King Crimson IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON UK LP 1ST PINK NM

	£		96
	$		127

KING CRIMSON - IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

FIRST PRESS  - PINK ISLAND LABEL

• CATALOGUE:ILPS 9127
• MATRIX: ILPS9127 A/1  B/1
• FIRST PRESS
• PLAYED 1-2 TIMES

THE SECOND COPY OF THIS LP THAT I HAVE MANAGED TO AQUIRE IN THE LAST MONTH, AND ANOTHER ABSOLUTE BEAUTY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

PINK ISLAND LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHERE THERE IS EVEN SOME RESIDUE VINYL SHARDS LEFT OVER FROM THE PRESSING OF THE LP, PROVING THAT IT JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE WHITE i IS PURE WHITE

A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST ONE VERY SMALL SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS MARVELLOUS VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON IN THIS INCREDIBLE CONDITION. USUALLY FOR TWO REASONS. ONE IS THAT THE ISLAND VINYL USED WAS FAIRLY POOR QUALITY RESULTING MOSTLY IN VINYL NOISE, AND SECONDLY BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY QUIET PASSAGES ON THIS ALBUM (EVEN MORE THAN ON THEIR DEBUT ALBUM) ANY TICK OR CRACKLE IS JUST SO OBVIOUS.

I GUARANTEE THAT THIS IS JUST ABOUT THE BEST COPY THAT YOU COULD WANT.

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND LOOKS LIKE IT WAS FRESHLY PRESSED. THERE ARE NO MARKS HANDLING OR OTHERWISE ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLIUMINATION, THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF REALLY WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN. A MAGNIFICENT DISC

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED 4 THREE MINUTE SECTIONS FROM THIS ALBUM, INCLUDING THE DEAD WAX RUN IN AND EACH OF THE FIRST TRACKS ON EACH SIDE, FOLLOWED BY ONE RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE.

THERE ARE SO MANY QUIET PASSAGES ON THIS ALBUM THAT FINDING ONE WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLES IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE, BUT HERE IS A COPY WITH JUST THE VERY VERY ODD LITTLE DUST POP AND MAYBE A SECOND OR TWO OF LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN ONE OR TWO PLACES, BUT THATS BEING VERY VERY PICKY. THIS VINYL PERFORMS AS GOOD AS YOU COULD EVER WANT

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO HEAR FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

A VERY HARD SLEEVE TO GET IN A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. THE REASON FOR THIS IS NOT ONLY IS THE SLEEVE UNLAMINATED, BUT IT IS DEEPLY TEXTURED, MAKING THE SLEEVE HAVE HUNDREDS OF RAISED POINTS ALL VULNERABLE TO RUBBING AND COLOUR LOSS. MOST COPIES THAT YOU WILL SEE ARE BADLY WORN THROUGH SHELF WEAR AND MISSHANDLING. THIS SLEEVE IS AS GOOS AS YOU WILL GET I BELIEVE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS, AND THERE ARE NO SMALL LINES EITHER ANYWHERE NEAR THE PERIMETER EDGES. THE COLOUR IS IN NEAR PERFECT STATE. 99% FREE OF ANY RUBBING, IN FACT THE ONLY TRACES OF VERY MILD RUBBING CAN BE FOUND ON THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP, TOP LEFT CORNER TIP, AND THE BOTTOM EDGE, BUT THESE ARE VERY VERY MILD INDEED. I HAVE TAKEN MANY SHOTS OF THE SLEEVE SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO JUDGE FOR YOURSELF.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE VERY MARGINAL SHELF WEAR,  THE SPINE WHICH USUALLY IS WORN THROUGH TO THE CARD IN THIS CASE IS VERY VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED (JUST A COUPLE OF TINY WHITE FLECKS). AND VERY UNUSUALLY THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE ALL DOWN THE SPINE. CLEARLY THIS SLEEVE HAS SPENT MOST OF IT'S LIFE HOUSED IN AN OUTER PLASTIC COVER.

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN REMOVED A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE IS PRISTINE WITH NO LOSS OF COLOUR APRTS FROM A TRACE OF LOSS ALONG THE VERY BOTTOM.OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER SURFACE ON BOTH SIDES. THE HARD TO SEE SILVER TYPEFACE IS ALSO PERFECT ON THIS FIRST PRESS E.J.COVER

THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION, NO SPLITS AND HARDLY A CREASE LINE TO BE SEEN

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY