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King Crimson
Allmusic Biography : If there is one group that embodies progressive rock, it is King Crimson. Led by guitar/Mellotron virtuoso Robert Fripp, during its first five years of existence the band stretched both the language and structure of rock into realms of jazz and classical music, all the while avoiding pop and psychedelic sensibilities. The absence of mainstream compromises and the lack of an overt sense of humor ultimately doomed the group to nothing more than a large cult following, but made their albums among the most enduring and respectable of the prog rock era. King Crimson originally grew out of the remnants of an unsuccessful trio called Giles, Giles & Fripp. Michael Giles (drums, vocals), Peter Giles (bass, vocals), and Robert Fripp (guitar) had begun working together in late 1967 after playing in a variety of bands: Fripps resume included tenures with the League of Gentlemen and the Majestic Dance Orchestra, while the Giles brothers had played with Trendsetters, Ltd. After signing to Deram, the trio recorded their debut single, "One in a Million," and began cutting a follow-up album, The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles & Fripp, during the summer of 1968. Even as the album was in the works, however, the groups lineup was changing: ex-Infinity singers/guitarists Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield joined late in 1968, and Judy Dyble, who had passed through the first Fairport Convention lineup, signed on briefly as a singer. This lineup recorded demos of "I Talk to the Wind" and "Under the Sky, " but soon dissolved: Peter Giles exited the scene in November of 1968, and Fripps childhood friend, vocalist/bassist Greg Lake, joined two days later. The new roster of Fripp, Lake, McDonald, and Michael Giles -- with satellite member Sinfield writing their lyrics and later running their light show, among other functions -- officially became King Crimson on January 13, 1969, deriving the name from Sinfields lyrics for the song "Court of the Crimson King." In July of 1969, the group debuted in front of 650,000 people at a free concert in Londons Hyde Park on a bill with the Rolling Stones; later that month King Crimson ultimately recorded and produced their first album. In the Court of the Crimson King was one of the most challenging albums of the entire fledgling progressive rock movement, but somehow it caught the publics collective ear at the right moment and hit number five in England in November of 1969 -- four months later, the album climbed to number 28 on the American charts. Ironically, at the peak of the LPs success the original band broke up: McDonald and Giles were becoming increasingly unhappy with the musics direction, as well as the strain of touring. By November they decided to leave -- Fripp was so shaken that he even offered to exit if they would stay. The original group played their last show in December 1969; Greg Lake, having joined the group last, was uncomfortable with the idea of staying on with two replacement members, and had also been approached by Keith Emerson of the Nice about the possibility of forming a new group. He soon decided to leave Crimson as well, but agreed to stay long enough to record vocals for the next album. Whether there would even be a next album was debatable for a time after Fripp was offered the chance to replace Peter Banks in Yes. Finally, a new single ("Catfood") and album (In the Wake of Poseidon) were recorded early in 1970: essentially a Fripp-dominated retake of In the Court of the Crimson King, Lake sang on all but one of the songs, Fripp played the Mellotron as well as all of the guitars, and a new singer, Fripps boyhood friend Gordon Haskell, debuted on "Cadence and Cascade." Fripp spent the month of August rehearsing a new King Crimson lineup, consisting of himself, Haskell (bass, vocals), saxman/flutist Mel Collins (who had played on Poseidon), and Andy McCulloch (drums). This group, augmented by pianist Keith Tippett, guest vocalist Jon Anderson of Yes, oboist/English horn virtuoso Robin Miller, cornetist Marc Charig, and trombonist Nick Evans, recorded the next Crimson album, Lizard, in the fall of 1970, but Haskell and McCullough both walked out soon after it was finished; with Fripp busy putting a new band together, Peter Sinfield took over the final production chores. In December of 1970, Ian Wallace joined on drums, and after auditioning several aspiring singers including Bryan Ferry, Fripp chose Boz Burrell as the groups new vocalist. The latest Crimson lineup of Fripp, Burrell, Collins, and Wallace emerged on-stage in April of 1971, and for the next year, King Crimson was a going concern, playing gigs across the globe. The only casualty during the remainder of the year was Sinfield, who split in December after Fripp asked him to leave. Their new album, Islands, got to number 30 in England, and number 76 in America; the band mightve succeeded had it lasted for another album to make its case, but in April of 1972, this latest lineup broke up after Wallace, Collins, and Burrell moved as a trio to join Alexis Korner in a band called Snape. (Burrell later became the bassist with Bad Company.) It seemed as though King Crimson had finally come to an end. Then, in July of 1972, Fripp put together a new band consisting of ex-Yes drummer Bill Bruford, ex-Family member John Wetton on bass and vocals, David Cross on violin and Mellotron, and Jamie Muir on percussion. Sinfields successor as lyricist was Richard Palmer-James, who was otherwise invisible in the lineup. This group recorded their debut album, Larks Tongues in Aspic, and made their debut in Frankfurt in October of 1972. Muir was out of the lineup by early 1973, but as a quartet the band toured England, Europe, and America while Larks Tongues made it all the way to the Top 20 in England. In January of 1974, King Crimson cut a new album, Starless and Bible Black, thus becoming the first lineup to remain intact for more than one American tour and more than one album (discounting the departed Muir). Alas, by July of 1974 even this long-lasting King Crimson lineup had begun to splinter. This time Cross was the one to exit, following a performance in New York. With King Crimson reduced to a trio of Fripp, Wetton, and Bruford, one more album, Red, was completed that summer with help from Cross and former members Mel Collins and Ian McDonald (who was soon to go on to fame and fortune as the co-founder of the arena rock band Foreigner). Fripp disbanded the group on September 25, 1974, seemingly for the last time. Wetton later passed through the lineup of Uriah Heep before going on to international success as the lead singer of Asia, while Cross later turned up on the Mellotron multi-artist showcase album The Rime of the Ancient Sampler. In June of 1975, 11 months after their last public concert, a live album called USA was issued, followed four years later by Fripps first solo album, Exposure. Finally, in April of 1981, Fripp formed a new group called Discipline with Bruford, bassist Tony Levin, and guitarist/singer Adrian Belew. By the time their album was released in October of that year, the groups name had been changed to King Crimson (the album was still titled Discipline, however). This band, with a herky-jerky sound completely different from any of the other lineups to use that name, toured and recorded regularly over the years, which included full-length video productions; they splintered after two more albums, 1982s Beat and 1984s Three of a Perfect Pair. King Crimson remained silent for about a decade, as compilations and vintage live performances continued to trickle out (including the box sets Frame by Frame, which mostly covered classic studio material, and The Great Deceiver, which featured live performances from 1973-1974). Finally, in 1994, Fripp reunited with the Discipline-era lineup, augmenting the group with drummer/percussionist Pat Mastelotto and bassist/guitarist/Chapman Stick player Trey Gunn. The EP VROOOM appeared late that year, setting the stage for a full-fledged comeback with 1995s Thrak. The album earned generally good reviews and re-established Crimson as a viable touring concern, although it took until 2000 for the band to come up with a new studio album (ConstruKction of Light) amidst a continuing stream of archive-clearing collections. In the five years between Thrak and ConstruKction of Light, the members of Crimson often fragmented the band into experimental subgroups dubbed ProjeKcts. The idea was to mix things up a bit and generate fresh musical ideas prior to the forthcoming album; in the meantime, drummer Bill Bruford and bassist Tony Levin left the band. Culled from the supporting European tour, the live box Heavy ConstruKction was released later in 2000. For the bands 30th anniversary, Fripp commissioned the remastering of the first 15 years catalog, featuring remastered sound and original album art. In 2001 and 2002, the quartet released two EPs leading up to 2003s The Power to Believe and EleKtrik: Live in Japan. At the end of that year, Gunn announced his departure from the band as Tony Levin returned. This new quartet did some rehearsing, but ultimately Crimson was placed on hold for a few more years. In late 2007, a new lineup was announced with Porcupine Tree drummer Gavin Harrison joining Fripp, Belew, Levin, and Mastelotto. Rehearsals in 2008 led to a handful of shows and a download of a live show, but no other recorded material. The year 2009 saw the bandmembers busy with other projects, putting Crimson on hiatus once again. In 2010, Fripp collaborated with Jakko Jakszyk (who had been working with other former Crimson members as the 21st Century Schizoid Band) for A Scarcity of Miracles, assisted by Levin, Harrison, and Mel Collins. Meanwhile, starting in 2009, 40th Anniversary Editions of the King Crimson catalog were issued with new multi-track and Surround Sound mixes by Steven Wilson. Around this time, Fripps legal battles on behalf of the band were coming to a head. In 2012, Fripp announced his retirement from music in order to focus on legal and personal matters. However, that retirement was short-lived, as 2013 saw the announcement of a new King Crimson lineup. The lineup from A Scarcity of Miracles was augmented by the returning Pat Mastelotto and drummer Bill Rieflin (who had worked with Fripp in the League of Crafty Guitarists and the Humans), creating a three-drummer front line. Tours of the U.S. and U.K. were accompanied by 2015s Live at the Orpheum. Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind, a live recording from the septets December 2015 concert in Takamatsu, Japan (augmented by selected tracks from King Crimson appearances on tour in the U.K. and Canada that year), was released as a three-CD/one-Blu-ray set and a three-CD/two-DVD/one-Blu-ray limited edition in September 2016. June of the following year saw the release of the Heroes: Live in Europe 2016 EP, recorded in Berlin, Paris, and Vienna during the bands 2016 European tour. The EP was highlighted by King Crimsons cover of the David Bowie title track, performed at Berlins Admiralspalast as an homage to the late Bowie, with Fripp replicating the sustained guitar tone he brought to the original "Heroes" recorded in Berlin in 1977.
	Album: 1 of 43 Title:  In the Court of the Crimson King Released:  1969-10-10 Tracks:  5 Duration:  43:52 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   TrackSamples   Wikipedia   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   21st Century Schizoid Man (including Mirrors)  (07:24) 2   I Talk to the Wind  (06:05) 3   Epitaph (including March for No Reason and Tomorrow and Tomorrow)  (08:47) 4   Moonchild (Including the Dream and the Illusion)  (12:12) 5   The Court of the Crimson King (including The Return of the Fire Witch and The Dance of the Puppets)  (09:22)
In the Court of the Crimson King : Allmusic album Review : The groups definitive album, and one of the most daring debut albums ever recorded by anybody. At the time, it blew all of the progressive/psychedelic competition (the Moody Blues, the Nice, etc.) out of the running, although it was almost too good for the bands own good -- it took King Crimson nearly four years to come up with a record as strong or concise. Ian McDonalds Mellotron is the dominant instrument, along with his saxes and Fripps guitar, making this a somewhat different-sounding record from everything else they ever did. And even though that Mellotron sound is muted and toned down compared to their concert work of the era (e.g., Epitaph), it is still fierce and overpowering, on an album highlighted by strong songwriting (most of it filled with dark and doom-laden visions), the strongest singing of Greg Lakes entire career, and Fripps guitar playing that strangely mixed elegant classical, Hendrix-like rock explosions, and jazz noodling. Lineup changes commenced immediately upon the albums release, and Fripp would ultimately be the only survivor on later King Crimson records.
	Album: 2 of 43 Title:  In the Wake of Poseidon Released:  1970-05-15 Tracks:  8 Duration:  41:08 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Peace: A Beginning  (00:50) 2   Pictures of a City (including 42nd at Treadmill)  (08:01) 3   Cadence and Cascade  (04:38) 4   In the Wake of Poseidon (including Libra’s Theme)  (07:58) 5   Peace: A Theme  (01:15) 6   Cat Food  (04:52) 7   The Devil’s Triangle (including Merday Morn / Hand of Sceiron / Garden of Worm)  (11:38) 8   Peace: An End  (01:53)
In the Wake of Poseidon : Allmusic album Review : King Crimson opened 1970 scarcely in existence as a band, having lost two key members (Ian McDonald and Michael Giles), with a third (Greg Lake) about to leave. Their second album -- largely composed of Robert Fripps songwriting and material salvaged from their stage repertory ("Pictures of a City" and "The Devils Triangle") -- is actually better produced and better sounding than their first. Surprisingly, Fripps guitar is not the dominant instrument here: The Mellotron, taken over by Fripp after McDonalds departure -- and played even better than before -- still remains the bands signature. The record doesnt tread enough new ground to precisely rival In the Court of the Crimson King. Fripp, however, has made an impressive show of transmuting material that worked on stage ("Mars" aka "The Devils Triangle") into viable studio creations, and "Cadence and Cascade" may be the prettiest song the group ever cut. "The Devils Triangle," which is essentially an unauthorized adaptation of "Mars, Bringer of War" from Gustav Holsts The Planets, was later used in an eerie Bermuda Triangle documentary of the same name. [In March of 2000, Caroline and Virgin released a 24-bit digitally remastered job that puts the two Mellotrons, Michael Giles drums, Peter Giles bass, and even Fripps acoustic guitar and Keith Tippetts acoustic piano practically in the lap of the listener.]
