Artist:                       KING CRIMSON
Album title:              IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING
Released in:            1969
Made in:                   UK
Label:                       Pink Island - Rough
Catalogue №:          ILPS 9111
Matrix №:                 A▽2 1 4 / B//2 1 5
Specifics:                 1st PRESS - COMPLETE 

Grading is based on the Record Collectors Grading System

Grading system:  M > NM > EX+ > EX > VG+ > VG > P

Attention DEAR BUYERS ! Over a few recent sales of mine I began noting an increasing subjectivity from buyers about grading resulted in disputes over particular grading definitions. Despite all buyers have been kindly requested not to mistreat my grading system by having higher expectations than the reality is and been encouraged to ask specific questions about the item condition prior to bidding, some of them have ignored it. Hence, this has led to returns of the records resulting in losing money by me on postage. No seller exists liking such situation. I am, as a seller, as much as you are, dear buyers, keen to be completing sales transactions to the best satisfaction of both of us. I try my very best to provide buyers with as precise grading as possible avoiding under- and over-grading the items I sell to rightly meet buyer`s expectations. That is why I use (+) or (-). My grading approach has been proven by many positive feedbacks gladly received from happy buyers with an exception of just a few. Therefore, I kindly encourage you to ask specific questions about the item condition before bidding should you have any doubts or uncertainty about my grading. I will be more than happy to give you additional information for your buying consideration in order to avoid subjective misgrading afterwards. Thank you for your kind understanding and happy purchases.

Sleeve Condition: EX+

Please see pictures. Gatefold. E.J. Day London. 

Vinyl Visual / Audio: Best copy I`ve ever had. A well known fact that all 2/2 pressings sound with a low level wax background. Hence soon been re-pressed to remove it. So I believe there is no way to find absolutely backgroundless copy with 2/2 matrices. At least I`ve never heard about its existence. Given that assume the background as an integral part of this pressing.

Side 2. EX+ to NM (small scratch on Moonchild as pictured) / M play except for Moonchild playing EX as the scratch lightly clicks. Other than that plays top Mint

All my records are cleaned on Ultra Sound Audio Desk Systeme cleaning machine prior to playtesting. To playtest records a rigid AKAI AP-Q70 deck is used with an original Ortofon cartridge. 

Labels:  NM / NM - ROUGH labels

Inner: Correct polylined with blue text ‘U.K. Patent No. 1,072,844 & Foreign Patents Pending’ inner bag

PACKAGING

LPs are packaged in a manner to ensure safe traveling using stiffeners and professional envelopes to ensure safe arrival in the same condition as they leave. Records are removed from the sleeve in order to prevent seam splits in transit.

Payment must be made within 4 days since the invoice. 

Items ship within 2 business days of receiving cleared payment

Please allow up to 3 weeks depending on a destination for items to arrive.

Should you have any questions feel free to ask. I answer all the