King Crimson IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON UK LP 2ND PINK RIM ISLAND PLAYS NEAR MINT-

	£		23
	$		30

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KING CRIMSON - IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT/ NEAR MINT MINUS!!  PLAYTHROUGH!!!CONDITION

SECOND PRESS  - PINK RIM ISLAND LABEL

• CATALOGUE:ILPS 9127
• MATRIX: ILPS9127 A-4U  B-3U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 M / 1 H
• PLAYED 1-2 TIMES

 

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

PINK RIM ISLAND LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHERE THERE IS EVEN SOME RESIDUE VINYL SHARDS LEFT OVER FROM THE PRESSING OF THE LP, .

A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST ONE VERY SMALL SPIDER LINE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS MARVELLOUS VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND LOOKS LIKE IT WAS FRESHLY PRESSED. THERE ARE NO MARKS HANDLING OR OTHERWISE ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE,AND IT LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A FEW REALLY WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN.

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THERE ARE SO MANY QUIET PASSAGES ON THIS ALBUM THAT FINDING ONE WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLES IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE, BUT HERE IS A COPY WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE

NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND EITHER MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

AS MENTIONED ABOVE THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

NO VINYL NOISE EITHER WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR ISLAND PRESSINGS.

THE ODD SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS

YOU WILL HOWEVER HEAR SOME RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS AND TICS

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO HEAR FOR YOURSELF

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS NEAR MINT OR NEAR MINT MINUS AT WORST!!!

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

UNLIKE THE FIRST PRESS SLEEVE , THIS SECOND ISSUE WAS STILL MADE FROM VERY STIFF CARD, BUT THE SURFACE WASN'T HEAVILY TEXTURED LIKE THE FIST ISSUE, WHICH MEANS IT RUBS FAR LESS THAN THE FIRST ISSUE DOES

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS.

THERE ARE JUST TWO MINUSCULE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE AT ALL ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.

THE BOTTOM LEFT AND TOP RIGHT CORNER TIPS HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUBBING TO EACH OF THEM

THE TOP EDGE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION WITH ONLY THE VERY TIPS TO THE RIGHT CORNER LIGHTLY RUBBED, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A COUPLE OF WHITE SPECKS HERE AND THERE ALONG THE EDGES

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE AND UNRUBBED WITH ONLY THE BAREST SPECK OF RUBBING TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ENDS VISIBLE. ALL OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A TINY BIT OF BURRING IN THE MIDDLE

THE REAR SURFACE IS PRISTINE WITH ONLY ONE LINE NEAR THE SPINE AND ANOTHER ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS

THE ISLAND BLUE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION, NO SPLITS AND JUST A LITTLE GLUE AGEING TO THE SEAMS, PLUS A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASE LINES TO THE BOTTOM CORNERS

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT !!!!

 

 

 

 

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY

 

 

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