KING CRIMSON IN THE COURT OF THE..UK PINK ISLAND G/FOLD E J DAY CVR ROBERT FRIPP
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KING CRIMSON - In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson)
EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL UK VINYL LP RELEASE, 1969 IN ORIGINAL WIDE-SPINE GATEFOLD COVER & DIE-CUT PAPER INNER SLEEVE. ALL IN OUTER PLASTIC SLEEVE.
QUALITY HEAVY DUTY CARD WIDE-SPINE GATEFOLD COVER PRINTED AND MADE BY E. J. DAY, LONDON.
ICONIC COVER ART BY BARRY GODBER WHO, SADLY, DIED JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER IT WAS RELEASED, AT AGE 24. IT WAS HIS ONLY ALBUM COVER. THE OMINOUS, NEO-GOTHIC, WATERCOLOUR PAINTING DEPICTS "21st CENTURY SCHIZOID MAN" (OUTER) & "CRIMSON KING" (INSIDE).
COVER HAS "IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING AN OBSERVATION BY KING CRIMSON ISLAND ILPS 9111" PRINTED IN CAPITALS ALONG WIDE SPINE.
LYRICS PRINTED INSIDE GATEFOLD COVER.
HIGHLY COLLECTABLE PINK i LABEL, "ISLAND RECORDS LTD. BASSING STREET LONDON W11" (PRINTED INSIDE).
THIS RECORD IS NOT LISTED ON DISCOGS WEBSITE WITH SAME MATRIX No.s STAMPED IN RUNOUT DEAD WAX.
MUST-HAVE PROG. / PSYCH ALBUM IN AMAZING CONDITION FOR AGE. HARD TO FIND A BETTER ONE THAN THIS.
Track Listing
A1 21st Century Schizoid Man (Including ''Mirrors'') 6:52 A2 I Talk To The Wind 5:40 A3 Epitaph (Including ''March For No Reason'' And ''Tomorrow And Tomorrow'') 8:30 B1 Moonchild (Including ''The Dream And ''The Illusion'') 12:09 B2 The Court Of The Crimson King (Including ''The Return Of The Fire Witch'' And ''The Dance Of The Puppets'')8:48 PERSONNEL (FROM INSIDE COVER)
ROBERT FRIPP - GUITAR
IAN McDONALD - REEDS, WOODWIND, VIBES, KEYBOARDS, MELLOTRON, VOCALS
GREG LAKE - BASS GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS
MICHAEL GILES - DRUMS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS
PETER SINFIELD - WORDS AND ILLUMINATION
Companies, etc.
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- Record Company – E.G. Records Ltd.
- Produced For – E.G. Productions
- Recorded At – Wessex Sound Studios
- Mastered At – Phonodisc Ltd.
- Pressed By – Phonodisc Ltd.
- Published By – E.G. Music Ltd.
- Made By – Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd.
- Printed By – Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd.
Credits
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- Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals – Greg Lake
- Cover – Barry Godber
- Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Michael Giles
- Engineer – Robin Thompson
- Engineer [Assistant] – Tony Page
- Guitar – Robert Fripp
- Producer – King Crimson
- Reeds, Woodwind, Vibraphone [Vibes], Keyboards, Mellotron, Vocals – Ian McDonald
- Technician [Equipment by] – Vick And Dik
- Words By, Other [Illumination] – Peter Sinfield
Notes
- A product of Island Records Ltd.
Produced for E.G. Productions, 'David & John'.
Recorded at Wessex Sound Studios, London.
Pink i label.
Released in a gatefold cover.
Printed and made by E. J Day, London. - MATRIXES
- Runout (Side 1, STAMPED): ILPS 9111 A?2 1 2 8
- Runout (Side 2, STAMPED): ILPS 9111 B//3 1 1 6012
NOT LISTED ON DISCOGS WEBSITE WITH THESE MATRIX No.s.
CONDITION (SEE PICS.)
RECORD NEAR MINT, GLOSSY, ALMOST LIKE NEW; SMALL SPOT OF PINK PRINTING INK, PROBABLY FROM ANOTHER LABEL ON SIDE 1 T3 (MANUFACTURING ERROR), SEE PIC # 12
PLEASE NOTE: I HAVE PLAYED THE TRACK AND THIS HAS VIRTUALLY NO EFFECT ON THE MUSIC. JUST A COUPLE OF BARELY AUDIBLE TICKS (WHICH WILL PROBABLY DISAPPEAR AFTER A COUPLE MORE PLAYS). THERE IS A BARELY AUDIBLE CRACKLE A BIT BEFORE IT. OTHERWISE IT PLAYED LIKE NEW, AS YOU'D EXPECT FROM A RECORD IN SUCH LOVELY CONDITION.
LABELS NEAR MINT, NO VISIBLE SPINDLE MARKS
COVER VERY GOOD, SOME MINOR CNR./ EDGE WEAR; INSIDE NEAR MINT; SMALL GIFT GREETING PRINTED NEATLY ON FRONT, TOP R/H CNR.; EXTREMELY MINOR SMALL FOXING SPOT FRONT TOP R/H CNR.
DIE-CUT PAPER INNER SLEEVE VERY GOOD+, SOME MINOR CREASES; FEW VERY MINOR FOXING / AGE SPOTS; VERY MINOR PARTIAL TANNING
SUPERB 1960's UK / PROG. / PROGRESSIVE / PSYCH. / PSYCHEDELIC / ART ROCK / SYNPHONIC ROCK / MELLOTRON / KING CRIMSON / ROBERT FRIPP / FRIPPERTRONICS & SOUNDSCAPES / FRIPP & ENO / GILES, GILES & FRIPP / PETER SINFIELD / IAN McDONALD / CENTIPEDE / FOREIGNER / GREG LAKE / EMERSON LAKE & PALMER / THE GODS / MICHAEL GILES / GILES & FRIPP / THE TREND / BARRY GODBER ART / ERNEST J. DAY / E. J. DAY COVER / WIDE SPINE GATEFOLD COVER / PRINTED SPINE / PINK i ISLAND RECORDS LABEL / VINYL / LP / RECORD / COLLECTABLE IN EXTREMELY NICE SHAPE AFTER ABOUT 52 / FIFTY TWO YEARS
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