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

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KING CRIMSON - IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

FIRST PRESS  - PINK ISLAND LABEL

• CATALOGUE:ILPS 9127
• MATRIX: ILPS+9127+A2 / + B2
• FIRST PRESS
• PLAYED 2-3 TIMES

KING CRISON'S SECOND ALBUM AND STILL FEATURING RIBERT FRIPP AND GREG LAKE. THE FOLLOW UP TO THE BRILLIANT DEBUT ALBUM IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING, AND IN MY OPINION JUST AS SUPERB. TRYING TO FIND A COPY OF EITHER ALBUM THAT PLAYS WITHOUT NOISE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, BUT HERE IS A COPY THAT IS OF THE HIGHEST GRADE FOR COLLECTORS. TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

HEAVILY TEXTURED PINK ISLAND LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND  FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE WHITE i IS PURE WHITE

THERE ARE NO MORE THAN THREE REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING EXACTLY HOW MANY PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED. IT JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT IT IS 40 YEARS OLD

THE VINYL

THIS ROCK SOLID HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IS IN SUPREME CONDITION. IT GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT IS IS NEAR FLALWLESS WITH JUST ONE TINY HANDLING MARK VISIBLE, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A COUPLE FO WISPY HAIRLINES.

THIS VINYL IS ALMOST UNPLAYED AND IMMACULTE

SEE THE PLAYING DESCRIPTION BECAUSE THERE IS SOME OF THAT VERY LIGHT 'ISLAND VINYL NOISE' IN THE PRESSING

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 THE LP FROM START TO FINISH TO ALLOW POTENTIAL BIDDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON.THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A RARE ALBUM THAT HAS HAD JUST 2-3 PLAYS EVER, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE CRISP CLEAN SOUND WHATSOEVER.

PINK ISLAND ALBUMS ARE HIT AND MISS, AND NO MATTER HOW GOOD THEY ARE, THE VAST MAJORITY HAD NOISY VINYL. THIS USUALLY RANGES FROM AT WORST A SHUSSHING NOISE ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO LIGHT BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND. SOME COPIES HAVE ESCAPED THIS ALTOGHTER.

THIS COPY HAS THE VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND WHICH CAN ONLY BE HEARD DURING SOME OF THE QUIETEST PASSAGES. MY ADVICE IS TO PLAY THE SOUND BITES AND SIT AT YOUR NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE, BECAUSE IF YOU SIT 18" AWAY FROM YOUR SPEAKERS AS I DO WHEN TYPING THIS OUT, YOU WILL HEAR FAR MORE THAN IF YOU ARE SAY 6 FEET AWAY. THATS BECAUSE THE STATIC LIKE NOISE IS VERY VERY LIGHT

SO BEARING THIS IN MIND. THE ACTUAL QUALITY OF THE RECORDING IS MAGNFICENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH, AND THERE IS NO FRYING BACON OR LOUD CLICKS. I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2-3 TINY DUST POPS ALL THE WAY THROUGH

DIFFICULT TO GRADE THIS ALBUM AS IT HAS VIRTUALLY NO MAN MADE PROBLEMS AND HAS BEEN VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED AND PLAYED, AND WOULD WITHOUT THE INBUILT ISLAND VINYL NOISE GRADE MINT MINUS, SO I AM GOING TO SAY THAT YOU SHOULD TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE WHOLE ALBUM FROM A GOOD LISTENTING DISTANCE AND YOU BE THE JUDGE OF WHERE IT SITS

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.

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. IN FACT THE ONLY TRACES OF VERY MILD RUBBING CAN BE FOUND ALONG PERIMETER EDGES, 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 SOME SHELF WEAR, PATCHES OF COLOUR LOSS MORE ON THE BOTTOM THAN THE TOP

THE SPINE ALSO HAS SHELF WEAR AND A FEW NICKS MAKING SOME OF THE TYPEFACE ILLEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY PATCHES OF BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPER CONDITION AS THE FRONT

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 UNSPLIT CONDITION , SOMEWHAT AGED ON THE EDGES, AND HAS CORNER CREASE LINES

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT

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

GARRY