KING CRIMSON: IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON 1970 PINK ISLAND SUPERB EX+ UK 1st PRESS
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KING CRIMSON
IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON LP
1970 FIRST PRESSING WITH THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:
TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
CONTAINS WITHDRAWN VERSION OF 'IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON' WHICH IS LONGER THAN THAT OF LATER PRESSINGS (8'26'' VS 7'56'')
PINK LABELS WITH WHITE 'I'
ISLAND ILPS 9127
1970
RECORD WEIGHT: 150g
MATRIX Nos: A//1 L 3 1 / B//1 L 1 3
SLEEVE CONDITION: EX(-)
EDGES TOP & BOTTOM: JUST A LITTLE VERY LIGHT 'PATCHY' SHELFWEAR HERE AND THERE. NO SPLITS OR OTHER DAMAGE.
SPINE: OVERALL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH JUST A LITTLE VERY LIGHT RUBBING AT THE EXTREME ENDS. NO SPLITS, CREASES OR CRACKS. TEXT IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
FRONT COVER: THICK CARD TEXTURED COVER WITH NO CREASES OR OTHER MARKS AT ALL, JUST THE ODD EXTREMELY LIGHT RUB MARK IF I'M BEING REALLY FUSSY. NO RINGWEAR AND NO STICKERS, TEARS OR WRITING. LOVELY CONDITION FOR A SLEEVE THAT'S 55 YEARS OLD
BACK COVER: SIMILAR TO THE FRONT WITH NO CREASES AND JUST THE ODD ULTRA FAINT RUB. NO RINGWEAR AND NO STICKERS, TEARS OR WRITING. OPENING EDGE IS STRAIGHT WITH JUST A LIGHT HINT OF FEATHERING.
INSIDE GATEFOLD: EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO WRITING, STICKERS, RIPS OR TEARS. NO CREASES AND NO RINGWEAR. GREAT TO SEE IN SUCH NICE CONDITION
INNER SLEEVE: COMES WITH ORIGINAL PALE BLUE POLY LINED ISLAND RECORDS INNER SLEEVE IN VG+ CONDITION. HAS A LITTLE CREASING AND A A SMALL DISCOLOURED PATCH BUT NO SPLITS, TEARS OR WRITING.
RECORD CONDITION:
TAKING AN INITIAL CURSORY GLANCE AT THE ALBUM IN NATURAL LIGHT, IT LOOKS PRETTY CLOSE TO MINT. A CLOSER INSPECTION SHOWS JUST ONE VERY SMALL THIN ULTRA FAINT SURFACE LINE ON THE FIRST TRACK OF SIDE ONE AND NOTHING ELSE AT ALL. ABSOLUTELY NO SCUFFS OR SCRATCHES WHATSOEVER. EVEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT THERE IS BARELY ANYTHING TO SEE EXCEPT THE ODD ULTRA FAINT WISPY SLEEVE REMOVAL TYPE HAIRLINE. I WOULD GRADE BOTH SIDES VISUALLY AS EX+ TO NEAR MINT. AN ORIGINAL 1970 1st PRESSING ON THE SOLID PINK ISLAND LABEL WITH BLACK TEXT.
BOTH LABELS ARE EXCELLENT WITH NO OBVIOUS SPINDLE MARKS ON EITHER SIDE. NO STICKERS, WRITING OR OTHER UNWANTED MARKS.
PLAYBACK: STUNNING PLAYBACK THROUGHOUT WITH BARELY ANYTHING TO SPOIL THE SOUNDTRACK AT ALL. BACKGROUND NOISE ON THE RUN IN'S IS PRETTY MUCH NON EXISTANT WITH NONE OF THE USUAL CRACKLE & STATIC. THE TRACK CROSSOVERS ARE CRACKLE FREE. ABSOLUTELY NO SCRATCHES OR OTHER AUDIBLE MARKS AT ALL. TO BE ULTRA CRITICAL THERE IS A TINY BIT OF BACKGROUND OCCASIONALLY ON THE OPENING TRACK ON SIDE ONE AND AGAIN ON THE OPENING OF 'THE DEVIL'S TRIANGLE' ON SIDE TWO BUT THESE ARE EXTREMELY QUIET PARTS OF THE RECORD AND I AM BEING REALLY FUSSY. OVERALL THIS PLAYS THROUGH BEAUTIFULLY WITH CLEAR DISTORTION FREE SOUND. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.
SO NICE TO SEE OLD 1970s LPs IN THIS KIND OF CONDITION AS THEY ARE BECOMING HARDER TO FIND.
10 DAY AUCTION WITH NO RESERVE
POSTAGE WILL BE 24 HOUR WITH TRACKING
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