In The Court Of The Crimson King

[HotRats]

Yes, its time for another reissue but this one looks meaty

IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING
'In The Court Of The Crimson King' is one the most revered rock
albums of all time. Robert Fripp & Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree)
have collaborated to produce a completely new stereo mix drawn
directly from the original multi-track tapes.
Presented with new sleeve notes by Robert Fripp & King Crimson
biographer Sid Smith along with rare photos & archive material.
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
CD1 features the new mix plus 5 additional tracks drawn from the original recording sessions – a complete version of Moonchild (edited on the new stereo mix), a flute/guitar duet of 'I Talk To The Wind', an alternate mix of 'I Talk To The Wind', the full 'Epitaph' backing track & the session recording of the ’wind’ noises used to introduce the album at the start of '21st Century Schizoid Man'.
CD2 features the 2004 remaster of the original album drawn from the original master tape plus bonus tracks including the Morgan studios instrumental take of '21st Century Schizoid Man', 2 tracks from 1969 BBC John Peel sessions, ('21st Century Schizoid Man' & 'I Talk To The Wind' - the latter previously
unreleased,) and de-clicked vinyl transfer of the original mono a+b side single edits of 'In The Court Of The
Crimson King'.

TRACKLISTINGS:
2CD Edition: £10.99
CD1) New 2009 Mixes plus: 21st Century Schizoid Man - I Talk To The Wind – Epitaph – Moonchild - The Court Of The Crimson King. Bonus tracks: alternate takes & versions mixed by Steven Wilson from original
multi-tracks: Moonchild - I Talk To The Wind (Duo Version) - I Talk To The Wind (Alternate Version) - Epitaph (Backing track) - Wind Session
CD2) 2004 Remaster plus: 21st Century Schizoid Man - I Talk To The Wind – Epitaph – Moonchild - The Court Of The Crimson King. Bonus tracks: 21st Century Schizoid Man (Instrumental) - 21st Century Schizoid Man (Peel Session) - I Talk To The Wind Peel Session - Court Of The Crimson King (Original A-side Single Edit) - Court Of The Crimson King (Original B-side Single Edit)

CD+DVD-A Edition: £14.99
CD1) The New 2009 Mixes plus: 21st Century Schizoid Man - I Talk To The Wind – Epitaph – Moonchild - The
Court Of The Crimson King. Bonus tracks: alternate takes & versions mixed by Steven Wilson from original
multi-tracks: Moonchild - I Talk To The Wind (Duo Version) - I Talk To The Wind (Alternate Version) - Epitaph (Backing track) - Wind Session
DVD-A) Full Album DVD-A Lossless Surround Sound, DTS 5.1 Surround Sound. Original mix & new mix in High Resolution Stereo. Bonus tracks in Hi-Res Stereo: 10 tracks of alternate takes & versions including a complete alternate version of the album mixed by Steven Wilson from original multi-tracks. Bonus Video: Short video clip of 21st Century Schizoid Man (Hyde Park July 1969).

Ltd 6 Disc Box Set: £48.99
Disc: 1 As CD1 above
Disc: 2 As CD2 above
Disc: 3 Album's worth of alternate takes & mixes + de-clicked vinyl transfer of original Island pressing.
Disc: 4 Live material from 1969 at Hyde Park London & Fillmore East New York
Disc: 5 Bonus disc of US mono promo album + single radio edit.
Disc: 6 As DVD-A disc above

£49 from Amazon UK, $149 from Amazon US (import) for the box

[Clark Kent]

I wish a lot of great albums would get this treatment. The deluxe edition looks awesome with so much content.

[Johnny Vinyl]

My original vinyl copy is perfect! I think I'll stick with it!

John

[inlayterms]

I picked up most of King Crimson's HDCD reissues that came out several years ago. They sound great. One of my favourite bands.

[TedK]

The three new 40th Anniversary editions are fantastic! Lizard in surround sound is the greatest musical experience I've had in the past 10-15 years. I am now convinced that it is the most shamefully underrated album in the history of "popular" music. Decades ahead of its time!

[blu2]

Next two in the 40th anniversary series are out in October (CD + DVD-A):



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_...tion_Tracklist



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islands...ersary_Edition

[Crimson King]

Originally Posted by John72953

My original vinyl copy is perfect! I think I'll stick with it!

John

+1 I have the original Atlantic pressing HAND SIGNED BY ROBERT FRIPP!

[blu2]

The next two titles in this DVD-A + CD series are available for pre-order, for release in October (at burningshed and dgmlive at least):





Discipline is one of their top 2 IMHO (alongside Red), and Starless is very good too.