	Album: 3 of 43 Title:  Lizard Released:  1970-12-11 Tracks:  8 Duration:  59:03 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Wikipedia   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Cirkus (2009 stereo mix)  (06:42) 2   Indoor Games (2009 stereo mix)  (05:35) 3   Happy Family (2009 stereo mix)  (04:15) 4   Lady of the Dancing Water (2009 stereo mix)  (02:47) 5   Lizard  (23:35) 6   Lady of the Dancing Water (alternate take)  (02:50) 7   Bolero (from Frame by Frame)  (06:48) 8   Cirkus (studio run through with guide vocal from original session)  (06:31)
Lizard : Allmusic album Review : Released in December 1970, King Crimsons third studio album, Lizard, is often viewed as an outlier in the pioneering British prog outfits nearly half-century discography. Its not easily grouped with 1969s stunning In the Court of the Crimson King debut and 1970 follow-up In the Wake of Poseidon, and along with 1971s Islands its considered a transitional release on the bands path toward the relative stability of the Larks Tongues in Aspic (1973), Starless and Bible Black (1974), and Red (1974) trilogy. Plus, the Lizard sessions were difficult and the core group lineup acrimoniously collapsed immediately afterward, as bandleader/guitarist Robert Fripp, with lyricist Peter Sinfield, continued brave efforts to save King Crimson from disintegrating as the groups lengthy history was just getting underway. Even Fripp himself wasnt a big Lizard fan until he reportedly "heard the Music in the music" when listening to Steven Wilsons 2009 40th anniversary remix. Yet there are plenty of Crimson followers who place Lizard at the very apex of the groups recorded legacy -- and with good reason. Seamlessly blending rock, jazz, and classical in a way that few albums have successfully achieved, Lizard is epic, intimate, cacophonic, and subtle by turn -- and infused with the dark moods first heard when "21st Century Schizoid Man" and "Epitaph" reached listeners ears the previous year. Opener "Cirkus" is a cavalcade of menace, with vocalist Gordon Haskell intoning or declaiming Sinfields phantasmagorical words over a kaleidoscopic musical backdrop, the songs ripping buzzsaw refrain alternating with warped funhouse jazz prominently featuring keyboardist Keith Tippett and saxophonist Mel Collins. "Indoor Games" is comparatively whimsical, with Collins blurty sax almost comically up-front in the mix and crisp ensemble interplay in the middle section, while the singsongy "Happy Family" finds Sinfields lyrics obliquely addressing the Beatles breakup and "Lady of the Dancing Water" revisits the gentle terrain of "I Talk to the Wind" and "Cadence and Cascade." But the side-long multi-part title suite astounds the most. Guest Jon Andersons choirboy vocals open "Lizard" with a feint toward the light and airy, but Haskells brassy chorus suggests ritualistic precursors to dark goings-on. The suite then enters its "Bolero" movement, marked by Robin Millers beautiful oboe and Fripps swelling Mellotron, with a jazz interlude showcasing Collins, cornetist Mark Charig, trombonist Nick Evans, and a jagged and explosive Tippett, collectively free and even ebullient in their interplay but never fully breaking away from drummer Andy McCullochs background rat-a-tat snare that foreshadows the howling maelstrom of "The Battle of Glass Tears." After the smoke clears, Fripps sustained guitar notes cut through the funereal aftermath, dissolving into silence before the swirling "Big Top" coda brings the album full circle, suggesting Lizards dark journey on an endless loop accelerating into the future. In 2016, lineup changes made it possible to include selections from this album in King Crimsons career-spanning live concerts, and with all the spectacular music on display, more than one audience member could be heard saying, "I came for Lizard."
	Album: 4 of 43 Title:  Islands Released:  1971-12-03 Tracks:  6 Duration:  43:58 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Wikipedia   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Formentera Lady  (10:15) 2   Sailor’s Tale  (07:30) 3   The Letters  (04:29) 4   Ladies of the Road  (05:34) 5   Prelude: Song of the Gulls  (04:14) 6   Islands  (11:54)
Islands : Allmusic album Review : The weakest Crimson studio album from their first era is only a real disappointment in relation to the extraordinarily high quality of the groups earlier efforts. The songs are somewhat uneven and draw from three years of inspiration. "The Letter" is an adaptation of "Drop In," a group composition that was featured in the early set of the original Crimson lineup from 1969, while "Song of the Gulls" goes back to the pre-King Crimson trio of Giles, Giles & Fripp for its source ("Suite No. 1"). There are also a few surprises, such as the Beatles-like harmonies on the raunchy "Ladies of the Road" and the extraordinary interweaving of electric guitar and Mellotron by Robert Fripp on "A Sailors Tale, which is one of the highlights of the early- to mid-period groups output. Some of the music overstays its welcome -- several of the six tracks are extended too far, out of the need to fill up an LP -- but the virtuosity of the band picks up most of the slack on the composition side: Collins saxes and Wallaces drums keep things much more than interesting in tandem with Fripps guitar and Mellotron, and guest vocalist Paulina Lucas keening accompaniment carries parts of "Formentera Lady" that might otherwise have dragged.
	Album: 5 of 43 Title:  Larks’ Tongues in Aspic Released:  1973-03-23 Tracks:  6 Duration:  46:43 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Wikipedia   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part One  (13:36) 2   Book of Saturday  (02:56) 3   Exiles  (07:42) 4   Easy Money  (07:54) 5   The Talking Drum  (07:26) 6   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part Two  (07:08)
Larks’ Tongues in Aspic : Allmusic album Review : King Crimson reborn yet again -- the then-newly configured band makes its debut with a violin (courtesy of David Cross) sharing center stage with Robert Fripps guitars and his Mellotron, which is pushed into the background. The music is the most experimental of Fripps career up to this time -- though some of it actually dated (in embryonic form) back to the tail-end of the Boz Burrell-Ian Wallace-Mel Collins lineup. And John Wetton was the groups strongest singer/bassist since Greg Lakes departure three years earlier. Whats more, this lineup quickly established itself as a powerful performing unit, working in a more purely experimental, less jazz-oriented vein than its immediate predecessor. "Outer Limits music" was how one reviewer referred to it, mixing Cross demonic fiddling with shrieking electronics, Bill Brufords astounding dexterity at the drum kit, Jamie Muirs melodic and usually understated percussion, Wettons thundering yet melodic bass, and Fripps guitar, which generated sounds ranging from traditional classical and soft pop-jazz licks to hair-curling electric flourishes.
	Album: 6 of 43 Title:  Starless and Bible Black Released:  1974-03-29 Tracks:  8 Duration:  46:44 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Wikipedia   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   The Great Deceiver  (04:02) 2   Lament  (04:05) 3   We’ll Let You Know  (03:41) 4   The Night Watch  (04:40) 5   Trio  (05:40) 6   The Mincer  (04:09) 7   Starless and Bible Black  (09:11) 8   Fracture  (11:12)
Starless and Bible Black : Allmusic album Review : Starless and Bible Black is even more powerful and daring than its predecessor, Larks Tongues in Aspic, with jarring tempo shifts, explosive guitar riffs, and soaring, elegant, and delicate violin and Mellotron parts scattered throughout its 41 minutes, often all in the same songs. The album was on the outer fringes of accessible progressive rock, with enough musical ideas explored to make Starless and Bible Black more than background for tripping the way Emerson, Lake & Palmers albums were. "The Night Watch," a song about a Rembrandt painting, was, incredibly, a single release, although it was much more representative of the sound that Crimson was abandoning than where it was going in 1973-1974. More to that point were the contents of side two of the LP, a pair of instrumentals that threw the groups hardest sounds right in the face of the listener, and gained some converts in the process.
	Album: 7 of 43 Title:  Red Released:  1974-09-27 Tracks:  161 Duration:  18:15:23 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Wikipedia   Allmusic   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   The Great Deceiver (incomplete)  (03:24) 2   Lament  (04:18) 3   Improv I  (02:26) 4   Exiles  (06:48) 5   Fracture  (11:07) 6   Easy Money  (06:46) 7   Improv II  (02:41) 8   The Night Watch  (04:52) 9   RF Announcement  (02:05) 1   Walk On: No Pussyfooting  (00:57) 2   The Great Deceiver  (03:42) 3   Lament  (04:59) 4   Improv: Bartley Butsford  (03:12) 5   Exiles  (06:41) 6   Fracture  (11:12) 7   Easy Money  (06:36) 8   Improv: Daniel Dust  (04:09) 9   The Night Watch  (04:35) 1   Doctor Diamond  (05:13) 2   Starless  (12:21) 3   Improv: Wilton Carpet  (05:53) 4   The Talking Drum  (05:29) 5   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II  (10:24) 6   21st Century Schizoid Man  (09:48) 1   The Great Deceiver (incomplete)  (02:32) 2   Lament  (04:12) 3   Improv  (02:03) 4   Exiles  (06:29) 5   Fracture  (10:56) 6   Starless  (11:40) 7   The Talking Drum  (05:49) 8   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II (incomplete)  (04:22) 1   Walk On: No Pussyfooting  (01:41) 2   Easy Money  (05:39) 3   Lament  (04:50) 4   Fracture  (11:09) 5   Improv  (06:40) 6   The Talking Drum  (05:20) 7   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II  (06:37) 8   21st Century Schizoid Man  (07:05) 1   The Great Deceiver (incomplete)  (02:51) 2   Lament  (05:09) 3   Improv I  (02:06) 4   Exiles  (06:49) 5   Fracture  (10:52) 6   Starless  (11:57) 7   Improv II  (03:23) 8   The Talking Drum (incomplete)  (03:47) 9   The Talking Drum (insert)  (02:35) 10  Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II (incomplete)  (05:21) 1   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II (incomplete)  (06:04) 2   Lament  (04:25) 3   Improv I  (02:34) 4   Exiles  (07:20) 5   Easy Money  (05:54) 6   Fracture  (11:03) 7   RF Announcement  (01:25) 8   Starless, Part I (incomplete)  (07:31) 9   Starless, Part II (incomplete)  (02:51) 1   The Great Deceiver  (03:49) 2   Lament  (04:11) 3   Exiles  (06:45) 4   Easy Money  (05:29) 5   Starless  (11:54) 6   The Talking Dream (incomplete)  (05:26) 1   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II (incomplete)  (06:06) 2   Lament  (04:23) 3   Improv I  (01:38) 4   Exiles  (06:57) 5   Improv II  (08:27) 6   The Night Watch  (04:42) 7   Starless  (12:27) 1   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II (incomplete)  (06:00) 2   Lament  (04:12) 3   Improv I  (01:19) 4   Exiles  (06:05) 5   Easy Money (incomplete)  (01:30) 6   Improv II  (04:18) 7   The Great Deceiver  (03:46) 8   Fracture  (11:09) 9   Starless  (12:24) 1   Walk On: No Pussyfooting  (01:32) 2   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II  (06:15) 3   Lament  (05:02) 4   Exiles  (08:22) 5   Improv: The Golden Walnut  (11:38) 6   The Night Watch  (04:37) 7   Fracture  (11:09) 1   Improv: Clueless and Slightly Slack  (09:59) 2   Easy Money  (07:12) 3   Starless  (14:50) 4   21st Century Schizoid Man  (09:34) 1   21st Century Schizoid Man (incomplete)  (07:03) 2   Lament  (04:17) 3   Improv I  (01:19) 4   Exiles  (07:13) 5   Easy Money  (07:07) 6   Improv II  (06:29) 7   Fracture  (10:55) 8   Starless (incomplete)  (10:40) 1   Lament  (04:25) 2   Improv I  (01:48) 3   Exiles  (06:40) 4   Easy Money  (08:26) 5   Improv II  (03:11) 6   Fracture  (10:55) 7   Starless  (13:01) 1   Walk On: No Pussyfooting  (01:40) 2   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II (live, Asbury Park, 2013 mix)  (06:24) 3   Lament (live, Asbury Park, 2013 mix)  (04:21) 4   Exiles  (07:27) 5   Improv: Asbury Park  (11:44) 6   Easy Money (live, Asbury Park, 2013 mix)  (02:25) 7   Improv (live, Asbury Park, 2013 mix)  (08:40) 8   Fracture (live, Asbury Park, 2013 mix)  (11:03) 9   Starless (live, Asbury Park, 2013 mix)  (15:47) 10  21st Century Schizoid Man  (09:01) 1   Walk On… No Pussyfooting  (00:09) 2   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II  (06:24) 3   Lament  (04:21) 4   Exiles  (07:16) 5   Asbury Park  (11:42) 6   Easy Money  (11:08) 7   Fracture  (11:02) 8   Starless  (15:49) 9   21st Century Schizoid Man  (09:32) 1   Walk On: No Pussyfooting  (01:53) 2   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II  (06:25) 3   Lament  (05:04) 4   Exiles  (09:24) 5   Improv: Is There Life Out There?  (12:11) 6   Easy Money  (02:20) 7   Improv: It Is for You, but Not for Us  (07:36) 8   Fracture  (10:54) 9   Starless  (15:26) 1   Walk On: No Pussyfooting  (00:49) 2   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II  (06:23) 3   Lament  (04:40) 4   Exiles  (08:51) 5   Improv: A Voyage to the Centre of the Cosmos  (15:03) 6   Easy Money  (06:41) 7   Improv: Providence  (10:23) 1   Fracture  (11:30) 2   Starless  (15:05) 3   21st Century Schizoid Man  (09:23) 1   Walk On: No Pussyfooting  (01:51) 2   21st Century Schizoid Man  (07:46) 3   Lament  (04:42) 4   Improv  (01:28) 5   Exiles  (06:15) 6   Improv: Cerberus  (08:17) 7   Easy Money  (06:16) 8   Fracture  (11:06) 9   Starless  (12:14) 10  The Talking Drum  (05:21) 11  Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II  (06:44) 1   Red  (06:17) 2   Fallen Angel  (06:14) 3   One More Red Nightmare  (07:11) 4   Providence  (08:11) 5   Starless  (12:19)
Red : Allmusic album Review : King Crimson fell apart once more, seemingly for the last time, as David Cross walked away during the making of this album. It became Robert Fripps last thoughts on this version of the band, a bit noiser overall but with some surprising sounds featured, mostly out of the groups past -- Mel Collins and Ian McDonalds saxes, Marc Charigs cornet, and Robin Millers oboe, thus providing a glimpse of what the 1972-era King Crimson mightve sounded like handling the later groups repertory (which nearly happened). Indeed, Charigs cornet gets just about the best showcase it ever had on a King Crimson album, and the truth is that few intact groups could have gotten an album as good as Red together. The fact that it was put together by a band in its death throes makes it all the more impressive an achievement. Indeed, Red does improve in some respects on certain aspects of the previous album -- including "Starless," a cousin to the prior albums title track -- and only the lower quality of the vocal compositions keeps this from being as strongly recommended as its two predecessors.
