King Crimson IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING UK LP PINK RIM PLAYS NEAR MINT+

	£		56
	$		74

KING CRIMSON - IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

FIRST PINK RIM PRESS A4U / B4U

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9111
• MATRIX: ILPS9111 A-4U / B-4U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 MG / 2 PL

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PALM TREE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. ALL COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND THE WHITE AREAS ARE STILL PURE WHITE. NO MARKS OR STAINS AT ALL ON A ANY PART OF THE LABEL.

THE BLACK 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 JUST TWO SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE 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 NOT BEEN PLAYED JUST BY LOOKING AT HOW THE RECORD STILL GLEAMS. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE EITHER, AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO THE SPOTLIGHT ARE THERE A COUPLE OF WISPY LINES TO BE SEEN

PLAYING THE RECORD

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 RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THERE IS NO DISTORTION, TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT MEANING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THIS HAS RECEIVED WERE COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A PERFECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT ISLAND LP'S HAVING EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, WELL THIS PARTICULAR LP HAS NONE WHATSOEVER, A REAL JOY TO LISTEN TO!!

THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING HAS SO MANY SILENT PASSAGES THAT ANY UNWANTED NOISES APPEAR TO BE AMPLIFIED AND ALWAYS RUIN THE LISTENING PLEASURE OF THIS GREAT ALBUM

I AM ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED TO SAY THAT THIS PINK RIM PRESS PERFORMS FAULTLESSLY

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND NOISE OR CRACKLES

EVEN THE EXTREMELY VULNERABLE MOONCHILD PERFORMS TO AN IMMACULATE STANDARD, WITH JUST A SPECK OF STATIC AT THE VERY BEGINNING,AND A COUPLE MORE TIMES LATER ON (NEEDS TO BE HEARD)

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, NO LOUD CLICKS NO VINYL NOISE, AND ONLY THE OCCASIONAL SPLIT SECOND OF STATIC IN ONE OR TWO SPOTS.

I HEARD NO MORE THAN A FEW OF THE TINIEST DUST POPS/TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT PLUS!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH

THE SLEEVE

SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE. IT IS THE CORRECT SLEEVE FOR THIS PRESSING HAVING 'ROBOR'  ON THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD WHEREAS THE FIRST PRESS HAD E.J.DAY AND CO

THE FRONT SURFACE IS NEAR PRISTINE HAVING NO CREASES OR BENDS WHATSOEVER.THERE IS JUST ONE TINY LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE AND THATS ALL.NONE ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE COLOURS ARE ALSO IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION. VIRTUALLY NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER ON THIS OFTEN ABUSED SLEEVE. THE ONLY SMIDGEN OF COLOUR LOSS IS NEAR TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER, WHERE THERE IS JUST A TINY BIT OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE VERY MINIMAL SHELF WEAR IN THE FORM OF SOME LIGHT SPECKS OF RUBBING,HOWEVER MOST OF THE COLOURS ARE THERE AND INTACT

THE SPINE ITSELF IS FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE ONLY COLOUR LOSS IS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY VERY SHARP AND SHOWS CLEARLY THAT THE LP HAS HARDLY EVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE.THERE IS JUST ONE LITTLE NICK TO THE BACK EDGE NEAR THE BOTTOM

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS GOOD AS THE FRONT SURFACE AGAIN WITH JUST A SLIVER OF WHITE RUBBING THROUGH NEAR THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. OTHER THAN THIS THE COLOURS ARE STILL SUPERBLY RICH AND VIBRANT, AND ONCE AGAIN NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES . NONE AT ALL NEAR ANY OF THE PERIMETER EDGES

THE PLAIN WHITE INNER IS ALSO INCLUDED. UNSPLIT WITH JUST A FEW LIGHT WRINKLES

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS EASILY

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

GARRY