King Crimson - In the Wake of Poseidon ILPS-9127+A2/B2 Textured pink label
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In the Wake of Poseidon
King Crimson's second album, In the Wake of Poseidon was recorded by a mixture of the remaining members (Fripp and Sinfield) and their former associates. Michael Giles returned to play drums on a session only basis, joined by his brother Peter Giles on bass. The entire album is based, movement for movement, on the seven-movement orchestral suite "The Planets" by the English composer Gustav Holst. At one point, the band considered hiring the then-unknown Elton John (on spec) to be the album's singer, but decided against it.[20] Instead (and in exchange for receiving King Crimson's PA equipment as payment),[11] Lake agreed to sing on the album, covering all of the vocal tracks except "Cadence And Cascade", which was sung by Fripp's old schoolfriend and teenage bandmate Gordon Haskell. Mel Collins (formerly of the band Circus) contributed saxophones and flute. Another key performer was jazz pianist Keith Tippett, who became an integral part of King Crimson's sound for the next few records. Although Fripp offered him full band membership, Tippett preferred to remain as a studio collaborator and performed live with the band only once.[11] In the Wake of Poseidon was moderately well received on release, but was criticised as sounding very similar in both style and content to the band's debut album, to the point where it seemed like an imitation.[7] But listening to the early live recordings of the band on Epitaph, it soon becomes apparent how much of Poseidon was already part of the live set. The first and second albums put together represented the touring repertoire of the original band.
The condition of the album is fantastic,the cover is intact gatefold,textured on the outside only. Silver print,very very light shelf wear. Spine intact EX+
The Labels are textured dark pink with the white i logo.Very light spindle hole feathering on side one NM-
The Vinyl is clean and unmarked,lovely sheen no hairlines of scratches. NM-
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