King Crimson

Three releases by the early 2000s King Crimson of Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto, collected on three discs.Level Five, issued in 2001 as a tour EP, presented live recordings of new pieces such as the title track, Virtuous Circle and Dangerous Curves, which the band was testing on stage before taking them into the studio. Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With, the 2002 EP, was the direct preview of The Power to Believe: short fragments, the haiku-like Mie Gakure and …

King Crimson's final US concert, Washington DC September 2021, with four tracks from Albany: a tour that crossed the pandemic and a band in ferocious form.

The 1972 official bootleg of the Islands line-up on tour in the USA, the last of the original King Crimson vinyl series, cut on 200g from masters approved by Robert Fripp.

The ConstruKction of Light, released in 2000, was the first studio album by the four-piece King Crimson of Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto, the so-called Double Duo that emerged after the ProjeKcts had broken the Double Trio into smaller research units.Without Bill Bruford and Tony Levin, the band turned towards a harder, denser sound: Mastelotto's electronic percussion, Gunn's Warr guitar covering the bass register, and Fripp and Belew locking into the interlocking guit…

The Elements tour boxes were King Crimson's companion to each tour from 2014 onwards: two discs sold at the shows and later through DGM, gathering studio fragments, rehearsals, alternate takes, demos and live recordings from across the band's whole history, sequenced as a journey rather than a chronology.The 2021 edition accompanied what turned out to be the final tours of the seven-piece line-up with Robert Fripp, Jakko Jakszyk, Mel Collins, Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto, Gavin Harrison and Jeremy…

The four September 2014 nights in New York on two CDs, original live mixes enhanced from the multitracks: the seven-piece Crimson with three drummers across the front.

1977 Italian re-issue on Polydor of one of the most amazing and influential albums ever released, a monument of prog-rock and a timeless masterpiece created in 1969.

Original Dutch edition on Polydor/EG of the surprising first album of the renewed, both musically and in the line-up, KC of the early 1980's, released in 1981.

Original Italian edition on Polydor/EG of the great second album of the renewed, both musically and in the line-up, KC of the early 1980's, released in 1982.

Original Italian edition on EG of the great third album of the renewed, both musically and in the line-up, KC of the early 1980's, released in 1984.

Unofficial LP with the recording of the concert at Plumpton Festival on August 9, 1969.

Unofficial 1983 LP with extracts from two concert neld in 1973 at Richards in Atlanta, GA and in Amsterdam.

Rare unofficial 2LP set on Haro Records with the entire concert at Sun Plaza Hall in Tokyo in 1984.

Experience King Crimson’s Lizard like never before in the all-new 2025 Elemental Mix by producer David Singleton. Pressed on 200g super-heavyweight vinyl at The Vinyl Factory, this edition features entirely new takes from the original 1970 sessions. Described as “Lizard for those who don’t like Lizard,” it offers a fresh, immersive perspective on a once-polarizing classic. A must-have for fans and collectors alike.

King Crimson opened 1970 scarcely in existence as a band, having lost two key members (Ian McDonald and Michael Giles), with a third (Greg Lake) about to leave. Their second album -- largely composed of Robert Fripp's songwriting and material salvaged from their stage repertory ("Pictures of a City" and "The Devil's Triangle") -- is actually better produced and better sounding than their first. Surprisingly, Fripp's guitar is not the dominant instrument here: The Mellotron, taken over by Fripp a…

*50th anniversary edition of the 1974 classic, featuring a new 2024 mix by Steven Wilson and an album of Elemental mixes by David Singleton - all mixes approved by Robert Fripp. 200-gram super-heavyweight vinyl*  Red is the fourth in a series of audiophile King Crimson vinyl reissues. Newly cut from masters approved by Robert Fripp, this super-heavyweight 200gm vinyl re-issue is housed in a reprint of the original sleeve. One of the most powerful and influential albums in the band's remarkable c…

Released in clear-tray jewel case with 12-page booklet. Larks' Tongues In Aspic is the fifth in a series of audiophile King Crimson vinyl reissues. Newly cut from masters approved by Robert Fripp, this super-heavyweight 200gm vinyl re-issue is housed in a reprint of the original sleeve. With its raw tone, inspired improvisations and hard hitting odd-metered rhythms, the album marked a radical departure for this most forward thinking of groups and was the first to include Bill Bruford and John We…

