King Crimson - In The Wake Of Poseidon (LP, Album, Tex) (Near Mint (NM or M-))
Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Country: UK
Released: 15 May 1970
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock
Comments:
No marks on the record. Textured sleeve is excellent. Little wear on the sleeve along he edges.
Notes:
Released on the Pink i labels, in a textured gatefold cover.
℗ 1970
Tracklist (above), wrong and incomplete, but resulting from inner cover layout text, text form (tracks titles in capitals) and, unequivocally, from Side Two label, can be considered of historical significance for early UK issues, as Side Two apparently begins with an untitled 'hidden track'.
Below an updated Side B tracklist, showing the real content on disc:
B1 Peace - A Theme (Fripp)
B2 Cat Food (Fripp, McDonald, Sinfield)
B3 The Devil's Triangle - including:
B3a Merday Morn (Fripp, McDonald)
B3b Hand of Sceiron (Fripp)
B3c Garden of Worm (Fripp)
B4 Peace-An End (Fripp, Sinfield)
B1 'Peace-A Theme' was absent as a title on all UK early issues (no mention of it on cover and label), but it appeared (on cover and label) as track '1' on some first issues outside UK (e.g.US Atlantic [r5275119 ) and on many more reissues.
B1 position was taken here by ‘Cat Food’ instead.
Actual B3 ‘The Devil's Triangle’ did not appear on record cover and label as a main title including subtitles (a,b,c), but as an indipendent track ('2' on label); the 3 subtitles (also looking like indipendent instrumentals) were numbered '3'.,'4'.,'5'. on label.
‘Peace-An End’ was '6' on label, but it should have been track '4'.
Only German Stateside 1970 release [r1391596 , among early issues, seems to show on side B label the complete and real sequence, correct timings included. More info on 'release history'.
[a18160 of [a1539363 appears by courtesy of Transatlantic Records
[a253141 appears by courtesy of C.B.S. Records
(There are two similar Pink i labels UK releases: [r14838022 also pressed by Phonodisc Ltd. and [r5821228 with textured labels, pressed by Orlake Records).
The first UK pressing of this A1/B1 matrix contains withdrawn version of 'In The Wake Of Poseidon (Including Libra's Theme)', which is longer than that of later pressings (8'26" vs. 7'56").
This longer version was reissued for the first time in CD as a part of 40th Anniversary Set from UK, US, and Japan in 2010.
Runouts are stamped.
A1. Peace - A Beginning
A2. Pictures Of A City (Including 42nd At Treadmill)
A3. Cadence And Cascade
A4. In The Wake Of Poseidon (Including Libra's Theme)
B1. Cat Food
B2. The Devil's Triangle
B3. Merday Morn
B4. Hand Of Sceiron
B5. Garden Of Worm
B6. Peace - An End
Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout ILPS 9127 A//1
Matrix / Runout ILPS 9127 B//1
Matrix / Runout ILPS 9127 A//1 L 3 4
Matrix / Runout ILPS 9127 B//1 L 1 3
Matrix / Runout ILPS 9127 A//1 L 3 3
Matrix / Runout ILPS 9127 B//1 L 3 9 9
Matrix / Runout ILPS 9127 A//1 L 3 2
Matrix / Runout ILPS 9127 B//1 L 2 2
Matrix / Runout ILPS 9127 A//1 L 3 9
Matrix / Runout ILPS 9127 B//1 L 2 1 1
Record Company Island Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) E.G. Music Ltd.
Published By E.G. Music Ltd.
Produced For E.G. Records Ltd.
Recorded At Wessex Sound Studios
Lacquer Cut At Phonodisc Ltd.
Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd.
Printed By E.J. Day Group
Made By E.J. Day Group
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