King Crimson STARLESS AND BIBLE BLACK UK LP 1ST MINT

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KING CRIMSON - STARLESS AND BIBLE BLACK

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

FIRST PRESS  - PALM TREE ISLAND LABEL

• CATALOGUE:ILPS 9275
• MATRIX: ILPS9275 A/3U  B/3U
• FIRST PRESS 2 RP / 2 RA
• PLAYED NO MORE THAN TWO TIMES

THE COLLECTIBLE KING CRIMSON ALBUM!!!

IN SUCH MAGNIFICENT CONDITION I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE IT MYSELF

there are so many quiet passages on this album that to find a top grade collectible copy is just about impossible, but here is a staggering example of this sought after album!!!

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

PALM TREE ISLAND LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT. THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHERE THERE IS EVEN SOME RESIDUE VINYL SHARDS LEFT OVER FROM THE PRESSING OF THE LP, PROVING THAT IT JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 1-2 REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING EXACTLY HOW MANY PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED. IT JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT IT IS 36 YEARS OLD

THE VINYL

ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE  IN THIS INCREDIBLE CONDITION. USUALLY FOR TWO REASONS. ONE IS THAT THE ISLAND VINYL USED WAS FAIRLY POOR QUALITY RESULTING MOSTLY IN VINYL NOISE, AND SECONDLY BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY QUIET PASSAGES ON THIS ALBUM  ANY TICK OR CRACKLE IS JUST SO OBVIOUS.

I GUARANTEE THAT THIS IS JUST ABOUT THE BEST COPY THAT YOU COULD FIND.

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

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.

ON THIS ALBUM TO DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW PERFECT IT IS, I HAVE RECORDED FOUR COMPLETE TRACKS INCLUDING THE ENTIRE SECOND SIDE OF THIS SUPERB ALBUM, AND TWO OF THE FIVE TRACKS FROM SIDE ONE. THIS IS A FANTASTIC REPRESENTATION OF JUST HOW SUPERB THIS VINYL IS.

IN ADDITION TO THE STUNNING QUALITY OF THE VINYL, THE REPRODUCTION IS ALSO INCREDIBLE. EVERY NOTE IS HEAR TO PERFECTION AS CLEAR AS A BELL.

I CANNOT GET OVER JUST HOW MANY SILENT PASSAGES THERE ARE ON THIS ALBUM, AND JUST HOW BRILLIANT IT PERFORMS. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY AND BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POPS HEAR AND THERE, AND PERHAPS THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC, BUT HONESTLY THIS IS A THING OF BEAUTY

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE BEST COPY THAT MONEY CAN BUY OF THIS RARE ALBUM FROM KING CRIMSON THEN THIS MAY WELL BE FOR YOU

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

GENUINE 1ST PRESS ROBOR SLEEVE

 VERY HARD SLEEVE TO GET IN A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. THE REASON FOR THIS IS NOT ONLY IS THE SLEEVE UNLAMINATED, BUT IT IS DEEPLY TEXTURED, MAKING THE SLEEVE HAVE HUNDREDS OF RAISED POINTS ALL VULNERABLE TO RUBBING AND COLOUR LOSS, AND OF COURSE BECAUSE IT IS WHITE IT IS ALSO VULNERABLE TO DIRT AND GRIME, AND  MOST COPIES THAT YOU WILL SEE ARE BADLY WORN THROUGH SHELF WEAR AND MISSHANDLING. THIS SLEEVE IS AS GOOD AS YOU WILL GET I BELIEVE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS, JUST A FEW SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. THE WHITE COLOUR IS IN NEAR PERFECT STATE. IT IS STILL VERY VERY WHITE WITH THE ONLY SIGN OF LIGHT AGING IN THE FORM A OF A TINY BIT OF BROWNING ALONG THE SPINE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR

 THE SPINE HAS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE, BUT HAS SOME VERY MILD SHELF WEAR

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN REMOVED A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS BRILLIANT AS THE FRONT SURFACE WITH JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER SURFACE ON BOTH SIDES.

THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION, NO SPLITS AND HARDLY A CREASE LINE TO BE SEEN

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT

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

GARRY