	Album: 8 of 43 Title:  A Young Person’s Guide to King Crimson Released:  1975 Tracks:  15 Duration:  1:14:18 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   Epitaph (including March for No Reason and Tomorrow and Tomorrow)  (08:52) 2   Cadence and Cascade  (03:36) 3   Ladies of the Road  (05:27) 4   I Talk to the Wind  (03:15) 5   Red  (06:18) 6   Starless  (12:17) 1   The Night Watch  (04:40) 2   Book of Saturday  (02:52) 3   Peace: A Theme  (01:15) 4   Cat Food  (02:43) 5   Groon  (03:31) 6   Coda from Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part One  (02:09) 7   Moonchild  (02:24) 8   Trio  (05:36) 9   The Court of the Crimson King (including The Return of the Fire Witch and The Dance of the Puppets)  (09:22)
A Young Person’s Guide to King Crimson : Allmusic album Review : For almost two decades before King Crimsons catalog became a minefield of odd retrospectives, live oddities, and archival treasure troves, A Young Persons Guide to King Crimson was the only worthwhile retrospective the band had ever had -- or seemed likely to receive. Originally released in 1976 following the bands apparently irrevocable split of the year before, this Robert Fripp-compiled double album rounded up an excellent, if somewhat idiosyncratic, survey of the groups seven years together, its contents ranging from the unimpeachable classics to unimaginable rarities -- the pre-Crimson demo of "I Talk to the Wind" was a collectors dream at the time, while the presence of "Groon" took the heat off anyone who missed out on its sole previous appearance, as the B-side of 1970s "Cat Food" single. Of the other tracks, three-fifths of the debut album included the anthemic poles of "21st Century Schizoid Man" and "Epitaph," and served to remind just how powerful In the Court of the Crimson King was on release, while more recent highlights included both "Red" and "Starless" from the bands final album (Red), Starless and Bible Blacks eternally atmospheric "The Night Watch," and, as if to prove that the bands sense of humor was never far from the surface, the ribald saga of "Ladies of the Road." A vast booklet of facts and figures, again compiled by Fripp and drawing from his own squirrel-like horde of King Crimson memorabilia, rounded off the package. Its a sign of just how well conceived this collection was that, no matter how many more so-called "best-ofs" the band has endured, A Young Persons Guide remains the definitive study of the original King Crimson.
	Album: 9 of 43 Title:  Discipline Released:  1981-09-22 Tracks:  7 Duration:  38:06 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Wikipedia   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Elephant Talk  (04:43) 2   Frame by Frame  (05:09) 3   Matte Kudasai  (03:47) 4   Indiscipline  (04:33) 5   Thela Hun Ginjeet  (06:26) 6   The Sheltering Sky  (08:23) 7   Discipline  (05:03)
Discipline : Allmusic album Review : When King Crimson leader Robert Fripp decided to assemble a new version of the band in the early 80s, prog rock fans rejoiced, and most new wave fans frowned. But after hearing this new units first release, 1981s Discipline, all the elements that made other arty new wave rockers (i.e., Talking Heads, Pere Ubu, the Police, etc.) successful were evident. Combining the futuristic guitar of Adrian Belew with the textured guitar of Fripp doesnt sound like it would work on paper, but the pairing of these two originals worked out magically. Rounding out the quartet was bass wizard Tony Levin and ex-Yes drummer Bill Bruford. Belews vocals fit the music perfectly, sounding like David Byrne at his most paranoid at times (the funk track "Thela Hun Ginjeet"). Some other highlights include Tony Levins "stick" (a strange bass-like instrument)-driven opener "Elephant Talk," the atmospheric "The Sheltering Sky," and the heavy rocker "Indiscipline." Many Crimson fans consider this album one of their best, right up there with In the Court of the Crimson King. Its easy to understand why after you hear the inspired performances by this hungry new version of the band.
	Album: 10 of 43 Title:  Beat Released:  1982-06-18 Tracks:  8 Duration:  35:19 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Wikipedia   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Neal and Jack and Me  (04:23) 2   Heartbeat  (03:54) 3   Sartori in Tangier  (03:35) 4   Waiting Man  (04:24) 5   Neurotica  (04:48) 6   Two Hands  (03:23) 7   The Howler  (04:12) 8   Requiem  (06:36)
Beat : Allmusic album Review : Beat is not as good as its predecessor (1981s Discipline), but its not too shabby, either. The 80s version of King Crimson (Robert Fripp, guitar; Adrian Belew, vocals/guitar; Tony Levin, bass; and Bill Bruford, drums) retains the then-modern new wave sound introduced on Discipline. The bands performances are still inspired, but the songwriting isnt as catchy or strong. The moody love song "Heartbeat" has become a concert favorite for the band, and contains a Jimi Hendrix-like backward guitar solo. Other worthwhile tracks include "Waiting Man," which features world music sounds (thanks to some stunning bass/percussion interplay), and "Neurotica" does an excellent job of painting an unwavering picture of a large U.S. city, with its jerky rhythms and tense vocals. With lots of different guitar textures, bass explorations, and uncommon drum rhythms present, King Crimsons Beat will automatically appeal to other musicians. But since theyre fantastic songwriters as well, you dont have to be a virtuoso to feel the passion of their music.
	Album: 11 of 43 Title:  Three of a Perfect Pair Released:  1984-03-27 Tracks:  15 Duration:  1:14:08 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Wikipedia   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Three of a Perfect Pair  (04:21) 2   Model Man  (03:59) 3   Sleepless  (05:36) 4   Man With an Open Heart  (03:08) 5   Nuages (That Which Passes, Passes Like Clouds)  (04:47) 6   Industry  (07:05) 7   Dig Me  (03:16) 8   No Warning  (03:29) 9   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part III  (06:03) 10  The King Crimson Barber Shop  (01:41) 11  Roberts Ballad  (03:23) 12  Shidare Zakura  (02:40) 13  Industrial Zone A  (03:15) 14  Industrial Zone B  (05:35) 15  Industrial Zone C  (15:50)
Three of a Perfect Pair : Allmusic album Review : Upon its release in 1984, Three of a Perfect Pair caused some unrest among fans of King Crimson. Most of their audience felt that the band had made a conscious and obvious decision to try to break through to a more mainstream pop audience. But in hindsight, this is hardly the case; it sounds unlike anything that was out at the time. Like 1982s Beat, Three of a Perfect Pair doesnt quite meet the high standards set by 1981s Discipline, but does contain a few Crimson treats. The opening title track has an unrelenting groove that never seems to let up, while "Sleepless" starts off with Tony Levin laying down some funky bass until Adrian Belews trademark paranoid vocals kick in and assure the listener that "its alright to feel a little fear." Also included are the seven-minute instrumental soundscape "Industry," and the cautionary tale of a "Model Man." This would prove to be the new King Crimsons last release for nearly ten years; the group disbanded soon after as its members concentrated on solo careers and other projects, until a mid-90s reunion brought them all back together.
	Album: 12 of 43 Title:  The Compact King Crimson Released:  1986 Tracks:  12 Duration:  1:10:22 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   Discipline  (05:03) 2   Thela Hun Ginjeet  (06:26) 3   Matte Kudasai  (03:47) 4   Three of a Perfect Pair  (04:12) 5   Frame by Frame  (05:09) 6   Sleepless  (05:23) 7   Heartbeat  (03:54) 8   Elephant Talk  (04:43) 9   21st Century Schizoid Man  (07:18) 10  I Talk to the Wind  (06:05) 11  Epitaph  (08:50) 12  In the Court of the Crimson King  (09:26)
The Compact King Crimson : Allmusic album Review : A strange attempt at a single-disc overview of the group, offering a compilation of the three Adrian Belew-fronted Crimson albums Discipline, Beat, and Three of a Perfect Pair. The classic tracks "21st Century Schizoid Man" and "In the Court of the Crimson King" are tacked on because, hell, CDs were the new thing at the time and could fragrantly pass over the 45 minute mark of vinyl. It would take the release of 1993s The Concise King Crimson for Caroline records (not EG) to finally offer a more balanced look at this ever-changing group.
	Album: 13 of 43 Title:  Frame by Frame: The Essential King Crimson Released:  1991 Tracks:  45 Duration:  4:22:22 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   21st Century Schizoid Man  (07:18) 2   I Talk to the Wind  (06:05) 3   Epitaph  (08:45) 4   Moonchild  (02:29) 5   In the Court of the Crimson King  (09:26) 6   Peace: A Theme  (01:15) 7   Cat Food  (02:45) 8   Groon  (03:32) 9   Cadence and Cascade (remix)  (04:10) 10  The Sailor’s Tale (abridged)  (07:26) 11  Ladies of the Road  (05:34) 12  Bolero (remix)  (08:52) 1   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part One (abridged)  (10:47) 2   Book of Saturday  (02:56) 3   Easy Money  (08:01) 4   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part Two  (07:08) 5   The Night Watch  (04:41) 6   The Great Deceiver  (04:02) 7   Fracture (abridged)  (07:05) 8   Starless (abridged)  (04:36) 9   Red  (06:16) 10  Fallen Angel  (06:03) 11  One More Red Nightmare  (07:10) 1   Elephant Talk  (04:43) 2   Frame by Frame  (05:09) 3   Matte Kudesai  (03:47) 4   Thela Hun Gingeet  (06:26) 5   Heartbeat  (03:54) 6   Waiting Man  (04:24) 7   Neurotica  (04:44) 8   Requiem  (06:32) 9   Three of a Perfect Pair  (04:12) 10  Sleepless  (05:23) 11  Discipline  (05:03) 12  The Sheltering Sky  (08:30) 13  The King Crimson Barber Shop  (01:31) 1   Get Thy Bearings  (09:33) 2   Travel Weary Capricorn  (04:30) 3   Mars  (08:42) 4   The Talking Drum  (08:29) 5   21st Century Schizoid Man  (09:20) 6   Asbury Park  (06:50) 7   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part Three (excerpt)  (02:42) 8   Sartori in Tangiers  (04:13) 9   Indiscipline  (07:02)
Frame by Frame: The Essential King Crimson : Allmusic album Review : With its varying short-lived phases, King Crimson is well suited to the box set treatment, and overall, Frame by Frame: The Essential King Crimson doesnt disappoint. At four discs, its perhaps a little hefty to serve as a comprehensive introduction for newcomers, even though it could work very well in that context; in the end, the box is more of a close-to-definitive package for fans who fall somewhere in between the realms of casual and devoted. The first three discs do an excellent job of summarizing King Crimsons extremely distinct prime-period lineups: the first disc concentrates on the often jazzy symphonic rock of 1969-1971 (including almost the entirety of In the Court of the Crimson King), the second covers the heavy, experimental soundscapes of 1973-1974, and the third features the off-kilter, new wave-influenced prog pop of 1981-1984. The fourth disc is a career-spanning sampler of live Crimson, and although the varying sound quality and musical styles make it a less cohesive listen than the other discs, it does give an excellent idea of the various lineups extraordinary performing range. Bandleader/compiler Robert Fripps selections are sometimes skewed toward particular albums, and devotees may cringe at the fact that some of the longer songs have been edited for time, but, in fact, all of this makes for a better, tighter listen; its difficult to argue with what is here, and the edits often chop out less interesting sections of the pieces. Additionally, the remastering job and the liner notes are both excellent. So, in spite of its minor flaws, Frame by Frame is really everything one could want from a basic King Crimson box set.
