KING CRIMSON "Young Persons Guide To..." '76 UK ISLAND
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Sep 2, 2010
Sold Date
Aug 23, 2010
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KING CRIMSON "Young Person's Guide To..." '76 UK ISLAND
1st 2 LP CRIMSO COMP w/20 PAGE BOOK & ISLAND INNERS
KING CRIMSON
A Young Person's Guide To King Crimson
ORIGINAL UK ISLAND (ISLD 7) FIRST PRESSING (February 1976) OF KING CRIMSON'S TREMENDOUS 2 LP COMPILATION "The Young Person's Guide To King Crimson" IN SUPERB, BARELY PLAYED CONDITION (just a couple of spindles to the labels) AND DELIVERING JUST ABOUT THE FINEST AUDIO I'VE HEARD FOR THIS PRESSING (ON MY SYSTEM - AT A VERY LOUD VOLUME) - GREAT COPY
AN ESSENTIAL RELESE FOR CRIMSO FANS FOR SEVERAL REASONS:
IT INCLUDES TWO RARE TRACKS; "I TALK TO THE WIND' - IN A ROUGH JULY 1968 DEMO VERSION RECORDED ON A SECOND HAND REVOX AND "GROON" - PREVIOUSLY ONLY AVAILABLE AS THE B-SIDE TO THE 1970 7" SINGLE "CAT FOOD"
THE SET ALSO INCLUDES A SUPERB LARGE 20 PAGE BLACK & WHITE BOOKLET CONTAINING BAND PHOTOS AND MASSES OF EXTENSIVE ROBERT FRIPP DIARY NOTES FROM JUNE 1st 1986 THROUGH TO NOVEMBER 15th 1975 AND A LIST OF ALL THEIR GIGS FROM APRIL 1969 TO APRIL 1974 - ALL OF WHICH IS FASCINATINGLY DETAILED AND PROVIDES ESSENTIAL READING
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE ISLAND BLUE RIM LABELS
FIRST PRESS MATRICES: ISLD 7 - 1A-1 / ISLD 7 - 1B-1 and ISLD 7 - 2A-1 / ISLD 7 - 2B-1
THE RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE “Printed in England by Robor Limited.”
COMPLETE WITH THE 2 ORIGINAL BLACK, POLY LINED, ISLAND INNER SLEEVES WITH PINK ISLAND LOGO
For almost two decades before King Crimson's catalog became a minefield of odd retrospectives, live oddities, and archival treasure troves, A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson was the only worthwhile retrospective the band had ever had -- or seemed likely to receive.
Originally released in 1976 following the band's apparently irrevocable split of the year before, this Robert Fripp-compiled double album rounded up an excellent, if somewhat idiosyncratic, survey of the group's seven years together, its contents ranging from the unimpeachable classics to unimaginable rarities -- the pre-Crimson demo of "I Talk to the Wind" was a collector's dream at the time, while the presence of "Groon" took the heat off anyone who missed out on its sole previous appearance, as the B-side of 1970's "Cat Food" single.
Of the other tracks, three-fifths of the debut album included the anthemic poles of "21st Century Schizoid Man" and "Epitaph," and served to remind just how powerful In the Court of the Crimson King was on release, while more recent highlights included both "Red" and "Starless" from the band's final album (Red), Starless and Bible Black's eternally atmospheric "The Night Watch," and, as if to prove that the band's sense of humour was never far from the surface, the ribald saga of "Ladies of the Road."
A vast booklet of facts and figures, again compiled by Fripp and drawing from his own squirrel-like horde of King Crimson memorabilia, rounded off the package.
It's a sign of just how well conceived this collection was that, no matter how many more so-called "best-ofs" the band has endured, A Young Person's Guide remains the definitive study of the original King Crimson.
Side One: Epitaph / Cadence & Cascade / Ladies Of The Road / I Talk To The Wind (previously unreleased 1968 demo version)
Side Two: Red / Starless
Side Three: The Night Watch / Book Of Saturday / Peace - A Theme / Cat Food / Groon (B side of 'Cat Food' 7" released March 1970) / Coda From Larks' Tongues In Aspic
Side Four: Moonchild (edit) / Trio / In The Court Of The Crimson King
LABELS: All four labels are clean, bright and unmarked with just two/three light spindle traces (max) - beautiful copy - barely played - MINT(-)
VINYL Visual: All surfaces retain their original deep, glossy sheen with just some light and superficial pressing blemishes (especially on the run-offs on record one) - but no later marks and these pressing blemishes have no audio consequence - just purely cosmetic - visually EXCELLENT+
VINYL Audio: Outstanding audio quality throughout with a clean, clear, warm and vibrant sound and on playback at a loud volume (which is how I always listen to my records prior to listing) there is little to fault - no scratches, no sticks or jumps, just a few clicks with the most prevalent being on 'Book Of Saturday' (but nothing I found particularly intrusive) otherwise, this is just about the finest copy of this first pressing I have heard. Beautifully recorded, both records play to a very high standard with all frequencies bright and clear and there is no groove-wear and no distortion (it's barely been played). Critically graded EXCELLENT to (+) for audio this is a very nice copy indeed and in my experience they really don't come much better than this
SLEEVE: The matt gatefold cover is in EXCELLENT condition. It displays only a touch of visible ring to the black borders which frame Fergus Hall's front and back cover paintings and the edges and spine are crisp and square with just a little rubbing but all spine text is clear and bold. The inside is clean, fresh and unmarked. Overall, a very fine example of this gatefold sleeve commonly found very heavily rubbed
BOOKLET: The 20 page booklet is virtually MINT and practically untouched with no marks, wear or handling creases
and the original black, poly-lined Island company inner sleeves with pink i logo are both EXCELLENT++ with no splits and the poly lining still firmly attached
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