KING CRIMSON-ISLANDS...SUPERB RARE 1ST UK PRESS N/M VINYL LP 1971
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SUPERB! RARE GENUINE 1ST UK PRESS VINYL LP ON ISLAND RECORDS PURCHASED NEW BY ME WHEN RELEASED 53 YEARS AGO IN 1971 IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS; ISLAND RECORDS PINK RIM LABELS WITH '(P) 1971' TEXT / SLEEVE WITH FLIP-BACK TOP AND BOTTOM SEAMS AND WITHOUT ANY TEXT AND WITH VERY THIN SPINE ALSO WITHOUT TEXT / GATEFOLD INSIDE-LOADER INNER LYRIC SLEEVE WITH ISLAND RECORDS BASING STREET ADDRESS AND 'PRINTED AND MADE BY THE J DAY GROUP LONDON AND BEDFORD' TEXT ON THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD / 1ST UK PRESS A-1U B-1U 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. IT WOULD BE VERY HARD TO FIND A SIMILAR COPY!! THE LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY A VERY FAINT SPINDLE LINE. THE OUTER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY SOME VERY MINOR SHELF WEAR AND NO EDGE SPLITS. THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD INNER IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH AN EDGE SPLIT. THE SPINE IS EXCELLENT. THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS I RECKON...VERY LITTLE TO SHOW FOR ITS 53 YEARS! THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS ILPS 9175 (INNER SLEEVE) AND ILPS-9175 (LABELS) WITH 1ST UK PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS ILPS 9175 A-1U 1 C W AND ILPS 9175 B-1U 1 C H.
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 £4.25. 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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