KING CRIMSON-IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING...RARE 1ST UK PRESS N/M VINYL 1969
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SUPERB! RARE GENUINE 1ST UK PRESS VINYL LP ON ISLAND RECORDS PURCHASED NEW BY ME WHEN RELEASED 55 YEARS AGO IN 1969 IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS; ISLAND RECORDS SOLID PINK LABELS WITH WHITE 'I' LOGO AND WITH '....MADE IN ENGLAND...' PERIMETER TEXT / GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH ISLAND RECORDS BASING STREET ADDRESS AND 'PRINTED AND MADE BY THE J DAY LONDON' TEXT ON THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD / ORIGINAL POLYLINED 'MADE IN ENGLAND' INNER WITH CORRECT DATECODE / 1ST UK PRESS MATRIXES / ORIGINAL CAT NUMBER AND NO BARCODE / ONLY GENUINE 1ST UK PRESSINGS HAVE ALL THESE CHARACTERISTICS.....
THE VINYL IS BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AND IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH NO SCRATCHES SCUFFS OR BLEMISHES. THE VINYL LIES FLAT WITH NO WARPS. VERY HARD TO FIND A SIMILAR COPY!! THE LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY VERY FAINT 'BARELY THERE' SPINDLE LINES. THE GATEFOLD SLEEVE TOGETHER WITH ITS ORIGINAL INNER IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH ONLY SOME LIGHT SHELF RING AND EDGE WEAR AND NO EDGE SPLITS TO EITHER SLEEVE. THE SPINE IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH ONLY LIGHT WEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TEXT. THIS IS ABOUT AS GOOD AS IT GETS I RECKON....NOT MUCH TO SHOW FOR 55 YEARS!! THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS ILPS 9111 (SLEEVE) AND ILPS-9111 (LABELS) WITH 1ST UK PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS ILPS 9111 AV2 1 2 8 AND ILPS 9111 B//3 1 1 6 1 1 2.
LOW (BRAVE)! START PRICE AND NO RESERVE! SEE MY OTHER KING CRIMSON VINYLS LISTED.
A RARE CHANCE TO BUY A GENUINE 1ST UK PRESS IN SUPERB CONDITION! DUE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE I WILL NOT SELL TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS.
POSTAGE TO UK IS £4.50. POSTAGE TO EUROPE IS £14.95 BY TRACKED AIRMAIL. POSTAGE TO REST OF THE WORLD £PLEASE ASK. I WILL ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. PLEASE READ MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE. I USE THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM. GRADING VINYLS THAT ARE DECADES OLD IS A VERY SUBJECTIVE PROCESS SO IF YOU DISAGREE WITH MY GRADING OR THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK AND I GUARANTEE TO RESOLVE THEM TO YOUR TOTAL SATISFACTION. THE PHOTOS SHOW THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE IF YOU WIN THE AUCTION.
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