Compil. GB 1991 on Virgin label
Rock (Art Rock, Avant-garde, Prog Rock)
Square 12” box with 4 CDs on individual jewel-cases with 4 page booklet each. Included are “In The Wake Of King Crimson" (a complete King Crimson family tree researched and drawn by Hideyo Itoh, December 1989), and a full-colour 64-page booklet. Cat# information on back side of box: UK: KC BOX 1 EUROPE: 354 338 US: CAROL 1595-2 Back side of box and booklet back sides: This compilation Ⓟ & Ⓒ 1991 Virgin E'G Records Ltd. All tracks are Definitive Edition re-masters (1989) by Robert Fripp & Tony Arnold, or Definitive Edition Enhanced (1991) by Robert Fripp & Tony Arnold with David Singleton, engineer. CD1: 1969-71 • 1-1 to 1-5 taken from “In The Court Of The Crimson King” (1969). Produced at Wessex Sound Studios, London. • 1-6 to 1-9 taken from “In The Wake Of Poseidon” (1970). 1-9 remixed with vocal by Adrian Belew, at the Courthouse, Cranborne, Dorset (1991). 1-7 and 1-8 were released as a single. An alternative mix of 1-7 appears on the album. • 1-10, 1-11 taken from “Islands” (1971). Recorded at Command Studios, Piccadilly, London. • 1-12a taken from “Lizard” (1970). Recorded at Wessex Studios. Remixed with bass by Tony Levin at the Courthouse, Cranborne, Dorset (June 1991). • 1-12b is a hidden track; it was omitted from The Definitive Edition re-mastering of “Islands” (the CD was released in Japan and the US in 1989) through an engineer’s error. CD2: 1972-74 • 2-1 to 2-4 taken from “Larks’ Tongues In Aspic” (1973). Recorded in January and February at Command Studios, London. • 2-5 to 2-7 taken from “Starless And Bible Black” (1974). Half of the album, including 2-7 and parts of 2-5 was recorded live at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw on November 23rd, 1973. • 2-8 to 2-11 taken from “Red” (1974). Recorded at Olympic Sound Studios, London. CD3: 1981-84 • 3-1 to 3-4, 3-11, 3-12 taken from “Discipline” (1981). Recorded at Island Studios, Basing Street, London. • 3-5 to 3-8 taken from “Beat” (1982). • 3-9, 3-10 taken from “Three Of A Perfect Pair” (1983). • 3-13 was recorded in 1983 and mixed at the Courthouse, July 1991 (previously unreleased). CD4: Live 1969-84 • 4-1, 4-2 recorded live at Plumpton Festival, England (August 9th, 1969). Sound reconstruction at the Courthouse, July 1991. • 4-3 recorded live at Fillmore West, San Francisco (December 10th, 1969). Sound reconstruction at the Courthouse, July 1991. • 4-4, 4-5 recorded live at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw on November 23rd, 1973. Mixed at the Courthouse, July 1991. • 4-6 recorded at The Casino, Asbury Park on June 28th, 1974 by The Record Plant, NYC. Originally released in “USA” (1975). Re-mixed at the Courthouse, July 1991. • 4-7 recorded live at Le Spectrum, Montreal on July 11th, 1984 and the Tokyo Kani Hoken Hall, April 28th, 1984. • 4-8 recorded live at the second show, Le Spectrum, Montreal on July 11th, 1984. Mixed at the Courthouse, July 1991. • 4-9 recorded live at The Arena, Frejus on August 27th, 1982. Mixed at the Courthouse, July 1991. Track times for CD4 are listed erroneously on the booklet. Correct times are shown.
