IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING LP KING CRIMSON UK 1970/72 PINK RIM EXCELLENT+

	£		80
	$		105

A very nice copy of "In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson)" which is the 1970/72 repress with the pink rim labels, A4/B4. 
Originally released October 10th 1969, this version has centre labels with a 'pink rim/palm tree' design that indicate the release date is likely to be no earlier than 1970. Gatefold sleeve - Printed in England by Robor Limited. The 'i' logo inside the cover only has Island Records ltd beneath it, no address.
Very little wear visible on the cover. The spine is very straight, solid and clear. The vinyl and labels are near mint, superb copy. Simple plain paper inner sleeve, patent 1 125 555
Some info from Discogs about this version:-
King Crimson – In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) Label: Island Records – ILPS 9111, Island Records – ILPS-9111 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo Country: UK Released: 1972 Genre: Rock Style: Prog Rock, Symphonic Rock Tracklist Hide Credits A1 21st Century Schizoid Man Including Mirrors Written By – Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles/Sinfield Written-By – Lake*, McDonald*, Giles*, Sinfield*, Fripp* 6:52 A2 I Talk To The Wind Written By – McDonald/Sinfield Written-By – McDonald*, Sinfield* 5:40 A3 Epitaph Including (a) March For No Reason; (b) Tomorrow And Tomorrow Written By – Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles/Sinfield Written-By – Lake*, McDonald*, Giles*, Sinfield*, Fripp* 8:30 B1 Moonchild Including (a) The Dream; (b) The Illusion Written By – Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles/Sinfield Written-By – Lake*, McDonald*, Giles*, Sinfield*, Fripp* 12:09 B2 The Court Of The Crimson King Including (a) The Return Of The Fire Witch; (b) The Dance Of The Puppets Written By – McDonald/Sinfield Written-By – McDonald*, Sinfield* 8:48 Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright ? – Island Records Ltd. Produced For – E.G. Productions Recorded At – Wessex Sound Studios Published By – E.G. Music Ltd. Printed By – Robor Ltd. Record Company – Island Records Ltd. Pressed By – The Gramophone Co. Ltd. Credits Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals – Greg Lake Cover – Barry Godber Drums, Percussion – Michael Giles Engineer – Robin Thompson Engineer [Assistant] – Tony Page Guitar – Robert Fripp Keyboards, Mellotron, Woodwind, Vibraphone [Vibes], Reeds – Ian McDonald Lyrics By [Words], Other [Illumination] – Peter Sinfield Other [Equipment] – Vick And Dik Producer – King Crimson Vocals – Ian McDonald, Michael Giles Notes ? 1969 Island Records Ltd. Originally released October 10th 1969. This version has centre labels with a 'pink rim/palm tree' design that indicate the release date is likely to be no earlier than 1970. Gatefold sleeve - Printed in England by Robor Limited. A similar version is printed by E. J. Day Group.
Catalog numbers: - ILPS 9111 on center labels, sleeve and spine - ILPS-9111 inside gatefold
Titles on sleeve: A3: Epitaph including March For No Reason and Tomorrow And Tomorrow B1: Moonchild including The Dream And The Illusion B2: The Court Of The Crimson King including The Return Of The Fire Witch and The Dance Of The Puppets
Produced for E.G. Productions, 'David & John'. Recorded at Wessex Sound Studios, London.
All songs published by E.G. Music Ltd. Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Runout A-side, stamped): ILPS 9111 A-4U P L Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Runout B-side, stamped): ILPS 9111 B-4U M G Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Runout A-side, stamped): ILPS 9111 A-4U R L Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Runout B-side, stamped): ILPS 9111 B-4U M G Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Runout A-side, stamped): ILPS 9111 A 4U DC Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Runout B-side, stamped): ILPS 9111 B-4U CO Matrix / Runout (Variant 4: Runout A-side, stamped): ILPS 9111 A-4U R L 1 Matrix / Runout (Variant 4: Runout B-side, stamped): ILPS 9111 B-4U RA Matrix / Runout (Variant 5: Runout A-side, stamped): ILPS 9111 A-4U CI Matrix / Runout (Variant 5: Runout B-side, stamped): ILPS 9111 B-4U CI Matrix / Runout (Variant 6: Runout A-side, stamped): ILPS 9111 A 4U DO Matrix / Runout (Variant 6: Runout B-side, stamped): ILPS 9111 B-4U LP Matrix / Runout (Variant 7: Runout A-side, stamped): ILPS 9111 A-4U MM Matrix / Runout (Variant 7: Runout B-side, stamped): ILPS 9111 B-4U OA