	Album: 14 of 43 Title:  The Abbreviated King Crimson: Heartbeat Released:  1991-10-11 Tracks:  7 Duration:  23:04 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   The King Crimson Barber Shop  (01:35) 2   21st Century Schizoid Man (abbreviated)  (04:45) 3   In the Court of the Crimson King (abbreviated)  (04:56) 4   Elephant Talk (edited)  (03:36) 5   Matte Kudasai  (03:48) 6   Heartbeat (edited)  (02:59) 7   Medley  (01:22)
	Album: 15 of 43 Title:  The First Three Released:  1993 Tracks:  18 Duration:  2:07:41 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   21st Century Schizoid Man (including Mirrors)  (07:24) 2   I Talk to the Wind  (06:05) 3   Epitaph (including March for No Reason and Tomorrow and Tomorrow)  (08:47) 4   Moonchild (Including the Dream and the Illusion)  (12:12) 5   The Court of the Crimson King (including The Return of the Fire Witch and The Dance of the Puppets)  (09:22) 1   Peace: A Beginning  (00:50) 2   Pictures of a City (including 42nd at Treadmill)  (08:01) 3   Cadence and Cascade  (04:38) 4   In the Wake of Poseidon (including Libra’s Theme)  (07:58) 5   Peace: A Theme  (01:15) 6   Cat Food  (04:52) 7   The Devil’s Triangle (including Merday Morn / Hand of Sceiron / Garden of Worm)  (11:38) 8   Peace: An End  (01:53) 1   Cirkus (including Entry of the Chameleons)  (06:28) 2   Indoor Games  (05:39) 3   Happy Family  (04:24) 4   Lady of the Dancing Water  (02:45) 5   Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes / b) Bolero: The Peacock’s Tale / c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song / II. Last Skirmish / III. Prince Rupert’s Lament) / d) Big Top  (23:22)
	Album: 16 of 43 Title:  Sleepless: The Concise King Crimson Released:  1993 Tracks:  14 Duration:  1:15:46 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   21st Century Schizoid Man  (07:18) 2   Epitaph  (08:45) 3   The Court of the Crimson King (abridged)  (07:21) 4   Cat Food (abridged)  (02:45) 5   Ladies of the Road (abridged)  (05:31) 6   Starless (abridged)  (04:36) 7   Red  (06:16) 8   Fallen Angel  (06:01) 9   Elephant Talk  (04:43) 10  Frame by Frame  (05:09) 11  Matte Kudesai  (03:47) 12  Heartbeat  (03:54) 13  Three of a Perfect Pair  (04:12) 14  Sleepless  (05:22)
	Album: 17 of 43 Title:  THRAK Released:  1995-03-31 Tracks:  15 Duration:  56:17 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Wikipedia   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   VROOOM  (04:35) 2   Coda: Marine 475  (02:36) 3   Dinosaur  (06:39) 4   Walking on Air  (04:44) 5   B’Boom  (04:11) 6   THRAK  (03:59) 7   Inner Garden I  (01:47) 8   People  (05:52) 9   Radio I  (00:42) 10  One Time  (05:22) 11  Radio II  (00:58) 12  Inner Garden II  (01:16) 13  Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream  (04:50) 14  VROOOM VROOOM  (05:49) 15  VROOOM VROOOM: Coda  (02:57)
THRAK : Allmusic album Review : The only progressive rock band from the 60s to be making new, vital, progressive music in the 90s, King Crimson returned from a ten-year exile in 1995 with THRAK, their first album since 1984s Three of a Perfect Pair. As with the 80s band, guitarist/ringleader Robert Fripp recruited singer/guitarist Adrian Belew, bassist Tony Levin, and drummer Bill Bruford for this incarnation of his classic band. However, he added to this familiar quartet two new members: Chapman Stick player Trey Gunn and ex-Mr. Mister drummer Pat Mastelotto. Effectively, Fripp created a "double trio," and the six musicians combine their instruments in extremely unique ways. The mix is very dense, overpoweringly so at times, but careful listens will reveal that each musician has his own place in each song; the denseness of the sound is by design, not the accidental result of too many cooks in the kitchen. Sometimes, as in "THRAK," the two trios are set against each other, in some sort of musical faux combat. In others, they just combine their respective sounds to massive effect. On "Dinosaur," perhaps the strongest track on the record, Mastelotto and Bruford set up an ominous tom-tom groove that supports an even more ominous guitar figure. The vocal, the musings of a long-dead sauropod, are vintage Belew, just as the freaky, falling-down-the-stairs solo in the middle is vintage Fripp. Other high points include the drum duet "BBoom" and the two Belew/Fripp "Inner Garden" pieces. Allusions to earlier Crimson abounds, such as the form of "VROOM," for example, which is suspiciously reminiscent of "Red" (from the 1974 album of the same name), or the shout-out to "The Sheltering Sky" (from 1981s Discipline) in "Walking on Air." Thankfully, this never gets annoying, but instead acts as a subtle nudge and a wink to faithful fans. King Crimson came back in a major way with THRAK, and proved that, even in its fourth major incarnation, Fripp and company still had something to say. High-quality prog.
	Album: 18 of 43 Title:  Cirkus: The Young Persons Guide to King Crimson Live Released:  1999-05-18 Tracks:  10 Duration:  1:15:59 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   21st Century Schizoid Man  (09:26) 2   Ladies of the Road  (05:59) 3   A Man a City  (09:59) 4   In the Court of the Crimson King  (06:49) 5   Fracture  (11:02) 6   Easy Money  (06:10) 7   Improv: Besancon  (01:33) 8   The Talking Drum  (06:24) 9   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part Two  (06:29) 10  Starless  (12:05)
Cirkus: The Young Person's Guide to King Crimson Live : Allmusic album Review : There are so many King Crimson retrospective albums on the market that all but the most carefully attentive fans must to be hopelessly confused. Cirkus, great as it is in terms of content, doesnt help matters any. Pay attention now: whereas 1998s Absent Lovers (also a two-disc live album) documented King Crimsons 1984 tour (in support of Three of a Perfect Pair, the last album the band made before taking a ten-year break), Cirkus includes live material spanning the bands entire career, from its earliest 1969 lineup to its later double-trio configuration. That means that the material varies enormously in style; compositions from the late 60s and early 70s ("Ladies of the Road," "Starless," "21st Century Schizoid Man," etc.) tend toward that sprawling prog rock bombast that is thought of as typical of the era, complete with Mellotron and endless soloing. The early-80s material is more tightly constructed and includes great live versions of "Neurotica" and the classic "Elephant Talk." There are also several performances of more recent tunes, on which the 1980s lineup has been augmented by another drummer and Chapman Stick player; the resulting sound combines some of the monstrous noise of the bands 1960s incarnations with the more disciplined structures of its 1980s phase, to good effect. Overall, the result will please fans, though newcomers may be bewildered by the huge variety of styles in evidence.
	Album: 19 of 43 Title:  The Collectors’ King Crimson, Volume One Released:  1999-07-16 Tracks:  16 Duration:  2:26:06 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   21st Century Schizoid Man  (06:19) 2   Drop In  (05:41) 3   I Talk to the Wind  (04:37) 4   Travel Weary Capricorn  (11:13) 5   Improv Including Nola and Etude No 7  (12:29) 6   Mars  (08:29) 7   Trees  (04:09) 1   Pictures of a City  (08:29) 2   Cirkus  (09:06) 3   Ladies of the Road  (06:02) 4   Formentera Lady  (10:04) 5   The Sailor’s Tale  (09:51) 6   21st Century Schizoid Man  (09:59) 1   Improv: The Rich Tapestry of Life  (26:27) 2   Exiles  (06:25) 3   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part One  (06:40)
	Album: 20 of 43 Title:  The Deception of the Thrush: A Beginners’ Guide to ProjeKcts Released:  1999-10-26 Tracks:  17 Duration:  1:12:34 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   Masque  (05:32) 2   Masque  (01:44) 3   Masque  (05:22) 4   Masque 4  (03:10) 5   Masque  (04:33) 6   Masque 9  (02:40) 7   Masque  (06:19) 8   4 i 1  (05:56) 9   2 ii 3  (03:10) 10  4 ii 4  (05:37) 11  Sus-tayn-Z  (06:52) 12  The Deception of the Thrush  (07:12) 13  Ghost (part 1)  (03:02) 14  Ghost (part 1)  (01:05) 15  Ghost (part 1)  (03:58) 16  Ghost (part 2)  (03:56) 17  Ghost (part 2)  (02:26)
	Album: 21 of 43 Title:  The Collectors’ King Crimson, Volume Two Released:  2000 Tracks:  30 Duration:  2:42:00 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Waiting Man  (07:10) 2   Thela Hun Ginjeet  (04:30) 3   Matte Kudasai  (03:58) 4   The Sheltering Sky  (09:48) 5   Neil and Jack and Me  (05:38) 6   Elephant Talk  (04:57) 7   Indiscipline  (12:31) 8   Heartbeat  (04:05) 9   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic II  (07:50) 1   Conundrum  (02:12) 2   Red  (06:30) 3   Dinosaur  (07:16) 4   VROOOM VROOOM  (04:47) 5   Walking on Air  (05:28) 6   B’BOOM  (05:35) 7   THRAK  (06:32) 8   Neurotica  (04:34) 9   Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream  (05:00) 1   People  (06:15) 2   One Time  (05:55) 3   Indiscipline  (07:16) 4   Improv: Two Sticks  (02:02) 5   Elephant Talk  (04:17) 6   Prism  (03:57) 7   Talking Drum  (03:00) 8   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (Part II)  (07:28) 9   Three of a Perfect Pair  (04:23) 10  VROOOM  (03:55) 11  Coda: Marine 475  (02:41) 12  Fearless and Highly THRaKked  (02:29)
	Album: 22 of 43 Title:  The ConstruKction of Light Released:  2000-05-03 Tracks:  11 Duration:  58:18 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   ProzaKc Blues  (05:28) 2   The ConstruKction of Light  (05:49) 3   The ConstruKction of Light  (02:50) 4   Into the Frying Pan  (06:54) 5   FraKctured  (09:06) 6   The World’s My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum  (06:24) 7   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part IV  (03:41) 8   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part IV  (02:50) 9   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part IV  (02:36) 10  Coda: I Have a Dream  (04:51) 11  Heaven and Earth  (07:46)
The ConstruKction of Light : Allmusic album Review : King Crimson, one of the few first-generation progressive rock bands to remain nearly consistent in the quality of their output throughout their career, fall flat with The ConstruKction of Light, the bands 12th studio album. Unable to shed the weight of their oft-brilliant history, the most promising moments of ConstruKction are crushed underneath the bulk. What makes ConstruKction such a disappointment is, despite how "progressive" the band-fragmenting ProjeKct approach appeared on paper, upon execution, it produced an utterly backward-looking album. More self-referential than a Jean-Luc Godard film, nearly every song on ConstruKction contains a heavy-handed nod to a previous Crimson song. There are even two tracks that are directly named after old Crimson material: "FraKctured" and "Larks Tongues in Aspic-Part IV." The most notable shift the pared-down, four-piece Crimson makes with ConstruKction is getting rid of acoustic drums in favor of electronic "V" drums (courtesy of Pat Mastelotto, who took over full-time duties after Bruford left). Crimson does not seem to lose much in the transition, and, overall, the musicianship is superb as usual, but its almost as if they thought new technology and a stripped down lineup would make up for a dearth of new ideas. Treading water is still treading water, even if the waters happen to be deep. There are, however, two bright spots on the album: "Into the Frying Pan" and "Heaven and Earth." The former features guitarist/vocalist Adrian Belew at his quirky best, and the latter (credited to Project X instead of King Crimson) is a beautifully textured, near-ambient piece that slowly builds intensity before a long, slow release. Together, they suggest that King Crimson may still have some gas left in their tank after all.
