KING CRIMSON Larks' Tongues In Aspic 1973 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS EX++
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120
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159
£ 120
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Jun 14, 2013
Sold Date
Jun 4, 2013
Start Date
£ 24
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KING CRIMSON Larks' Tongues In Aspic 1973 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS EX++
PINCHED SPINE SLEEVE - A-2U/B-2U MATRIX - BLUE INNER
KING CRIMSONLarks' Tongues In Aspic
UK ISLAND (ILPS 9230) FIRST PRESSING (March 1973) OF KING CRIMSON'S "Larks' Tongues In Aspic"
LOVELY COPY - SEEN LITTLE PLAY AND SOUND STUNNING
PRESSED ON MID/HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (137g) WITH THE FIRST ISSUE ISLAND PINK RIM LABELS
MATRIX: ILPS 9230 A-2U (etched SARK) / ILPS 9230 B-2U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/GO and 1/GL
THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SINGLE MATT SLEEVE WITH TOP AND BOTTOM PINCHED SPINE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PALE BLUE, POLY-LINED ISLAND INNER SLEEVE
King Crimson reborn yet again -- the newly configured band makes its debut with a violin (courtesy of David Cross) sharing center stage with Robert Fripp's guitars and Mellotron
The music is the most experimental of Fripp's career up to this time -- though some of it actually dated (in embryonic form) back to the tail end of the Boz Burrell-Ian Wallace-Mel Collins lineup.
John Wetton was the group's strongest singer/bassist since Greg Lake's departure three years earlier. What's more, this lineup quickly established itself as a powerful performing unit working in a more purely experimental, less jazz-oriented vein than its immediate predecessor. "Outer Limits music" was how one reviewer referred to it, mixing Cross' demonic fiddling with shrieking electronics, Bill Bruford's astounding dexterity at the drum kit, Jamie Muir's melodic and usually understated percussion, Wetton's thundering (yet melodic) bass, and Fripp's guitar, which generated sounds ranging from traditional classical and soft pop-jazz licks to hair-curling electric flourishes.
Side 1: Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part One / Book Of Saturday / Exiles
Side 2: Easy Money / The Talking Drum / Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part Two
LABELS: EXCELLENT++
Clean, fresh and unmarked labels with only light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT++
Both vinyl surfaces shine like-new - no marks visible under normal light and only fine wispy hairlines visible under bright light
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT++/EXCELLENT
Stunning sound quality throughout to an LP which will challenge the most sophisticated of systems with it's immense dynamic range. My play check at loud volume however, found little to fault - just the occasional, intermittent light background tick (mostly on the quiet start of "Talking Drum" but very minor and noting I found intrusive) but no other audible distractions of any kind - all the other quieter passages (of which there are many) are beautifully clean - lovely copy
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT++
Superb condition - one of the finest I have seen - crisp, clean, sharp and fresh - no edge or spine wear
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
No seam splits - only light age-related discolouration and a crease to the back (no doubt present from when the inner was inserted into the sleeve at the factory)
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £13.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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