King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King - BOX SET - MINT & SEALED

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King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King 40th Anniversary Edition (5cd 1dvda box set)

The definitive version of a genre defining album.

5cds, 1dvda, a comprehensive booklet, memorabilia, new mixes, old mixes and a spiffing 5.1 surround sound mix from Mr Wilson.

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Recorded over a period of 10 days in August 1969 & released on October 10th of the same year In The Court Of The Crimson King stands as one of the defining albums of British rock music & one of the finest debut albums of all time. Described at the time as "an uncanny masterpiece" by Pete Townshend, the album has achieved legendary status over the years. It is the only studio document of an extraordinary year in the life of King Crimson; a year that began with the group's first rehearsals on January 13th, included a residency at the Marquee Club, a concert in Hyde Park with The Rolling Stones, the recording and release of the album and ended with the dissolution of the lineup at the close of Crimson's 1st American tour in December.

In the 40 years since its release In The Court of the Crimson King has never been out of print or unavailable in any of the world's main music markets & continues to enjoy consistently high sales.

Now expanded with a completely new mix, previously unreleased tracks & a stunning 5.1 Surround Sound mix. Steven Wilson said of the mixing work "The intention is certainly not to try to replace or supersede the 1969 mix (which, like many classic albums, is what it is partly because of the limitations of the original recording circumstances), but to provide an alternate perspective to what must now be considered not only a rock masterpiece, but also the foundation stone of progressive rock."

Personnel:

Robert Fripp:- guitar
Ian McDonald: reeds, woodwind, vibes, keyboards, mellotron, vocals
Greg Lake: bass guitar, lead vocals
Michael Giles: drums, percussion, vocals
Peter Sinfield: words and illumination

CD 1:

1. 21st Century Schizoid Man
2. I Talk to the Wind
3. Epitaph
4. Moonchild
5. The Court of the Crimson King

1-5 2009 New Stereo album mix. The 2009 remix from the original multitrack master tapes.

6. Moonchild (full version)
As Robert chose to feature the edit of Moonchild in the album running order, the full version is included here
7. I Talk to the Wind (Duo version) An alternate take featuring just Robert & Ian
8. I Talk to the Wind (Alternate mix) An alternate take featuring different solos
9. Epitaph (Backing track)
10. Wind session
Extracts from the session that produced the distinctive intro to 21st Century Schizoid Man

1-6 mixed & produced by Robert Fripp & Steven Wilson,
7-10 mixed & produced by Steven Wilson, Executive Producer; Robert Fripp.

Audio mastered by Simon Heyworth, assisted by Joe Gilder at Super Audio Mastering, Devon.

CD 2:

1. 21st Century Schizoid Man
2. I Talk to the Wind
3. Epitaph
4. Moonchild
5. The Court of the Crimson King

1-5 Original album mix, 2004 Remaster.

6. 21st Century Schizoid Man Morgan studios recording, instrumental
7. I Talk to the Wind Recently discovered track from the first BBC session, audio restored from bootleg source.
8. 21st Century Schizoid Man A BBC transcription disc of this track was found some time after the original release of the Epitaph album providing.
 much-improved sound quality
9. The Court of the Crimson King (Part 1)
10. The Court of the Crimson King (Part 2) De-clicked vinyl transfer of the original UK Island Records mono single version of the song as split across two sides of 7" vinyl.

CD 3:

The Alternate Album: In the Court of the Crimson King

1. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Trio version - instrumental)
2. I Talk to the Wind (Studio run through)
3. Epitaph (Alternate Version)
4. Moonchild (Take 1)
5. The Court of the Crimson King (Take 3)

Alternate takes mixed for the first time from the original studio recordings.

6. 21st Century Schizoid Man
7. I Talk to the Wind
8. Epitaph
9. Moonchild
10. The Court of the Crimson King

De-clicked vinyl transfer of the original stereo first Island Records issued pink label UK pressing run. Sourced from two vinyl LPs - one of which is Robert Fripp's personal archive copy.

CD 4

1. 21st Century Schizoid Man
2. The Court of the Crimson King
3. Get Thy Bearings
4. Epitaph
5 Mantra
6. Travel Weary Capricorn
7. Mars

Tracks 1-7 restored bootleg, recorded Live at Hyde Park, London, July 5th 1969.

8. The Court of the Crimson King
9. A Man A City
10 Epitaph
11. 21st Century Schizoid Man

Tracks 8-11 restored bootleg, recorded Live at Fillmore East, New York, November 1969.

CD 5:

1. 21st Century Schizoid Man
2. I Talk to the Wind
3. Epitaph
4. Moonchild
5. The Court of the Crimson King

Mono album mix used for radio promotion only in the USA.

6. The Court of the Crimson King

Edited, mono single mix used for radio promotion only in the USA. De-clicked from original vinyl source copies.

DVD-A:

PART I

1. 21st Century Schizoid Man
2. I Talk to the Wind
3. Epitaph
4. Moonchild
5. The Court of the Crimson King

5.1 Surround Sound mixes available in DTS 5.1 (playable in all DVD players/DVD-Rom drives etc. with a compatible speaker setup) & MLP Lossless Audio (DVD-A players only).

All 5.1 tracks mixed & produced by Steven Wilson, Executive producer: Robert Fripp.

PART II

24/48 High Resolution Stereo mixes of full CD audio content (playable in all DVD players/DVD-Rom drives etc.) & 24/96 High Resolution Stereo mixes (DVD-A players only).

PART III

The Alternate Album: In the Court of the Crimson King

Alternate takes mixed for the first time from the original studio recordings.

1. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Trio version - instrumental)
2. I Talk to the Wind (Studio run through)
3. Epitaph (Alternate Version)
4. Moonchild (Take 1)
5. The Court of the Crimson King (Take 3)

Mixed & produced by Steven Wilson, Executive producer: Robert Fripp.

24/48 High Resolution Stereo (playable in all DVD players/DVD-Rom drives etc.) & 24/96 High Resolution Stereo (DVD-A players only).

PART IV

Original album mix, 2004 remaster

1. 21st Century Schizoid Man
2. I Talk to the Wind
3. Epitaph
4. Moonchild
5. The Court of the Crimson King

24/48 High Resolution Stereo (playable in all DVD players/DVD-Rom drives etc.) & 24/96 High Resolution Stereo (DVD-A players only).

PART V

Video Content

1. 21st Century Schizoid Man (edit), film from Hyde Park concert July 5th 1969 available for the first time with original audio from the actual performance.

All material previously unreleased or previously unreleased in these versions except
DVD content Part IV, previously released in standard 16 bit resolution as CD DGM0501 - In the Court of the Crimson King.

DVD-A mastered & assembled by Neil Wilkes at Opus Productions, London.

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