In the Court of the Crimson... [Import]

in the court of the crimson... [import]

Track Listings

1. 21st Century Schizoid Man Including Mirrors

2. I Talk To The Wind

3. Epitaph Including-March For A Reason/Tomorrow And

4. Moonchild Including-The Dream/The Illusion

5. The Court Of The Crimson King

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
24 bit digitally remastered Japanese reissue of 1969 albumby the legendary British prog group packaged in a miniaturized LP sleeve limited to the initial pressing only.Five tracks, including the classics 'Court Of The Crimson King' & '21st Century Schizoi

In the Court of the Crimson...,King Crimson,Rock/Pop

In the Court of the Crimson... [Import]

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Back in the day
Sophisticated progressive rock!
Let me join in the chorus of praise for this album, one of the greatest prog rock albums ever....
the greatest masterpiece of prog
"My words are all carried away" but you'll get the point. This is a brilliant release!

In the Court of the Crimson King
King Crimson
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Release Date: 2004-11-22

Tracks:

21st Century Schizoid Man (Including Mirrors)
I Talk To The Wind
Epitaph (Including March For No Reason/Tomorrow And Tomorrow)
Moonchild (Including The Dream/The Illusion)
The Court Of The Crimson Song (Including The Return Of The Fire Witch/The Dance Of The Puppets)

Customer Reviews:

Back in the day.......2007-06-28

I had a fairly adequate stereo which was centered on a Thorens transcription turntable with an excellent stylus. It always cheered me up to hear this album played at moderate to somewhat loud volume levels. I won't get into the progressive rock chicken and egg debate, for I also appreciate many of the other groups mentioned but KC has a very special place in my hierarchy of rock bands. They made several other good recordings, again duly noted in several reviews but I always have liked this one the best.

For those who have not heard this I would suggest attempting to hear part of it at least prior to buying as I realize this particular genre of rock can be considered an acquired taste.

Sophisticated progressive rock!.......2007-06-24

I knew this album of course before buying it, but it really amazes you when you listen to the whole thing song by song in your home stereo.

Let me join in the chorus of praise for this album, one of the greatest prog rock albums ever...........2007-06-12

This is arguably one of the greatest debuts in rock history (alongside The Velvet Underground and Nico). It is an almost perfect album, a feat that doesn't happen very often. Every song is so beautifully written, crafted, sequenced, and performed by some of the greatest musicians the rock world has ever heard or seen. The starter, 21st Century Schizoid Man, is amazingly intricate. It's one of the best songs from Crimson's library, and the middle section is blistering in its intensity. The quieter songs (just about the rest of the album) are so mellow, moving, and haunting, with lyrics (courtesy of prog rock's greatest lyricist, Pete Sinfield) that still hold up today. There are only 5 songs on the album (all running epic length), but they're pretty much perfect. The only one that gives me a slight problem is Moonchild. The last 10 minutes of the song (after a beautiful introduction) are kind of aimless. But then, maybe a few more listens, and the song will finally kick in. This is one of my favorite albums ever.

the greatest masterpiece of prog.......2007-06-11

Luis Mejia (son)- This album, being the debut of king crimson, stablish the genre of prog officially, checking that prog started with early influences of soft machine, the nice, procol harum and pink floyd. The first track 21st century schizoid man, shows the combination of rythms that prog would use through time, being a nice piece of a mix of rock and jazz, and the kind-of awkward voice of Greg Lake. the 2nd track I talk to the wind is one of the most famous of the band, being a nice soft song, that combines with Epitaph, which the lyrics are the best that king crimson have written. Later it comes the song Moonchild, which I first considerated an incomprehensible song, but later, after I heard a lot of king crimson material, I discovered that it's the song that characterize all their later works, because of the improvisation they use in the track. the last song In the court of the crimson king is my favorite, mainly because it combines a little bit of improvisation, good lyrics and rythms. It's a pitty that Greg Lake only lasted two albums, but this is the most perfect start for a band that would later be one of the most original bands of all time.

"My words are all carried away" but you'll get the point. This is a brilliant release!.......2007-06-02

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" I am often asked to review and speak about albums from the 60's and 70's.

