KING CRIMSON red UK ISLAND LP 1st press 1974 ex
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Description
Artist: KING CRIMSON
Title: RED
Format: LP
Label: ISLAND Records, UK (ILPS 9308)
Year: 1974
Style: progressive rock, avant-rock
Info: Original UK issue LP, one of their best but overlooked at the time so is hard to find nowadays!
This is the highly collectable first pressing, with pink rim Island labels, as well as 'Sean' and 'PECKO' etched in the run-off grooves (only present on first pressings!)
A quality loud pressing that plays clearly...
Also has first pressing matrix numbers:-
Side 1: ILPS 9308 A-3U / 1 GM
Side 2: ILPS 9308 B-6U / 1 GG
Comes in original fully laminated picture sleeve and has original poly-lined paper inner sleeve (light blue with pink 'i' at bottom on both sides).
Five tracks:-
-side 1:
RED
FALLEN ANGEL
ONE MORE RED NIGHTMARE
-side 2:
PROVIDENCE
STARLESS
Vinyl in excellent condition with just light surface scuffs visible. Has been played over the years but well looked after. Plays through nicely with just occasional light background noise noticeable only in quiet sections and in between tracks.
Labels are clean with a medium amount of spindle marks.
Sleeve in excellent condition and looks generally tidy with just a handful of small edge creases and a bit of very light ring-wear in parts. Still has a glossy sheen with only small amounts of extremely faint surface scuff traces. Corners are very tidy with only the lightest of wear. Top and bottom spines are nicely clean and in-shape. Title spine has a tiny dip in the middle and a tiny scuff mark on the letter 'C' of King Crimson (see photos below). No spine splits, writing, or sticker marks.
Inner sleeve in very good condition with general edge/handling wear but no edge splits or writing.
(See below for more photos)
I am selling lots of rare prog/rock records this week so please check my other auctions and ebay shop..!
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444 (GS 6.2 (444))
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