-74), full with cuttings and photographs (compiled by Robert Fripp). *Collectors Availability Rating: 9 (Legend 1=Common 10= Rare) *Cover: has some wear marks due to age, 20 Page book insert in mint condition. *Record has a few minor scuffs and marks, doesn't effect sound.
VINYL ALBUM GRADING/CONDITION- This album 8
Guidelines for assessing the grading / condition of used records (based on Goldmine Grading for Records)
MINT (M): Perfect! This record looks like it has just left the manufacturer, with NO flaws what so ever. It looks as though it had never been handled. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains. No stickers address labels, writing on the covers or labels. No tears or seam splits. No wear to the cover or record period! Age of the record has nothing to do with it.
NEAR MINT or NM, M- : this record appears virtually flawless A very minor scuff and very little else can appear on the vinyl. It should play without any noise over the flaw. The flaw is very hard to see. The cover looks as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork is be as close to perfect as can be.
EXCELLENT or EX or VG++ : minor scuffs which are only slightly visible. There may be more than a few scuffs and NO Scratches COVER: Artwork is still as close to perfect as can be. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear! Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show white (where the artwork pasted slick was) meaning, slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs can make this grade.
VERY GOOD PLUS or VG+ record shows wear, surface scuffs. The vinyl still has a great luster, but the flaws will be noticeable to the naked eye. If the flaws don't cause any surface noise, the vinyl can still make the VG+ grade. COVERS: A virtually clean cover, but may have small writing on it.The artwork looks clean with slightly more aging. The back of the cover usually gives away the age of the cover. Flat white paper will be somewhat yellow yet no stains or mildew from water damage. Some minor wear to the seams or spine, but no tears or holes popping through. The corners will be slightly dog eared yet no crackly bends, defacing the artwork. In essence, a VG+ cover should have no more than 3 flaws mentioned.
VERY GOOD or VG: this record is a record that is good enough. They are not really going to look very good, but it will STILL play very good. there will almost always be some surface noise when they are played. The Dynamics should still be excellent, overpowering the surface noise. A VG record will appear well have been played but still have some luster. VG covers will look worn, used. There may be some seam splitting . There will be some ring wear, where the ink has begun to wear off. Giving the cover a look of snow falling. If the artwork looks snowy all over, it is less than VG condition. There may be some writing on the cover (still, no Large letters in magic marker). It will look aged and more yellowish due to contamination's in the air (sometimes looking like cigarette smoke). Still it should be decent.
GOOD or G A good record will look very well played, dull, grayish and possibly abused. However a Good record should still play. It will have distracting surface noise. Such as crackle that is continuous or some hiss. Will also have some loss of dynamics caused from grooves being worn. It should play without any skips or any obtrusively loud pops or repeated clicks, caused by deep scratches. Good means that it will play with some form of decency, so one can still enjoy the music even though you can still hear noise caused from the wear. A Good cover will have just about everything wrong with it. It will have seam splits (possibly taped repaired, but only with scotch tape. No duct tape or masking tape repairs. These are big turn offs. May have magic marker writing on the cover but still if they are in huge letters, it is a big turn off.In essence, the cover will looked virtually trashed, but some artwork will still be noticed. If the artwork is worn, it is POOR and the cover is worthless.
On a scale from 1 (Poor) to 10 (Perfect) the above gradings are equivalent to:MINT - 10, Near Mint - 8, Excellent - 7, Very Good Plus - 6 , Very Good - 5 , Good - 2
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