	Album: 23 of 43 Title:  The Collectors’ King Crimson, Volume Three Released:  2000-07-19 Tracks:  26 Duration:  3:13:28 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Ghost  (08:50) 2   Heavy ConstruKction  (09:14) 3   Light ConstruKction  (08:32) 4   Deception of the Thrush  (09:04) 5   Seizure  (13:36) 6   Ghost 3  (12:13) 7   ProjeKction  (10:10) 1   Bass Groove  (04:34) 2   Fashionable  (04:59) 3   Monster Jam  (08:38) 4   Slow Mellow  (02:57) 5   Krim 3  (03:20) 6   Funky Jam  (04:57) 7   Bill & Tony  (01:36) 8   No Questions Asked  (03:24) 9   Adrians Clouds  (01:39) 10  Calliope  (05:58) 11  One Time  (05:24) 12  Booga Looga  (03:46) 1   Pictures of a City  (09:36) 2   Cadence and Cascade  (04:46) 3   Groon  (13:50) 4   21st Century Schizoid Man  (10:10) 5   Improv: Summit Going On  (09:51) 6   Sailor’s Tale  (06:52) 7   Improv: Summit & Something Else (including The Creator Has a Master Plan)  (15:26)
	Album: 24 of 43 Title:  The Collectors’ King Crimson, Volume Four Released:  2001-02-21 Tracks:  36 Duration:  3:08:52 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Walk On… No Pussyfooting  (02:10) 2   21st Century Schizoid Man  (07:58) 3   Lament  (04:46) 4   Exiles  (07:55) 5   Improve: Cerberus  (08:27) 6   Easy Money  (06:26) 7   Fracture  (11:20) 8   Starless  (12:31) 9   The Talking Drum  (05:30) 10  Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part 2  (06:53) 1   Discipline  (05:58) 2   Thela Hun Ginjeet  (05:42) 3   Red  (06:11) 4   Elephant Talk  (04:45) 5   Matte Kudasai  (03:43) 6   The Sheltering Sky  (08:49) 7   Indiscipline  (06:57) 8   Larks’ Tonges In Aspic (Part II)  (06:38) 1   Presidents  (07:04) 2   Scapeplay  (03:37) 3   Sungel  (05:46) 4   Off Sets  (04:24) 5   Big Funk  (03:30) 6   Jimmy Bond  (07:07) 7   Have U Got?  (01:06) 8   Mulundrum  (00:40) 9   Too Many Eeee’s  (01:11) 10  Pat’s Meckanical Fives  (03:04) 11  Seizure  (00:52) 12  Circulation  (01:04) 13  KCF  (00:33) 14  Ragin’ Drone  (03:42) 15  JB in 7  (02:42) 16  Split Hands  (04:36) 17  Sad Woman Jam  (02:36) 18  Tony’s Jam  (12:35)
	Album: 25 of 43 Title:  The Collectors’ King Crimson, Volume Five Released:  2001-11-19 Tracks:  32 Duration:  3:28:03 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Circus  (08:08) 2   Pictures of a City  (08:53) 3   Sailor’s Tale  (15:19) 4   The Letters  (04:47) 5   Lady of the Dancing Water  (02:53) 6   Cadence and Cascade  (04:19) 7   Get Thy Bearings  (06:28) 8   In the Court of the Crimson King  (07:51) 9   Ladies of the Road  (06:01) 10  21st Century Schizoid Man  (08:16) 1   Improv: The Savage  (02:13) 2   Dr Diamond  (05:49) 3   Improv: Arabica  (02:29) 4   Exiles  (07:01) 5   Improv: Atria  (06:15) 6   The Night Watch  (05:08) 7   Starless  (12:27) 8   Lament  (04:20) 9   Improv: Trio  (04:36) 10  Easy Money  (07:12) 1   Waiting Man  (08:03) 2   Thela Hun Ginjeet  (07:42) 3   Red  (06:15) 4   The Howler  (04:59) 5   Frame by Frame  (04:58) 6   Matte Kudasai  (03:29) 7   The Sheltering Sky  (09:11) 8   Discipline  (05:28) 9   Neil and Jack and Me  (05:50) 10  Neurotica  (05:33) 11  Elephant Talk  (05:22) 12  Indiscipline  (10:45)
	Album: 26 of 43 Title:  The Power to Believe Released:  2003-01-22 Tracks:  11 Duration:  51:17 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Wikipedia   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   The Power to Believe I: A Cappella  (00:44) 2   Level Five  (07:17) 3   Eyes Wide Open  (04:08) 4   Elektrik  (07:59) 5   Facts of Life (intro)  (01:38) 6   Facts of Life  (05:05) 7   The Power to Believe II  (07:43) 8   Dangerous Curves  (06:42) 9   Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With  (03:17) 10  The Power to Believe III  (04:09) 11  The Power to Believe IV: Coda  (02:29)
The Power to Believe : Allmusic album Review : The Power to Believe (2003) marks the return of King Crimson for the groups first full-length studio release since ConstruKction of Light (2000). While it draws upon material featured on the live Level Five (2001) and studio Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With (2002) extended-play discs, there are also several new sonic sculptures included. Among them is the title track, which is divided into a series of central thematic motifs much in the same manner as the "Larks Tongues in Aspic" movements had done in the past. This 21st century schizoid band ably bears the torch of its predecessors with the same ballsy aggression that has informed other seminal King Crimson works -- such as In the Court of the Crimson King (1969), Red (1974), and more recently THRAK (1995). This incarnation of the Mighty Krim includes the excessively talented quartet of Adrian Belew (guitar/vocals), Robert Fripp (guitar), Trey Gunn (Warr guitar/Warr fretless guitar), and Pat Mastelotto (percussion). Under the auspices of Machine -- whose notable productions include post-grunge and industrial medalists Pitchshifter and White Zombie -- the combo unleashes a torrent of alternating sonic belligerence ("Level Five") and inescapable beauty ("Eyes Wide Open"). These extremes are linked as well as juxtaposed by equally challenging soundscapes from Fripp on "The Facts of Life: Intro" as well as Belews series of "The Power to Believe" haikus. The disc is fleshed out with some choice extended instrumentals such as "Elektrik" and "Dangerous Curves," boasting tricky time signatures that are indelibly linked to equally engaging melodies. Both "Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With" and "Facts of Life" stand out as the (dare say) perfect coalescence of Belews uncanny Beatlesque lyrical sense with the sort of bare-knuckled, in your face aural attack that has defined King Crimson for over three decades. If the bandmembers constant tone probing is an active search to find the unwitting consciousness of a decidedly younger, rowdier, and more demanding audience, their collective mission is most assuredly accomplished on The Power to Believe -- even more so than the tripped-out psychedelic prog rock behemoth from whence they initially emerged.
	Album: 27 of 43 Title:  The Collectors’ King Crimson, Volume Seven Released:  2003-03-26 Tracks:  33 Duration:  3:45:11 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   21st Century Schizoid Man  (06:37) 2   In the Court of the Crimson King  (06:31) 3   Get Thy Bearings  (09:41) 4   Epitaph  (04:28) 5   Mantra  (03:04) 6   Travel Weary Capricorn  (05:37) 7   Mars  (03:59) 8   Band Reunion Meeting  (15:20) 9   21st Century Schizoid Man (instrumental version)  (06:48) 1   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (Part I)  (08:23) 2   Book of Saturday  (03:17) 3   Zoom  (22:04) 4   Improv: Zoom Zoom  (44:49) 1   Easy Money  (04:09) 2   Improv: Fallen Angel  (04:12) 3   Improv: Z’Zoom  (04:48) 4   Exiles  (08:36) 5   The Talking Drum  (06:14) 6   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (Part II)  (08:37) 1   San Francisco  (02:06) 2   Tony Bass Riff  (03:29) 3   Sequenced  (03:55) 4   Steinberger Melody  (04:59) 5   Fragmented  (04:02) 6   Not One of Those  (01:45) 7   ZZZZ’s  (02:10) 8   Reel 3 Jam  (02:34) 9   Robert and Bill  (02:08) 10  Say NO  (02:47) 11  Robert’s Ballad  (03:45) 12  Heat in the Jungle  (07:08) 13  Grace Jones  (05:46) 14  Adrian Looped  (01:19)
	Album: 28 of 43 Title:  The Collectors’ King Crimson, Volume Eight Released:  2004 Tracks:  16 Duration:  2:52:36 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Suite One  (29:02) 2   Suite Two  (15:13) 3   Suite Three  (06:25) 1   Pictures of a City  (10:13) 2   Formentera Lady  (08:24) 3   The Sailors Tale  (06:57) 4   Cirkus  (09:21) 5   Ladies of the Road  (06:08) 1   Groon  (16:10) 2   21st Century Schizoid Man  (11:05) 3   Earthbound  (06:32) 4   Cadence and Cascade  (04:25) 1   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (Part I)  (08:58) 2   Book of Saturday (Daily Games)  (04:24) 3   Improv  (25:39) 4   Exiles  (03:40)
	Album: 29 of 43 Title:  The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson, Volume 1: 1969–1974 Released:  2004-11-09 Tracks:  11 Duration:  1:17:26 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Asbury Park  (07:00) 2   The Talking Drum  (05:45) 3   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part Two  (06:29) 4   Lament  (04:18) 5   Well Let You Know / Improv: Augsburg  (05:22) 6   Exiles (abridged)  (05:52) 7   Easy Money  (09:12) 8   Providence  (10:01) 9   Starless and Bible Black  (09:22) 10  21st Century Schizoid Man  (08:16) 11  Trio  (05:49)
	Album: 30 of 43 Title:  The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson, Volume 2: 1981–2003 Released:  2005 Tracks:  65 Duration:  5:10:58 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Elephant Talk  (04:43) 2   Frame by Frame  (05:09) 3   Matte Kudasai  (03:47) 4   Thela Hun Ginjeet  (06:26) 5   The Sheltering Sky  (08:23) 6   Discipline  (05:03) 7   Heartbeat  (03:54) 8   Waiting Man  (04:24) 9   Neurotica  (04:48) 10  Requiem  (06:36) 11  Three of a Perfect Pair  (04:12) 12  Sleepless  (05:22) 13  The King Crimson Barber Shop  (01:38) 14  Form No. 1  (03:00) 15  Bude  (00:26) 16  Potato Pie  (04:34) 17  Clouds  (00:31) 18  Einstein’s Relatives  (03:08) 1   Entry of the Crims  (04:42) 2   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part 3 (edit)  (02:48) 3   Thela Hun Ginjeet  (05:55) 4   Matte Kudasai  (03:40) 5   The Sheltering Sky  (10:32) 6   Neal and Jack and Me  (05:40) 7   Indiscipline  (08:10) 8   Sartori in Tangier  (04:22) 9   Frame by Frame  (03:56) 10  Man With an Open Heart  (03:41) 11  Waiting Man  (06:00) 12  Sleepless  (06:11) 13  Three of a Perfect Pair  (04:24) 14  Discipline  (04:53) 15  Elephant Talk  (05:02) 1   VROOOM  (04:38) 2   Coda: Marine 475  (02:41) 3   Dinosaur  (06:37) 4   Walking on Air  (04:38) 5   B’Boom  (04:11) 6   THRAK  (00:44) 7   Fearless and Highly Thrakked  (03:50) 8   Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream  (04:45) 9   Radio II  (00:43) 10  The Power to Believe I: A Cappella  (00:44) 11  Level Five  (07:17) 12  Eyes Wide Open  (04:08) 13  Elektrik  (07:59) 14  Facts of Life (intro)  (01:38) 15  Facts of Life  (05:05) 16  The Power to Believe II  (07:43) 17  Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With  (03:31) 18  The Power to Believe III  (04:09) 19  The Power to Believe IV: Coda  (02:24) 1   VROOOM VROOOM  (05:04) 2   Neurotica  (03:40) 3   Prism (abridged)  (02:54) 4   One Time  (06:53) 5   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part IV  (10:47) 6   ProzaKc Blues  (05:28) 7   The ConstruKction of Light  (08:40) 8   FraKctured  (08:38) 9   The World’s My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum  (05:50) 10  Sus‐tayn‐Z  (07:51) 11  X‐chayn‐jiZ  (04:19) 12  The Deception of the Thrush  (05:20) 13  2 ii 3  (01:57)
	Album: 31 of 43 Title:  The Collectors’ King Crimson, Volume Nine Released:  2005-09-21 Tracks:  33 Duration:  3:40:53 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   The Court of the Crimson King (fragment) (November 21, 1969)  (02:36) 2   A Man a City (November 21, 1969)  (12:21) 3   Epitaph (November 21, 1969)  (08:03) 4   21st Century Schizoid Man (November 21, 1969)  (08:05) 5   The Court of the Crimson King (fragment) (November 22, 1969)  (02:16) 6   A Man a City (November 22, 1969)  (12:19) 7   Epitaph (November 22, 1969)  (08:31) 8   21st Century Schizoid Man (November 22, 1969)  (07:56) 1   Thela Hun Ginjeet  (07:15) 2   Red  (05:56) 3   The Howler  (04:46) 4   Frame by Frame  (04:56) 5   Matte Kudasai  (03:41) 6   The Sheltering Sky  (09:29) 7   Discipline  (05:23) 8   Elephant Talk  (05:08) 9   Indiscipline  (11:13) 10  Neurotica  (06:30) 11  Heartbeat  (04:18) 12  Sartori in Tangier  (04:20) 13  Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part II  (06:43) 1   Masque 3  (15:38) 2   Masque 11  (07:26) 3   X‐Chayn‐JiZ  (08:30) 4   Hindu Fizz  (02:33) 5   Heavy ConstruKction  (04:45) 6   Introductory Soundscape  (03:36) 7   Masque 8  (07:14) 8   Light ConstruKction  (01:43) 9   Masque 2  (07:18) 10  CCCCCCs  (09:02) 11  ProjeKction  (04:42) 12  The Deception of the Thrush  (06:38)
