KING CRIMSON - Lark's Tongues In Aspic
Atlantic Records
Cat# SD 7263
Matrix coding(etched)
Side 1: ST-A-732809B AT/GP PR P
Side 2: ST-A-732810-B PR
Presswell pressing
Rockafella Plaza rim label address
USA release (repress)
1973
Heavy cardboard cover is in good condition, no tears, no seam splits, no personal names written however there is some evidence of "rubbing" across the top edge (made the card slightly rough feeling) and also light "foxing" to the edges of the cover cardboard front and rear (slight Yellow appearance due to normal interaction with the environment, same thing happens with old book pages - THIS IS NOT SMOKE RELATED! "Deletion" slot on the opening edge. The original one side printed lyric sleeve is included and also a new inner plastic sleeve inside that original paper sleeve.
New inner plastic liner sleeve
Vinyl is in very good condition. Visually inspected the vinyl very closely as this is critical for this album, there are extremely quiet passages and even the slightest surface noise will become apparent. The vinyl looks to be very good although I did see one extremely light scratch on the last track, Side 1 (must be held in the "right light" and viewed under magnification). I then played the ENTIRE album, every track and both sides - no issues at all with clicks or pops and the ambient surface noise is very very low, I feel another clean (or two) with a decent cleaning machine could well improve this further (I used my VPI machine a couple of times and each time the playback was just slightly improved with regard to surface noise). The real test is track 1 on Side 2, very wide dynamic range and so so very quiet at times, this is when surface noise will become apparent. Make sure your stylus is "up to scratch" and rides in the grooves nicely! Such an interesting album, and a great title! Yum!
New outer protective sleeve
TRACKS: Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part One, Book Of Saturday, Exiles, Easy Money, The Talking Drum, Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part Two
