KING CRIMSON Islands (Island ILPS 9175) Robert Fripp RARE UK 2nd Pressing MINT-
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KING CRIMSON Islands (Island ILPS 9175) Robert Fripp RARE UK 2nd Pressing MINT-
Fairly RARE second UK first pressing of King Crimson`s "Islands" on Island Records (November 1971). First released in late 1971, this is a second pressing on the orange Island Records label, as of December 1975.
"Islands is another vague, arty project that almost comes together as a concept album, almost makes it as a fusion of jazz & rock & folk & corn, and ultimately ends up closer to the most tenderly anaesthetizing muzak than any kind of tooth-grating annoyance.(...) Irritating as I find it, the music is good. (...) But it's only in the final, title track, "Islands," that King Crimson get to the best of their music and the heart of their dilemma. It's a pastoral, lyrical, open-ended and open-tuned piece that washes over you like slow tides or an extra-warm bath late in the evening, and just like that bath it has a tendency to put you to sleep in the tenderest, most sanguine way. In fact, I recommend it for that very purpose, with no sarcasm intended. Islands wins the Award of the Month, and perhaps of the Year, for Best Last Record To Put On Before Retiring. But if they continue at this pace and fail to recapture some of their primal drive, I may sleep right through the next one." - Lester Bangs, Rolling Stone - March 1972.
GRADING:
MINT- COVER, carefully stored away for many years. Please see photos for details.
- Unlaminated UK sleeve, well looked after with absolutely minimal storage wear only.
- Lightest scuffing along the bottom edge.
- Also includes the original fold-out insert/lyric sheet in MINT- condition, as shown.
MINT(-) RECORD that looks absolutely unplayed.
- Perfect vinyl on both sides, with impeccable audio reproduction throughout.
- Even when examined under strongest lighting, the record shows no signs of any previous play whatsoever.
- Orange second-pressing Island Records labels with a single, near-invisible spindle line on Side Two.
- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "ILPS 9175 A -1 - U" and "ILPS 9175 B -1 - U".
- This copy of King Crimson`s "Islands" is certified to be a UK second pressing, issued as of December 1975.
PLEASE NOTE: Not to be compared with the more-often-than-not substandard vinyl on offer on eBay, this item is in honestly-graded MINT(-) condition. For more information on the veracity and reliability of my grading, I kindly refer the prospective buyer to my feedback comments and seller rating.
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