King Crimson News

[jamesmanzi]

It's revealed, and I'm seriously 100% not lying when I say I was walking back from Subway with my 12" BMT just now thinking that they should probably bundle everything from Wake to Islands into one box set. And this is the first thing I saw when I got back to my desk:

http://shop.schizoidshop.com/king-cr...eid=e476517d29

[Dave (in MA)]

Cheaper at the shed,

https://burningshed.com/store/kingcr...s-tales_boxset


I never thought I'd own a copy of Earthbound on Blu-Ray.

[jamesmanzi]

There's also a stand alone expanded Earthbound, for those of us who love the hell out of this album.

http://shop.schizoidshop.com/king-cr...ies-p1700.aspx

[Mister Triscuits]

Cheaper at the shed,

https://burningshed.com/store/kingcr...s-tales_boxset

Do they take off the VAT when you check out? I was surprised to see it still listed in my cart after I selected yankee dollahs.

[NogbadTheBad]

Yikes!

[mx20]

I will be seeing the 8-man Crim soon, but there's no way I'll spend another penny on Islands or Earthbound. I appreciate that some of us love this "lost era" of the band, but count me among those (few? many?) that aren't interested. Enjoy it, all ye of so-inclination.

[gojikranz]

fairly excited for this though I think I would prefer if they finally moved on and finished the discography.

still will be nice to have the full debut-thrak in big box form.

[jamesmanzi]

I will be seeing the 8-man Crim soon, but there's no way I'll spend another penny on Islands or Earthbound. I appreciate that some of us love this "lost era" of the band, but count me among those (few? many?) that aren't interested. Enjoy it, all ye of so-inclination.

Thanks for letting us know.

[polmico]

I'm in. Live, the Islands band had some obvious limitations, and they were playing material that was difficult for any four people to play live (let alone these four). And the fracturing of the band (3/4 of us want to be a groovy blues band!) on the American tour in '72 produced some . . . interesting results.

But Collins was always on, and his playing on these tours (from what we've seen in the KCCC) produced some of my favorite Crim moments.

I generally like what the rhythm team produced. They locked in well together (groovy!), and Burrell's vocal limitations don't sour any of the tunes.

Sounds like there are enough nuggets of goodness to justify the purchase of this box for me, though I can see why others might not feel the same way.

I'll only add this: don't judge this band's live capabilities solely on Earthbound. Plymouth '71 and Marquee '72 (both KCCC releases, both should be available to DL) present a range of this band's talents and harrowing adventures.

[Hobo Chang Ba]

Hmm...I'd like a disc by disc breakdown before committing...but right now it's looking good for a purchase...

[polmico]

Hmm...I'd like a disc by disc breakdown before committing...but right now it's looking good for a purchase...

Yeah, I'd like to see if the "+additional tracks" note behind the three studio albums contains stuff already released on the Wilson remixes. For now this bit here:
• 3CDs feature auditions for the Islands band & two further, as yet, unidentified concerts from 1972 (all previously unreleased)

sounds the most promising. The new remix of the Summit Studio show (presumably by Wilson?) is intriguing, too.

[Hobo Chang Ba]

^ It's basically the unreleased/not on CD shows that I'm most interested in. I suspect the auditions will be interesting, but without knowing what it is just yet can't say that's a highlight. These additional tracks are definitely of interest though.

Also, I'm the weird one that likes Earthbound so I'm very interested in what they are adding to that.

[JKL2000]

still will be nice to have the full debut-thrak in big box form.

It's probably just me, but what do you mean by this?

I'm definitely in on this - my other box sets need company!

[N_Singh]

Can someone give us a breakdown of what actually is new in terms of being unreleased or something that was not on surroundsound that is now on surroundsound ???

I will of course get this but I'm just curious how much is it I already have . I already bought the individual surround sound sets for the three records

[Dave (in MA)]

Can someone give us a breakdown of what actually is new in terms of being unreleased or something that was not on surroundsound that is now on surroundsound ???

I will of course get this but I'm just curious how much is it I already have . I already bought the individual surround sound sets for the three records

The complete details have not yet been made public as far as I can tell.

[JKL2000]

Sailors’ Tales

With much of the material from In The Wake Of Poseidon, Lizard and Islands now being performed by the current King Crimson line-up (2014 - ), it is only in recent years that the wider world has begun to realise what fans have always known: this era’s recordings are as vital as any other segment of the King Crimson catalogue.

Recorded between the dazzling impact of In The Court Of The Crimson in 1969 and the startling reinvention of the band in 1973’s Larks’ Tongues In Aspic, this boxed set documents a crucial period in King Crimson’s history and shows it to be brimming with innovation, experimentation, and boundary-pushing energy.

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, this set presents the complete King Crimson recorded history of the period in the best quality audio possible.

