King Crimson:In the court of PINK ISLAND A2/B4 MATRIX

	£		125
	$		165

PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND (!!) ALL THE INFO REGARDING TO CONDITION ( AN EX+ COVER/RECORD IS NOT MINT OR „NEAR PERFECT” !!!  AND  POSTAGE RATES  – RECENTLY A WINNER DEMANDED ME TO SEND 4 (!!) LPs TO THE STATES FOR $4.00 (!!!) ..

King Crimson: In the court of Crimson king ISLAND 9111 UK

A really nice  original Pink Island copy…

cover: E.J. Day. GF  cover,superb  clean EX+ condition with light creases, one TINY coloured-in sticker  pull above the L eye …NO major edge or corner wear AT ALL,all four corners are very nice and  clean ,opening edges are nice and clean.…spine is  square and uncrushed with ALL the lettering  visible and readable,except one „S” in the „Observation” part…inside is absolutely blamish free and spotless…no rips,tears,splits or any other damages...

record,visual:  superb clean EX++, with few light sleeve removal  surface lines….it still retains its beautiful original sheen and  looks VERY NEAR NEW  !!!

record,audio: AS WE ALL KNOW THE ULTIMATE SOUND TEST FOR THIS ALBUM IS „MOONCHILD”…I PLAYED THE ENTIRE RECORD FROM START TO END WITH HIGH VOLUME,THIS COPY IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS EARLY PINK ISLAND PRESSING..THERE IS SOME  LIGHT – BUT NOT INTRUSIVE OR OVERLY DISTURBING -STATIC BACKGROUND NOISE EVIDENT IN SOME PARTS OF THE  TRACK …ALSO NOTICED 3-4 POPS IN THE SAME TRACK BUT THAT’S ABOUT IT.. APART FROM THIS THE AUDIO IS TRULY EXCEPTIONAL WITH THE OCCASIONAL VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND NOISE   ..THIS COPY HAS BEEN IN STORAGE FOR OVER 10 YEARS SO THERE’S PROBABLY DUST BUILD-UP IN THE GROOVES WHICH A PROFESSIONAL CLEANING JOB WOULD PROBABLY GET RID OF,AT LEAST  SOME OF IT …GREAT SOUND QUALITY WITH  CRYSTAL CLEAR AND VIBRANT SOUND WITHOUT ANY SINGS OF GROOVEWEAR,WITH  GREAT DELIVERY AND  STEREO IMAGE…NO DISTORTION,NO GROOVEWEAR,NO SKIPS/JUMPS OR STICKING ..

labels:   AS CLEAN AS IT COULD BE  with few VERY light   spindle hole marks on side B….ILPS 9111 A2  and ILPS 9111 B4  matrix numbers,very early pressing.. …no tears,stamps or any other damages...

Gradings: I ALWAYS TRY TO DO MY BEST IN GIVING ACCURATE,HONEST AND VERY STRICT GRADINGS BY USING THE FOLLOWING TERMS:

MINT

EX (EXCELLENT)

VG ( VERY GOOD)

I ALSO USE  PLUS (+) AND MINUS (-) IF THE CONDITION FALLS BETWEEN TWO GRADES.

VINYL WILL FIRST BE INSPECTED VISUALLY VERY CAREFULLY UNDER STRONG LIGHT..I DON'T HAVE TIME TO PLAY EVERY SINGLE RECORD  FROM START TO END ( WHO DOES ? ) - HOWEVER,I  TESTPLAY SKIPPING THROUGH  TRACKS ON BOTH SIDES ( INCLUDING RUN-IN,RUN-OUT GROOVES AND THE SPACES BETWEEN TRACKS ) TO CHECK THE OVERALL PLAYBACK  QUALITY.

ALL TESTPLAYING IS DONE ON TOP QUALITY EQUIPMENT- LINN SONDEK WITH ITTOK TONEARM AND BENZ MICRO GLIDER S MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE,McINTOSH TUBE AMPMS AND AMT ESS HEIL SPEAKERS.

IN THE UNLIKELY CASE THAT YOU SHOULD BE UNHAPPY WITH MY GRADING/DESCRIPTION PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING NEGATIVE FEEDBACK-I’M SURE THAT WE CAN CLEAR OUT EVERY PROBLEM IN A KIND WAY!

PLEASE NOTE:ALTHOUGH I DIDN’T  HEAR ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS DURING THE TESTPLAY ON MY SYSTEM AND HAVE GIVEN AN HONEST DESCRIPTION OF THE CONDITION OF THE VINYL,I CAN’T GUARANTEE IT WILL PLAY THE SAME WAY ON YOUR SYSTEM -YOU MIGHT HEAR THE ODD STATICK TICK/POP THAT I DIDN’T !!!

  DUE TO THE NEW ( ANNOYING !!) EBAY RULES I HAVE TO INDICATE SHIPPING RATES,HOWEVER THE GBP4.00 RATE IS  NOT THE ACTUAL  AMOUNT,PLEASE REFER TO THE CHART BELOW !!!!

All items will be sent from my European stock,postage  as follows,all by airmail:

EUROPE: 1 LP(under 500 gramms) GBP 6.00,2-3 LPs(up to 1000 gramms) GBP 12.00,4-5 LPs(up to 1500 gramms) GBP 16.00,6-7 LPs(up to 2000 gramms) GBP 20.00 ...

OVERSEAS: 1 LP(under 500 gramms) GBP 6.50,2-3 LPs(up to 1000 gramms) GBP 13.00,4-6LPs(up to 1500 gramms) GBP 18.00,6-7 LPs(up to 2000 gramms) GBP 22.50 ...

ACCORDING TO PAYPAL RULES ITEMS OVER GBP20.00 VALUE WILL ONLY BE SENT REGISTERED WHICH IS 2.00 - IF YOU DON'T AGREE DON'T BID !!

All records are sent in hard cardboard packing boxes, removed from the covers

to prevent seem splits and placed in protective plastic sleeves..

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