This release comes in a 2×digipak format in a slipcase with new sleeve notes by Robert Fripp and King Crimson biographer Sid Smith along with rare photos and archive material. Islands is the sixth in a series of audiophile King Crimson vinyl reissues. The album's return to the 12" vinyl format is newly cut from masters approved by Robert Fripp. Manufactured on 200g super-heavyweight vinyl, housed in a reprint of the original sleeve with lyrics insert. The album is a hodge podge of ideas and ther…

Starless and Bible Black is even more powerful and daring than its predecessor, Larks' Tongues in Aspic, with jarring tempo shifts, explosive guitar riffs, and soaring, elegant, and delicate violin and Mellotron parts scattered throughout its 41 minutes, often all in the same songs. The album was on the outer fringes of accessible progressive rock, with enough musical ideas explored to make Starless and Bible Black more than background for tripping the way Emerson, Lake & Palmer's albums were. T…

USA was recorded towards the end of King Crimson's final US tour of the 70's in June 1974. It was issued as an epitaph for the band in Spring 1975 as a single album – at a time when doubles or even triple live albums were more considered the norm for live releases. The reputation of the 1972/1974 King Crimson line-up is now revered by critics and fans alike with the material very sought after.         In common with much of Crimson's output, it was not well received at the time by critics, thoug…

**Recent repress, classic prog-rock masterpiece gets the reissue on 200 gram vinyl** 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,…

The complete audio history of one of the most important debut albums of all time is presented across 26 discs in this boxed set. Featuring a new Dolby Atmos mix by Steven Wilson, 6 CDs’ worth of session material on CD & Blu-Ray for the  rst time (fully mixed by David Singleton), a further disc of newly compiled studio material, the box also includes the original studio album, every alternate take known to exist, every mix known to exist, all live recordings known to exist & a selection of pre/Cr…

**Limited edition albums cut from the same hi-res masters used for the 40th anniversary CD/DVD-A series, pressed on 200g super-heavyweight vinyl, and presented in their original sleeves.** King Crimson 1972-1974 is a limited edition boxed set presenting the band’s celebrated trio of studio albums from that period - Larks’ Tongues In Aspic, Starless And Bible Black, Red - in their 40th anniversary edition mixes (by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp between 2009-2012). A fourth album containing a com…

**Limited edition albums cut from the same hi-res masters used for the 40th anniversary CD/DVD-A series, pressed on 200g super-heavyweight vinyl, and presented in their original sleeves.** King Crimson 1969-1972 is a limited edition boxed set presenting the band’s celebrated quartet of studio albums from that period - In The Court Of The Crimson King, In The Wake Of Poseidon, Lizard, Islands - in their 40th anniversary edition mixes (created by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp between 2009-2010).A…

Released on 10" vinyl in a picture sleeve replica of the original 7" art, 50 years on. Artwork derived from Peter Sinfield's original 7" sleeve art. Even by the frequently, if unintentionally, bizarre history of the UK's premier chart television show 'Top of the Pops' there are few less likely performances than that of a temporary line-up of King Crimson miming to the band's early 1970 single release 'Cat Food'. The band's first (& only) - isolated from album release - foray into the fickle worl…

**Recent repress, classic prog-rock masterpiece gets the reissue on 200 gram vinyl** Discipline was King Crimson’s eighth album. It was originally released in 1981 following a baron seven year stretch from the band. Guitar noodler extraordinaire, Robert Fripp was the only original member left by this point, however, former Yes drummer, Bill Bruford remained from previous recordings. Tony Levin played his weird bass, and one time Frank Zappa and David Bowie collaborator, Adrian Belew took on guit…

With a wealth of previously unheard studio recordings from band rehearsals to full alternate mixes and a vast array of live material, much of it on CD/Blu-Ray for the first time and including four recently found, never before released concerts, Sailors' Tales is a 27-disc (21 CDs, 4 blu-ray discs and 2 DVDs) boxed set presents the complete King Crimson recorded history of the period in the best quality audio possible.Recorded between the dazzling impact of In The Court Of The Crimson in 1969 and…

Recorded over a period of 10 days in August 1969 & released on October 10th of the same year In The Court Of The Crimson King stands as one of the defining albums of British rock music & one of the finest debut albums of all time. Described at the time as "an uncanny masterpiece" by Pete Townshend, the album has achieved legendary status over the years. It is the only studio document of an extraordinary year in the life of King Crimson; a year that began with the group's first rehearsals …