King Crimson , *1968 GB album by | |
Ian McDonald voc, key, *1946 GB alto saxophone, flute, saxophone, mellotron, woodwind, keyboards, mellotron, vocals | |
Mel Collins fl, sax, *1947 GB backing vocals, flute, saxophone | |
Greg Lake voc, b, 1947-2016 GB bass guitar, bass guitar, lead vocals, vocals | |
John Wetton voc, b, *1949 GB bass guitar, bass guitar, vocals | |
Peter Giles eb, *1944 GB bass guitar | |
Tony Levin b, bvoc, *1946 US bass guitar, bass guitar, chapman stick, vocals, chapman stick, bass, remixed with bass, tenor vocals, bass vocals, baritone vocals, lead vocals | |
Boz Burrell voc, b, eb, 1946-2006 GB bass guitar, lead vocals | |
Robin Miller voc, ob, GB cor anglais, oboe | |
Marc Charig cor, *1944 DE cornet | |
Adrian Belew voc, g, *1949 US drums, guitar, guitar, lead vocals, vocals, remixed with vocal | |
Bill Bruford dr, perc, *1949 GB drums, drums, electric, acoustic, percussion, percussives | |
Michael Giles dr, voc, perc, *1942 GB drums, drums, percussion, vocals, vocals | |
Ian Wallace dr, 1946-2007 GB drums, percussion, backing vocals | |
Robert Fripp g, *1946 GB electronics, devices, engineer, sound reconstruction, guitar, keyboards, mastered by, executive producer, mellotron, mixed by, producer | |
David Singleton , engineer, engineer, sound reconstruction, mixed by | |
Tony Arnold stg, g, GB engineer, sound reconstruction, mastered by, engineer, technician, technical advisor, mixed by | |
Peter Sinfield acg, syn, voc, *1943 GB mixed by, live mixing, producer, words by, other, illumination, words by, other, sounds & visions | |
Hideyo Itoh , JP other, king crimson family tree | |
Jamie Muir perc, GB percussion, instruments, allsorts | |
Keith Tippett p, *1947 GB piano | |
Andy McCullough , snare, snare drum | |
Nick Evans tb, *1947 GB trombone | |
David Cross vn, vl, *1949 GB violin, keyboards, violin, viola, keyboards, violin, viola, mellotron |
Bill Smith art direction |
Andy Hendriksen engineer |
George Chkiantz engineer |
Nick Ryan engineer |
Robin Thompson engineer |
The Douglas Brothers photography by |
King Crimson producer |
Rhett Davies producer, engineer |
David Singleton engineer, remix engineer, mixed by, re-mixed |
Tony Arnold engineer, remix engineer, mixed by, re-mixed |
Brad Davis engineer |
Robert Fripp mixed by, re-mixed |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | 1969 - 71 | King Crimson | ||
2 | 21st Century Schizoid Man | King Crimson | 7:20 | |
3 | I Talk To The Wind | King Crimson | 6:05 | |
4 | Epitaph | King Crimson | 8:44 | |
5 | Moonchild | King Crimson | 2:26 | |
6 | In The Court Of The Crimson King | King Crimson | 9:25 | |
7 | Peace - A Theme | King Crimson | 1:16 | |
8 | Cat Food | King Crimson | 2:45 | |
9 | Groon | King Crimson | 3:31 | |
10 | Cadence And Cascade (Re-mix) | King Crimson | 4:10 | |
11 | The Sailor's Tale (Abridged) | King Crimson | 7:27 | |
12 | Ladies Of The Road | King Crimson | 5:31 | |
13 | Bolero (Re-mix) | King Crimson | 6:45 | |
14 | Coda | King Crimson | 1:36 | |
15 | 1972 - 4 | King Crimson | ||
16 | Larks' Tongues In Aspic: Part One (Abridged) | King Crimson | 10:53 | |
17 | Book Of Saturday | King Crimson | 2:53 | |
18 | Easy Money | King Crimson | 7:55 | |
19 | Larks' Tongues In Aspic: Part Two | King Crimson | 7:09 | |
20 | The Night Watch | King Crimson | 4:40 | |
21 | The Great Deceiver | King Crimson | 4:03 | |
22 | Fracture (Abridged) | King Crimson | 6:57 | |
23 | Starless (Abridged) | King Crimson | 4:38 | |
24 | Red | King Crimson | 6:17 | |
25 | Fallen Angel | King Crimson | 5:59 | |
26 | One More Red Nightmare | King Crimson | 7:09 | |
27 | 1981 - 4 | King Crimson | ||
28 | Elephant Talk | King Crimson | 4:42 | |
29 | Frame By Frame | King Crimson | 5:08 | |
30 | Matte Kudasai | King Crimson | 3:48 | |
31 | Thela Hun Ginjeet | King Crimson | 6:26 | |
32 | Heartbeat | King Crimson | 3:54 | |
33 | Waiting Man | King Crimson | 4:22 | |
34 | Neurotica | King Crimson | 4:48 | |
35 | Requiem | King Crimson | 6:36 | |
36 | Three Of A Perfect Pair | King Crimson | 4:11 | |
37 | Sleepless | King Crimson | 5:22 | |
38 | Discipline | King Crimson | 5:05 | |
39 | The Sheltering Sky | King Crimson | 8:16 | |
40 | The King Crimson Barber Shop | King Crimson | 1:31 | |
41 | Live 1969 - 84 | King Crimson | ||
42 | Get Thy Bearings | King Crimson | 9:33 | |
43 | Travel Weary Capricorn | King Crimson | 4:30 | |
44 | Mars | King Crimson | 8:42 | |
45 | The Talking Drum | King Crimson | 8:29 | |
46 | 21st Century Schizoid Man | King Crimson | 9:20 | |
47 | Asbury Park | King Crimson | 6:50 | |
48 | Larks' Tongues In Aspic: Part Three (Excerpt) | King Crimson | 2:42 | |
49 | Sartori In Tangiers | King Crimson | 4:13 | |
50 | Indiscipline | King Crimson | 7:02 |