	Album: 32 of 43 Title:  The Collectors’ King Crimson, Volume Ten Released:  2006-07-26 Tracks:  39 Duration:  5:09:13 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   ProzaKc Blues  (06:09) 2   The ConstruKction of Light  (08:43) 3   The World’s My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum  (07:42) 4   Improv: Warsaw  (12:35) 5   Dinosaur  (05:27) 6   One Time  (05:52) 7   VROOOM  (04:46) 8   Cage  (05:27) 1   Into the Frying Pan  (06:40) 2   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part 4  (13:54) 3   Three of a Perfect Pair  (04:01) 4   The Deception of the Thrush  (10:18) 5   Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream  (07:12) 6   Heroes  (07:17) 1   Improv: Heidelberg I  (02:44) 2   Dr. Diamond  (07:04) 3   Exiles  (10:04) 4   Improv: Heidelberg II  (06:48) 5   Starless  (12:46) 6   The Night Watch  (04:39) 7   Lament  (04:19) 8   Easy Money  (06:35) 9   Fracture  (03:09) 1   Cirkus  (11:02) 2   Pictures of a City  (11:04) 3   Formentera Lady  (07:15) 4   The Sailor’s Tale  (05:30) 5   The Letters  (08:05) 6   Islands  (07:00) 1   Ladies of the Road  (06:52) 2   21st Century Schizoid Man  (24:55) 3   Groon  (12:00) 4   Mars  (10:12) 1   Walk On  (00:09) 2   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Pt II  (06:24) 3   Lament  (04:21) 4   Exiles  (07:16) 5   Improv: Asbury Park  (11:42) 6   Easy Money  (11:08)
	Album: 33 of 43 Title:  The Condensed 21st Century Guide to King Crimson: 1969–2003 Released:  2006-10-16 Tracks:  32 Duration:  2:40:00 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   21st Century Schizoid Man  (07:24) 2   Epitaph  (08:55) 3   In the Court of the Crimson King (abridged)  (07:17) 4   Cat Food (single version)  (02:47) 5   Cadence and Cascade  (04:38) 6   Ladies of the Road  (05:30) 7   Sailor’s Tale (abridged)  (07:03) 8   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part 1 (abridged)  (06:42) 9   Book of Saturday  (02:50) 10  Fracture (abridged)  (10:05) 11  Starless (abridged)  (04:36) 12  Red  (06:16) 13  Fallen Angel  (05:55) 1   Elephant Talk  (04:43) 2   Frame by Frame  (05:09) 3   Matte Kudasai  (03:47) 4   Discipline  (05:03) 5   Heartbeat  (03:54) 6   Waiting Man  (04:24) 7   Neurotica  (04:48) 8   Three of a Perfect Pair  (04:12) 9   Sleepless (abridged)  (04:36) 10  VROOOM  (04:38) 11  Coda: Marine 475 (abridged)  (02:05) 12  Dinosaur (single version)  (05:19) 13  Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream  (04:50) 14  Power to Believe I  (00:44) 15  Level Five  (07:17) 16  Eyes Wide Open  (04:08) 17  Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With (EP version abridged)  (03:45) 18  Power to Believe II  (04:10) 19  Power to Believe IV  (02:22)
The Condensed 21st Century Guide to King Crimson: 1969–2003 : Allmusic album Review : King Crimson is a decidedly unwieldy band. Spanning more than 35 years (as of this writing) and at least seven distinct lineups, and complicated by the studio vs. live dichotomy (not to mention no hits to speak of), this is a band that almost refuses to be anthologized. Anything less than a box set doesnt really do the band justice, but anything more than two discs may seem like a grand investment to someone who just wants to get acquainted with them. Since King Crimson completely ceased to exist in the mid- to late 70s and early 80s, that seems a logical dividing point in examining the bands output. And thats exactly how Robert Fripp approached it when he assembled the 21st Century Guide to King Crimson in two volumes. Volume One covered 1969-1974 with two studio and two live discs, and Volume Two covered 1981-2003, also with two studio and two live discs. These were aimed at the uninitiated as "a comprehensive overview for new ears of all that is necessary in the Crimson corpus," and despite minor quibbling about what wasnt included, they served the purpose very well. Trouble is, the uninitiated might not be willing to drop the dough for such a lavish introduction no matter how thorough a portrait it paints of the band. So Fripp went back to the drawing board using these two box sets as a guide, whittling eight discs of material down to The Condensed 21st Century Guide to King Crimson: 1969-2003, a double-disc set. The first thing he did was to cut all the live material, which makes the task easier but doesnt tell the whole story of the band, who often displayed a talent for improvisation and an on-stage ferocity that they didnt achieve in the studio. Oh well, the live material will still be there for those who catch the King Crimson bug. So each of the remaining two discs per volume had to be trimmed down to a single disc, giving us one representing 1969-1974 and one representing 1981-2003. Of course, the KC faithful will argue about which tracks were included and which were left off, but again, this set was not designed for them. Theyve probably got the vast majority of this material anyway. But this set does do a decent job of representing the various sides of the band: from the proto-metal of "21st Century Schizoid Man" to the light and airy "Cadence and Cascade," from the skewed avant-pop of "Cat Food" to the driving "Red," and from the math rock of "Discipline" and "Level Five" to ballads like "Heartbeat" and "Matte Kudasai." Compiled for the curious, not the converted, The Condensed 21st Century Guide to King Crimson: 1969-2003 is sort of like a King Crimson hors doeuvre: a tasty morsel designed to whet the appetite for more.
	Album: 34 of 43 Title:  The Collectors’ King Crimson, Box 1 Released:  2007-09-21 Tracks:  16 Duration:  2:32:59 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   21st Century Schizoid Man  (06:19) 2   Drop In  (05:41) 3   I Talk to the Wind  (04:37) 4   Travel Weary Capricorn  (11:13) 5   Improv Including Nola and Etude No 7  (12:29) 6   Mars  (08:29) 7   Trees  (04:09) 1   Pictures of a City  (09:47) 2   Cirkus  (09:08) 3   Ladies of the Road  (06:39) 4   Formentera Lady  (10:21) 5   The Sailor’s Tale  (14:06) 6   21st Century Schizoid Man  (10:25) 1   Improv: The Rich Tapestry of Life  (26:27) 2   Exiles  (06:25) 3   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part One  (06:40)
	Album: 35 of 43 Title:  40th Anniversary Tour Box Released:  2008 Tracks:  12 Duration:  40:42 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   The Introduction  (00:15) 2   21st Century Schizoid Band  (03:48) 3   Astounding Revelations, Part 1  (00:52) 4   Form No. 2 KCVII  (02:39) 5   Astounding Revelations, Part 2  (00:43) 6   Improv / Tomorrow Never Knows  (06:48) 7   Shocking Confessions  (00:28) 8   Steinberger Melody  (04:24) 9   The Terrifying Tale of Thela Hun Ginjeet  (08:01) 10  Starless & Bible Black US Radio Advert 1974  (01:02) 11  Improv: Brescia  (10:27) 12  21st Century Outtake Man  (01:15)
40th Anniversary Tour Box : Allmusic album Review : Preceded by the Power to Believe Tour Box (2003), this 40th Anniversary Tour Box (2009) is the second of its kind -- gathering behind-the-scenes audio snippets and prime aural odds and sods from the studio and concert stage alike. The audio-only disc is accompanied by an oversized ultra-high quality, 20-page booklet. Inside are page-upon-page of rarely published images, a personnel timeline/discography, and reproductions of all manner of tour memorabilia and ephemera that span the four decades (1969-2009) of King Crimsons existence. The contents of the 40-plus-minute CD provide something of an aural -- musical, and (occasionally) spoken word -- equivalent. After Fillmore West stage manager Kip Cohens portentous prologue on "The Introduction," the compression of 40 years in under four minutes is attempted. Although abbreviated -- sans solos and instrumental improvisation between verses -- "21st Century Schizoid Man" combines several live recordings one atop of the other so that all 20 members (i.e., every live incarnation) of King Crimson can be heard playing the song (more or less) simultaneously. The two parts of "Astounding Revelations" are brief interview fragments from the mid-90s re-formation. Part One contains perils of wisdom from Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, and Pat Mastelotto. These were used as part of a multimedia promotional Electronic Press Kit for the album Thrak (1995). "Form No. 2" is a short, funky bit of improvised music from the seventh lineup circa 2004 with Adrian Belew (guitar), Robert Fripp (guitar), Tony Levin (touch guitar), and Pat Mastelotto (acoustic/electronic percussion). The second "Astounding Revelations" contains additional sound bytes from the double-trio incarnation. Up this time are words from Fripp, Levin, Bruford, and Trey Gunn. One of the 40th Anniversary Tour Boxs musical highlights is the "Improv/Tomorrow Never Knows" from a Warsaw concert in June of 2000. Belew nails the hurdy-gurdy inspired by John Lennons original vocal while the rest of the band provides a perfect balance of psychedelia and sonic drama behind him. The brief "Shocking Confession" reveals three members of the incipient band rethinking the importance of and their respective roles in King Crimsons highly influential debut combo. "Steinberger Melody" is a dark and moody bit of tone probing that occurred between the recording of Beat (1982) and Three of a Perfect Pair(1984). It finds the foursome of Fripp, Belew, Bruford, and Levin working out potential musical directions at the C.V. Lloyd Music Centre in Champaign, IL. Fairly self-explanatory is the "Terrifying Tale of Thela Hun Ginjeet" as Fripp and Belew are excerpted from 1981 interviews describing the events that led up to the songs creation. Their analysis segues directly into a fierce version of same from the Mann Music Centre in Philly in late July of 1982. Somewhat of a novelty is the "Starless & Bible Black U.S. Radio Advert 1974: The Unfettered Truth" that recalls a time when AOR FM radio stations would advertise and actually play the band on the air. The concluding improvised musical selection is the stunning ten-minute "Improv: Brescia" -- recorded March 20, 1974 in Brescia, Italy at the Palazzo Dello Sport (Palasport). Bruford (drums/percussion), David Cross (violin/mellotron), Fripp (guitar/mellotron) and John Wetton (bass) are at their most agile and dangerous. Just as the combo drift into "Starless," the audio fades out. Following nearly a minute of silence, there is a "hidden track" containing some god-awful "Various Early Audition Demos." Judging by the material -- "Cadence and Cascade," "Pictures of a City," and "21st Century Schizoid Man" -- the time period would have been the very early 70s. But wait, that is not all. Purchasers are also privy to a downloadable entry from King Crimsons concurrent configuration as documented during the actual 40th Anniversary Tour. Details can be located within the text of the aforementioned booklet.
