KING CRIMSON STARLESS AND BIBLE BLACK UK UnPlAyEd MiNt

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$ 122

£ 92 Sold For

Sep 29, 2008 Sold Date

Sep 19, 2008 Start Date

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KING CRIMSON ''STARLESS AND BIBLE BLACK'' ORIGINAL EARLY UK PRESSING CAT NO. ILPS-9275 (ORIGINAL PINK RIMED ISLAND LABEL) MEGA MEGA RARE! EARLY PRESSING! MATRIX A-3U and B-3U (ONLY EARLIEST PRESSINGS) LOOK! ''1'' ''R'' AND ''1'' ''A'' MOTHER STAMPERS MEGA MEGA EARLY!!! COMPLETE WITH ROBOR LIMITED (TEXTURED) GATEFOLD & COMPLETE WITH LYRIC INSERT!!! (ONLY EARLY PRESSINGS)!!!!! VINYL PLAYING SURFACE NEAR PRISTINE!!!!!!(NO SCRATCHES) AWESOME!! LOOKS AND SOUNDS UNPLAYED! UNBELIEVABLE FOR 34 YEARS OLD!!!!!

HERE IS ANOTHER FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION! PURCHASED FROM NEW IN 1971 (I CAN NOT RECALL EVER PLAYING THIS ALBUM) THIS CERTAINLY LOOKS LIKE IT HAS ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED A HANDFUL OF TIMES IF THAT! THE VINYL IS SEPERATED FROM THE COVER AND SLEEVE AND STORED IN A CASE! THIS IS HOW I ALWAYS STORE MY RECORDS!!!!!

Starless and Bible Black is an album released by the British progressive rock band King Crimson in 1974. Most of the vocal pieces on the album are satires on the sleaziness and materialism of society, similar to the track "Easy Money" on their previous 1973 album Larks' Tongues in Aspic!!

The most serene track is an instrumental piece for violin, bass guitar and mellotron flute entitled "Trio". Even though there are no drums on the piece, drummer Bill Bruford received a composition co-credit because the piece was improvised live in concert and Bruford's decision not to add any percussion was seen by the rest of the band as a crucial choice!!.

The album art is by painter Tom Phillips The enigmatic phrase "this night wounds time", which appears on the back cover, is a quotation from Phillips's signature work, the "treated novel" A Humument !.

Several songs from the album were recorded live in concert, with applause edited out. The only songs recorded entirely in the studio were the first two tracks, "The Great Deceiver" and "Lament". "We'll Let You Know" was an improvisational piece recorded in Glasgow. "The Mincer" was another improv, recorded in Zürich and overdubbed in the studio. "Trio", "Fracture", and "Starless and Bible Black" were recorded at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, as was the introduction to "The Night Watch" (the remainder was recorded in the studio). The complete Amsterdam Concertgebouw concert was released by the band in 1998 as The Night Watch!!.

The lyrics were composed by Richard Palmer-James, byname of Supertramp guitarist Richard Palmer. Only four tracks on this album have lyrics. The Great Deceiver refers to The Devil and is an ironic commentary on commercialism and is the only lyric written with Fripp. Lament is about fame. The Night Watch is a short essay on Rembrandt's painting of the same name, describing the painting as an observer sees it and attempting to understand the subjects!!.

The phrase "Starless and Bible Black" is a quotation from the poet Dylan Thomas's play, Under Milk Wood. The band's next album, Red, contains a song called simply "Starless", though quite different from that in the eponymous album. Confusingly, the song "Starless" actually contains the phrase "Starless and Bible Black", whereas "Starless and Bible Black" is an improvised instrumental. The title track is actually an edit of the original Amsterdam improvisation, which apparently ran longer than the album's 9 minute version. The liner notes for The Night Watch Live in Amsterdam Compact Disk indicate that it was edited "due to the constraints of vinyl". One can surmise that the track contains an edit toward the end, but not AT the exact end, just prior to the entire band slamming the downbeat in a violin climax flourish. Audiences have noticed that the track could have been edited to accentuate the downbeat. Additionally, Cross switches from the Mellotron (flute setting) to electric violin in a too-short interval of time. One note of the Mellotron leads directly into the violin flourish, not enough time to switch instruments!!!.

The album's final track, "Fracture", is a strictly composed instrumental, similar in both style and melodic phrasing to "Larks' Tongues in Aspic Pt. 2". Robert Fripp has stated on several occasions that "Fracture" is the most difficult guitar piece he has ever played. The speed and complexity of the piece often gives the impression that several guitarists are playing, even though it is only Fripp. In retrospect, "Fracture" is also notable for its similarity to Danny Elfman's simple theme for The Simpsons, due to the two pieces' ascending violin lines on the whole tone scale!!!.

