King Crimson EARTHBOUND UK LP 1ST 1972 100% MINT

	£		75
	$		99

KING CRIMSON - EARTHBOUND

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

FIRST BLACK LABEL PRESS A2U / B1U

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND HELP 6
• MATRIX: HELP6 A-2U / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GR / 1 PM
• REALLY EARLY MOTHERS AND STAMPERS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLACK AND PINK LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. ALL COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND THE BLACK AREAS ARE STILL PURE BLACK. NO MARKS OR STAINS AT ALL ON  ANY PART OF THE LABEL.THE PINK i LOGO IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION

THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED.

THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN AND STILL HAS SMALL SHARDS OF RESIDUE VINYL LEFT OVER FROM THE PRESSING, STILL INSIDE AND CAN BE HEARD WHEN PLACING THE RECORD ONTO A SPINDLE.THERE ARE 2 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE ON SIDE ONE AND NONE AT ALL ON SIDE 2 SHOWING THAT THIS SUPERB ALBUM HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE  VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. YOU CAN TELL THAT IT HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED JUST BY LOOKING AT HOW THE RECORD STILL GLEAMS. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE EITHER, AND IT IS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT,AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO THE SPOTLIGHT ARE THERE SOME NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES .

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE TAKEN THE DECISION TO RECORD THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. IT HAS LONG BEEN A VALID POINT THAT BUYING ON EBAY CAN BE A LOTTERY AND THAT AN ITEM DESCRIBED AS MINT WILL OFTEN TURN UP AND PLAY VERY POORLY, GIVING SELLERS A BAD NAME AND WORSE STILL A TOTAL MISTRUST OF BUYING. WELL I HOPE TO ADDRESS THIS BY ALLOWING POTENTIAL BIDDERS TO HEAR THE WHOLE LP, INCLUDING ALL THE LINKING GROOVES AND RUN INS. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS VINYL PLAYS ABSOLOUTELY MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. THE GROOVES ARE UNWORN AND THE RECORD DOES GENERATE DISTORTION TO THE SOUND BUT THIS IS EXACTLY AS IT WAS RECORDED, AND NOTHING TO DO WITH A WORN VINYL. THE DISTORTION IS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. 21ST CENTURY SCHIZOID MAN IS A PRIME EXAMPLE

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT ON THIS ALBUM, AND NO VINYL NOISE OT STATIC. I HEARD PERHAPS 2 MINUSCLUE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY.

I DONT BELIEVE THERE IS A BETTER COPY OUT THERE

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB VINYL MINT

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL  FIRST ISSUE MACNEILL SLEEVE . SINGLE UNLAMINATED

THERE IS ALWAYS A DANGER WITH AN UNLAMINATED BLACK SLEEVE FOR IT TO LOOK TERRIBLE, AND THE SLIGHTEST MARK SHOWS UP FAR WORSE ON A BLACK SLEEVE THAN ANYTHING ELSE

THE FRONT SURFACE ON THIS SLEEVE HAS REMAINED IN EXCELLTN CONDITION ALL OVER. THE BLACK STILL HAS A MILS SHEEN ABOUT IT AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE. EVEN THE SMALL LINES THAT FORM NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTICTED TO JUST 2 TINY ONES. THERE IS JUST THE LIGHTEST RECORD IMPRESSION WHICH CAN BE SEEN IF THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT , WITH THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOMSHOWING SLIGHT RING WEAR

THE TOP EDGE IS UNWORN WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS VERY MILD RUBBING IN SPOTS AND A LITTLE MORE ON TH E RIGHT CORNER TIP

THE SPINE ITSELF IS ALSO IN FIRST CLASS CONDITION WITH ALL OF THE TYPEFACE BEING INTACT AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. ALL OF THE DELICATE BLACK COLOUR IS THERE AND UNRUBBED AND THE SPINE IS VERY FLAT WITH JUST ONE SEMI FINGER TO THUMB SQUASH

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP, AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS GOOD AS THE FRONT SURFACE AGAIN WITH JUST THAT VERY LIGHT TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY