King Crimson RED UK LP 1ST PRESS ISLAND PINK RIM PLAYS 100% NEAR MINT
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KING CRIMSON - RED
IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH!!! CONDITION
FIRST PRESS - PALM TREE ISLAND LABEL
- CATALOGUE:ILPS 9308
- MATRIX: ILPS9308 A-3U B-6U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 RP / 2 GP
- PLAYED NO MORE THAN TWO- THREE TIMES
- 'SEAN ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
- ' PECKO' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
A FIRST PRESS OF THIS 1974 LP MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES
- THE SLEEVE MUST BE MADE BY ROBOR
- THE SLEEVE MUST BE FULLY LAMINATED
- THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE -3U / -6U (THERE IS NOTHING LOWER)
- PECKO MUST BE ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX ON SIDE 2
- ' SEAN ' MUST BE ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE 1
- THE LABEL MUST HAVE A PINK RIM
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
PALM TREE 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 ARE JUST TWO MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYL
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 ILLUMINATION, 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 THE ENTIRE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH EVERY LP THAT I LIST BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.
THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.
IN ADDITION TO THE STUNNING QUALITY OF THE VINYL, THE REPRODUCTION IS ALSO INCREDIBLE. EVERY NOTE IS HEAR TO PERFECTION AS CLEAR AS A BELL.
I CANNOT GET OVER JUST HOW MANY SILENT PASSAGES THERE ARE ON THIS ALBUM, AND JUST HOW BRILLIANT IT PERFORMS.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT, SHOWING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE EITHER
THERE ARE A FEW RANDOM AND TINY LITTLE DUST POPS/TICS HERE AND THERE, AND THE ODD SPECK OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY VERY OCCASIONALLY, AND BEAR IN MIND THAT THIS LP LIKE ALL CRIMSON RECORDINGS HAS MANY MANY SILENT OR NEAR SILENT PASSAGES.
IF YOU SIT RIGHT NEXT TO YOUR LOUDSPEAKER YOU WILL HEAR A VERY FAINT MINUTE OR SO OF VINYL NOISE DURING TRACK ONE SIDE 2, BUT NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE ELIMINATES IT ALTOGETHER
A REALLY SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SOUGHT AFTER COLLECTIBLE
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS NEAR MINT!!!
TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH
THE SLEEVE
FULLY LAMINATED 1ST ISSUE ROBOR SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. AND HAS A LAMINATE THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE MAIN BODY OF THE SLEEVE.
THERE ARE THREE SMALL LAMINATE LINES RESTING AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP HAS A TINY DING
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND ALL OF THE BLACK LAMINATED SURFACE FULLY RUNS FROM CORNER TO CORNER
THE SPINE IS AGAIN FULLY LAMINATED AND GLEAMS. IT IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE FULLY RUNNING FROM END TO END. NO RUBBING EVEN TO THE TIPS. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
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 AS BRILLIANT AS THE FRONT SURFACE WITH JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT.AGAIN THERE ARE JUST FOUR SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE
THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE HAS A TINY HOLE IN ONE SEAM, AND HAS AGED AT THE SEAMS WHERE IT HAS JUST SAT INSIDE THE SLEEVE AND NEVER SEEN AIR!
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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