	Album: 36 of 43 Title:  The Elements: 2014 Tour Box Released:  2014-12-01 Tracks:  29 Duration:  2:12:29 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Wind Extract  (00:30) 2   I Talk to the Wind  (04:11) 3   Cadence & Cascade (Greg Lake guide vocal version)  (04:32) 4   Cirkus (guitar extract)  (00:14) 5   Cirkus (live)  (08:42) 6   Hoodoo (extract)  (00:22) 7   Sailor’s Tale  (06:12) 8   The Talking Drum  (06:42) 9   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part I (extract)  (02:35) 10  Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part I (extract, David/Jamie)  (02:39) 11  Fracture (live)  (11:27) 12  Fallen Angel (extract) (RF harmonics)  (01:13) 13  Fallen Angel (trio version, instrumental)  (06:24) 14  21st Century Schizoid Man (live)  (08:26) 15  Starless (extract) (Mark)  (01:18) 1   Discipline (rough mix)  (05:06) 2   Three Headed Doom (Part 1)  (00:44) 3   Neurotica (Manhattan) (live)  (06:11) 4   Neal and Jack and Me (extract)  (01:43) 5   Sleepless  (05:18) 6   Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream (recording session)  (04:56) 7   THRAK (live)  (08:59) 8   Venturing Unto Joy (edit)  (01:11) 9   Deception of the Thrush  (07:08) 10  Heaven & Earth (early edit)  (07:43) 11  Level Five (live)  (06:43) 12  The Hell Hounds of Krim  (00:55) 13  Separation (edit)  (02:40) 14  A Scarcity of Miracles  (07:31)
	Album: 37 of 43 Title:  The Elements: 2015 Tour Box Released:  2015-08-31 Tracks:  29 Duration:  2:20:43 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Wind Extract  (00:30) 2   Epitaph (2015 instrumental)  (08:50) 3   Catfood (instrumental)  (05:22) 4   Bolero  (06:47) 5   Islands (extract with oboe)  (01:58) 6   A Peacemaking Stint Unrolls  (03:51) 7   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (Part II) (extract)  (01:34) 8   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (Part II)  (06:23) 9   Fracture  (11:02) 10  One More Red Nightmare (guitars extract)  (00:45) 11  One More Red Nightmare  (06:06) 12  Elephant Talk (12″ mix)  (05:00) 13  Absent Lovers  (04:10) 14  SF soundcheck (extract)  (01:32) 15  Larks’ III / Sleepless  (06:51) 1   JurassiKᶜ THRAK (edit)  (02:17) 2   The Hell Hounds of Krim  (03:50) 3   VROOOM  (04:04) 4   Coda Marine 475  (02:39) 5   ProjeKction  (08:36) 6   Larks’ IV / The ConstruKction Of Light  (05:43) 7   Sus-Tayn-Z  (07:21) 8   The Power to Believe II (demo)  (02:38) 9   The Power to Believe  (07:33) 10  Ex Uno Patres  (02:55) 11  The Light of Day (alt mix)  (09:04) 12  Ba Ba Boom Boom  (02:33) 13  ATTAKᶜATHRAK (end edit)  (01:26) 14  21st Century Schizoid Man  (09:10)
	Album: 38 of 43 Title:  On (and Off) the Road Released:  2016-10-28 Tracks:  113 Duration:  11:05:18 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Elephant Talk  (04:43) 2   Frame by Frame  (05:11) 3   Matte Kudasai  (03:49) 4   Indiscipline  (04:34) 5   Thela Hun Ginjeet  (06:27) 6   The Sheltering Sky  (08:24) 7   Discipline  (05:07) 8   A Selection of Adrian’s Vocal Loops, Part 1  (00:19) 9   A Selection of Adrian’s Vocal Loops, Part 2  (00:34) 10  The Sheltering Sky (alternate mix)  (08:28) 11  Thela Hun Ginjeet (alternate mix)  (06:32) 1   Discipline  (06:09) 2   Thela Hun Ginjeet  (08:09) 3   Red  (07:29) 4   Matte Kudasai  (03:46) 5   The Sheltering Sky  (12:17) 6   Frame By Frame  (05:14) 7   Manhattan  (06:13) 8   Indiscipline  (10:09) 9   Neal and Jack and Me  (06:50) 10  Elephant Talk  (05:31) 11  Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II  (07:28) 1   Neal and Jack and Me  (04:24) 2   Heartbeat  (03:51) 3   Sartori in Tangier  (03:35) 4   Waiting Man  (04:27) 5   Neurotica  (04:49) 6   Two Hands  (03:23) 7   The Howler  (04:14) 8   Requiem (extended version)  (12:15) 9   Absent Lovers (instrumental, studio recording)  (04:12) 1   Waiting Man  (10:01) 2   Thela Hun Ginjeet  (07:23) 3   Frame by Frame  (05:29) 4   Matte Kudasai  (03:46) 5   The Sheltering Sky  (10:40) 6   Neal and Jack and Me  (05:45) 7   Elephant Talk  (05:00) 8   Indiscipline  (10:16) 9   Heartbeat  (04:15) 10  Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II  (07:00) 1   San Francisco  (02:04) 2   Tony bass riff  (03:28) 3   Sequenced  (03:55) 4   Steinberger melody  (04:59) 5   Fragmented  (04:01) 6   Not one of those  (01:44) 7   ZZZZ’s  (02:10) 8   Reel 3 jam  (02:34) 9   Robert and Bill  (02:08) 10  Say NO  (02:46) 11  Robert’s ballad  (03:45) 12  Heat in the Jungle  (07:07) 13  Grace Jones  (05:46) 14  Adrian looped  (01:19) 15  Yoli Yoli  (03:22) 16  Adrian and Robert  (07:45) 1   Three of a Perfect Pair  (04:21) 2   Model Man  (03:59) 3   Sleepless  (05:36) 4   Man With an Open Heart  (03:08) 5   Nuages (That Which Passes, Passes Like Clouds)  (04:47) 6   Industry  (07:05) 7   Dig Me  (03:16) 8   No Warning  (03:29) 9   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part III  (06:03) 10  The King Crimson Barber Shop  (01:41) 11  Roberts Ballad  (03:23) 12  Shidare Zakura  (02:40) 13  Industrial Zone A  (03:15) 14  Industrial Zone B  (05:35) 15  Industrial Zone C  (15:50) 1   Entry of the Crims  (06:27) 2   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part Three  (05:05) 3   Thela Hun Ginjeet  (07:07) 4   Red  (05:49) 5   Matte Kudasai  (03:45) 6   Industry  (07:31) 7   Dig Me  (03:59) 8   Three of a Perfect Pair  (04:30) 9   Indiscipline  (08:14) 1   Sartori in Tangier  (04:40) 2   Frame by Frame  (03:57) 3   Man With an Open Heart  (03:44) 4   Waiting Man  (06:26) 5   Sleepless  (06:08) 6   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part Two  (07:54) 7   Discipline  (05:04) 8   Heartbeat  (05:15) 9   Elephant Talk  (08:56) 1   Are you recording Gary?  (15:45) 2   Discipline Redux  (11:05) 3   Beat Redux  (15:20) 4   Three of a Perfect Pair Redux  (14:42) 1   Discipline  (05:57) 2   Thela Hun Ginjeet  (05:42) 3   Red  (06:11) 4   Elephant Talk  (04:45) 5   Matte Kudasai  (03:43) 6   The Sheltering Sky  (08:48) 7   Indiscipline  (07:00) 8   Frame by Frame  (04:58) 9   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II  (06:37) 1   Thela Hun Ginjeet  (07:07) 2   Matte Kudasai  (03:31) 3   Indiscipline  (10:09) 4   Heartbeat  (04:07) 5   The Sheltering Sky  (10:38) 6   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II  (07:21) 7   Waiting Man  (08:33) 8   Red  (05:59) 9   Neal and Jack and Me  (05:47) 10  Elephant Talk  (05:22)
	Album: 39 of 43 Title:  The Elements: 2016 Tour Box Released:  2016-11-25 Tracks:  31 Duration:  2:08:47 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Wind (extract)  (00:30) 2   Moonchild (2016 instrumental)  (01:03) 3   Peace  (02:05) 4   Pictures of a City  (08:32) 5   Prince Rupert’s Lament  (02:37) 6   Islands (rehearsal/run-through)  (10:53) 7   Threshold Soundscape  (02:33) 8   Larks’ Tongues In Aspic Part: I  (09:25) 9   Easy Money (alternative take)  (07:25) 10  Improv I  (03:20) 11  Doctor Diamond  (05:18) 12  From the Drummer’s Chair (Mike Giles)  (00:30) 13  21st Century Schizoid Man  (09:34) 1   Prince Rupert Awakes (extract)  (03:22) 2   The Other Man  (05:56) 3   The Making of Discipline (edit)  (04:58) 4   Walking On Air (edit)  (03:12) 5   Radical Action  (03:40) 6   Meltdown (demo)  (04:14) 7   From The Drummers’ Chairs I  (00:41) 8   From The Guitarist’s Stool I  (00:21) 9   The ConstruKction of Light  (06:32) 10  Tomorrow Never Knew/Thela  (04:43) 11  From The Drummers’ Chairs II  (00:38) 12  Nuages (That Which Passes, Passes Like Clouds)  (04:47) 13  The Light of Day  (05:47) 14  From The Guitarist’s Stool II  (02:33) 15  Tokyo soundcheck 6  (00:43) 16  Dinosaur  (06:37) 17  From The Drummers’ Chairs III  (00:44) 18  Heroes  (05:25)
	Album: 40 of 43 Title:  The Elements: 2017 Tour Box Released:  2017-06-11 Tracks:  32 Duration:  2:22:22 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Wind (extract)  (00:13) 2   21st Century Schizoid Man (Greg Lake vocals, extract)  (00:14) 3   21st Century Schizoid Man (edit, live 2015)  (04:20) 4   In the Wake of Poseidon (instrumental edit)  (04:02) 5   Improv (Mel Collins, extract, live 2016)  (00:33) 6   Peace (2015, rehearsals extract)  (01:37) 7   Cirkus (live 2016)  (07:17) 8   Islands (instrumental edit)  (05:30) 9   Easy Money  (08:33) 10  Suitable Grounds for the Blues (2015, rehearsals extract)  (01:28) 11  The Great Deceiver  (03:51) 12  Improv (Mel Collins, extract, live 2016)  (00:41) 13  Asbury Park (edit)  (06:57) 14  One More Red Nightmare (live 2016)  (06:01) 15  Meltdown (2015, rehearsals extract)  (01:05) 16  Thela Hun Ginjeet (alternate mix)  (06:32) 17  Heartbeat  (04:07) 18  Sleepless (live 2008)  (07:04) 19  RF Intermission Announcement (2016)  (01:21) 1   Form No. 1  (03:00) 2   THRAK  (07:18) 3   Keep That One Nick (edit section)  (05:17) 4   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part I (live 2015)  (10:34) 5   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II  (06:15) 6   Keep That One Nick (edit section)  (04:06) 7   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part III (live 1984)  (05:11) 8   Keep That One Nick (edit section)  (04:13) 9   Larks’ IV ConstruKction  (05:45) 10  Keep That One Nick (edit section)  (01:53) 11  Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part IV (live 2003)  (10:11) 12  Level Five (live 2016)  (06:46) 13  Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (radio advert)  (00:27)
	Album: 41 of 43 Title:  Sailors’ Tales Released:  2017-11-03 Tracks:  172 Duration:  23:37:55 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Peace ‐ A Beginning  (00:50) 2   Pictures of a City  (08:01) 3   Cadence and Cascade  (04:37) 4   In the Wake of Poseidon  (08:25) 5   Peace ‐ A Theme  (01:14) 6   Cat Food  (04:53) 7   The Devil’s Triangle, Part I  (03:46) 8   The Devil’s Triangle, Part II  (04:00) 9   The Devil’s Triangle, Part III  (03:44) 10  Peace ‐ An End  (01:57) 11  Cat Food (single version)  (02:47) 12  Groon  (03:31) 13  Cadence & Cascade (Greg Lake guide vocal version)  (04:32) 14  In the Wake of Poseidon (take 3)  (09:15) 15  The Devil’s Triangle, Part I (early running mix)  (03:33) 16  The Devil’s Triangle, Part II (Fripp/Tippett overdubs)  (03:10) 17  The Devil’s Triangle, Part III (Steven Wilson mix)  (03:40) 18  Peace: An End (alternate mix)  (02:06) 1   Cirkus  (06:42) 2   Indoor Games  (05:35) 3   Happy Family  (04:17) 4   Lady of the Dancing Water  (02:48) 5   Lizard  (23:35) 6   Indoor Games (alternate take)  (05:39) 7   Happy Family (alternate take)  (04:32) 8   Lady of the Dancing Water (alternate take)  (02:50) 9   Prince Rupert Awakes (Jon Anderson vocals) (2017 mix by David Singleton)  (02:35) 10  Price Rupert Awakes (Keith Tippet piano)  (03:21) 11  Bolero ‐ The Peacock’s Tale (original studio recording, bass overdub: Tony Levin)  (06:40) 12  Prince Rupert’s Lament (alternate take) (2015 mix by Jakko Jakszyk)  (02:36) 1   Formentera Lady  (10:17) 2   Sailor’s Tale  (07:34) 3   The Letters  (04:29) 4   Ladies of the Road  (05:34) 5   Prelude ‐ Song of the Gulls  (04:16) 6   Islands  (12:02) 7   Formentera Lady (take 2) (2010 mix by Steven Wilson)  (02:23) 8   Sailor’s Tale (alternate guitar takes) (remix by Alex R. Mundy)  (06:20) 9   Ladies of the Road (rehearsal/outtake) (2010 mix by Steven Wilson)  (05:17) 10  Prelude ‐ Song of the Gulls (string section, take 2)  (04:45) 11  Islands (original studio recording, vocal overdub: Jakko Jakszyk)  (09:17) 1   Cirkus  (05:18) 2   Get Thy Bearings  (12:01) 3   In the Court of the Crimson King  (07:54) 4   Lady of the Dancing Water  (03:42) 5   21st Century Schizoid Man  (08:18) 6   Pictures of a City  (08:22) 7   The Sailors Tale  (15:06) 8   Cadence and Cascade  (05:59) 9   The Devils Triangle  (08:41) 1   The Sailor’s Tale  (10:06) 2   Cirkus  (07:39) 3   Get Thy Bearings  (10:27) 4   Cadence and Cascade  (04:14) 5   The Court of the Crimson King  (07:14) 6   21st Century Schizoid Man  (07:08) 7   