KING CRIMSON "IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON" PINK ISLAND i

	£		51
	$		68

KING CRIMSON

IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON

STEREO 33 RPM. LP. - 'PINK' ISLAND LABEL I LOGO - ILPS-9127 (UK) 1970

ORIGINAL (UK) 1ST PRESS ISSUE

1ST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS

SIDE ONE: (ILPS + 9127 + A1) / SIDE TWO: (ILPS + 9127 - B1)

 MOTHER STAMPERS SIDE 1 ( L  3  L5 )

                                 SIDE 2 ( L  2  L5 ) 

VINYL CONDITION NEAR MINT

TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE CONDITION, EX+

In the Wake of Poseidon (1970)

This is the second album by the progressive rock group King Crimson!. By the time this album was released, the band had already undergone their first change in lineup, however they still maintained much of the style of their first album, In the Court of the Crimson King!!.

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!!!.

1. "Peace – A Beginning" - 0:49
2. "Pictures of a City" - 8:03, including:
   • 42nd at Treadmill
3. "Cadence and Cascade" - 4:27
4. "In the Wake of Poseidon" - 7:56, including:
   • Libra's Theme

1. "Peace – A Theme" - (Fripp) 1:15
2. "Cat Food" - (Fripp/Sinfield/Ian McDonald) - 4:54
3. "The Devil's Triangle" (Fripp/McDonald) - 11:39, including:
   • "Merday Morn"
   • "Hand of Sceiron"
   • "Garden of Worm"
4. "Peace – An End" - 1:53

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A NR PRISTINE COPY,

OF A SUPERB AND BEAUTIFUL PROGRESSIVE ROCK ALBUM!!

RARELY SEEN IN THIS CONDITION!

THE RECORD AND SLEEVE ARE STRICTLY GRADED,

(R/C) STANDARDS

VINYL CONDITION

THE VINYL IS IN STUNNING NEAR MINT CONDITION

IT IS BRIGHT, CLEAN AND SHINNY,

RETAINING IT'S 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK.

BARELY VISIBLE,

WHEN EXAMINED UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT

THERE ARE TWO SMALL, VERY LIGHT AND OF THE FAINTEST TRACES ON SIDE ONE

AND THREE SMALL, VERY LIGHT AND OF THE FAINTEST TRACES ON SIDE TWO.

THE RECORD HAS HAD VERY LITTLE PLAY AT ALL. (SEE PICS)

LABEL CONDITION

THE LABELS ARE ALSO IN EX+ CONDITION 

CLEAN WITH A FEW SPIDER TRAILS TO EACH SIDE

THE RECORD COMES IN IT'S  POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE,

IN EXCELLENT CONDITION ( SEE PICS )

TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE CONDITION

THE TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION,

WITH NO TEARS OR HAND WRITING.

THE EDGES AND CORNERS  HAVE MILD WEAR (SEE THE PICS TO MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND)

WITH NO SPLITTING.

THE 1st PRESS TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

HAS BEEN HOUSED IN A TRANSPARENT PVC SLEEVE,

FOR AT LEAST 30 YEARS.

1st PRESS (UNLAMINATED) TEXTURED SLEEVE

PRINTED AND MADE BY E.J. DAY GROUP,

LONDON AND BEDFORD.

THE SLEEVE ART WORK IS TITLED

'THE 12 ARCHETYPES' OR 'THE 12 FACES OF HUMANKIND'

THE ORIGINAL COLOUR PICTURES WERE PAINTED

BY TAMMO DE JONGH IN 1967.

A SUPERB ALBUM OF BRITISH PROGRESSIVE ROCK.

IT'S AN EXCEPTIONAL COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM!...

IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT INDEED,

TO GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO BUY THIS ALBUM AGAIN,

IN THIS CONDITION!