McDONALD AND GILES(KING CRIMSON) ISLAND PINK 1ST PRESS

	£		68
	$		90

1ST UK 1970 PINK ISLAND PRESSING 

McDONALD AND GILES

(KING CRIMSON MEMBERS)

"McDONALD AND GILES"

A SERIOUSLY RARE LP,FAR HARDER TO FIND THAN EVEN THE OVERPRICED 1ST KING CRIMSON LP AS IT BARELY SOLD IN 1970 AND  WAS ALSO QUICKLY REPLACED WITHIN WEEKS OF ISSUE WITH THE MORE COMMON PINK RIM LABEL!

THIS IS THE VERY FIRST ISSUE!

PINK ISLAND WITH THE WHITE "i"LOGO ILPS 9126

A2U/B2U MATRIXES.

+A VERY CLEAN GATEFOLD COVER

PRINTED BY E.J.DAY

+ ISLAND INNER SLEEVE. 

 IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN ACURATE GRADED ORIGINAL 1ST PRESSING OF THIS GEM OF AN LP-THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!  

EXCELLENT CONDITION-WITH JUST THE FAINTEST OF SURFACE MARKS AND HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE WHATSOEVER!

A COPY THAT HAS NOT HAD MUCH USE AND WELL CARED FOR!

ONE OWNER IN NEARLY 40 YEARS! 

GLEAMING SURFACES!

HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE AND SOUNDS FANTASTIC WITH NO CLICKS/JUMPS/STICKS etc!

MANY WOULD STATE NEAR MINT! 

TONS OF BASS AND WARMTH! 

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD  EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

NOW HERE IS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL!

AN ORIGINAL 1ST EDITION(1970)OF THE HYPNOTIC PROGRESSIVE ALBUM ISSUED ON THE PINK ISLAND LABEL .

MUSICALLY ELEMENTS OF PROGRESSIVE ROCK,JAZZ,BLUES AND FOLK WITH SUPERB MUSICIANSHIP,SOME GREAT SOLOS,DELIGHTFUL HARMONY VOCALS AND OF COURSE TOP RECORDING PRODUCTION AS TYPICAL OF THE ISLAND LABEL!

A MAGNIFICENT EXPERIENCE THAT MUST HAVE BLOWN MANY MINDS AWAY BACK IN 1970 WHEN THE MAJORITY OF EQUIPMENT USED RUINED ANY COPY WITHIN JUST A COUPLE OF PLAYS.DON'T FORGET THOSE PARTIES WHERE SUCH LPs WERE PLAYED AND ENDED UP LEFT LYING AROUND WITHOUT A COVER OR ON A TURNTABLE TO WARP AND ATTRACT DUST AND DIRT,SPILLAGES,SCUFFS,SCRATCHES etc etc.

HARDLY ANYONE THOUGHT LONG TERM VALUE AND VERY,VERY FEW WOULD PLAY SUCH MUSIC IN THE SAME CAREFUL WAY THAT CLASSICAL BUYERS WOULD.THIS COPY IS THE EXCEPTION!!!!!!!!!!!!

MANY KING CRIMSON FANS OVERLOOKED THIS LP AND IT DID NOT GET THE ATTENTION IN 1970 THAT IT DESERVED.SOME ROCK HISTORY BOOKS SUCH AS THE USUALLY ESSENTIAL"THE GREAT ROCK DISOGRAPHY" LEAVE IT OUT!!!!!

ANY KING CRIMSON FAN WILL WANT THIS AND ESPECIALLY AS A FIRST EDITION IN SUCH GREAT CONDITION-I CAN'T RECALL EVER FINDING ONE AS GOOD AS THIS-TRY AND FIND ANOTHER COPY!

NOT ONLY THAT, I HAVE A TRULY AMAZING SELECTION OF ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING KING CRIMSON LPs ENDING SHORTLY BEFORE THIS LP ENDS.ALL HAVING JUST ONE PREVIOUS,CAREFUL OWNER!YOU REALLY MUST CHECK OUT MY EBAY LIST FOR MORE DETAILS AS WELL AS MY FEEDBACK! 