Pictures of a City  (08:01) 8   The Sailor’s Tale  (14:40) 9   Lady of the Dancing Water  (02:53) 10  Get Thy Bearings  (04:58) 1   Cirkus  (07:24) 2   Get Thy Bearings  (14:11) 3   The Court of the Crimson King  (08:19) 4   21st Century Schizoid Man  (08:18) 5   Pictures of a City  (08:31) 6   The Sailor’s Tale  (13:59) 7   Cadence and Cascade  (05:46) 8   The Devil’s Triangle  (08:32) 1   Pictures of a City  (07:26) 2   The Sailor’s Tale  (13:56) 3   The Court of the Crimson King  (07:42) 4   Cadence and Cascade  (05:53) 5   The Devil’s Triangle  (08:43) 6   The Devils Triangle (The Zoom Club, April 13, 1971)  (07:53) 1   Pictures of a City  (10:17) 2   Formentera Lady  (06:09) 3   The Sailors Tale  (08:39) 4   Cirkus  (08:55) 5   The Letters  (04:57) 6   Cadence and Cascade  (04:42) 1   Improv  (27:38) 2   Ladies of the Road  (06:08) 3   RF Announcement  (03:24) 4   21st Century Schizoid Man  (11:29) 1   Pictures of a City  (10:11) 2   Formentera Lady  (09:35) 3   The Sailors Tale  (06:23) 4   Cirkus  (08:45) 5   RF Announcement  (00:56) 6   Ladies of the Road  (06:19) 7   Groon  (15:48) 8   21st Century Schizoid Man  (08:51) 1   Pictures of a City (incomplete)  (02:43) 2   Formentera Lady  (08:29) 3   The Sailor’s Tale  (06:26) 4   RF Announcement  (00:51) 5   Cirkus  (09:55) 6   Ladies of the Road  (06:23) 7   Groon  (16:10) 8   21st Century Schizoid Man  (10:26) 1   Pictures of a City (incomplete)  (02:28) 2   Formentera Lady  (10:04) 3   The Sailor’s Tale  (05:52) 4   RF Announcement  (01:28) 5   Cirkus  (09:10) 6   RF Announcement  (01:08) 7   Ladies of the Road  (06:33) 8   Groon  (21:55) 9   21st Century Schizoid Man  (13:08) 10  Cadence and Cascade (incomplete)  (01:35) 1   Pictures of a City  (09:39) 2   Formentera Lady  (09:27) 3   The Sailor’s Tale  (07:00) 4   Cirkus  (08:49) 5   RF Announcement  (01:02) 6   Ladies of the Road  (06:00) 7   Groon  (19:21) 8   21st Century Schizoid Man  (11:06) 1   Pictures of a City  (09:22) 2   Formentera Lady  (08:38) 3   The Sailor’s Tale  (09:19) 4   Cirkus  (10:46) 5   Ladies of the Road  (07:24) 6   Groon  (16:57) 7   21st Century Schizoid Man  (12:14) 8   Improv  (06:34) 1   Pictures of a City  (09:57) 2   Formentera Lady  (09:33) 3   The Sailors Tale  (08:28) 4   Cirkus  (09:48) 5   Ladies of the Road  (06:42) 6   Groon  (15:55) 7   21st Century Schizoid Man  (13:39) 8   Cadence and Cascade  (04:42) 1   Cirkus  (01:50) 2   Announcement  (00:58) 3   Ladies of the Road  (05:53) 4   Groon Peoria  (19:28) 5   21st Century Schizoid Man  (07:37) 6   Improv  (05:56) 7   Cadence and Cascade  (04:47) 1   Pictures of a City  (09:36) 2   Cadence and Cascade  (04:46) 3   Groon  (13:50) 4   21st Century Schizoid Man  (10:10) 5   Improv: Summit Going On  (11:39) 6   My Hobby  (01:31) 7   Sailor’s Tale  (06:52) 8   Improv: Summit & Something Else (including The Creator Has a Master Plan)  (15:26) 1   21st Century Schizoid Man (new sequence stereo)  (11:40) 2   Peoria (new sequence stereo)  (07:23) 3   The Sailor’s Tale (new sequence stereo)  (04:49) 4   Earthbound (new sequence stereo)  (06:14) 5   Groon (new sequence stereo)  (15:32) 6   Pictures of a City (new sequence stereo)  (08:22) 7   Formentera Lady (new sequence stereo)  (09:30) 8   Cirkus (new sequence stereo)  (08:25) 1   Blow No. 1  (45:09) 2   Blow No. 2  (27:38) 1   Blow No. 3  (24:23) 2   Pictures of a City (incomplete) (unidentified 1972 show no. 1)  (05:33) 3   Cirkus (unidentified 1972 show no. 1)  (09:00) 4   Ladies Of The Road (unidentified 1972 show no. 1)  (06:06) 5   21st Century Schizoid Man (unidentified 1972 show no. 1)  (11:29) 6   RF Announcement (unidentified 1972 show no. 1)  (01:35) 7   The Letters (unidentified 1972 show no. 1)  (09:07) 1   Pictures of a City (incomplete) (unidentified 1972 show no. 2)  (07:45) 2   Cirkus (unidentified 1972 show no. 2)  (09:30) 3   Ladies of the Road (unidentified 1972 show no. 2)  (06:09) 4   Formentera Lady Improv Section (unidentified 1972 show no. 2)  (07:01) 5   The Sailor’s Tale (unidentified 1972 show no. 2)  (20:26) 6   21st Century Schizoid Man (unidentified 1972 show no. 2)  (10:53)
	Album: 42 of 43 Title:  The Elements: 2018 Tour Box Released:  2018 Tracks:  31 Duration:  2:24:30 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Wind (extract)  (00:29) 2   The Court of the Crimson King (instrumental edit section)  (00:55) 3   The Court of the Crimson King (live 2015)  (06:37) 4   Groon (take 6)  (03:47) 5   Cirkus (live 2017)  (07:39) 6   Formentera Lady (live 1972)  (09:30) 7   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic Part I (live 2016)  (09:27) 8   Doctor Diamond (live 1973)  (04:00) 9   Red (live 2016)  (06:40) 10  Discipline (Jakko Jakszyk / Gavin Harrison demo recording)  (05:02) 11  Neurotica (live 2017)  (04:51) 12  Funky Jam  (04:30) 13  The Errors (demo)  (03:24) 14  Larks’ Tongues in Aspic Part IV (guitars highlighted)  (07:50) 15  Heroes (radio edit)  (03:48) 1   The Deception of the Thrush (guitar extract)  (04:32) 2   A Scarcity of Miracles (live 2015)  (06:48) 3   Prelude: Song of the Gulls (rehearsal take)  (04:43) 4   Cadence & Cascade (Jakko Jakszyk vocal)  (05:32) 5   Book of Saturday (alt. take 1973)  (02:55) 6   Dawn Song (Jakko Jakszyk vocal)  (02:25) 7   Interlude (live 2017)  (02:50) 8   Matte Kudasai (live 1984)  (03:30) 9   Spenta’s Counter Claim (live 2016)  (00:50) 10  The Night Watch (extract)  (00:52) 11  Walking on Air (live 1995)  (05:02) 12  Peace (live 2015)  (01:50) 13  Islands (live 2017)  (09:17) 14  Starless (extract from multi‐tracks)  (00:47) 15  The Deception of the Thrush (live 1998)  (09:18) 16  I Talk to the Wind (duo version 1969)  (04:37)
	Album: 43 of 43 Title:  Heaven & Earth Released:  2019-06-07 Tracks:  171 Duration:  18:19:01 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   ProzaKc Blues  (05:26) 2   The ConstruKction of Light (Part One)  (05:48) 3   The ConstruKction of Light (Part Two)  (02:57) 4   Into the Frying Pan (intro)  (01:10) 5   Into the Frying Pan  (07:02) 6   FraKctured  (09:21) 7   The World’s My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum  (06:23) 8   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part IV (Part One)  (03:42) 9   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part IV (Part Two)  (02:50) 10  Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part IV (Part Three)  (02:36) 11  Coda: I Have a Dream  (04:56) 12  Heaven and Earth  (07:48) 1   Bude  (00:26) 2   Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With  (03:54) 3   Mie Gakure  (02:18) 4   She Shudders  (00:36) 5   Eyes Wide Open (acoustic version)  (04:06) 6   ShoGaNai  (02:55) 7   I Ran  (00:39) 8   Potato Pie  (05:04) 9   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part IV  (10:25) 10  Clouds  (00:41) 11  Einstein’s Relatives  (03:19) 12  Dangerous Curves  (05:41) 13  Level Five  (08:34) 14  Virtuous Circle  (09:59) 15  The Construkction of Light  (08:22) 16  The Deception of the Thrush  (06:45) 17  Improv: ProjeKct X  (05:27) 1   The Power to Believe I: A Cappella  (00:44) 2   Level Five  (07:15) 3   Eyes Wide Open  (04:06) 4   EleKtriK  (07:59) 5   Facts of Life (intro)  (01:38) 6   Facts of Life  (05:06) 7   The Power to Believe II  (07:41) 8   Dangerous Curves  (06:43) 9   Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With  (03:17) 10  The Power to Believe III  (04:10) 11  The Power to Believe IV: Coda  (02:48) 12  Sus‐Tayn‐Z I  (04:59) 13  Superslow  (03:38) 14  Sus‐Tayn‐Z II  (04:16) 1   4 i 1  (06:30) 2   4 i 2  (07:00) 3   4 i 3  (10:42) 4   4 i 4  (11:03) 5   4 i 6  (03:39) 6   4 ii 1  (07:06) 7   4 ii 2  (07:51) 8   4 ii 4  (08:38) 9   4 ii 5  (07:03) 10  4 ii 6  (09:43) 1   Introductory Soundscape  (03:37) 2   House I  (09:01) 3   Heavy ConstruKction  (06:38) 4   Vector Drift  (04:17) 5   Light ConstruKction  (07:23) 6   Live Groove  (06:01) 7   X‐Chayn‐Jiz  (11:42) 8   Sector Patrol  (04:42) 9   Vector Shift to Planet Belewbeloid  (00:30) 10  Contrary ConstruKction  (07:08) 11  The Deception of the Thrush  (08:18) 12  VROOOM  (02:39) 1   Heavy ConstruKction  (25:56) 2   Improv I  (08:27) 3   ProjeKction  (07:41) 4   The Deception of the Thrush  (09:21) 5   Hindu Fizz  (09:31) 6   Improv II  (02:30) 7   Seizure  (14:11) 1   Masque 3  (13:55) 2   X‐Chayn‐Jiz  (07:54) 3   CCCCCCs  (09:45) 4   Heavy Construkction  (10:10) 5   Masque 8  (06:28) 6   Masque 11  (10:08) 7   ProjeKction  (06:51) 8   The Deception of the Thrush  (08:21) 1   Improv: Principio Mastelottico (Madrid)  (04:11) 2   Prozakc Blues  (05:27) 3   Improv: Blasticus SS Blastica  (11:08) 4   The ConstruKction of Light  (08:10) 5   Improv: Tomorrow Never Knows Thela (incl Tomorrow Never Knows) (Warsaw)  (10:46) 6   Into the Frying Pan  (06:16) 7   Improv: Heaven C Blasticum (Legnano)  (09:59) 1   Improv: Crim Chill Thrill (San Sebastian)  (05:42) 2   One Time  (05:23) 3   Improv: Mastelotto Maximatamus Est (Conegliano)  (06:15) 4   Three of a Perfect Pair  (03:21) 5   Improv: El Groovistico SS Blasticus (Barcelona)  (12:56) 6   Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream  (04:53) 7   Improv: C Chill Unchill (Rome)  (07:37) 8   Cage  (04:03) 1   Improv: Heaven Groovistica (Copenhagen)  (09:33) 2   The World’s My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum  (06:57) 3   Improv: C Blasticum  (06:18) 4   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part IV  (11:13) 5   Improv: Mastelotticus SS Blasticus (Rome)  (11:29) 6   The Deception of the Thrush  (08:41) 1   The ConstruKction of Light  (08:48) 2   Into the Frying Pan  (06:34) 3   Level Five  (07:58) 4   The Deception of the Thrush  (07:25) 5   Dangerous Curves  (04:59) 6   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part IV  (10:26) 7   Thela Hun Ginjeet  (05:18) 8   Adrian Announcement  (00:40) 9   Red  (06:20) 1   Introductory Soundscape  (03:48) 2   Dangerous Curves  (05:04) 3   Into the Frying Pan  (06:23) 4   Adrian Announcement  (00:33) 5   EleKtriK  (08:12) 6   The ConstruKction of Light  (09:10) 7   Dinosaur  (05:18) 8   Thela Hun Ginjeet  (05:11) 1   Virtuous Circle  (09:20) 2   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part IV  (12:22) 3   The Deception of the Thrush  (08:07) 4   Level Five  (10:44) 5   Red  (06:13) 1   Introductory Soundscape  (05:05) 2   The Power to Believe I: A Cappella  (00:42) 3   Level Five  (07:22) 4   ProzaKc Blues  (06:01) 5   EleKtriK  (08:01) 6   Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With  (04:15) 7   One Time  (06:01) 8   Facts of Life  (05:29) 9   The Power to Believe II: Power Circle  (08:44) 10  Dangerous Curves  (06:02) 11  Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part IV  (10:33) 12  The World’s My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum  (06:31) 1   The Power to Believe I  (00:45) 2   Level Five  (07:17) 3   The ConstruKction of Light  (09:20) 4   Facts of Life  (05:49) 5   EleKtriK  (07:52) 6   The Power to Believe II  (08:10) 7   Dinosaur  (07:04) 8   One Time  (07:41) 9   Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With  (03:51) 1   Dangerous Curves  (06:01) 2   Larks’ Tongues In Aspic Part Four  (10:34) 3   The Power to Believe III  (08:27) 4   Elephant Talk  (04:51) 5   RF Announcement  (01:46) 6   Adrian Announcement  (00:44) 7   Red  (06:44) 1   Introductory Soundscape  (03:39) 2   Drum Duet  (02:24) 3   The ConstruKction of Light  (08:44) 4   Red  (06:33) 5   Frame by Frame  (05:26) 6   Neurotica  (04:56) 7   Three of a Perfect Pair  (04:10) 8   Sleepless  (06:07) 9   VROOOM  (04:34) 10  Coda: Marine 475  (02:52) 11  One Time  (06:49) 12  B’Boom  (03:35) 1   Dinosaur  (05:43) 2   Level Five  (06:36) 3   The Talking Drum  (03:14) 4   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part Two  (08:56) 5   Drum Duet  (04:48) 6   Thela Hun Ginjeet  (08:57) 7   Elephant Talk  (05:11) 8   Indiscipline  (09:00)