King Crimson - 1969-1972 (6LP Box Set, 200 Gram Heavyweight Vinyl, 2019)

• Finally on vinyl, the King Crimson 40th anniversary albums mixed and produced by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp.
• Cut from the same hi-res masters used for the 40th anniversary CD/DVD-A series
• Pressed on 200gram super-heavyweight vinyl for the best possible audio reproduction
• King Crimson is on tour in the UK in from end of October into November, with the current band playing much of the material on these albums
• Boxed set contains the band’s three classic albums by the celebrated 1972 – 1974 line-ups plus a fourth album containing a complete alternate version of “Larks’ Tongues in Aspic” mixed and produced by Steven Wilson featuring the LP’s original US artwork.*
• The expanded edition of USA is also featured on LPs five and six in its 2013 issued mix by Robert Fripp, David Singleton and Tony Arnold
• The set also contains a full sized 24 pages photographic booklet of the band during the period plus a poster of the King Crimson album art as it originally featured in “The Young Person’s Guide to King Crimson” – the band’s first, 1975 issued, compilation.

Contents:

LP1 In The Court Of The Crimson King
LP2 In The Wake Of Poseidon
LP3 Lizard
LP4 Islands
LP5 An Alternative Guide to King Crimson (1969-72) LP 1
LP6 An Alternative Guide to King Crimson (1969-72) LP 2

Full Tracklist:

LP1 In The Court Of The Crimson King

A1 21st Century Schizoid Man (Including "Mirrors")
A2 I Talk To The Wind
A3 Epitaph (Including "March For No Reason" And "Tomorrow And Tomorrow")

B1 Moonchild (Including "The Dream" And "The Illusion")
B2 The Court Of The Crimson King (Including "The Return Of The Fire Witch" And "The Dance Of The Puppets")

LP2 In The Wake Of Poseidon

In The Wake Of Poseidon
A1 Peace - A Beginning
A2 Pictures Of A City (Including 42nd At Treadmill)
A3 Cadence And Cascade
A4 In The Wake Of Poseidon (Including Libra's Theme)

B1 Cat Food
The Devil's Triangle
B2a Merday Morn
B2b Hand Of Sceiron
B2c Garden Of Worm
B3 Peace - An End

LP3 Lizard

A1 Cirkus (Including: Entry Of The Chameleons)
A2 Indoor Games
A3 Happy Family
A4 Lady Of The Dancing Water

Lizard
Ba Prince Rupert Awakes
Bb Bolero - The Peacock's Tale
Bc The Battle Of Glass Tears (Including: Dawn Song / Last Skirmish / Prince Rupert's Lament)
Bd Big Top

LP4 Islands

A1 Formentera Lady
A2 Sailor's Tale
A3 The Letters

B1 Ladies Of The Road
B2 Prelude: Song Of The Gulls
B3 Islands

LP5 An Alternative Guide to King Crimson (1969-72) LP 1

A1 21st Century Schizoid Man (Instrumental, Trio Version)
A2 I Talk To The Wind (Studio Run Through)
A3 Epitaph (Alt Instrumental Version)

B1 Moonchild (Take 1)
B2 The Court Of The Crimson King (Take 3, Instrumental)
B3 I Talk To The Wind (Duo Version)
B4 Cadence And Cascade (Guide Vocal, Greg Lake)
B5 Peace - An End (Alt Mix)

LP6 An Alternative Guide to King Crimson (1969-72) LP 2

C1 Cat Food (Single Version)
C2 Groon (2010 Mix)
C3 Indoor Games (Alt Take)
C4 Lady Of The Dancing Water (Alt Take)
C5 Prince Rupert Awakes (Piano, Keith Tippett)
C6 Prince Rupert's Lament (Alt Take)

D1 A Peacemaking Stint Unrolls
D2 Sailor's Tale (Alt Guitar Takes)
D3 Ladies Of The Road (Remix)
D4 Prelude: Song Of The Gulls (String Section, Take 2)
D5 Islands (Run Through With Oboe Prominent)