KING CRIMSON - IN THE COURT .. PINK "I" 1st UK PRESS Island A^2 B//4

	£		238
	$		315

KING CRIMSON - 

IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING

ISLAND  ILPS 9111

UK 1969

1st Press A^2 B//4 matrices

Up for auction from my personal collection is the rather magnificent LP "In the Court of the Crimson King" by "King Crimson". This was first issued on the Pink Island label. After that Palmtree labels were used. Please note I will put more interesting obscure lots up for sale in the coming weeks.

In the Court of the Crimson King is the debut studio album by the British  group King Crimson. The album reached number five on the British charts, and is certified gold in the United States.

The album is generally viewed as one of the strongest of the progressive rock genre, where King Crimson largely stripped away the blues-based foundations of rock music and mixed together jazz and classical symphonic elements. In his 1997 book Rocking the Classics, critic and musicologist Edward Macan notes that In the Court of the Crimson King "may be the most influential progressive rock album ever released". The Who's Pete Townsend was quoted as calling the album "an uncanny masterpiece". In the Q and MOJO Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album came fourth in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums".The album was named as one of Classic Rock magazine's "50 Albums That Built Prog Rock".[5]

Vinyl: VG+/EX. There are NO skips NO jumps and NO sticks.  Light background noise on the subdued pieces like "I Talk to the Wind" and "Moonchild". A few wispy light hairlines are visible but this vinyl is NOT trashed at all and will sit neatly on any prog collector's shelf. Nice heavy glossy vinyl on this earliest label. Superb audio with beautiful stereo channelling, I played this in full and listened on my headphones. The replay was magnificent like just a first press sounds. Any re-issues do not have this sound quality. Played in full on a high end turntable with a Linn cartridge. NO skips, NO sticks, NO jumps.

Gatefold Sleeve: VG+. The original E.J.Day matt gatefold sleeve is in great condition really and I have seen the majority of these in worse condition. There are no creases or smudging. NO sticker tears and also NO seam splits. A small name as can be seen in the picture to the front top right. The edges have average wear as does the spine and the lettering on the spine is partially legible. The inside gatefold is EX at least.

Labels: EX.  light spindle traces.

International Postage will be Airsure/Signed For if over GBP45.00. Please wait for me to send you the invoice in this case.

Fully guaranteed, in the unlikely event that you are not 100% happy a full refund (including half the original postage.) will be done after returning the album.

                    Please observe all pictures as these are part of the description.

This is a unique investment opportunity!!! Finding this album in any condition at all is nearly impossible so late in the day. But in this great condition ....? Golddust!!

Postage for items over £30 will incur an extra fee for tracking to be added to international postage. This will be at actual Royal Mail rate. Before paying please wait for me to adjust the invoice.

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This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.