King Crimson – In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson)
Tracklist
| A1 | 21st Century Schizoid Man (Including Mirrors) | 7:21 | |
| A2 | I Talk To The Wind | 6:08 | |
| A3 | Epitaph (Including March For No Reason And Tomorrow And Tomorrow) | 8:52 | |
| B1 | Moonchild (Including The Dream And The Illusion) | 12:15 | |
| B2 | The Court Of The Crimson King (Including The Return Of The Fire Witch And The Dance Of The Puppets) | 9:25 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Wessex Sound Studios
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
- Mastered At – Atlantic Studios
- Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Published By – TRO-Total Music, Inc.
- Copyright © – E.G. Music Ltd.
- Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Credits
- Bass, Lead Vocals – Greg Lake
- Cover – Barry Godber
- Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Michael Giles
- Engineer – Robin Thompson
- Engineer [Assistant] – Tony Page
- Guitar – Robert Fripp
- Keyboards, Mellotron, Woodwind, Vibraphone, Reeds, Vocals – Ian McDonald
- Producer – King Crimson
- Words By, Other [Illumination] – Peter Sinfield
Notes
Terre Haute pressing with CTH suffix in matrix.
Textured gatefold sleeve.
Textured gatefold sleeve.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Label): ST-A-691699CTH
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Label): ST-A-691700CTH
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Etch): S T A691699-1B 1 CTH T
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Etch): S T A691700-1B 1 CTH T
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Etch Variant 1): S T A691699-1A 1 CTH T
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Etch Variant 1): S T A691699-1A 1 CTH T
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In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) (LP, Album, MO - 1841 Broadway, Monarch Pressing) | Atlantic | SD 8245 | US | 1969 | ||
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In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) (LP, Album, Stereo) | Island Records | ILPS 9111, ILPS-9111 | UK | 1969 | ||
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In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) (LP, Album) | Atlantic | SD 8245 | Israel | 1969 | ||
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In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | Atlantic | SD 8245, SD. 8245 | Canada | 1969 | ||
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In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) (LP, Album) | Atlantic | SD 8245 | US | 1969 |
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Edited 5 years agoThis one is the biggest and most important rock albums for all times!!! I have 1st US Press LP in my collection!!! Brilliant sound!!! I think better than UK vesion (Atlantic – SD 8245) !!! -
As a punk listener, I used to laugh off a prog rock album as a collection of pretentious assholes making a little noise as expensively as possible. This is not the case. In The Court Of The Crimson King isn't just a fun, novel little album, but in fact managed to open me up to an entirely new genre of music that can be beautiful and powerful. I will always have a heart for punk, but I've made room for this noise as well. The artwork is bold and haunting. It sticks out in a collection, sure to grab the curiosity of someone who hasn't been fortunate enough to hear it in it's full glory. If you're not a prog rock listener, it may be an acquired taste, especially with such a in-your-face opening song, but with patience it will deliver a great listen. A definite must spin for anybody interested (or completely uninterested) in prog rock.
Also, my copy has the spine text printed on the far left edge of the front cover. Not sure if that's normal or not.
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