CD, DVD

Starless and Bible Black

Album by King Crimson

Released 29 March 1974

progressive rock rock experimental rock

Tracklist

CD 1
1
The Great Deceiver
4:02
2
Lament
4:04
3
We’ll Let You Know
3:40
4
The Night Watch
4:40
5
Trio
5:39
3.0 ★
6
The Mincer
4:09
3.0 ★
7
Starless and Bible Black
9:10
8
Fracture
11:18
9
The Law of Maximum Distress: Part 1
6:41
10
Improv: The Mincer
4:21
11
The Law of Maximum Distress: Part 2
2:27
12
Dr. Diamond (live, June 23rd 1973, Richards Club, Atlanta, Georgia)
4:00
13
Guts on My Side (live, March 19th 1974, Palazzo Dello Sport, Udine, Italy)
4:30
DVD 2
1
The Great Deceiver (5.1 mix)
4:03
2
Lament (5.1 mix)
4:02
3
We’ll Let You Know (5.1 mix)
3:42
4
The Night Watch (5.1 mix)
4:39
5
Trio (5.1 mix)
5:38
6
The Mincer (5.1 mix)
4:09
7
Starless and Bible Black (5.1 mix)
9:09
8
Fracture (5.1 mix)
11:13
9
Easy Money (taken from the album “The Night Watch”) (5.1 mix)
6:13
10
The Great Deceiver (original mix)
4:03
4.0 ★
11
Lament (original mix)
4:06
4.0 ★
12
We’ll Let You Know (original mix)
3:42
3.0 ★
13
The Night Watch (original mix)
4:40
3.5 ★
14
Trio (original mix)
5:41
3.0 ★
15
The Mincer (original mix)
4:09
3.0 ★
16
Starless and Bible Black (original mix)
9:11
3.0 ★
17
Fracture (original mix)
11:13
4.0 ★
18
The Great Deceiver (2011 stereo mix)
4:03
19
Lament (2011 stereo mix)
4:00
20
We’ll Let You Know (2011 stereo mix)
3:43
21
The Night Watch (2011 stereo mix)
4:40
22
Trio (2011 stereo mix)
5:39
3.0 ★
23
The Mincer (2011 stereo mix)
4:09
3.0 ★
24
Starless and Bible Black (2011 stereo mix)
9:09
25
Fracture (2011 stereo mix)
11:17
26
Lament (live)
4:12
27
The Night Watch (live)
5:59
28
Fracture (live)
11:28
29
The Law of Maximum Distress: Part 1 (live)
6:40
30
Improv: The Mincer (live)
4:22
31
The Law of Maximum Distress: Part 2 (live)
2:18
32
We’ll Let You Know (unedited from The Great Deceiver)
7:18
33
Dr. Diamond (live)
4:00
34
Guts on My Side (live)
4:31
35
The Night Watch (stereo single edit)
3:19
36
The Night Watch (mono US radio single edit)
3:19
37
30 second radio advert
0:33
38
60 second radio advert
1:05
39
Easy Money (live)
6:33
40
Fragged Dusty Wall Carpet (live)
5:18

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Release credits

Alex Mundy
audio [2.29-31, 2.33-34, 1.9-13]
Bill Bruford
drums (drum set) [2.1-7, 2.10-13, 2.15-21, 2.23-25, 2.33, 2.35-36, 1.1-4, 1.6-8, 1.12], other vocals [17]
David Cross
keyboard [1.1-8, 2.1-7, 2.10-25, 2.35-36], viola [2.1-7, 2.10-25, 2.35-36, 1.1-8], violin [1.1-8, 1.12, 2.1-7, 2.10-25, 2.33, 2.35-36]
David Singleton
audio [2.29-31, 2.33-34, 1.9-13], mix [1.9, 1.11, 2.26-29, 2.31-32]
George Chkiantz
engineer [10]
John Wetton
bass [2.1-7, 2.10-25, 2.33, 2.35-36, 1.1-8, 1.12], vocal [1.1-6, 1.12, 2.1-7, 2.10-15, 2.18-23, 2.33, 2.35-36]
King Crimson
producer [2.10-17, 2.22-23, 2.35, 1.5-6]
Robert Fripp
guitar [1.1-4, 1.6-8, 1.12, 2.1-7, 2.10-13, 2.15-21, 2.23-25, 2.33, 2.35-36], mellotron [2.1-7, 2.10-25, 2.35-36, 1.1-8], mix [1.1-9, 1.11, 2.1-9, 2.14-15, 2.18-29, 2.31-32], producer [2.1-4, 2.7-9, 2.14-15, 2.18-25, 2.29, 2.31, 1.1-9, 1.11]
Simon Heyworth
mix [5-6]
Steven Wilson
mix [1.1-8, 2.1-4, 2.7-9, 2.14-15, 2.18-25], producer [1.1-8, 2.1-4, 2.7-9, 2.14-15, 2.18-25]
Tony Arnold
mix [1.9, 1.11, 2.26-29, 2.31-32]