KING CRIMSON IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING UK 1ST PRESS 69 EX AUDIO ILPS 9111

	£		183
	$		242

KING CRIMSON
IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING AN OBERSERVATION BY KING CRIMSON
WITH EX+ AUDIO, AND ONE OF THE EARLIEST 1ST PRESSES OFF THE PRESS !!!! 

THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT TIME WE HAD SOME KING CRIMSON WHO WERE FORMED IN LONDON IN 1968, AND THIS IS THEIR AMAZING FIRST AND DEBUT ALBUM, RELEASED ON 10th OCTOBER 1969, AND THEY ARE JUST TOTALLY UNIQUE, AND THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE ALBUMS, AND COVERS, AND IT PLAYS SUPERB AND COMES FROM MY TREASURED PERSONAL VINYL COLLECTION !!!!
DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE.  THANK YOU !! 
BEFORE YOU READ ON, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MENTION ABOUT SHIPPING. DUE TO THE TERRIBLE VIRUS, THERE IS UNCERTAINTY IN WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT, AND SHIPPING COULD BE AFFECTED. I AM CONTINUING TO LIST, AND SHIP AS USUAL . IF YOU HAVE WON ANY LP'S, AND I AM UNABLE TO SHIP I WILL KEEP THEM VERY SAFE, AND SHIP WHEN THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL. TAKE CARE AND BE EXTRA SAFE, AND IF YOU HAVE AN QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK ME, THANK YOU, ROSE .
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1969 UK 1ST PRESS  ::  ILPS 9111  A//3  11 5  ::  ILPS 9111  B//3  11 1 .
THIS IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST 1ST PRESSES, WITH VERY EARLY MATRIX .
THE 1ST PRESS VARIANT 1 HAD MATRIX AV2 B//2 . THE 1ST PRESS VARIANT 2 HAD MATRIX AV2 B//3 . THE 1ST PRESS VARIANT 3 HAD MATRIX A//3 B//3 .
SO AS YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A VARIANT 3 1ST PRESS, SO A VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS !!!!

ON THE PINK WITH WHITE 'i' LOGO ISLAND LABEL ::  ILPS 9111 .
COVER ::  ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESS HEAVY WEIGHT GATEFOLD, PRINTED AND MADE BY E.J. DAY, LONDON, WITH SOLID READABLE SPINE, AND ALSO SOLID EDGES. THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT BITS OF RUB ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SPOTS OF LIGHT RUB ON THE SPINE EDGES, AND NOTHING HEAVY OR NASTY AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS. THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP, BUT THERE IS SOME LIGHT SURFACE DAMAGE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER ON THE FRONT (PLEASE SEE PHOTO, THANK YOU). THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL CREASE LINES AROUND THE EDGES, AND AGAIN NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. SO FOR THE GRADE, AND DUE TO THE FRONT TOP RIGHT CORNER, I WILL HAVE TO GRADE  :: VG+ .  WITHOUT THE LIGHT SURFACE MARKS IN THE TOP CORNER IT WOULD HAVE GRADED A VERY STRONG EX !!!!
VINYL ::  THE AUDIO PLAYS REALLY WELL, AND AS YOU WILL KNOW TO FIND THIS 1969 UK 1ST PRESS WITH VERY GOOD AUDIO IS VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO SOME OF THE VERY QUIET TRACKS, AND SO QUIET YOU COULD HEAR A MOUSE RUN ACROSS YOUR CARPET !!!! THIS VINYL DOES PLAY VERY WELL, AS I KNOW WILL EXPLAIN >>>>>> SIDE 1  HAS TWO VERY FAINT TICKS AT THE START, AND ON TRACK 2 THERE IS A TINY BIT OF VERY FAINT STATIC, ONLY FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VERY QUIET SECTION . SIDE 2  TRACK 1 "MOONCHILD" IS SO QUIET FOR THE FIRST HALF, YOU REALLY WOULD NEED A MINT SEALED ONE TO GET PERFECT AUDIO. THERE IS A FAINT TICK ON THE RUN IN, THREE FAINT TICKS A LITTLE FURTHER IN WITH A SPLIT SECOND BIT OF FAINT STATIC, THERE IS A FAINT TICK A BIT FURTHER ON, AND THREE FAINT TICKS TOWARDS THE END.  THEN THE REST OF SIDE PLAYS WITH NOTHING TO MENTION. THERE IS NOTHING LOUD OR INTRUSIVE, AND AS I SAID EARLIER, YOU WOULD HEAR A MOUSE RUN ACROSS YOUR CARPET, AS "MOONCHILD" IS SO QUIET. VISUALLY THE VINYL STILL HOLDS ITS ORIGINAL SHINE, AND ONLY UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT ARE THERE JUST SOME FAINT COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, AND NOTHING ELSE. SO FOR THAT AUDIO GRADE, AND I AM GOING TO GRADE THE AUDIO ON THE SAFE SIDE OF THE AUDIO GRADE, AND I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO  :: EX .   I COULD HAVE GONE EX/EX+, BUT I WILL PLAY IT SAFE WITH EX !!!! 
LABELS ::  NO ISSUES, JUST A COUPLE OF FAINT SPINDLE LINES AT THE CENTRE SEEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT :: EX/EX+ .
POLYLINED INNER :: WITH NO WRITING, OR SEAM SPLITS, AND NOT SURE IF IT IS THE ORIGINAL, AND JUST SOME AGEING AROUND THE EDGES :: VG+ . 
ANOTHER AWESOME ALBUM, AND AS MENTIONED ONE OF MY FAVOURITE ALBUMS. IT ALSO COMES WITH A NEWSPAPER CUTTING AT THE TIME, ABOUT KING CRIMSON, WHICH WILL COME WITH THE ALBUM AS WELL. YOU REALLY WOULD NEED TO GO BACK TO 1969 AND BUY THIS ALBUM NEW TO GET PERFECT AUDIO, BUT THIS VINYL STILL IS MILES BETTER THAN MOST WITH JUST SOME FAINT TICKS AS MENTIONED ABOVE, ON THE "MOONCHILD" TRACK. ONE THING IS THAT YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED IF YOU ARE HAPPY WITH WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN AND READ, AND DO NOT FORGET THAT BIT OF SURFACE DAMAGE ON THE COVER TOP RIGHT !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !!!!  ROSE.
IF SLEEVE REMOVAL AND HAIRLINES ARE MENTIONED, THEN THEY ARE TOTALLY COSMETIC AND HARMLESS, AND THESE ARE NOT SCRATCHES, AS YOU WILL KNOW SCRATCHES ARE FEELABLE AND CAUSE AUDIO PROBLEMS, SO IF THERE WERE ANY SCRATCHES, I WOULD MENTION THEM, THANK YOU.    TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE !!!!

IMPORTANT   I ALWAYS POST THE NEXT DAY, APART IF IT FALLS ON A SUNDAY. PLEASE READ THE POSTAGE LABEL FOR THE DATE OF POSTING, AND YOU WILL SEE IT WAS POSTED ON TIME. IT IS THE POSTAL SERVICES AT FAULT, AND NOT MINE, AND DUE TO THIS I HAVE LOST MY 5 STAR POSTAGE RATING. THANK YOU !!!

IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW

FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT MY POSTAGE JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR COUNTRY, THANK YOU. 

 I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!

ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.

                  I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!

 PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.

IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!

VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.

[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £3.95 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]] 

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IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!

 THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.