King Crimson:Islands ORIGINAL UK ISLAND A-1U/B-1U PRESS

	£		70
	$		93

PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND (!!) ALL THE INFO REGARDING TO CONDITION ( AN EX+ COVER/RECORD IS NOT MINT OR „NEAR PERFECT” !!!  AND  POSTAGE RATES  – RECENTLY A WINNER DEMANDED ME TO SEND 4 (!!) LPs TO THE STATES FOR $4.00 (!!!) ..

King Crimson: Islands ISLAND ILPS 9175  UK

THIS ALBUMSOLD TERRIBLY ON RELEASE AND TODAY IS VERY,VERY DIFFICULT  TO LOCATE!!!! THIS LP IS A 100% GENIUNE 1ST PRESSING - WITH A FLIPBACK OUTER COVER (LATER ONES DONT), AND ULTRA RARE GATEFOLD INNER/INSERT!!!!  ONLY THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS CAME LIKE THIS - BEFORE THE PACKAGING WAS CHANGED.   IT WAS SO FRAGILE THAT MOST WERE EVEN SPLIT ON DELIVERY TO THE RECORD SHOP - AND ON MANY 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP THE INSERT IS OFTEN COMPLETELY SPLIT FROM THE INNER SLEEVE - OFTEN LEADING PEOPLE TO BELIEVE THIS LP ACTUALLY HAD A SEPARATE INSERT!!!!  IN ACTUAL FACT ON ALL 100% GENIUNE 1ST PRESSINGS (LIKE THIS ONE!) THE INSERT WAS JOINED TO THE INNER SLEEVE (LATER CHANGED) AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND A 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP IN THIS CONDITION!!!!  AND WITHOUT ANY DOUBT THIS IS ONE OF THE  HARDEST KING CRIMSON LPs TO FIND IN TOP CONDITION ..  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS ISLAND LABEL, 1ST PRESS A-1U/B-1U MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD INSERT/INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS FLIPBACK OUTER COVER!!!!

cover: original un-laminated single-sleeve  flip-back cover ,..front is superb  clean EX+ condition  with light creases on the top R corner  ...back has few light creases on the top flip-back part,otherwise no other issues…the spine is really nice and strong ,no signs of heavy use on it at all….opening edges are nice,straight  and clean,very sharp without any signs of wear at all....no rips,tears,splits or any other damages....

record,visual:   superb clean jet-black and shiny EX+ with VERY light superficial surface and harmless surface lines,absolutely NO scratches at all ….it still retains it’s beautiful original sheen and it looks GREAT  !!!

 The insert is clean and free of writings,tears and rips but as most of these has clear tape on the spine and the edges..

record,audio: I PLAYED THE ENTIRE RECORD FROM START TO END-THE AUDIO IS  GREAT WITH  CRYSTAL CLEAR AND VIBRANT SOUND WITHOUT ANY SINGS OF GROOVEWEAR,WITH  GREAT DELIVERY AND  STEREO IMAGE…ABSOLUTELY NO LOUD POPS/CLICKS,SOME VERY LIGHT  BACKGROUND NOISE CAN BE DETECTED IN QUIET PARTS – MOSTLY DURING THE QUIET PARTS OF „ISLANDS” - BUT NOT INTURSIVE AT ALL    …THIS COPY HAS BEEN SITTING IN STORAGE FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS SO A PROFESSIONAL CLEANING JOB WOULD MOST LIKELY IMPROVE THE SOUND AND GET RID OF MOST OF THE BACKGROUND NOISE ..

labels:   AS CLEAN AS IT COULD BE  with few  VERY light spindle hole marks on either side…ILPS 9175 A-1U   and  ILPS 9175 B-1U  matrix numbers,VERY FIRST pressing… no tears,stamps or any other damages...

Gradings: I ALWAYS TRY TO DO MY BEST IN GIVING ACCURATE,HONEST AND VERY STRICT GRADINGS BY USING THE FOLLOWING TERMS:

MINT

EX (EXCELLENT)

VG ( VERY GOOD)

I ALSO USE  PLUS (+) AND MINUS (-) IF THE CONDITION FALLS BETWEEN TWO GRADES.

VINYL WILL FIRST BE INSPECTED VISUALLY VERY CAREFULLY UNDER STRONG LIGHT..I DON'T HAVE TIME TO PLAY EVERY SINGLE RECORD  FROM START TO END ( WHO DOES ? ) - HOWEVER,I  TESTPLAY SKIPPING THROUGH  TRACKS ON BOTH SIDES ( INCLUDING RUN-IN,RUN-OUT GROOVES AND THE SPACES BETWEEN TRACKS ) TO CHECK THE OVERALL PLAYBACK  QUALITY.

ALL TESTPLAYING IS DONE ON TOP QUALITY EQUIPMENT- LINN SONDEK WITH ITTOK TONEARM AND BENZ MICRO GLIDER S MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE,McINTOSH TUBE AMPMS AND AMT ESS HEIL SPEAKERS.

IN THE UNLIKELY CASE THAT YOU SHOULD BE UNHAPPY WITH MY GRADING/DESCRIPTION PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING NEGATIVE FEEDBACK-I’M SURE THAT WE CAN CLEAR OUT EVERY PROBLEM IN A KIND WAY!

PLEASE NOTE:ALTHOUGH I DIDN’T  HEAR ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS DURING THE TESTPLAY ON MY SYSTEM AND HAVE GIVEN AN HONEST DESCRIPTION OF THE CONDITION OF THE VINYL,I CAN’T GUARANTEE IT WILL PLAY THE SAME WAY ON YOUR SYSTEM -YOU MIGHT HEAR THE ODD STATICK TICK/POP THAT I DIDN’T !!!

  DUE TO THE NEW ( ANNOYING !!) EBAY RULES I HAVE TO INDICATE SHIPPING RATES,HOWEVER THE GBP4.00 RATE IS  NOT THE ACTUAL  AMOUNT,PLEASE REFER TO THE CHART BELOW !!!!

All items will be sent from my European stock,postage  as follows,all by airmail:

EUROPE: 1 LP(under 500 gramms) GBP 6.00,2-3 LPs(up to 1000 gramms) GBP 12.00,4-5 LPs(up to 1500 gramms) GBP 16.00,6-7 LPs(up to 2000 gramms) GBP 20.00 ...

OVERSEAS: 1 LP(under 500 gramms) GBP 6.50,2-3 LPs(up to 1000 gramms) GBP 13.00,4-6LPs(up to 1500 gramms) GBP 18.00,6-7 LPs(up to 2000 gramms) GBP 22.50 ...

ACCORDING TO PAYPAL RULES ITEMS OVER GBP20.00 VALUE WILL ONLY BE SENT REGISTERED WHICH IS 2.00 - IF YOU DON'T AGREE DON'T BID !!

All records are sent in hard cardboard packing boxes, removed from the covers

to prevent seem splits and placed in protective plastic sleeves..

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