KING CRIMSON 'IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON' 1970 first UK

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	$		50

KING CRIMSON 'in the wake of poseidon' ILPS 9127 Original pink 'I' label in textured gatefold sleeve 1970.
condition
These early King Crimson unlaminated textured sleeves in my experience are hard to find in as good condition as this one. They are soft and prone to early and serious quick deterioration. This copy is among the better ones I have offered for sale as the wear to the textured sleeve is very minimal and unusually can hardly be seen on the front or the rear. The only wear that is prominent on this copy is as usual to the upper and lower corners of the spine only, so this in my opinion is a very attractive EX sleeve.
The LP has the matt pink label and the block 'I'. There are a few spindle marks on each side but not a massive amount which indicates moderate to light use. Side 1 is a lovely Near Mint and under normal ambient light could be described as Mint. Side 2 I would call EX+ but again under normal ambient light could be described as Near Mint or even Mint. I examine all my vinyl close to a 100W lamp so my grading is very strict. A very fine copy of this prog classic!!
In the Wake of Poseidon was well received on release, but was criticised as sounding very similar in both style and content to the band's debut album, 'In The Court of the Crimson King' to the point where it seemed like an imitation. With the album on sale, Fripp and Sinfield remained in the awkward position of having King Crimson material and releases available, but not having a band to play it. In considerable desperation, Fripp persuaded Gordon Haskell to join permanently as singer and bass player, and recruited drummer Andy McCulloch, another Dorset musician moving in the West London progressive rock circle, who'd previously been a member of Shy Limbs and Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Mel Collins was also retained as a full band member. Also like their first album, the mood of this album often changes from serene to chaotic. The album opens with a poetic vocal piece called "Peace – A Beginning", which is reprised instrumentally in the middle of the album and vocally again at the end. "Pictures of a City" was originally performed live, often extended to over ten minutes and was called "A Man. A City". An example of such a performance can be found on the live album Epitaph. The longest track on the album is a chaotic instrumental piece called "The Devil’s Triangle", which was built around quotations from Gustav Holst's "Mars: Bringer of War" from his The Planets Suite. King Crimson would have called the piece Mars as they had performed it on tour in the 1969 lineup, but were forbidden by the composer's legal estate. In 1971, a brief excerpt from "The Devil’s Triangle" was featured on the BBC television series Doctor Who. Also, the track samples the chorus from "The Court of the Crimson King", the title track from the band's first album, a studio technique known as xenochrony.







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