KING CRIMSON - IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON 1970 UK 1ST PRESS A/1 B/1 N MINT SUPERB

	£		77
	$		102

HI I WILL BE SELLING A LARGE AMOUNT OF RARE AND COLLECTABLE RECORDS FROM MY VAST PRIVATE COLLECTION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, I ONLY DO THIS ONCE A YEAR BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER SO
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 KING CRIMSON
IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON
SO RARE UK FIRST PRESS ON THE PINK i LABEL & ESPECIALLY IN THIS NEAR MINT STUNNING CONDITION !!!
MAXIMUM OF 3 - 4 PLAYS IN 51 YEARS FROM DAY OF PURCHASE IN 1970 !!
NOT MANY AROUND LIKE THIS ONE, PLEASE DO NOT MISS OUT

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Stamped, variant 1): ILPS 9127 A//1
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• Matrix / Runout (Side B Stamped, variant 1): ILPS 9127 B//1

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CONDITION
VINYL
NEAR MINT, possibly played this 3-4 times since 1970, i have other copies which I played instead. 
Beautiful glossy mirror like finish, really beautiful condition 
When play tested has absolutely  SUPERB NEAR SILENT AUDIO PLAYBACK !

I have played this through track for track at a loud volume on my top end REGA system,  the audio is awesome! 

Crystal clear and vibrant through out, with (no) distortion or any signs of groove wear at all  !!!! 

Certainly (no) clicks pops or jumps!!  As good as it gets in my opinion!! 

THIS AUDIO IS RATED AT THE VERY TOP ON ALL FREQUENCIES! 

AUDIO GRADED AS NEAR MINT!! 

UNBELIEVABLE FOR A VINYL THAT IS 51 YEARS OLD !!!!! 

SILENT ON RUN INS & BETWEEN TRACKS AND STUNNING CLARITY AT HIGH VOLUME ON MY TOP END REGA SYSTEM ! JUST LOVELY !!
SIMPLY AMAZING AND OVER 50 YEARS OLD !!
PLEASE SEE ALL PICS AND USE ZOOM 

OUTER GATEFOLD SLEEVE
AN EXCELLENT +  grading for this original TEXTURED sleeve is accurate. 
ITS LOVELY AND CLEAN !! 

NO RIPS OR NASTY NAMES WRITTEN ON ETC 

 RICH IN COLOUR  !!! JUST A LITTLE CORNER and Spine WEAR

(see pictures and use zoom to self assess) 
The front and back of the sleeve are very clean still, the notoriously difficult to keep clean unlaminated sleeve is superb inside also, with a minimal amount of foxing and corner wear only,  all text is clear and legible. SUPER !!
The spine has edge rub minimal, but enough so text is just about still visible and legible, always kept in a dust cover and stored correctly. See pics Absolutely Lovely !!! 
SO RARE but ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION ! 
CENTRE LABELS
Both sides are Near Mint with just a few faint spindle trails around the centre hole, further evidence of the minimal plays since 1970 !!
 INNER SLEEVE 
The correct patented original polylined inner sleeve, has foxing and creasing but no splits
NOTES Released on the Pink i labels, in a textured gatefold cover. ?1970
Tracklist , wrong and incomplete, but resulting from inner cover layout text, text form (tracks titles in capitals) and, unequivocally, from side B label, can be considered of historical significance for early UK issues, as side B apparently begins with an untitled 'hidden track'.
Below an updated Side B tracklist, showing the real content on disc:
B1 Peace - A Theme (Fripp) B2 Cat Food (Fripp, McDonald, Sinfield) B3 The Devil's Triangle - including: B3a Merday Morn (Fripp, McDonald) B3b Hand of Sceiron (Fripp) B3c Garden of Worm (Fripp) B4 Peace-An End (Fripp, Sinfield)
B1 'Peace-A Theme' was absent as a title on all UK early issues (no mention of it on cover and label), but it appeared (on cover and label) as track '1' on some first issues outside UK (e.g.US Atlantic King Crimson - In The Wake Of Poseidon ) and on many more reissues. B1 position was taken here by ‘Cat Food’ instead. Actual B3 ‘The Devil's Triangle’ did not appear on record cover and label as a main title including subtitles (a,b,c), but as an indipendent track ('2' on label); the 3 subtitles (also looking like indipendent instrumentals) were numbered '3'.,'4'.,'5'. on label. ‘Peace-An End’ was '6' on label, but it should have been track '4'. Only German Stateside 1970 release King Crimson - In The Wake Of Poseidon , among early issues, seems to show on side B label the complete and real sequence, correct timings included. More info on 'release history'.
Mel Collins of "Circus" appears by courtesy of Transatlantic Records, Gordon Haskell appears by courtesy of C.B.S. Records.
The first UK pressing of this A1/B1 matrix contains withdrawn version of 'In The Wake Of Poseidon (Including Libra's Theme)', which is longer than that of later pressings (8'26" vs. 7'56"). This longer version was reissued for the first time in CD as a part of 40th Anniversary Set from UK, US, and Japan in 2010.

Tracklist

A1 Peace - A Beginning Written-By – Sinfield*, Fripp* A2 Pictures Of A City (Including 42nd At Treadmill) Written-By – Sinfield*, Fripp* A3 Cadence And Cascade Vocals – Gordon Haskell Written-By – Sinfield*, Fripp* A4 In The Wake Of Poseidon (Including Libra's Theme) Written-By – Sinfield*, Fripp* B1 Cat Food Written-By – McDonald*, Sinfield*, Fripp* B2 The Devil's Triangle Written-By – Fripp* B3 Merday Morn Written-By – McDonald*, Fripp* B4 Hand Of Sceiron Written-By – Fripp* B5 Garden Of Worm Written-By – Fripp* B6 Peace - An End

I HAVE ALSO LISTED MY LOVELY 1ST PRESSKING CRIMSON- IN THE COURT OF KING CRIMSON LP 

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  ALL FIRST PRESS AND IN MINT / NEAR MINT, 
  MOST ONLY PLAYED ONCE OR TWICE TO TAPE 50 PLUS YEARS AGO.
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