The debut King Crimson effort is one of monumental achievement. It will be in the time capsule for not only being one of the finest progressive rock albums ever, one of the best initial efforts, but being one of the finest collection of instrumental and vocal craftsmanship the world will ever see.

Greg Lake's vocals are above human quality. His voice is an instrument. While you have heard about Robert Fripp's expertise (Without question) on the guitar, an album of this magnitude needed a singer of Lake's skill.

Michael Giles (You should never have stayed so obscure) is one of the most underrated drummers ever. He offers up the perfect beat and fills to go with Fripp's world class guitar style.

Each track is an epic. 21st Century Schizoid Man- comes at you without warning with the power of a tornado and it leaves nothing in its path.

I Talk To The Wind- is gentle but even in the quiet moments of this stellar song the lyrics carry a big stick.

Epitaph- has the lyrics that never escape the listener. Almost 40 years after the fact people remember
"Knowledge is a deadly friend when no one sets the rules.
The fate of all mankind I see is in the hands of fools."

Moonchild- the forgotten tune on the record with words that are so intense you'll want to repeat the track several times to soak it all in
"Dropping circle stones on a sun dial
Playing hide and seek
With the ghosts of dawn
Waiting for a smile from a sun child."

The Court Of The Crimson King- ends the mythical journey with even more of Pete Sinfield's lyrical masterpieces. He is a painter, a sculpture, and a poet from behind the scenes.

It can't get any better. Actually............. some feel this issue has the best fidelity of anything previous.

Be well always,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

In The Court Of The Crimson King: 30th Anniversary Edition

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The birth of progressive rock 1969
Overrated
A Very Important Album
HEARING AN OLD FRIEND AGAIN
enter the court of king crimson

In The Court Of The Crimson King: 30th Anniversary Edition
King Crimson
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Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

21st Century Schizoid Man/Mirrors
I Talk To The Wind
Epitaph/March For No Reason/Tomorrow And Tomorrow
Moonchild/The Dream/The Illusion
The Court Of The Crimson King/The Return Of The Fire Witch/The Dance Of The Puppets

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When King Crimson released In the Court of the Crimson King in 1969, a year after the band formed in London, the world discovered a music that has never gone away. At times, it is a rush of raw energy that mutates into an impossible balance of light and shade. This was the stuff of musicians who had no fear of stepping boldly into the unknown. Led by crafty guitarist Robert Fripp, who later added his own magic to Bowie's Heroes, King Crimson got big fast with this release. --Paul Clark

Customer Reviews:

The birth of progressive rock 1969.......2007-04-21

This is a powerful debut by a powerful group. The brutal opening tears your head off and as you listen to the frenetic solos and distorted vocals on "21st Century Schizoid Man," you might think to yourself, "What year was this recorded?" Suddenly, the album shifts gears into "I Talk To The Wind," a folky, wistful but cynical reminder that you are in late-sixties counter-culture London. "Epitaph" is well done but a bit H-E-A-V-Y for a man of my tastes (I prefer the Moody Blues when I seek mellotron melodrama), but "Moonchild" makes a nice transition into surreal flowery hippiedom (for those who tire of the extened improv at the end, the "Frame By Frame" box set has an abridged version that may be the one featured in the film "Buffalo 66"). The album's closer, "In The Court Of The Crimson King," is pure artrock - daddy to Genesis. The audio production and musical arrangements are superb. Great album.

Overrated.......2007-03-28

In The Court Of the Crimson King is without a doubt a landmark album that changed the course of progressive music, but in my opinion it does not live up to the five stars everyone so eagerly seems to want to give it. The only 5 star song in the album is perhaps track 5: The Court Of The Crimson King. 21st Century Schizoid Man and I Talk to the Wind are also decent songs but pale in comparison to Greg Lakes work in any of the Emerson Lake & Palmer albums. The major drawback is having to endure Moonchild, the longest song on the album, which is nothing more than a bunch of disjointed sounds with practically no musical relevance at all. Unless you're into the historical significance of the album I wouldn't waste my money on it. In it's place I recommend Emerson Lake & Palmer's Trilogy and Tarkus.

