KING CRIMSON STARLESS AND BIBLE BLACK VINYL RARE EMI CONTRACT PRESS N MINT AUDIO
  £   46
  $   61

 


£ 46 Sold For
Aug 8, 2026 Sold Date
Jul 29, 2026 Start Date
9   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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KING CRIMSON STARLESS AND BIBLE BLACK


RARE EMI PRESSING PLANT, CONTRACT PRESS !!!!
THIS IS THE AWSOME, KING CRIMSON, AND THEIR 6th LP AND RELEASED ON 29th MARCH 1974. FORMED IN LONDON IN 1968, THEY PLAYED UNTIL 1974, AND AFTER THREE MORE SHORT REUNIONS, THEY FINALLY FINISHED IN 2021. A TRULY UNIQUE BAND WITH THEIR OWN UNIQUE SOUND, SO THIS WILL BE YET ANOTHER VERY SAD LOSS FROM MY PERSONAL TREASURED VINYL COLLECTION. 
DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE. THANK YOU !!  
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1974 UK 1ST PRESS, EMI CONTRACT PRESSING  ::  ILPS 9275  A-3U  'SARC'  ::  ILPS 9275  B-3U  'SEAN + RAY' .
PRESSED OFF THE FIRST MOTHER WITH EARLY STAMPERS  ::  1 P  ::  1  RL .
ON THE PINK RIMMED ISLAND LABEL   ::  ILPS 9275 .
COVER :: ORIGINAL 1ST PRES FULLY TEXTURED GATEFOLD, PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY ROBOR. SUPERB CONDITION, OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE GATEFOLD, JUST A FEW TINY LIGHT SPOT STAINSAS SEEN IN THE PHOTOS. SO WITH NOTHING ELSE, AND ONLY DUE TO THOSE TINY LIGHT SPOT STAINS, I WOULD GRADE  :: EX/EX- . 
VINYL ::  THE VINYL PLAYS SUPERB, AND AS IT IS A KING CRIMSON LP, THERE ARE AS USUAL A FEW VERY QUIET SECTIONS, BUT GREAT NEWS IT PLAYS THROUGH OUTSTANDING, SO NO TICKS, POPS, CLICKS, STICKS, JUMPS, SKIPS, STATIC OR CRACKLE, SO AN AMAZING VINYL TO LISTEN TO !!!!
VISUALLY, AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FINE, ONLY WHEN HELD UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT, THERE ARE A FEW SMALL COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, SO NOTHING NASTY, AND SO WITH NOTHING ELSE, I COULD HAVE GRADED NEAR MINT, BUT I WILL GRADE ON THE SAFE SIDE AND SO GRADE THE AUDIO  ::   EX+/NEAR MINT . 


LABELS ::  VERY NICE, JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SPINDLE LINES AT THE CENTRE SEEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT  :: EX/EX+ .
ORIGINAL INNER ::  WITH NO WRITING, OR SPLITS, JUST SOME AGEING, AND THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW POLYLINED INNER ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL INNER  :: VG+ .
SO A VERY RARE FIND, EMI CONTRACT PRESSING, AND EVEN RARER TO FIND THIS LP THE PLAYS OUTSTANDING, SO THIS IS A RARE CHANCE TO GET YOUR HANDS ON THIS AMAZING KING CRIMSON LP !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME, ROSE.

DUE TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR CRAZY WORLD, I AM SORRY ALL PACKAGES WILL BE SENT ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL TRACKED WITH A TRACKING NUMBER, WHICH IS SAFEST AND BEST WAY, SO WE CAN TRACK YOUR PACKAGE, THANK YOU !!!! 

IF SLEEVE REMOVAL AND HAIRLINES ARE MENTIONED, THEN THEY ARE TOTALLY COSMETIC AND HARMLESS, AND THESE ARE NOT SCRATCHES, AS YOU WILL KNOW SCRATCHES ARE FEELABLE AND CAUSE AUDIO PROBLEMS, SO IF THERE WERE ANY SCRATCHES, I WOULD MENTION THEM, THANK YOU ! 

TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE !!!!

IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW

PLEASE NOTE, WHEN DOING YOUR SHIPPING RATES DESCRIBED BELOW, FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, SHIPPING IS SHOWING, 'ECONOMY POSTAGE', PLEASE IGNORE THIS, AS EVERYTHING IS SENT TRACKED WITH A TRACKING NUMBER, THANK YOU !!!!

FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT 'Postage' JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...IF YOUR SHIPPING COST DOES NOT APPEAR BELOW THE FIRST BOX, THEN CLICK ON THE 'V' SYMBOL IN THE BOX, FIND YOUR COUNTRY FROM THE DROP DOWN LIST, CLICK ON YOUR COUNTRY, THEN CLICK ON THE BLUE UPDATE BOX, THANK YOU.  

 I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!

ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.

                  I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!

 PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS


ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.

IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!

VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.

[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £4.45 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]] 

IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!


 THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.


 

   














































 

 




 




















































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