KING CRIMSON IN THE COURT OF 1969 GREAT PINK/ ISLAND 1st LP
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KING CRIMSON IN THE COURT OF 1969 GREAT PINK TEXTURED ISLAND 1st LP
Great Original 1969 UK Pink Label Island ILPS 9111 Stereo LP with Gatefold Sleeve
Track Listing:-
1. 21st Century Schizoid Man including Mirrors
2. I Talk To The Wind
3. Epitaph including March for no reason/Tomorrow and tomorrow
4. Moonchild including The dream/The illusion
5. The Court Of The Crimson King including Return of the FireWitch/The Dance of the Puppets
King Crimson: Greg Lake (vocals, bass); Robert Fripp (guitar); Ian McDonald (flute, clarinet, saxophones, keyboards, background vocals); Michael Giles (drums); Peter Sinfield.King Crimson's debut album introduced to the world a group that threw various '60s genres into a blender and set the results afire with a blowtorch. One of the pioneers of the progressive rock movement that began in the late '60s and flourished in the early '70s, King Crimson was arguably the most consistently creative band in the genre. On this album they blend wispy, Donovan-ish folk-rock with Wagnerian grandeur, mind-bending heavy rock, and even a free- jazz sensibility. Greg Lake's vocals are effectively theatrical but more restrained than in his later ELP work. Robert Fripp was just learning how to make mincemeat of a chord progression, but he's alternately lyrical and frenetic as the moment requires.The extended jams on cuts like "Moonchild" are light-footed and inventive, never ponderous, thanks largely to the crisp, jazzy drumming of Michael Giles. "20th Century Schizoid Man"'s bone-crushing ensemble riffs and crazed solos were of a heft unprecedented in rock & roll. Most importantly, the trademark Crimson would stick to throughout their career is shown here--dynamic variations between soft/lyrical and raucous/experimental. This was seen not just between songs but in the drastic dynamic shifts between sections in a single composition.
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Matrix Numbers:- Side One: ILPS 9111 A#3 Side Two: ILPS 9111 B#3
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Condition of Vinyl:- Superb quality thick vinyl. Both sides of the disc have light signs of use. Both sides have a fair amount of light marks etc. beneath bright light. The audio of the disc is super with superb clarity and volume! Side one has only a few light surface sounds EX and side two has some more regular surface sound presence only VG+ : Graded at VG+/EXcondition.
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Label Condition:- Original 1st press pink 'I' island labels with Light use only one or two tiny light spindle marks under bright light only : EXCELLENT+ condition.
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Condition of Sleeve:- The Iconic E.J Day Gatefold Sleeve is in nice condition with superb colour and text, fantastic solid spine and corners. Some light marks to front, and rubbing and a some small ding like marks to the rear. Interior superb Graded at VG+
Also includes the original Ex- Polylined quality inner sleeve.
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