MINT 1974 BRITISH "RED" KING CRIMSON "FRIGHTNING" HEAVY TRIO HARD DARK PSYCH
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51
$ 51
Sold For
Aug 16, 2020
Sold Date
Aug 13, 2020
Start Date
$ 10
Start price
10
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USA
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- TOP COPY ORIGINAL 1974 BRITISH FIRST PRESS ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..
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- KING CRIMSON
- "RED"
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- UK- Polydor Records 2302 066
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- Guitarist Robert Fripp summed the album best when describing RED as a "FRIGHTNING" album...
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- Here the 1974 BRITISH first press
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- The color red conjures up images of angst, aggression, anger. Looking at the back cover of this album and seeing a gauge where the needle is in the red, this is where King Crimson were going and one can certainly be infatuated by the tone of this monstrous album. Stripped of the overindulgence of earlier albums, Red is a raw and bruising album that takes it's cue from Larks Tongues In Aspic and it's followup, Starless And Bible Black but it moves ahead of those two and seeks out a darker and more undertone identity moved through swathes of distortion and hypnotic repetitive riffing, but that is not just the story. Red has the ability to turn on and turn up and pull back on the power where necessary and no more so than on the standout 12 minute plus opus "Starless" which starts of with a layer of mellotron augmented with some sympathetic guitar before the mood turns and brutality returns. John Wetton's raw voice brings a realism to the music and though "Starless" is a song of epic proportions there is no large scenes of pomposity that graced and flooded earlier King Crimson songs, and certainly no medieval grace that tarnished others. Everything is saturated and built with layers of intense distortion which makes Wetton's bass sound quite menacing along side Fripp's guitar but rather than thrash out big loud riffs much of the material on Red is well composed and each section is coherent and tautly conceived, Bill Brufords's drumming and timing is as potent as ever adding his own texture to the music. Listen to the very moment that the opening song "Red" starts. The big crashing chord starts on a half beat sounds almost discordant, yet harmonious, and gives the listener the direct intention for the rest of the album. Red is King Crimson stripped down to three piece and playing with dark brooding music with splashes of wood wind that actually drive that menacing feeling where the opposite might would have been assumed. It's a well crafted piece of music, heavy complex, stinging and sympathetic. Essential.
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- - Robert Fripp / guitars, Mellotron
- - John Wetton / bass, vocals
- - Bill Bruford / drums, percussion
- Red (6:20) Fallen Angel (6:00) One More Red Nightmare (7:04) Providence (8:08) Starless (12:18)
- CONDITION:
- The cover: rated: M- rare to find TOP COPY of 1974 U.K. pressing without the wear (NO WEAR!) seem on this cover about 99% of the time IF found at all. There are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ...
- The vinyl: Rated: M- top copy, smooth and clear, plays and looks NICE with NO problems anywhere! Both UK Polydor labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks, plays clean
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EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, enjoyable
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