KING CRIMSON 1st LP 1969 ISLAND 1st Press EARLIEST EVER

	£		257
	$		341

HELLO AND WELCOME TO MY 'ONE OFF' WEDNESDAY AUCTIONS (ENDING LATE WEDNESDAY 16TH JANUARY!)!!!!

As many people may already know, I usually end all my items on Sunday nights - and my next set of auctions will STILL end as usual on Sunday 20th January (they will start to be listed during the week!)!!!!  But as I had quite a few extra items of UTMOST RARITY come in to me this week - I decided to do a 'one off' set of listings of Wednesday auctions!!!!  So PLEASE NOTE that this auction will end late on Wednesday 16th January (NOT Sunday!) - and believe me, there are some items of absolutely HUGE rarity!!!!  Thanks for reading and please take a look at this AMAZING item below:-

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by King Crimson called "In The Court Of The Crimson King" and is an ORIGINAL 1969 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Pink 'i' Island label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS WAS KING CRIMSONS FIRST & RAREST LP EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  IT IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER LPs ON THE ISLAND LABEL AND IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - AND HAS SOME AMAZING DIFFERENCES COMPARED TO ALL LATER PRESSINGS!!!!  I WILL EXPLAIN ALL THE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS DETAILS BELOW:

FIRSTLY THE LABELS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD ARE 'TEXTURED' (LATER ONES ARE NOT!) AND THIS LP HAS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS A//2 B//2 MATRIXES (LATER ONES HAVE HIGHER NUMBERS!)!!!!  AND SECONDLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE VINYL IS MUCH MUCH THICKER THAN ALL LATER PRESSINGS!!!!  MOST PINK 'i' ISLAND STANDARD 1ST PRESSINGS (WITH LATER MATRIXES) ARE ON VERY THIN VINYL - BUT THIS ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING WITH 'TEXTURED' LABELS IS ALMOST DOUBLE THE THICKNESS OF MOST STANDARD 1ST PRESSINGS!!!!  I MUST ALSO STRESS (BEFORE I RECIEVE ANY EMAILS!) THAT THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' RELEASED 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP EVER MADE!!!!  THERE WERE OF COURSE 2 OR 3 ISLAND 'TEST PRESSINGS' DONE (WITH COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MATRIXES!), AND ALSO ABOUT 10 COPIES PRESSED WITH A//1 B//1 MATRIXES (ONLY 1 HAS EVER TURNED FOR SALE ON THE OPEN MARKET!) - BUT THESE WERE ALL 'PRE-RELEASE' PRESSINGS (TO TEST THE SOUND QUALITY - OR 'IN-HOUSE' COPIES) AND WERE NEVER RELEASED - AND THE CHANCES OF FINDING ANY OF THOSE IS 'REMOTE' TO SAY THE LEAST!!!!  SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS REALLY IS THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE, AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE!!!! 

AND ALTHOUGH THIS LP ISNT IN MINT CONDITION (THOUGH IT IS STILL VERY PRESENTABLE!) WITH A COUPLE OF DEFECTS ON ONE TRACK, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE CHANCE FOR SOMEONE TO OWN THIS 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING AT A CHEAPER PRICE THAN THE HUGE FORTUNE REQUIRED TO OWN A MINT COPY!!!!  AND BELIEVE A HUGE FORTUNE WOULD BE REQUIRED - AS MINT COPIES OF THIS PARTICULAR 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING REGULARLY SELL FOR £600-£800+!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1969 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'TEXTURED' PINK 'i' ISLAND LABEL, 'EARLIEST' RELEASED 1ST PRESS A//2 B//2 MATRIX ENDINGS, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'NO CREDIT' GATEFOLD COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Island UK 1st Pressing from 1969 and is SERIOUSLY rare in EVERY respect!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is ILPS 9111 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Island label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in BRILLIANT condition (see pictures) with NO writing, barely ANY wear AT ALL, and a few spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl isnt in 100% MINT condition - those it is still VERY presentable!!!!  And at first glance it looks very VERY nice indeed - with a SUPERB glossy look!!!!  However under light - you can see 2 or 3 light scufflines, only a few VERY light hairlines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  And even when I sat down to play this LP for the first time after looking at it - I couldnt see ANYTHING that would cause any issues!!!!  And visually I was ready to EASILY grade this LP Very Good(Minus) or even Very Good!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  However on closer inspection I also noticed 2 or 3 surface marks on 1 track - and whilst the rest of the LP plays with NO nasty loud pops, only a few VERY light clicks, NO jumps, NO sticks, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL - on this track there are 3 or 4 jumps.  Which is a bit of shame as I certainly expected better from my initial visual inspection!!!!  There is also some audible background sound aswell - though generally this is lost WAY behind ALL but the VERY quietest parts of the music ONLY!!!!  Therefore I can ONLY grade this record Fair (PROPERLY and VERY strictly graded!) though the visual inspection is definitely MUCH better than this!!!!  BUT AS I SAID BEFORE - THIS 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF THIS INCREDIBLE LP IS VERY VERY RARE INDEED (WITH BARELY ANY EVER PRESSED!) AND ALMOST NEVER SEEN!!!!  SO THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE CHANCE FOR SOMEONE TO OWN THIS AMAZING RARITY FOR A CHEAPER PRICE THAN THE HUGE FORTUNE REQUIRED TO OWN A MINT COPY!!!! 

The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The ORIGINAL 'Earliest' 1st Press 'No Credit' Gatefold Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO sticker marks, barely ANY edge wear (with only some almost INVISIBLE 'touching in' traces!), NO sticker tears, barely ANY spinal wear AT ALL, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only some VERY minor evidence of 'tipping in' to the EXTREME corner tips, barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), barely ANY rubbing AT ALL (virtually NONE!), and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the inside of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  BRILLIANT COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO  DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP in this sort of condition!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1969 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING" BY KING CRIMSON!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have.  Postal discounts for multiple buys are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage!  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

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