King Crimson:Islands VERY RARE FIRST UK ISLAND PRESSING

	£		102
	$		135

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 PLAYES 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..

MY RECORDS ARE NOT DIFFERENT FROM ANY OF THE POPULAR „BIG SHOT” UK SELLERS’ RECORDS – THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE ABSENCE OF THE POPULAR BUZZWORDS  („STUNNING,MEGA RARE,IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND,AWESOME” ETC. )  IN MY DESCRIPTIONS !!!!!

King Crimson: Islands ISLAND ILPS 9175  UK

THIS LP IS VERY HARD TO FIND AND SERIOUSLY RARE!!!!  IN FACT THIS IS ONE OF KING CRIMSONS RAREST LPs EVER!!!!  IT SOLD TERRIBLY ON RELEASE AND TODAY IS VERY,VERY DIFFICULT  TO LOCATE IN ANY CONDITION ... THIS  IS A 100% GENIUNE 1ST PRESSING - WITH A FLIPBACK OUTER COVER (LATER ONES DONT HAVE THIS ), AND ULTRA RARE GATEFOLD INNER/INSERT!!!!  ONLY THE EARLIEST FIRST PRESSINGS WERE RELEASED  LIKE THIS,BEFORE THE PACKAGING WAS CHANGED.   IT WAS SO FRAGILE THAT MOST WERE EVEN SPLIT ON DELIVERY TO THE RECORD SHOP -  ON MANY FIRST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP THE INSERT IS OFTEN COMPLETELY SPLIT FROM THE INNER SLEEVE - OFTEN MAKING PEOPLE TO BELIEVE THIS ALBUM ACTUALLY HAD A SEPARATE INSERT!!!!  IN  FACT ON ALL 100% GENIUNE 1ST PRESSINGS (LIKE THIS ONE!) THE INSERT WAS JOINED TO THE INNER SLEEVE (LATER ONES CHANGED) AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND A FIRST PRESSING OF THIS LP IN THIS CONDITION -   WITHOUT ANY DOUBT THIS IS MOST LIKELY THE HARDEST KING CRIMSON LP TO FIND IN GREAT CONDITION ..  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE FIRST PRESS ISLAND LABEL, FIRST PRESS A-1U/B-1U MATRIX ENDINGS, FIRST PRESS GATEFOLD INSERT/INNER SLEEVE, AND FIRST PRESS FLIPBACK OUTER COVER!!!! 

FEW WEEKS AGO A SIMILAR COPY SOLD FOR OVER GBP 300.00 (!!!) ,SO DON’T UNDERESTIMATE THE RARITY OF THIS ITEM!!!

cover:  flip-back cover , superb  clean EX+ condition with light corner wear  ... NO rips,NO tears,NOTHING at ALL... perfect spine with all the letters clean and readable.....no rips,tears,splits or any other damages....the insert/inner sleeve has clear tape on the spine to prevent from splitting..

record,visual:   superb clean jet-black and shiny EX with VERY light superficial surface and harmless surface lines ….it still retains it’s beautiful original sheen and it looks GREAT  !!!

record,audio: RECORD PLAYS   GREAT WITH  CRYSTAL CLEAR AND VIBRANT SOUND WITHOUT ANY SINGS OF GROOVEWEAR,WITH  GREAT DELIVERY AND  STEREO IMAGE…ABSOLUTELY NO POPS,NO CLICKS,SOME VERY LIGHT  BACKGROUND NOISE CAN BE DETECTED IN QUIET PARTS BUT NOT INTURSIVE AT ALL …

labels:   AS CLEAN AS IT COULD BE  with light spindle hole marks…ILPS 9175 A-1U   and  ILPS 9175 B-1U  matrix numbers,VERY FIRST 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 DYNAVECTOR 10X5 MKII MC 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 !!!

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 ...

I DON’T charge more than I HAVE to pay for postage!!

ITEMS OVER GBP 30.00 VALUE WILL ONLY BE SENT REGISTERED WHICH IS GBP 2.00 !!

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..

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