Side one

"Formentera Lady" (Robert Fripp, Peter Sinfield) – 10:14
"Sailor's Tale" (Fripp) – 7:21
"The Letters" (Fripp, Sinfield) – 4:26

Side two

"Ladies of the Road" (Fripp, Sinfield) – 5:28
"Prelude: Song of the Gulls" (Fripp) – 4:14
"Islands" (Fripp, Sinfield) – 11:51

King Crimson are a musical group founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969. King Crimson's style has typically been categorised as progressive rock, although it incorporates diverse influences ranging from jazz, classical and experimental music to psychedelic, New Wave, heavy metal, gamelan and folk music. King Crimson has garnered little radio or music video airplay, but there is a cult following.This debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King, is widely regarded as a landmark in progressive rock. Their later excursions into even more unconventional territory have been influential on many contemporary musical artists!!!.

In the late-1960s, the band was influential in popularising a previously unexplored mellotron rock style. Throughout the early-1970s, King Crimson's membership fluctuated as the band explored elements of jazz and funk. The band developed an improvisational sound influenced by heavy metal and became a more stable unit in the mid-1970s, before their breakup in 1974. The band re-formed in 1981 for three years, influenced by new wave and gamelan music, before breaking up again for around a decade. Following their 1994 reunion, King Crimson blended aspects of their 1980s and 1970s sound, which has continued into the 21st century!!!.

King Crimson's membership has fluctuated considerably throughout its existence, with 17 musicians passing through its ranks as full band members. Fripp, the only constant member of King Crimson, has arranged several disparate line-ups of the band, and he has stated that he does not necessarily consider himself the band's leader. Fripp describes King Crimson as "a way of doing things", and notes that he never originally intended to be seen as the head of the group!!!!

This original and early pressing is one of the hardest to find and most sought after and if ever seen are normally played to death or are in vg condition! This vinyl is awesome and i can't ever recall playing this!!!

The Matrix

side 1. ''ILPS-9275 A-3U''

side2. ''ILPS-9275 B-3U'' (EARLIEST AND RAREST MATRIX)

The Mother Stampers

side 1. ''1'' ''R'' ( '1' '1' VERY EARLY!!)

side 2. ''1'' ''A'' ( '1' '1' VERY EARLY!!)

Please note! So rare to find these early pressings! and in this condition is unbeleivable!!!!!

The Vinyl.

To start with on initial inspection I can't see a blemish at all on the playing surface!!! This looks like new and still retains its original sheen from new!!!! Any marks that could possibly be seen would be sleeve removal marks (non audio sounding) Please note! To be honest I can't see a mark on this vinyl even in strong light!!!! I have stored this vinyl seperately from the cover in a case for the best part of 25 years!! This vinyl lays perfectly flat on the turn table!!!

Please note! This has been stored in a case laying dormant for at least 25 years or more! Abuild up of dirt and dust over the years in the grooves causes static crackle\ticks! A constant clean before each play is recomended!,,, This will reduce any static and enhance the audio quality!!!!!!

The Original lyric Record Sleeve

This is the original printed by ROBOR LIMITED (England) only 1st press in superbe condition (NO) splits or tares mega rare to find like this! These are often missing these are very fragilemade of wather thin material!! (the vinyl is now stored seperately from the sleeve and cover!

The Cover

This is the early original 1st press textured gatefold printed by ROBOR LIMITED (England) (only 1st press) in superbe top condition!!!! These original covers are so hard to find and to keep in this awesome condition!!! This is in top condition showing (no) real storageware or any\rubbing to the edges and corners! Absolutely unbeleivable to find Try to find better after 34 years! A great example!!

HOW I SEND MY RECORDS!

THIS ALBUM WILL BE SENT IN A LARGE BOX WITH CARDBOARD STIFFENERS THE ALBUM IS ALWAYS PUT IS A POLY SLEEVE AND ENCASED IN THE BOX WITH PLENTY OF BUBBLEWRAP FOR ADDED PROTECTION (SEE PHOTOS)

As always I have tried to give my honest personal opinion when describing items listed! Although it is my honest opinion! I always urge others to do their own personal research on any items that they are interested in purchasing, before, they commit to bidding!) I have Highlighted all aspects as clearly as possible!! I have taken time to play this vinyl track for track to give a clear and accurate description of the audio quality. (please look at my completed listings of albums that I have sold of this calaber (more than 800 items) and you will see that I normally get it right) I have also provided as many photos as I can and supersized so that all aspects can be seen clearly in strong light!!!!!Please note! These photos are the actual item for sale and not copies of other items!!!!!!!

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All items are despatched securely with ample reinforcement!!!!!!

I offer a postage discount for multiple purchases!!!,, but i do insist that the buyer pay for the items as they are won! I can not any longer allow winning bidders to run up a large bill and then not pay! I do not have a problem with holding the goods to be despatched untill they are ready (at the buyers request), for multiple items purchased!!!!!

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