KING CRIMSON "IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING" LP 1969 PSYCHEDELIC ISLAND MINT-
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Oct 11, 2014 Sold Date
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YOU ARE BIDDING ON A LP BY KING CRIMSON CALLED "IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING". IT WAS RELEASED ON THE ISLAND LABEL (ILSP 9111) OUT OF THE U.S. IN 1969. THE GATEFOLD COVER IS NEAR MINT & THE LP IS MINT-  

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The group's definitive album, and one of the most daring debut albums ever recorded by anybody. At the time, it blew all of the progressive/psychedelic competition (the Moody Blues, the Nice, etc.) out of the running, although it was almost too good for the band's own good -- it took King Crimson nearly four years to come up with a record as strong or concise. Ian McDonald's Mellotron is the dominant instrument, along with his saxes and Fripp's guitar, making this a somewhat different-sounding record from everything else they ever did. And even though that Mellotron sound is muted and toned down compared to their concert work of the era (e.g., Epitaph), it is still fierce and overpowering, on an album highlighted by strong songwriting (most of it filled with dark and doom-laden visions), the strongest singing of Greg Lake's entire career, and Fripp's guitar playing that strangely mixed elegant classical, Hendrix-like rock explosions, and jazz noodling. Lineup changes commenced immediately upon the album's release, and Fripp would ultimately be the only survivor on later King Crimson records.
Tracklist                              A1 21st Century Schizoid Man Including Mirrors Written-By – Greg Lake, Michael Giles, Robert Fripp 7:21 A2 I Talk To The Wind 6:08 A3 Epitaph Including March For No Reason And Tomorrow And Tomorrow Written-By – Greg Lake, Michael Giles, Robert Fripp 8:52 B1 Moonchild Including The Dream And The Illusion Written-By – Greg Lake, Michael Giles, Robert Fripp 12:15 B2 The Court Of The Crimson King Including The Return Of The Fire Witch And The Dance Of The Puppets Written-By – Ian McDonald 9:25


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