THIS IS A LOVELY VINYL PRESSING.

This is a THICK PRESSING different to the LATER THINNER pressings from later years with LATER label designs.

WITHIN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF ISSUE, THERE WAS A DIFFERENT LABEL DESIGN USED, THIS ONE STILL WITHIN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF ISSUE,SOON TO BE REPLACED IN WITH THE "PINK RIM"/PALM TREE DESIGN WHICH OF COURSE IS FAR LESS DESIRABLE AND LESS VALUABLE HAVING A MUCH LARGER PRINT RUN!! 

SO BACK TO THE DISC ITSELF>>>>>> 

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE OF THIS LP ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS ONE HAS HARDLY BEEN PLAYED ON TOP EQUIPMENT WITH ONLY THE SLIGHTEST OF SURFACE NOISE HERE AND THERE-GENERALLY VERY QUIET VINYL,AS NEEDED WITH REFLECTIVE MUSIC!

Copies of this album were  sold in SMALL quantities(not a HUGE seller in the UK or ANYWHERE!!!)and so how many were preserved like this one AS A FIRST EDITION??

HARDLY USED AND NOT ABUSED!!! 

THERE IS AMAZING BASS AND YET STILL CRISPNESS OF SOUND!

Vinyl is still the best way to hear KING CRIMSON MEMBERS PROJECTS AND ALWAYS WILL BE!

GREAT SOUND! 

MORE BASS THAN CD! 

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH. MANY EBAY SELLERS DON'T EVEN BOTHER TO PLAY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO SELL!!!

BID WITH TOTAL CONFIDENCE!!!! 

There is NO spindle wear.Lovely labels!!! 

The GATEFOLD cover has some minor edge wear with some small edge creases and a tiny sign of a sticker removal at the front,but that is being very strict and is otherwise superb!

NO WRITING! NO RIPS! NO REPAIRS!

NO SELLOTAPE! 

MOST TURN UP WITH MAJOR WEAR!

SEE BOTH PHOTOS FOR OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE GATEFOLD,+BOTH RECORD LABELS! 

 AN ORIGINAL ISLAND RECORDS INNER!

Look elsewhere on ebay and you might see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often later 1970s represses or lower grade copies with all manner of faults OR WITHOUT THE DETAIL I AM PROVIDING WITH TOTAL HONESTY.

HOPEFULLY THE WINNER WILL FIND THIS A BIT BETTER THAN EXPECTED!!

Don't forget GENUINE 1st pressings in nice conditions are getting hard to find! 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!

Realistic £20 Starting price with no annoying reserve. An instant fast sale price in any collectors record shop!!  

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF PROG/ROCK HISTORY. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

Postage is £4-00 RECORDED DELIVERY. SOLID PACKING-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

Checkout my power seller status and my own feedback of OVER 9000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week . Customers from all over the world regard my ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.  

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE.

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings from the shop by prior email or telephone arrangement.

 Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

MORE GREAT ITEMS ON MY EBAY LISTS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS FROM THE SAME COLLECTION!

 BIDDERS WITH NO FEEDBACK WILL HAVE THE BIDS CANCELLED AS I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NON PAYERS RECENTLY WITH NO FEEDBACK RATING.

MORE GREAT EARLY 1970s PROGRESSIVE ALBUMS ENDING FROM ME SHORTLY BEFORE AND AFTER THIS ONE ENDS INCLUDING KING CRIMSON,VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR AND BEST OF ALL, AN ORIGINAL 1ST UK MERCURY PRESSING OF THE DAVID BOWIE"DRESS COVER"MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD"

POWER SELLER MAGIC FOR YOU ON EBAY EVERY WEEK FROM ROCKING ERIC!!!!!

GOOD LUCK AND THANKS FOR LOOKING!!!!