The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson, Volume 1: 1969–1974

Compilation by King Crimson

Released 9 November 2004

Tracklist

  • CD 1: In the Studio: 1969–1971
  • 1
    21st Century Schizoid Man
    7:24
    4.3 ★
  • 2
    I Talk to the Wind
    6:05
    3.9 ★
  • 3
    Epitaph
    8:47
    4.1 ★
  • 4
    Moonchild
    3:37
  • 5
    The Court of the Crimson King
    9:27
    4.6 ★
  • 6
    Peace – A Theme
    1:14
    3.5 ★
  • 7
    Cat Food
    4:52
    3.8 ★
  • 8
    Groon
    3:32
  • 9
    Cadence and Cascade
    4:37
    3.0 ★
  • 10
    In the Wake of Poseidon (instrumental edit)
    4:02
  • 11
    Ladies of the Road
    5:30
    3.0 ★
  • 12
    Sailor’s Tale (abridged)
    7:19
  • 13
    Islands (instrumental edit)
    5:30
  • 14
    Tuning Up
    0:49
  • 15
    Bolero
    6:24
  • CD 2: Live: 1969–1972
  • 1
    The Court of the Crimson King
    6:55
  • 2
    A Man, a City
    12:10
  • 3
    21st Century Schizoid Man
    7:30
  • 4
    Get Thy Bearings
    10:53
  • 5
    Mars
    6:41
  • 6
    Pictures of a City
    8:44
  • 7
    The Letters
    4:28
  • 8
    The Sailor’s Tale
    4:49
  • 9
    Groon
    6:44
  • 10
    21st Century Schizoid Man (instrumental)
    9:47
  • CD 3: In the Studio: 1972–1974
  • 1
    Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part I (abridged)
    10:46
  • 2
    Book of Saturday
    2:51
  • 3
    Easy Money
    8:01
  • 4
    Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II
    7:11
  • 5
    The Night Watch
    4:41
  • 6
    The Great Deceiver
    4:02
    4.0 ★
  • 7
    Fracture
    11:12
    4.0 ★
  • 8
    Starless (abridged)
    4:36
  • 9
    Red
    6:15
    4.6 ★
  • 10
    Fallen Angel
    6:03
  • 11
    One More Red Nightmare
    7:06
    5.0 ★
  • CD 4: Live: 1973–1974
  • 1
    Asbury Park
    7:00
  • 2
    The Talking Drum
    5:45
  • 3
    Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part Two
    6:29
  • 4
    Lament
    4:18
  • 5
    We’ll Let You Know
    4:13
  • 6
    Improv: Augsburg
    1:08
  • 7
    Exiles (abridged)
    5:52
  • 8
    Easy Money
    9:12
  • 9
    Providence
    10:01
  • 10
    Starless and Bible Black
    9:22
  • 11
    21st Century Schizoid Man
    8:16
  • 12
    Trio
    5:49

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Release credits

  • engineer [1.11, 3.2], recording [11], sound [11]
  • drums (drum set) [6-7, 9, 11], other vocals [7], percussion [8-11]
  • bass [13], bass guitar [11], lead vocals [11]
  • keyboard [6-7], viola [6-7], violin [2, 6-7]
  • engineer [6, 8-11], recording [3.9, 3.11, 4.1, 4.11]
  • lead vocals [9]
  • bass guitar [1-3, 5], lead vocals [1-3, 5, 7], vocal [10]
  • background vocals [1-3, 5], keyboard [1-3, 5], mellotron [1-3, 5], reeds [1-3, 5], vibraphone [1-3, 5], woodwind [1-3, 5]
  • background vocals [11], drums (drum set) [11, 13], membranophone [11], percussion [11], vocal [11]
  • bass [6-7], bass guitar [2, 8-11], vocal [2, 6, 8-11]
  • piano [7, 9, 11]
  • copyright, phonographic copyright, arranger [1.11, 3.9, 3.11], producer [3.2-4, 3.6-11, 1.1-3, 1.5, 1.11, 4.1, 4.11]
  • cello [9], cornet [3.10, 1.11, 1.13]
  • background vocals [11], flute [9, 11], saxophone [11, 13], soprano saxophone [8], vocal [11]
  • background vocals [1-3, 5], drums (drum set) [1-3, 5, 7, 9-10], percussion [1-3, 5]
  • engineer [2-4]
  • bass [10], bass guitar [7, 9]
  • producer [6-9]
  • acoustic guitar [6, 9], celesta [9], guitar [3.2, 3.6-11, 1.1-3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.10-11], keyboard [3.8, 3.10, 1.13], mellotron [3.6-7, 3.9, 3.11, 1.10-11], mix [2, 7], producer [2, 6-9]
  • oboe [3.10, 1.13]
  • engineer [1-3, 5-7, 9]
  • assistant [9, 11], recording [9, 11]
  • mix [2], producer [2]
  • assistant [1-3, 5-7, 9], engineer [6-7, 9]

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