Starless

~ Release by King Crimson (see all versions of this release, 21 available)

Annotation

Live in Europe, October/November 1973, March/April 1974.
Studio Recordings, London, England Janurary 1974.

Annotation last modified on 2014-12-31 21:57 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Glasgow 10/23/1973

2▶CD: Glasgow 10/23/1973

3▶CD: Zurich 11/15/1973

4▶CD: Zurich 11/15/1973

5▶CD: Amsterdam 11/23/1973

6▶CD: Amsterdam 11/23/1973

7▶CD: Udine, Italy 3/19/1974

8▶CD: Brescia, Italy 3/20/1974

9▶CD: ORTF T.V., Paris 3/22/1974

10▶CD: Avignon, France 3/24/1974

11▶CD: Besançon, France 3/25/1974

12▶CD: Augsburg, Germany 3/27/1974

13▶CD: Dieburg, Germany 3/28/1974

14▶CD: Heidelberg 3/29/1974

15▶CD: Mainz, Germany 3/30/1974

16▶CD: Pforzheim, Germany 3/31/1974

17▶CD: Kassel, Germany 4/1/1974

18▶CD: Gottingen, Germany 4/2/1974

19▶CD: Amsterdam 11/23/1973

20▶CD: Starless and Bible Black 2011 Mix

21▶DVD-Audio: Starless & Bible Black 5.1, stereo and original mixes with additional tracks

22▶DVD-Audio: Live 5.1 mixes: Mainz, March 30, 1974 / Amsterdam, November 23, 1973 / Pittsburgh, April 29, 1974

23▶Blu-ray: Live: Glasgow, October 23, 1973 / Zurich, November 15, 1973 / Amsterdam, November 23, 1973

24▶Blu-ray: Starless HD/Surround Content and Associated Live Content

25▶CD: University of Texas, Arlington 10/6/1973

26▶CD: Audio Curios

27▶CD: Udine, Italy 3/19/1974

28▼Download Card: Frankfurt, 3 November 1973
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Improv I recorded at: Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1973-11-03)		2:11
2	Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part 1 recorded at: Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1973-11-03) live recording of: Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part One (on 1973-11-03) composer: Bill Bruford, David Cross (King Crimson violinist), Robert Fripp, Jamie Muir and John Wetton publisher: E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1973) part of: Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (number: 1) revision of: A Peacemaking Stint Unrolls		7:51
3	RF announcement recorded at: Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1973-11-03)		0:44
4	Easy Money recorded at: Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1973-11-03) live recording of: Easy Money (on 1973-11-03) lyricist: Richard Palmer‐James (guitarist and lyricist) composer: Robert Fripp and John Wetton publisher: BMG Songs Ltd. and E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1973)		6:28
5	The Night Watch recorded at: Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1973-11-03) live recording of: The Night Watch (on 1973-11-03) lyricist: Richard Palmer‐James (guitarist and lyricist) composer: Robert Fripp and John Wetton publisher: BMG Songs Ltd.		5:15
6	Fracture recorded at: Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1973-11-03) live recording of: Fracture (on 1973-11-03) composer: Robert Fripp		11:23
7	Book of Saturday recorded at: Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1973-11-03) live recording of: Book of Saturday (on 1973-11-03) lyricist: Richard Palmer‐James (guitarist and lyricist) composer: Robert Fripp and John Wetton publisher: BMG Songs Ltd. and E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1973)		3:04
8	Lament recorded at: Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1973-11-03) live recording of: Lament (on 1973-11-03) lyricist: Richard Palmer‐James (guitarist and lyricist) composer: Robert Fripp and John Wetton		4:23
9	Improv II recorded at: Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1973-11-03)		7:55
10	Exiles recorded at: Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1973-11-03) live recording of: Exiles (on 1973-11-03) lyricist: Richard Palmer‐James (guitarist and lyricist) composer: David Cross (King Crimson violinist), Robert Fripp and Richard Palmer‐James (guitarist and lyricist) publisher: E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1973)		6:40
11	Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part 2 recorded at: Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1973-11-03) live recording of: Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part Two (on 1973-11-03) composer: Robert Fripp publisher: E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1973) part of: Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (number: 2)		5:11

Credits

Release

mastering:	Alex R. Mundy (Mister Stormy) (in 2014) David Singleton (in 2014)
remastering:	David Singleton (in 2014)

mastered at:	DGM Soundworld in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2014)
remastered at:	DGM Soundworld in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2014)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/5924593 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B00MOZ1N7S [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	The Night Watch / The Great Deceiver

part of:	Pitchfork: The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (number: 94) (order: 94)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/520 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/King-crimson/Starless-and-bible-black [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/king-crimson/starless-and-bible-black/ [info] https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/album/king-crimson/starless-and-bible-black [info] https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/album/king-crimson/starless-and-bible-black [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/22958/ [info] https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1910 [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Starless_and_Bible_Black/9803 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000190627 [info]
Wikidata:	Q928379 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 633367197429
Format:: 23×CD + 2×DVD-Audio + 2×Blu-ray + Download Card
Length:: 42:17:32

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Box
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Panegyric
KCCBX6

Release events

Europe
2014-10-20

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