KING CRIMSON IN COURT OF PROMO-ONLY MONO LP
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· KING CRIMSON - IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING – ORIGINAL 1969 ATLANTIC RECORDS MONO LP 8245
· ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING
· *** MONSTROUSLY RARE PROMOTIONAL-ONLY MONO COPY; MONO VERSION OF THIS ALBUM WAS NEVER COMMERCIALLY RELEASED IN ANY WAY OR FORM *** (estimate that stereo copies of this album outnumber mono pressings by a ratio of at least 500:1.)
· *** WHITE LABEL PROMO ***
*** IN ADDITION, THE PROMOTIONAL STICKER ON THE COVER CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THE ITEM AS PROMOTIONAL ***
ORIGINAL ATLANTIC LABEL, WHITE PROMO VERSION
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE)
COVER HAS A NIFTY, TRANSPARENT ALBUM TITLE STICKER STILL AFFIXED TO THE FRONT PANEL
ORIGINAL "TEXTURED" (CRUDE FINISH) COVER.
THE WHITE LABEL PROMO, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were often distributed to the radio stations before the record was released to the public, sometimes as much as four months ahead. These records are generally considered to be the "first among equals": the VERY FIRST generation and the VERY FIRST pressings of the particular title; a PROTOTYPE and the earliest known official pressing of the record. In this case, though, this is a rather moot point, since this rare promo-only version of the album was never commercially released to begin with.
The bidders should note that this album contains mono mixes which are either considerably different: much more raw and "punchy" than the common, commercially available stereo mixes.
WE GRADE THE VINYL AS VERY GOOD+ . CAUTION: The vinyl is NOT MINT or NEAR MINT. There are some surface marks and abrasions, mostly light and superficial,
THE COVER HAS MINOR COSMETIC DEFECTS INCLUDING: WEARING ON EDGES, MINOR STAIN ON TONGUE (SEE PICTURE), BUT NO SPLITS OR MAJOR DAMAGE
A MUST HAVE FOR ANY KING CRIMSON FAN! JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!!!
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