In the Court of the Crimson King (50th anniversary)

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Tracklist

1▶CD: 2019 Stereo Mixes & Instrumental Mixes

2▶CD: Alternate Album, Expanded Edition

3▼CD: Original Master Edition, Expanded
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	21st Century Schizoid Man	5	7:22
2	I Talk to the Wind	4	6:05
3	Epitaph assistant engineer: Tony Page (engineer at Wessex Sound Studios) engineer: Robin Thompson (UK engineer) producer: King Crimson bass guitar and lead vocals: Greg Lake drums (drum set) and percussion: Michael Giles guitar: Robert Fripp keyboard [keyboards], mellotron, reeds, vibraphone [vibes] and woodwind: Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) background vocals: Michael Giles and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) recorded at: Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1969-07-21 until 1969-08-21) recording of: Epitaph lyricist: Peter Sinfield composer: Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) publisher: Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)	3.95	8:48
4	Moonchild assistant engineer: Tony Page (engineer at Wessex Sound Studios) engineer: Robin Thompson (UK engineer) producer: King Crimson bass guitar and lead vocals: Greg Lake drums (drum set) and percussion: Michael Giles guitar: Robert Fripp keyboard, mellotron, reeds, vibraphone [vibes] and woodwind: Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) vocals: Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) recording of: Moonchild (suite) lyricist: Peter Sinfield composer: Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) recording of: Moonchild (section) lyricist: Peter Sinfield composer: Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) part of: Moonchild (suite)	3.6	12:13
5	The Court of the Crimson King assistant engineer: Tony Page (engineer at Wessex Sound Studios) engineer: Robin Thompson (UK engineer) producer: King Crimson bass guitar and lead vocals: Greg Lake drums (drum set) and percussion: Michael Giles guitar: Robert Fripp keyboard, mellotron, reeds, vibraphone [vibes] and woodwind: Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) background vocals: Michael Giles and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) publisher: Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) recorded at: Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1969-07-21 until 1969-08-21) recording of: The Court of the Crimson King (suite) miscellaneous support: Peter Sinfield lyricist: Peter Sinfield composer: Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) recording of: The Court of the Crimson King (section) lyricist: Peter Sinfield composer: Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) part of: The Court of the Crimson King (suite)	4.65	9:28
6	21st Century Schizoid Man (Morgan Studios instrumental take, 1969) producer: King Crimson mixer: David Singleton instruments: Mel Collins (in 2019-08) and Jakko Jakszyk (English musician, currently with King Crimson) (in 2019-08) vocals: Greg Lake (in 1969-08) recorded at: Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-06) and Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-08) instrumental recording of: 21st Century Schizoid Man (full suite, including Mirrors) (on 1969-06-12) lyricist: Peter Sinfield composer: Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) publisher: Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. recording of: 21st Century Schizoid Man (full suite, including Mirrors) (from 1969-06 until 2019-08) lyricist: Peter Sinfield composer: Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) publisher: Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. instrumental recording of: 21st Century Schizoid Man (full suite, including Mirrors) (in 1969) lyricist: Peter Sinfield composer: Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) publisher: Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.		6:46
7	I Talk to the Wind (studio run through, 2019 mix) mixer: Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree) recording of: I Talk to the Wind lyricist: Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) and Peter Sinfield composer: Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)		4:15
8	Epitaph (backing track, 2019 mix) mixer: Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree) instrumental recording of: Epitaph lyricist: Peter Sinfield composer: Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) publisher: Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)		9:06
9	The Court of the Crimson King, part 1 (mono single) producer: King Crimson partial recording of: The Court of the Crimson King (suite) miscellaneous support: Peter Sinfield lyricist: Peter Sinfield composer: Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)		3:23
10	The Court of the Crimson King, part 2 (mono single) producer: King Crimson partial recording of: The Court of the Crimson King (suite) miscellaneous support: Peter Sinfield lyricist: Peter Sinfield composer: Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)		4:30

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Release

remastering:	Simon Heyworth (UK record engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:	Robert Fripp
alto saxophone, bass clarinet, bass recorder, clarinet, flute, grand piano, Hammond organ, harpsichord, mellotron, pipe organ and vibraphone:	Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
bass:	Greg Lake
drums (drum set) and timpani:	Michael Giles

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/14346069 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B07X5GK2JJ [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Epitaph / 21st Century Schizoid Man
included in:	King Crimson 1969–1972 The Complete 1969 Recordings The First Three

part of:	Rolling Stone: 50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time (number: 2) (order: 2) Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (number: 56) (order: 56) Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 58) 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 167) (order: 167)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/406634 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/King-crimson/In-the-court-of-the-crimson-king [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/king-crimson/in-the-court-of-the-crimson-king/ [info] https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/album/king-crimson/in-the-court-of-the-crimson-king [info] https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/album/king-crimson/in-the-court-of-the-crimson-king [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/22936/ [info] https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-16891 [info] https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1903 [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/In_the_Court_of_the_Crimson_King/2435 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000252242 [info]
Wikidata:	Q212799 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 633367791429
Format:: 3×CD + Blu-ray
Length:: 8:03:23

Additional details

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

Labels

Panegyric
KCXP5008

Release events

United Kingdom
2019-10-25

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