A Very Important Album.......2007-01-16

When people talk about the roots of progressive rock, this album is usually one of the main contenders. Listening to this album now, I can honestly say I enjoy other King Crimson albums more, and other progressive rock albums for that matter. But the fact that this album was created in the late 60's, experimenting with the now classic styles of progressive rock, and while other giants in the genre were just getting started, makes this a monumental and definitive album.

The original line-up of Robert Fripp(guitar), Greg Lake (bass, vocals), Ian McDonald (keyboard, synths), Michael Giles (drums), and Peter Sinfield (lyrics) was a short-lived one, but one that created their best album until the legendary power trio (Fripp, Wetton and Brufford) stunned the progressive scene in 74 with "Red". Coincidentally this album starts in a similar vein to "Red", with the frenetic "21st Century Schizoid Man" setting the album off with a fast and powerful start. The song combines some harsh vocals and a timeless, classic Fripp riff to kick things off. This is ensued by a stunning and overtly technical jazz-fusion middle section, which leads back to the main motif and riff. It is an outstanding opener, and the most fluid, immediate song KC would make for years.

The rest of the album is significantly more relaxed, creating a heavy vibe of sadness and melancholy. This is probably best shown with the classic ballad "Epitaph", a superb and lush outing that is both texturally beautiful and thematically unsettling. This is due to the profound and touching lyrics dealing with the ease and excess of misguidance and ignorance, sung with great passion and a deal of desperation from Lake. Musically the song has a heavy dosage of strings and dramatic timpani rolls to build up a brooding piece.

"I Talk To The Wind", which comes in before "Epitaph", is a very calming piece, slowly washing over with some gentle flute playing, vocal harmonies and some splashy ride cymbals, it is a nice song, and acts as a good contrast to the album's opening flurry. "Moonchild" seems a little pointless to me, and the only weak song. It starts decent enough, and feels like it will continue in the same vein as the two pervious ballads. But then Fripp and the gang seem to want to push the idea of the music being experimental, of a higher `art', as they experiment with various instruments for a good twelve minutes. It is essentially `noodling', and makes for a rather dull and unmemorable song.

After the only weak song, the album closes in fine style with the dreamy, ethereal choruses of the title track. This song has always been one of my favourite KC tracks. It really is a masterpiece of a ballad, combining quiet and understated verses with big, lush choruses, packed with strings and eerie vocal harmonies that send shivers down my spine. A perfect ending to one of rocks most influential and important albums.

HEARING AN OLD FRIEND AGAIN.......2006-11-15

I am out of my mind to find this album! I'm always quoting from it, and no one knows it. Hello being 16 again! Play it loud!

enter the court of king crimson.......2006-10-29

enter the landscape of your mind, a world so strange and unkown that it seems untouched. yes, this is a masterpeice, a stand-alone album. listen with unbiased ears and you will enjoy an experience like nothing of this earth. a collaboration of musical geniuses creating a cosmic masterpeice. open your mind to music that doesn't dwell in the "mainstream". king crimson is a band that was touched by the galatic unity bringing the human ear to a universal level far off in space.

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The best issue of this classic I have heard!!!!
The Best Version of the Album that's Out There!

In the Court of the Crimson King
King Crimson
Manufacturer: Jvc Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2006-03-06

Tracks:

21st Century Schizoid Man
I Talk to the Wind
Epitaph
Moonchild
Court of the Crimson King

Album Description

2006 Japanese reissue of the 1969 album is presented in a miniature LP sleeve with obi-strip. WHD.

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

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The best issue of this classic I have heard!!!!.......2006-07-06

First, a brief history. I first heard this record when it came out in 1969 and it completely blew me away with its originality and craftsmanship. I still have the first Atlantic vinyl pressing, so, needless to say, I KNOW every nuance of this recording.
Court of The Crimson King was without question a very daring and innovative work in 1969. No one had ever heard anything quite like them. To this day, I consider it a masterpiece of modern art.
If you love this recording as much as I do, you owe it to yourself to buy the JVC Japan re-issue. Yes, I know it costs 40 something bucks, but take my word for it; this version sounds much better then the HDCD "Original Master Edition" or the Caroline "30th Anniversary Edition".
With all that said, keep in mind that this is a 1969 pop music recording. It has (like most records of the day) a limited dynamic frequency range compared to state of the art recordings of today. The JVC edition of King Crimson's first album is THE very best you will hear. Dim the lights, put yourself in a good pair of headphones, and take a wonderful ride. This is as good as it gets.

The Best Version of the Album that's Out There!.......2006-03-28

This extremely well digitally remastered version of Court in a beautifully designed mini-lp sleeve replica package is a real treat for Crimson fans. Not only has the sound been remastered to perfection but the liner notes are also very well designed with lyrics and paper clippings harking to the old days included to boot. I thought the 30th Anniversary version was great but if you can believe it, this version is much better. The sound quality is excellent and makes the 30th Anniversary version sound mediocre in comparison. For want of a better definition and to satisfy those that absolutely have to categorise everything that they hear, this would be the godfather of the progressive rock genre. To call it the progenitor of progressive rock would be misleading and incorrect as depending upon how you think about it, even Sgt Pepper's, Velvet Underground's first album and Pink Floyd's Sid Barrett days could all be called progressive rock but still this album is a work of art on it's own and is deserving of all the accolades that it has received to date and continues to receive today. Great opening powerhouse track followed by more mellow Moody Blues-like stuff and ending on a powerful note. Essential listening for music hobbyists and a recording that is seminal and really grows on you. Recommended.

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One of the best albums of all time
My Favorite From Crimson
4.5 stars - An incredible album
21st Century Masterpiece
King Crimson cuts the first great progressive rock album

In the Court of Crimson King
King Crimson
Manufacturer: Virgin
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ASIN: B000025AJM
Release Date: 2001-03-01

Tracks:

21st Century Schizoid Man (Including Mirrors)
I Talk To The Wind
Epitaph (Including March For No Reason And
Moonchild (Including The Dream And The Illusion)
The Court Of The Crimson King

Album Description

Special limited 30th anniversary edition of the legendary English prog rock group's phenomenal 1969 debut album Digitally remastered by the band's guitarist/ keyboardist Robert Fripp using 24 bit technology. Original artwork & sleeve notes intact, plus some previously unpublished photos. Five tracks, including '21st Century Schizoid Man' and 'In The Court Of The Crimson King'. 1999 release.

Album Details

Special Limited 30th Anniversary Edition CD. 24 Bit Remastered, Packaged in a Limited Edition Vinyl Replica Sleeve Shrunk to CD Size. All Original Artwork and Sleeve Notes Will Be Featured

Customer Reviews:

One of the best albums of all time.......2005-01-01

There are few albums that command the respect and admiration that this one does, nearly 40 years later. The fact that it's hard to find, and that people (like me) are willing to pay more than would be paid for most other nearly-40-year-old albums, attests to it's enduring value. It is one of those albums that you can enjoy sober or...

As an ex-musician, I know good musicianship when I hear it. And I hear it in abundance here. It is an incredible effort, and well worth paying premium for.

My Favorite From Crimson.......2004-12-25

This debut here, released in 1969, influenced quite a few musicians in the rock world, especially those found under the "progressive" rock label. After more than 30 years since it's release, it still sounds as fresh, explosive and provocative. This is without a doubt my favorite King Crimson album (with their 1974 release _Red_ in a close second.)

It starts off with the fiery "21st Century Schizoid Man," which is a mix of scathing proto-metal and fiery jazz: listen to how Greg Lake's processed vocals sound akin to something of an apocalypse, which are backed by some harsh, distorted, convulsive blasts, and how during the verses, we are treated to the scorching guitar and saxophone lines playing the same melody in unison. It's intense stuff, and this song -- for better or worse -- is the benchmark to which nearly everything Crimson released afterward would be compared. Indeed, this song embodies a *huge* part of what Crimson is, and what they would be for their entire career. "I Talk To The Wind" is an interesting and mellow mix of R&B and light orchestral: the kind of tune you would hear if The Everly Brothers got together with The Moody Blues, and sang lyrics to a Black Sabbath tune. It's very ethereal, melodic and soothing. Love the flute playing on here.

"Epitath" is a very absorbing extended tune with great vocals and lush, dramatic mellotron. The lyrics and singing here are quite disturbing. Once again, this track has an interesting crazed mix of psychedelia/R&B/classical rock. "Moonchild" starts off like an almost bedtime lullaby, which I find beautiful and imaginative, then it segues into the most challenging part of the disc. The last nine minutes of this song is nothing but instrumental experimentation. I don't personally find it as awful as many others seem to, in fact I find it enriching and mind-expanding, but still challenging. It especialy works best at nighttime. "The Court Of The Crimson King" is probably my favorite, though it's hard to choose. This is the most symphonic on here. The ahhh-ahh-ahh-ahh melody backed by the D-C-B progression is just phenomenal and too good for words. Listen to Greg Lake's dramatic, regal and enchanting vocals here.

This album is considered a classic for a reason. Highly recommended for fans of prog-rock, or music that is imaginative and challenging.

4.5 stars - An incredible album.......2004-12-18

In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969.) King Crimson's first album.

It seems like most of the great progressive classic rock bands tend to never get the credit that they deserve - and King Crimson is no exception. When they were together, the group was one of the finest of its kind in all the world. Peter Sinfield, Greg Lake, and Robert Fripp were some of the world's first progressive rockers, as well as some of the finest. The group released their first album, In The Court Of The Crimson King, in 1969. Read on for my review of this album.

Many fans of King Crimson hail this as their best album. I think it's a solid album, and I see why fans of the band hold it in such high regard. It's an excellent album for the most part. The opening track, Twenty-First Century Schizoid Man, is the most popular song on here, and arguably the group's biggest hit. The angry guitar stylings featured here are VERY advanced for 1969. It makes for an excellent opener. The second track, I Talk To The Wind, slows things way down. On these slow tracks, it seems like Greg Lake's vocals are always top-notch, and this one is no exception. It's followed by Epitaph, which is also excellent. The only track on the album I'm not too fond of is Moonchild, which is essentially close to twelve minutes of the same thing. The song seems very undeveloped. But the group immediately redeems themselves with the ever-so-cool closing track, which is the album's title track. On the closing track, keyboards and twelve-string guitars join the drums and bass to create another track whose greatness is virtually unrivaled. In the end, King Crimson's debut is a very good, and very unique album.

Unfortunately, this album is NOT easy to find. (As of November 18, 2004), The album is out of print in America (either that, or it's poorly distributed.) Accordingly, you're probably going to have to end up ordering a copy. This sucks... albums this good should be readily available in all stores!

My complaints with this album are minimal. Greg Lake and his contemporaries within the group proved themselves musically on this effort, and all these years later, the album remains a favorite of many a progressive rock fan. Not long after this album was released, Lake left the group to join forces with former Nice keyboardist Keith Emerson and former Atomic Rooster drummer Carl Palmer, to form their own progressive rock supergroup. King Crimson held together, though, even without Lake. And even with him gone, the group continued to release excellent albums. And this is where it all began.

21st Century Masterpiece.......2004-10-23

This is the ultimate proto progressive album.
Crazy jazz, beautiful folk, classical influences and wierd avant-garde - it's all there.
Fripp & co achieved here a great artistically success, which will grow even better and bigger in the next albums.
This is a superb start for any progressive and non-progressive listener.
A Must!

King Crimson cuts the first great progressive rock album.......2004-10-11

Time and time again we are confronted with artists who put out a great debut album and never climb that high ever again. When it comes to talking about the paradigmatic example of such a phenomenon my choice would be King Crimson and their debut album "In the Court of the Crimson King." Released in 1969 with its distinctive cover art, this was the album that set the standard for progressive/psychedelic rock for the next decade. Except for the title track the songs are ensemble efforts by guitarist Robert Fripp, drummer Michael Giles, bass player and lead vocalist Greg Lake, keyboard player Ian McDonald, and lyricist Peter Sinfield.

The best track on the album is the first, "21st Century Schizoid Man," with its big main riff and jazz-rock middle section ("Mirrors"). The music is somewhat distorted at times, but that does not stop the group's musical virtuosity from coming through. As you would expect from the title, the song paints a picture of dystopian future that embodies the worst tendencies of the late 1960s, and remains the standard by which other progressive rock epics are judged. In terms of political sensibilities nothing comes close. The song also stands out because the following track, "I Talk to the Wind," is more folk-rock and constitutes a sort of cleansing of the palate before proceeding to the rest of the album (it is actually a song members of the group had played on earlier efforts).

The title track is not the best King Crimson song, but it is probably their best known one (and the one song that was written just by McDonald and Sinfeld). The conceit is of a medieval court afflicted by a black queen, fire witch, and other equally dark images heading for total destruction. It is a daring finality, teetering on the brink of the sort of bombastic pomposity that often afflicted progressive rock (Emerson, Lake & Palmer's "Tarkus Suite," with its synthesizer excess is the example that springs to mind). Musically on this album as a whole it is McDonald who makes the biggest mark on the album, playing mellotron and assorted other instruments like saxophones, although Fripp's guitar is also prominent. When I was growing up the singing voice I most wanted to have was Greg Lake's, and this is the album when he sounds the best. The result is that "In the Court of the Crimson King" is one of the albums that has to be considered when you are making a list of top albums from the Sixites or in the history of progressive rock music. It does not matter that King Crimson had a revolving door lineup and that it would take them years to come up with anything close to this classic album.

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King Crimson On Broadway

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ASIN: B0007Y7XRC

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2 CDs, 21 tracks, 1995.

CONDO PAINTING "Condo At Sea / Harder And Deeper / Dance Of The Morlocks / Booker Tease / Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues / Mr. Lucky / Black Wings / Radio Amatoroj / Compassion In Exile / What's The Use? / Tom Dooley / The Court Of The Crimson King / The Court Of The Crimson King / Double Naught Spy Car / 15 Loss Of Soul And Shoe / Reciprocal Presupposition / Radar

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CONDO PAINTING "Condo At Sea / Harder And Deeper / Dance Of The Morlocks / Booker Tease / Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues / Mr. Lucky / Black Wings / Radio Amatoroj / Compassion In Exile / What's The Use? / Tom Dooley / The Court Of The Crimson King / The Court Of The Crimson King / Double Naught Spy Car / 15 Loss Of Soul And Shoe / Reciprocal Presupposition / Radar
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CONDO PAINTING -Condo At Sea / Harder And Deeper / Dance Of The Morlocks / Booker Tease / Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues / Mr. Lucky / Black Wings / Radio Amatoroj / Compassion In Exile / What's The Use? /What's The Use? / Tom Dooley / The Court Of The Crimson King / The Court Of The Crimson King / Double Naught Spy Car / Loss Of Soul And Shoe / Reciprocal Presupposition / Radar
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King Crimson cuts the first great progressive rock album
never heard anything like it before or since
Outstanding!
The Start of things to Come

In the Court of the Crimson...

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ASIN: B00004C4HS
Release Date: 1999-12-17

Tracks:

21st Century Schizoid Man Including Mirrors
I Talk To The Wind
Epitaph Including-March For A Reason/Tomorrow And
Moonchild Including-The Dream/The Illusion
The Court Of The Crimson King

Album Description

24 bit digitally remastered Japanese reissue of 1969 albumby the legendary British prog group packaged in a miniaturized LP sleeve limited to the initial pressing only.Five tracks, including the classics 'Court Of The Crimson King' & '21st Century Schizoi

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a Limited LP Style Slipcase for Initial Pressing. 24bit Digitally Remastered.

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King Crimson cuts the first great progressive rock album.......2003-12-17

The best track on the album is the first, "21st Century Schizoid Man," with its big main riff and jazz-rock middle section ("Mirrors"). The music is somewhat distorted at times, but that does not stop the group's musical virtuosity from coming through. As you would expect from the title, the song paints a picture of dystopian future that embodies the worst tendencies of the late 1960s, and remains the standard by which other progressive rock epics are judged. In terms of political sensibilities nothing comes close. The song also stands out because the following track, "I Talk to the Wind," is more folk-rock and constitutes a sort of cleansing of the palate before proceeding to the rest of the album (it is actually a song members of the group had played on earlier efforts).

