KING CRIMSON Islands 1971 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS w/ORIGINAL GATEFOLD INNER
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245
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325
£ 245
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Aug 10, 2022
Sold Date
Aug 9, 2022
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KING CRIMSON Islands 1971 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS w/ORIGINAL GATEFOLD INNER
KING CRIMSONIslands
1971 UK ISLAND (ILPS 9175) FIRST PRESSING
SUPERB COPY, BARELY, IF EVER PLAYED AND DELIVERING THE FINEST SOUND
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE ISLAND PINK RIM LABELS
Matrix: ILPS 9175 A-1U / ILPS 9175 B-1U
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FLIPBACK SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL CENTRE-LOADING GATEFOLD INNER SLEEVE "Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford"
Side 1:
Formentera Lady (10:14)
Sailor's Tale (7:21)
The Letters (4:26)
Side 2:
Ladies of the Road (5:28)
Prelude: Song of the Gulls (4:14)
Islands (11:51)
LABELS: MINT
Both labels are clean, unmarked and like new with no spindle traces or any sign of use
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT (MINT)
Possibly the most difficult original KC album to find in decent condition being housed in a thin delicate sleeve with a thin and equally delicate flipback inner sleeve and having so many quiet passages it never played in *MINT* condition - even from new.
This barely, if ever played copy delivers the finest sound with just an occasional touch of surface on the quietest/silent sections but otherwise nothing to fault
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
There is rub to all the edges but the cover is clean and unmarked, good and solid
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Apart from one small central split to the right hand edge the gatefold inner is in remarkable condition.
Clean and fresh and probably the finest you are likely to come across
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
ALL RECORDS ARE PLAY-CHECKED UNLESS SEALED
Combined Post: Additional records £2 (UK) £3 (Europe) £5 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way
1436 (GS 9.0.5 (1436))
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