King Crimson U S A UK LP 1ST PINK RIM ISLAND A-1 / B-1 UNPLAYED MINT -

	£		26
	$		34

KING CRIMSON - USA

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT MINUS CONDITION

FIRST  PRESS A-1 / B-1

SUPERB NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9316
• MATRIX: ILPS9316 A-1 /  B-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 A / 1 T
• INCREDIBLY EARLY FIRST PRESS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PINK PALM TREE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND THE PASTEL PINK COLOUR ALSO IS IMMACULATE TO IT THE WHITE AREAS ARE STILL PURE WHITE. NO MARKS OR STAINS AT ALL ON A ANY PART OF THE LABEL.

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED.

THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND EITHER SIDE. EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS THERE ARE JUST NONE TO SEE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS JUST SUPERB. A HEAVYWEIGHT DISC THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION IT IS STILL VIRTUALLY FLAWLESS. WITH JUST A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES AND A TINY SCUFF ON TRACK ONE SIDE 2

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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. IT'S ALL THERE. THE RUN IN'S, RUN OUT'S AND LINKING GROOVES. I AM OF THE OPINION THAT POTENTIAL BIDDERS OF QUALITY VINYL WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR ALL OF ANY ALBUM THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON.

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

I DECIDED TO PLAY THIS ALBUM BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW UNPLAYED DOESN'T MEAN MINT!!. MY ONE VERY CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL NOT BE DETECTABLE

THE VINYL PERFORMS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE IS VIRTUALLY NONE OF THE USUAL ISLAND VINYL NOISE EMBEDDED IN THE WAX ,JUST AN OCCASIONAL LITTLE STATIC LIKE STUFF HEARD IN THE LINKING GROOVES ONLY, AND RIGHT AT THE VERY START OF EACH SIDE

NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT THROUGH THE PLAY

THE RECORD PLAYS WITHOUT ANY HEAVY CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS, AND JUST A FEW RANDOM DUST POPS HERE AND THERE THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB ALBUM MINT MINUS!!!!!

THE SLEEVE

A SUPERB NEAR MINT  EXAMPLE OF THIS  FULLY LAMINATED ROBOR SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS  NEAR PRISTINE THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES , NO BENDS OR FOLDS, AND AMAZINGLY NOT ONE LAMINATE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE EITHER ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

NO RINGWEAR OR RECORD SHAPE, JUST A GLEAMING HIGHLY POLISHED FRONT COVER. THE ONLY SLIGHT BLEMISH IS A THIN PATCH OF LAMINATE LIFT RUNNING DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE SPINE, AND A TINY SPECK IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER ON THE TIP

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE STILL FULLY LAMINATED AND HAVE NO SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER, WITH THE LAMINATE RUNNING FULLY FROM TIP TO TIP

THE  SPINE ITSELF IS IMMACULATE. TOTALLY FLAT AND HAS ALL OF THE LAMINATE INTACT. NO FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHING AND ALL OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.NOT EVEN ANY RUBBING TO THE TIP ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR  SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY OF THOSE THUMB NAIL NICKS SHOWING JUST WHY THIS ALBUM HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE ALL THESE YEARS

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS IMMACULATE AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NO BLEMISHES WHATSOEVER

THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO INCLUDED AND IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. NO WRINKLES AND JUST A LITTLE GLUE AGEING TO ONE OF THE EDGES, BUT NO SPLITS ANYWHERE

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT!!!

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

GARRY