The title track is not the best King Crimson song, but it is probably their best known one (and the one song that was written just by McDonald and Sinfeld). The conceit is of a medieval court afflicted by a black queen, fire witch, and other equally dark images heading for total destruction. It is a daring finality, teetering on the brink of the sort of bombastic pomposity that often afflicted progressive rock (Emerson, Lake & Palmer's "Tarkus Suite," with its synthesizer excess is the example that springs to mind). Musically on this album as a whole it is McDonald who makes the biggest mark on the album, playing mellotron and assorted other instruments like saxophones, although Fripp's guitar is also prominent. When I was growing up the singing voice I most wanted to have was Greg Lake's, and this is the album when he sounds the best. The result is that "In the Court of the Crimson King" is one of the albums that has to be considered when you are making a list of top albums from the Sixites or in the history of progressive rock music. It does not matter that King Crimson had a revolving door lineup and that it would take them years to come up with anything close to this classic album.

never heard anything like it before or since.......2002-11-08

this album defies adequate description as it never fails to surprise me everytime i listen to it.from greg lakes wonderful vocals,fripps awesome guitar,flute,mellotron,drums etc are all put to the most creative use ever put down on record.21st century schizioid man is one of the most identifiable tracks in rock history as are all the other tracks.in fact the whole album is amazing in its sheer scope and diversity.

Outstanding!.......2002-06-05

Simply one of the coolest and most inventive rock albums of all time. A "must have" for any serious music fan.

The Start of things to Come.......2000-02-10

1969 was a fairly important year, it saw the release of Frank Zappa's "Hot Rats", Beefheart's "Trout Mask Replica" and Caravan's "If I could do it, I would do it all over you again". This was the year where jazz and rock came together with an unheard of intensity. The Court of the Crimson King was such an album. The opening track: "21st Century Schizoid Man", just blasts through the speakers with a relentless horn section and searing guitar played by Robert Fripp. The production on this record is remarkable, as the you can also hear the timbre of the drums clearly coming through horn riffs and the guitar leads. Gregg Lake's Voice has some distortion, this was a protest song, and it was loud and angry. Great Stuff if you want to rattle your neighbours, I wanted to play it at the start of the millenium, but I was not at home to do so. The sentiments of the lyrics of this song, somehow still ring true today. The energy and intensity of this track has been unsurpassed, it is molten! .

This track is followed by the delicate "I talk to the wind". A nice relaxing number with some nice flute by Mel Collins. A complete contrast to the power of the horns in the preceding track.

Then comes "Epitaph": This has be the first funeral march in rock music. This brings home how important Mel Collins was to this album, as his horn work seems to carry the melody, it is played with feeling.

"Moon Child" opens with a mystical song. Beautifully sung by Greg Lake with a pleasant melody. This gives way to some free-form music. The albums just pushes at the boundaries, it still does to the present day.

"In the Court of the Crimson King". This is the title track. Classical themes are explored in this as much as jazz themes were explored in the opening track. It is a track that develops and again, Greg Lake's velvet voice carries the song really well. It takes you to the realm of imagination of fantasy.

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King Crimson cuts the first great progressive rock album.......2005-06-01

The In the Court of the Crimson King/In the Wake of Poseidon/Lizard

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The beggining
King Crimson-The First Three

The In the Court of the Crimson King/In the Wake of Poseidon/Lizard
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The beggining.......2001-09-18

Nothing better than getting three jewels for the price of one!
Yes you may be paying a little more but trust me. It's worth!

King Crimson-The First Three.......2000-04-01

A re-release of Crimson's first three albums, all of which are essential listening. A whirlwind of emotions, delicate and sensual alternating with dark, forboding and powerful. Stunning musicianship, superb vocals, rich and complex music make for a satisfying and cathartic blend of classic progressive rock. The jumbled order of song titles is bothersome, however; the original running order would have been preferable.

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