KING CRIMSON IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON 1970 RARE PINK i 1ST PRESS N MINT VINYL LP
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Hi and thanks for looking at my listing
I have a massive RARE VINYL collection gathered over the past 40 years
I am now planning AGAIN to sell hundreds of the rarer ones at approximately 10-20 lps per week
so check all my listings, RARE, near MINT, FIRST PRESS listings each week including:
Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin, Beatles,
Rolling Stones, Vertigo Swirls, Sex Pistols, Punk,
Indie Prog Rock and Reggae, ETC.
I DO THIS ONCE A YEAR ONLY FOR 2-3 MONTHS !!
PLEASE CHECK OUT MY PREVIOUS YEARS SUPERB FEEDBACK
FROM OVER 1000 SATISFIED BUYERS !!!
WORLDWIDE AND COMBINED POSTAGE OFFERED
ALL VINYLS CORRECTLY POSTED IN A MUSIC MAX CRUCIFORM MAILER WITH STIFFENERS
£0.99p START PRICE WITH NO RESERVE SET !!!
KING CRIMSON
IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON
A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE PROG ROCK ICONIC ALBUM
PLAYED MAYBE 4-5 TIMES ONLY IN 53 YEARS !!
THIS EXAMPLE IS A FINAL IS IN FINAL UPGRADE CONDITION FOR SURE !!
RARE FIRST EVER UK PRESS RELEASED IN 1970
WITH THE TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
AND PINK i ISLAND RECORDS LABEL AND A-1 B-1 MATRIX
INCLUDES NEAR MINT GATEFOLD SLEEVE
AND EXCELLENT CORRECT DATE STAMPED POLYLINED INNER
FIRST EVER UK PRESS MATRICES
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): ILPS 9127 A//1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1): ILPS 9127 B//1
NOTES
Released on the Pink i labels, in a textured gatefold cover.
℗1970
The first UK pressing of this A1/B1 matrix contains withdrawn version of 'In The Wake Of Poseidon (Including Libra's Theme)', which is longer than that of later pressings (8'26" vs. 7'56").
This longer version was reissued for the first time in CD as a part of 40th Anniversary Set from UK, US, and Japan in 2010.
Runouts are stamped.
CONDITION
RECORD IS VERY NEAR MINT, LOVELY WITH A DEEP GLOSSY LIKE NEW RAINBOW SHEEN TO THE VINYL SURFACES WHICH ARE CLEAN AND BRIGHT. OBVIOUSLY PLAYED BUT VERY SPARINGLY IN THE LAST 53 YEARS, MAYBE 4-5 TIMES ONLY, LOVELY SHOP FRESH LOOKING EXAMPLE !!!
I CAN ONLY SEE A COUPLE OF VERY VERY FEINT SLEEVE REMOVAL / HAIRLINES IN TOTAL ACROSS BOTH SIDES ONLY, BUT ONLY WHEN VINYL IS TILTED, UNDER A STRONG LIGHT NO EFFECT AT ALL ON AUDIO PLAYBACK, (SEE PICS)
CENTRE LABELS ARE IN SUPER CONDITION (SEE PICS) WITH JUST A FEW FEINT SPINDLE MARKS CONFINED TO THE DISC CENTRE EACH SIDE SINCE 1970 !!
THEREFORE OBVIOUSLY , A GREAT AUDIO EXPERIENCE WHEN PLAYTESTED ON MY REGA TURNTABLE, TINY STATIC AT RUN INS LOVELY PLAYBACK !!!
THE OUTER TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS NEAR MINT ON THIS RARE FIRST PRESS,
STILL BRIGHT & COLOURFUL ALL OVER WITH NO CREASES OR REAL CORNER WEAR , NO SPLITS, TEARS OR WRITING ETC STILL SOLID OPENING EDGE AND THE SPINE IS STILL FULLY LEGIBLE . . AMAZING EXAMPLE AFTER 55 YEARS !! (SEE PICS)
THE CORRECT FIRST PRESS POLYLINED DATED PAPER INNER SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT+ WITH MINIMAL CREASING ONLY AND SMALL FOXING TO TOP EDGE NO SPLITS OR WRITTEN ON ETC , LOVELY !! (SEE PICS)
IN CONCLUSION, AN EXTREMELY RARE RECORD, ESPECIALLY IN THIS SHOP FRESH NEAR MINT CONDITION !!!
ALSO PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER RARE FIRST PRESS BEATLES, ZEPPELIN, ROCK VINYLS, PUNK LISTED, FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION, GATHERED OVER 40 YEARS,
AND THANKS FOR LOOKING
King Crimson – In The Wake Of Poseidon
Tracklist
A1 Peace - A Beginning Written-By – Sinfield*, Fripp* A2 Pictures Of A City (Including 42nd At Treadmill) Written-By – Sinfield*, Fripp* A3 Cadence And Cascade Vocals – Gordon Haskell Written-By – Sinfield*, Fripp* A4 In The Wake Of Poseidon (Including Libra's Theme) Written-By – Sinfield*, Fripp* B1 Cat Food Written-By – McDonald*, Sinfield*, Fripp* B2 The Devil's Triangle Written-By – Fripp* B3 Merday Morn Written-By – McDonald*, Fripp* B4 Hand Of Sceiron Written-By – Fripp* B5 Garden Of Worm Written-By – Fripp* B6 Peace - An End
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