KING CRIMSON LARKS TONGUES IN ASPIC VINYL UK FIRST PRESS EX+ AUDIO 1973 ILPS9230

	£		58
	$		77

King Crimson Larks' Tongues in Aspic
UK 1ST PRESS FULLY COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS COVER, BLUE ISLAND INNER, AND PLAYS WITH EX+ AUDIO !!!!
TO FIND THIS ALBUM WITH CRYSTAL CLEAR AUDIO IS VERY DIFFICULT, AND ALSO VERY RARE AS THERE ARE LOTS OF VERY QUIET SECTIONS, SO ANY NASTY LOUD TICKS, CLICKS OR POPS WOULD SPOIL YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE, SO YOU WILL BE VERY PLEASED TO KNOW, THIS PLAYS WONDERFUL WITH NOTHING INTRUSIVE, AND NO STATIC OR CRACKLE, WHICH I WILL DESCRIBE BELOW, AND, IT PLAYS SO WELL, I KNOW I WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO REPLACE IT !!
THIS IS KING CRIMSON WHO WERE FORMED IN LONDON IN 1968, AND THIS THEIR 5th ALBUM, RELEASED ON 23rd MARCH 1973, AND WHAT AN ALBUM IT IS. THEY JUST DO NOT MAKE MUSIC LIKE THIS ANY MORE, HOW SAD !!!! PLAYS WITH NO ISSUES, AND COMES FROM MY TREASURED PERSONAL VINYL COLLECTION !!!!
DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE. THANK YOU !!
BEFORE YOU READ ON, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MENTION ABOUT SHIPPING. DUE TO THE TERRIBLE VIRUS, THERE IS UNCERTAINTY IN WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT, AND SHIPPING COULD BE AFFECTED. I AM CONTINUING TO LIST, AND SHIP AS USUAL. IF YOU HAVE WON ANY LP'S, AND I AM UNABLE TO SHIP I WILL KEEP THEM VERY SAFE, AND SHIP WHEN THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL. TAKE CARE AND BE EXTRA SAFE, AND IF YOU HAVE AN QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK ME, THANK YOU, ROSE . 
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1973 UK 1ST PRESS  ::  ILPS 9230  A-2U  'SARK'  ::  ILPS 9230  B-2U .
PRESSED OFF THE FIRST MOTHER :: 1 M  ::  1 L .

ON THE PINK RIMMED ISLAND LABEL  ::  ILPS-9230 .

COVER ::  ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS, WITH 'ISLAND RECORDS Ltd, BASING STREET, LONDON W11, BELOW THE ISLAND, 'i' LOGO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE ON THE BACK, AND ALSO NO PRINTERS REFFERENCES, AND PINCHED SPINE ENDS ON THE CORNERS, WITH SOLID SPINE AND EDGES, WITH A SMALL RUB ON THE CORNERS, SOME LIGHT SHELF WEAR ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND A COUPLE OF TINY SPOTS OF LIGHT RUB ON THE TOP EDGE, AND THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP !!!! THERRE ARE SOME SMALL CREASE LINES AROUD THE EDGES, WITH A COUPLE OF LONGER ONES IN BOTTOM LEFT CORNER ON THE FRONT. THE BACK HAS, 'M' WRITTEN IN TOP RIGHT CORNER, AND THERE ARE SOME LIGHT AGE RELATED MARKS, NOTHING MUCH AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO. THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, SO I WOULD GRADE  :: VG+ .  

VINYL ::  AS YOU MIGHT ALREADY KNOW, THIS ALBUM HAS LOTS OF QUIET PARTS, SO FINDING ONE WITH OUTSTANDING AUDIO IS QUITE RARE, BUT GREAT NEWS, AS THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW THAT SURVIVED, AND IT PLAYS AMAZING. ON SIDE 1 THERE IS NOTHING ON THE  AUDIO, WHILE ON SIDE 2, JUST A FAINT TICK JUST AFTER THE START ON TRACK 1, AND TWO FAINT TICKS AFTER THE START, AND FOUR FAINT TICKS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRACK 3, AND THAT'S ALL, SO VERY IMPRESSIVE INDEED !!!!

VISUALLY, NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, AS THE VINYL STILL HOLDS A LOVELY SHINE WITH JUST SOME COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, A COUPLE OF COSMETIC HAIRLINES, AND A SMALL COSMETIC SCUFF MARK ON THE LAST TRACK ON SIDE 1. SO FOR THAT ALL IMPORTANT AUDIO GRADE, AND I KNOW I SAID EX+, BUT I AM GOING TO GRADE ON THE SAFE SIDE, AND SO GRADE THE AUDIO :: EX/EX+ .   GRADED ON THE SAFE SIDE OF THE AUDIO GRADE AND NO WAY OVER GRADED !!!!

LABELS :: LOVELY CLEAN CONDITION, WITH JUST SOME LIGHT SPINDLE LINES AT THE CENTRE SEEN WHEN ANGLED AT LIGHT :: EX .

ORIGINAL BLUE ISLAND POLYLINED INNER ::  NO SPLITS OR WRITING, WITH SPLAYED CORNERS, AND A BIT OF LIGHT AGEING AROUND THE EDGES, AND THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW INNER ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL :: VG+ .

WHAT AN ALBUM, JUST DO NOT MAKE MUSIC LIKE THIS ANY MORE !!!! AS MENTIONED THIS IS A VERY HARD ALBUM TO FIND WITH NICE AUDIO, DUE TO THE VERY QUIET PARTS ON SOME OF THE TRACKS, BUT THIS VINYL PLAYS LIKE A DREAM, AND AS DESCRIBED !!!! THERE ARE THOSE COSMETICS SEEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT, BUT JUST A VISUAL AFFECT, NOT AND AUDIO AFFECT !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !! ROSE.

DUE TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR CRAZY WORLD, I AM SORRY ALL PACKAGES WILL BE SENT ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL TRACKED WITH A TRACKING NUMBER, WHICH IS SAFEST AND BEST WAY, SO WE CAN TRACK YOUR PACKAGE, THANK YOU !!!! 

IF SLEEVE REMOVAL AND HAIRLINES ARE MENTIONED, THEN THEY ARE TOTALLY COSMETIC AND HARMLESS, AND THESE ARE NOT SCRATCHES, AS YOU WILL KNOW SCRATCHES ARE FEELABLE AND CAUSE AUDIO PROBLEMS, SO IF THERE WERE ANY SCRATCHES, I WOULD MENTION THEM, THANK YOU !

TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE !!!!

IMPORTANT   I ALWAYS POST THE NEXT DAY, APART IF IT FALLS ON A SUNDAY. PLEASE READ THE POSTAGE LABEL FOR THE DATE OF POSTING, AND YOU WILL SEE IT WAS POSTED ON TIME. IT IS THE POSTAL SERVICES AT FAULT, AND NOT MINE, AND DUE TO THIS I HAVE LOST MY 5 STAR POSTAGE RATING. THANK YOU !!!

IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW

FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT MY POSTAGE JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR COUNTRY, THANK YOU. 

 I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!

ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.

                  I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!

 PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.

IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!

VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.

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IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!

 THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.