King Crimson:In the court of the Crimson king A2/B4

	£		160
	$		212

I’M SELLING A BIG PART OF MY 30 YEARS COLLECTION OF 60’s AND 70’s PROG,PSYCH AND FOLK LPs..BOUGHT MOST OF THEM VERY NEAR NEW (MANY OF THEM NEW),ALL HAVE BEEN PROPERLY STORED AND KEPT IN PLASTIC SLEEVES IN A SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENT AWAY FROM SUNSHINE ALL THESE YEARS-NONE OF THEM HAVE EVER BEEN TO PARTIES OR LENT TO ANYONE ( I NEVER TRUSTED ANYONE WITH MY RECORDS !!) ,MOST OF THEM HAD ONLY A HANDFUL OF PLAYS SINCE I ALWAYS MADE TAPE AND CD COPIES OF MY LPs..I’VE ALWAYS BEEN EXTREMELY PICKY AND FUSSY ABOUT CONDITIONS,SO YOU WON’T FIND ANY ABUSED LP’s HERE WITH NASTY SCRATCHES..

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 (!!!) ..

DUE TO A RECENT "0" FEEDBACK SCAM ARTIST I NO LONGER ACCEPT BIDS FROM "0" FEEDBACK BIDDERS,UNLESS YOU CONTACT ME FIRST- SORRY BUT I HAVE TO PROTECT MYSELF !!!!

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

A really nice  original Pink Island copy…

cover: original  un-laminated E.J. Day. GF  cover  superb  clean EX+ condition with  VERY light edge wear…NO major edge or corner wear AT ALL,all four corners are very nice and  clean ,opening edges are straight and razor sharp,NO signs of use AT ALL.…spine is  square and uncrushed with at least 95% of the lettering  visible and readable,there seem to be few coloured-in spots on top and bottom but this is nicely done…no rips,tears,splits or any other damages...

record,visual:  superb clean EX++,almost MINT- with few of the LIGHTEST sleeve removal  surface lines visible  under strong light,NONE of these are audible in any way !!!….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 ARE VERY LIGHT  POPS  IN THE BEGINNING OF THE TRACK FOR ABOUT A MINUTE BUT ONLY IN THE LEFT CHANNEL,ALSO SOME RANDOM  LIGHT POPS PAST HAFLWAY THROUGH THE SAME TRACK,AGAIN ONLY IN THE LEFT CHANNEL - 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 ( 1 1 3 mother stampers) and ILPS 9111 B4  ( 1 1 4 mother stampers) 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, THEN WILL BE TESTPLAYED SKIPPING THROUGH EACH TRACK 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..

Winnig bidder will be contacted-PayPal payments to made within 3 days,bank transfer within 10 days after the end of auction,unless other arrangements are made.. Buyers with more than 2 negative feedbacks please contact me before bidding..Also,if you have any questions regarding to the item(condition,pressing,postage etc..)please contact me before bidding,I won’t answer such questions after the auction ends-in other words:if you win the auction you’ll be obligated to pay for the item..

Feel free to contact me with your wants-please check the rest of my auctions and visit my ebay store for similar items

 
A NOTE TO THOSE BIDDERS WHO BID IN THE LAST 20 SECONDS OF THE AUCTION - CURRENTLY (ON JAN. 30TH)   THERE ARE  38 WATCHERS ON THIS ITEM...GOOD LUCK !!