• The complete 1970-72 King Crimson boxed set: 21CDS/4Blu-Rays/2DVD – all audio.
• 3CDs feature Steven Wilson & Robert Fripp stereo mixes of In The Wake Of Poseidon (1970), Lizard (1970) & Islands (1971) + additional tracks.
• 6CDs feature the Islands line-ups early concerts from Germany (new to CD) & the UK (1971).
• 9CDs feature live recordings (several new to CD and/or previously unreleased in any format) from the 1972 US tour, including a new stereo mix of Summit Studios & an expanded Earthbound.
• 3CDs feature auditions for the Islands band & two further, as yet, unidentified concerts from 1972 (all previously unreleased)
• 3 Blu-Ray discs contain the main studio albums in 5.1 Surround Sound & recent stereo editions mixed by Steven Wilson & Robert Fripp + 30th anniversary masters of the original stereo albums mixes (all in 24/96 hi-res), plus extensive additional material with each disc also featuring a complete alternate album + a further selection of additional, related studio/live material in hi-res.
• Lizard Blu-Ray: also contains the audition material from CDs19/20
• Islands Blu-Ray: also contains the following concerts in stereo Zoom Club (4 shows), Marquee Club, Plymouth, Glasgow, Detroit all from 1971.
• Earthbound Tour: Blu-Ray features an expanded version of the original album, Summit Studios gig in Stereo & Quadraphonic (newly mixed), the Schizoid Men sequence from the Ladies of the Road album, 2 newly discovered concerts in hi-res stereo & every existing soundboard concert recording from the 1972 US tour: Wilmington, NYC (2 shows), Chicago (2 tracks only), Detroit, Jacksonville, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Peoria, Indianapolis & Denver (2 shows).
• 2 DVDs feature the expanded Earthbound, Summit Studios, Schizoid Men, New York 1972 & the recently discovered live concerts.
• 12” box with booklet, memorabilia, a further downloadable concert, new sleeve-notes by Sid Smith, Jakko Jakszyk & David Singleton

[Yellow Jester]

Wow! Just curious to know if they found the multi-track tapes for In The Wake Of Poseidon's "The Devil's Triangle" (which was upmixed to 5.1 using 'Penteo' on 2010 deluxe edition of the album).

[gojikranz]

It's probably just me, but what do you mean by this?

I'm definitely in on this - my other box sets need company!

I just mean having all those albums in this big box form so my collection is nice and uniform (sorta if you don't mind that some albums are together in one box and some get their own box)

[JKL2000]

I just mean having all those albums in this big box form so my collection is nice and uniform (sorta if you don't mind that some albums are together in one box and some get their own box)

Is the Thrak debut not in the Thrack box? Maybe not!

[gojikranz]

Is the Thrak debut not in the Thrack box? Maybe not!

I meant the 1969 debut album through to thrak.

[BarryLI]

Do they take off the VAT when you check out? I was surprised to see it still listed in my cart after I selected yankee dollahs.

Yes.

[arturs]

• 3CDs feature Steven Wilson & Robert Fripp stereo mixes of In The Wake Of Poseidon (1970), Lizard (1970) & Islands (1971) + additional tracks.

I'm sure these will be simple re-pressings of the existing SW-mixes. Nothing to see here folks...

• 6CDs feature the Islands line-ups early concerts from Germany (new to CD) & the UK (1971).

This is where it starts to get really interesting. The 4 Zoom Club shows are likely to be great. I downloaded the first one when dgmlive began selling them. It is fantastic. Loose, ragged, sloppy, but really exciting. I didn't want to d/l the others because I guessed they would come out on CD. So, now, only a decade later...

The UK likely includes Plymouth, a great KCCC release. So no need for that. Probably also Glasgow. I would like that one. There is also the KCCC of Detroit, but not in the UK last time I checked!

• 9CDs feature live recordings (several new to CD and/or previously unreleased in any format) from the 1972 US tour, including a new stereo mix of Summit Studios & an expanded Earthbound.

This will be the make or break for me. We already have Earthbound plus Orlando, Jacksonville and Denver as KCCC's. They are good. What will these be? If Summit and Earthbound are the only not "new to CD" of the 9, I'm definitely in.

• 3CDs feature auditions for the Islands band & two further, as yet, unidentified concerts from 1972 (all previously unreleased)

More cool stuff. RF used to rave about the Island auditions in his diary. Rick Kemp on bass, IIRC.

Summary: DGM would really have to mess this one up for me not to be in. The only way to do that would be to fill this with KCCC re-pressings. Based on the description I think I'm safe.

[JKL2000]

I meant the 1969 debut album through to thrak.

Ok, got it!!

[mogrooves]

New York, 1972

I'll be interested in this, as I was in attendance.

[timmy]

I'm not the biggest fan of this 70-72 period but all of the box sets have been so enjoyable thus far I have to buy.