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King Crimson
In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson)

Album UK 1969 on Island Records label
Rock (Prog Rock, Symphonic Rock)

A product of Island Records Ltd. Produced for E.G. Productions, 'David & John'. Recorded at Wessex Sound Studios, London. Pink i label. Released in a gatefold cover. Printed and made by E. J Day, London. Variant1 (A▽2 B//2) came in polylined with blue text ‘U.K. Patent No. 1,072,844 & Foreign Patents Pending’ inner bag. The tracklisting is taken from the cover. On the label tracks A1, A3, B1 and B2 are divided in separate subtracks which on the cover appear as part of the "normal" track titles.

     
Musicians
PortraitKing Crimson , *1968 GB
album by
PortraitGreg Lake voc, b, 1947-2016 GB
bass guitar, lead vocals, written by
PortraitMichael Giles dr, voc, perc, *1942 GB
drums, percussion, vocals, written by
PortraitRobert Fripp g, *1946 GB
guitar, written by
PortraitIan McDonald voc, key, *1946 GB
reeds, woodwind, keyboards, mellotron, vocals, vibraphone, vibes, written by
PortraitPeter Sinfield acg, syn, voc, *1943 GB
words by, other, illumination, written by
Producers
Barry Godber cover
Robin Thompson engineer
Tony Page engineer, assistant
King Crimson producer
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
121st Century Schizoid Man (Including "Mirrors")King CrimsonGreg Lake, Ian McDonald, Michael Giles, Peter Sinfield, Robert Fripp6:52
2I Talk To The WindKing CrimsonIan McDonald, Peter Sinfield5:40
3Epitaph (Including "March For No Reason" And "Tomorrow And Tomorrow")King CrimsonGreg Lake, Ian McDonald, Michael Giles, Peter Sinfield, Robert Fripp8:30
4Moonchild (Including "The Dream" And "The Illusion")King CrimsonGreg Lake, Ian McDonald, Michael Giles, Peter Sinfield, Robert Fripp12:09
5The Court Of The Crimson King (Including "The Return Of The Fire Witch" And "The Dance Of The Puppets")King CrimsonIan McDonald, Peter Sinfield8:48

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