King Crimson: Islands ORIG. FIRST UK ISLAND WITH INSERT MINT-/EX++
  £   100
  $   132

 


£ 100 Sold For
Jul 6, 2014 Sold Date
Jun 26, 2014 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
  Canada Country Of Seller
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PLEASE NOTE - POSTAGE TO THE UK IS NOT 4.00 , DO NOT SEND PAYMENT BEFORE RECEIVING AN INVOICE FROM ME.



King Crimson: Islands ISLAND ILPS 9175  UK


One of the rarest Cimson albums to find in TOP condition..

Original first pressd copy with flip-back sleeve and the single inner sleeve ( has  few small browning spots and small creases, otherwise NO tears, writing or any other damages..)..

 

cover: un-laminated single-sleeve flip-back cover,  clean MINT-/EX++ top  condition ( I’m really tempted to use the magic word of „STUNNING” except I don’t believe in it..) with few light creases  on the top R of the front,otherwise pretty much AS NEAR NEW….the flip-back parts are perfect,as new .…the spine is PERFECT without any wear and so are the top and bottom edges….opening edges are nice,straight and clean without any  wear at all....no rips,tears,splits or any other damages....



record,visual:   both sides are superb clean jet-black and shiny EX++ with VERY light superficial and harmless surface lines due to being stored in a plain paper inner sleeve all the time  ….it still retains it’s beautiful original sheen and it looks VERY NEAR NEW


record,audio: I PLAYED THE ENTIRE RECORD FROM START TO END-THE AUDIO IS  GREAT WITH  CRYSTAL CLEAR AND VIBRANT SOUND WITHOUT ANY SINGS OF GROOVEWEAR,WITH  GREAT DELIVERY AND  STEREO IMAGE… NO LOUD POPS/CLICKS, MINIMAL AMOUNT BACKGROUND NOISE ON THE TRACK „ISLANDS” BUT LET ME STRESS AGAIN, REALLY MINIMAL  …THIS COPY HAS BEEN SITTING IN STORAGE FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS SO A PROFESSIONAL CLEANING JOB WOULD MOST LIKELY IMPROVE THE SOUND AND GET RID OF MOST OF THE BACKGROUND NOISE ..


labels:   AS CLEAN AS IT COULD BE  with few light  spindle hole marks …ILPS 9175 A-1U   and  ILPS 9175 B-1U  matrix numbers with very early 1 GA and 1 P mother stampers, VERY FIRST pressing… no tears,stamps or any other damages...

 

  Gradings: I ALWAYS TRY TO DO MY BEST IN GIVING ACCURATE,HONEST AND VERY STRICT GRADINGS BY USING THE FOLLOWING TERMS:
 
MINT
EX (EXCELLENT)
VG ( VERY GOOD)
 
I ALSO USE  PLUS (+) AND MINUS (-) IF THE CONDITION FALLS BETWEEN TWO GRADES.
VINYL WILL FIRST BE INSPECTED VISUALLY VERY CAREFULLY UNDER STRONG LIGHT..I DON'T HAVE TIME TO PLAY EVERY SINGLE RECORD  FROM START TO END ( WHO DOES ? ) - HOWEVER,I  TESTPLAY SKIPPING THROUGH  TRACKS ON BOTH SIDES ( INCLUDING RUN-IN,RUN-OUT GROOVES AND THE SPACES BETWEEN TRACKS ) TO CHECK THE OVERALL PLAYBACK  QUALITY.

IN THE UNLIKELY CASE THAT YOU SHOULD BE UNHAPPY WITH MY GRADING/DESCRIPTION PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING NEGATIVE FEEDBACK-I’M SURE THAT WE CAN CLEAR OUT EVERY PROBLEM IN A KIND WAY!
 
PLEASE NOTE:ALTHOUGH I DIDN’T  HEAR ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS DURING THE TESTPLAY ON MY SYSTEM AND HAVE GIVEN AN HONEST DESCRIPTION OF THE CONDITION OF THE VINYL,I CAN’T GUARANTEE IT WILL PLAY THE SAME WAY ON YOUR SYSTEM -YOU MIGHT HEAR THE ODD STATICK TICK/POP THAT I DIDN’T !!!
 
 
  DUE TO THE NEW ( ANNOYING !!) EBAY RULES I HAVE TO INDICATE SHIPPING RATES,HOWEVER THE GBP4.00 RATE IS  NOT THE ACTUAL  AMOUNT,PLEASE REFER TO THE CHART BELOW !!!!
 
All items will be sent from my European stock,postage  as follows,all by airmail:
EUROPE: 1 LP(under 500 gramms) GBP 6.00,2-3 LPs(up to 1000 gramms) GBP 12.00,4-5 LPs(up to 1500 gramms) GBP 16.00,6-7 LPs(up to 2000 gramms) GBP 20.00 ...
OVERSEAS: 1 LP(under 500 gramms) GBP 6.50,2-3 LPs(up to 1000 gramms) GBP 13.00,4-6LPs(up to 1500 gramms) GBP 18.00,6-7 LPs(up to 2000 gramms) GBP 22.50 ...
 
ACCORDING TO PAYPAL RULES ITEMS OVER GBP20.00 VALUE WILL ONLY BE SENT REGISTERED WHICH IS 2.00 - IF YOU DON'T AGREE DON'T BID !!
 
 
 
All records are sent in hard cardboard packing boxes, removed from the covers
to prevent seem splits and placed in protective plastic sleeves..
 
Winnig bidder will be contacted-PayPal payments to be made within 3 days. Buyers with more than 2 negative feedbacks please contact me before bidding..Also,if you have any questions regarding to the item(condition,pressing,postage etc..)please contact me before bidding,I won’t answer such questions after the auction ends-in other words:if you win the auction you’ll be obligated to pay for the item..
 
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