The Elements of King Crimson
| The Elements of King Crimson | ||||
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| Box set by King Crimson | ||||
| Released |
September 9, 2014 September 12, 2014 (Online) September 10, 2015 (2015 tour box online) | |||
| Recorded | July 1969 - May 2014 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Label | Discipline Global Mobile | |||
| Producer | Robert Fripp | |||
| King Crimson chronology | ||||
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The Elements of King Crimson is a box set by King Crimson. Created to promote the band's 2014 tour of the same name, it's sold exclusively through the band's merchandise booth on the tour and from the Discipline Global Mobile online stores. The box's content is less focused on actual songs and more on song "elements"; extracts of studio recordings, alternate takes, mixes with one or two instruments isolated, live recordings and rehearsals; the tour box is the first CD release for most of the tracks included. Some of them have already been released for digital download through the DGM Live website while some others are set to be included in future DGM releases; it also comes with a 24-page booklet. The box marks the first time both studio and live recorded material with Gavin Harrison is released on CD, the first time material with Jakko Jakszyk is released under the King Crimson name, and the first time material with Bill Rieflin is released overall. Besides the version offered by DGM, the box was released, bundled with two tour badges, on Japan by WOWOW Entertainment. For the 2015 legs of the tour, the box was revamped, featuring new artwork and a drastically different track listing; online distribution of it started on September 10, 2015.
Track listing
| Disc 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally from | Length |
| 1. | "Wind Extract" | Michael Giles, Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Greg Lake | In the Court of the Crimson King 1969, London | 0:31 |
| 2. | "I Talk to the Wind" | McDonald, Peter Sinfield | In the Court of the Crimson King 23/07/1969, London | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Cadence and Cascade" (Greg Lake vocal) | Fripp, Sinfield | In the Wake of Poseidon 03/02/1970, London | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Cirkus" (Guitar extract) | Fripp | Lizard 11/09/1970, London | 0:15 |
| 5. | "Cirkus" | Fripp, Sinfield | Live at the Marquee 1971 10/08/1971, Marquee Club | 8:43 |
| 6. | "Hoodoo" (extract) | Fripp, Mel Collins, Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto, Gavin Harrison, Jakko Jakszyk, Bill Rieflin | Elstree band rehearsals May 2014 | 0:23 |
| 7. | "Sailor's Tale" (Guitar solo - early take) | Fripp | Islands 08/09/1971, London | 6:13 |
| 8. | "The Talking Drum" (Steven Wilson alternate mix) | Fripp, Bill Bruford, John Wetton, David Cross, Jamie Muir | Larks' Tongues in Aspic October 1973, London | 6:43 |
| 9. | "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part I)" (Extract) | Fripp, Bruford, Wetton, Cross, Muir | Elstree band rehearsals May 2014 | 2:36 |
| 10. | "Larks' Tongues in Aspic" (extract - David & Jamie) | Cross, Muir | Larks' Tongues in Aspic 16/01/1973, London | 2:40 |
| 11. | "Fracture" (Steven Wilson 2014 mix) | Fripp | Starless and Bible Black 23/11/1973, Concertgebouw | 11:28 |
| 12. | "Fallen Angel" (Extract - Robert Fripp harmonics) | Fripp | Red 08/07/1974, London | 1:14 |
| 13. | "Fallen Angel" | Fripp, Wetton, Richard Palmer-James | Red July 1974, London | 6:22 |
| 14. | "21st Century Schizoid Man" | Giles, Fripp, McDonald, Sinfield, Lake | USA 28/06/1974, The Casino, Asbury Park | 8:27 |
| 15. | "Starless" (Extract - Mark Charig) | Fripp, Wetton, Cross | Red 08/07/1974, London | 1:19 |
- Track 1 is an extract from a version released in 2009 as part of the "40th Anniversary Series" re-issue and box set of In the Court of the Crimson King.
- Track 3 was first released in 2011 as part of the "40th Anniversary Series" re-issue of In the Wake of Poseidon.
- Tracks 4 & 12 were first released in 2011 as part of "DGM Live Hot Tickles" podcast, now available on the DGM Live site for download as part of Mr Stormy's Monday Selection Vol.4.
- Track 5 was first released in 2012 on the DGM Live site for download with the rest of the show it was taken from. It's set to be included in the forthcoming The Collectable King Crimson Vol. 7.
- Tracks 6 & 9 have never been released before this tour box.
- Track 7 was first released in 2013 as part of "DGM Live Hot Tickles" podcast, now available on the DGM Live site for download as part of Mr Stormy's Monday Selection Vol. 7.
- Track 8's mix was first released in 2012 as part of the "40th Anniversary Series" reissue of Larks' Tongues in Aspic.
- Track 10 is an extract from a version released in 2012 as part of the "40th Anniversary Series" reissue of Larks' Tongues in Aspic.
- Track 11 was also released as part of the live album The Night Watch. The mix used in the tour box is set to be included in the forthcoming Starless box set.
- Track 14 was released on the 2005 & 2013 editions of the USA album and was also released as part of the box set The Road to Red and on the DGM site for download with the rest of the show it was taken from.
- Track 15 was first released in 2012 as part of "DGM Live Hot Tickles" podcast, now available on the DGM Live site for download as part of Mr Stormy's Monday Selection Vol.5.
| Disc 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally from | Length |
| 1. | "Discipline" (Alternate take) | Fripp, Bruford, Levin, Adrian Belew | Discipline 1981, London, England | 5:03 |
| 2. | "Three Headed Doom (Part 1)" | Mastelotto, Harrison, Rieflin | Elstree band rehearsals May 2014, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England | 0:45 |
| 3. | "Manhattan (Neurotica)" | Fripp, Bruford, Levin, Belew | Live at the Roxy 1981 23/11/1981, Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California | 6:12 |
| 4. | "Neal and Jack and Me" (Extract - early version) | Fripp, Bruford, Levin, Belew | Beat 17/03/1982, London, England | 1:44 |
| 5. | "Sleepless (Bearsville)" (Steven Wilson mix) | Fripp, Bruford, Levin, Belew | Three of a Perfect Pair 1983 | 5:19 |
| 6. | "Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream" (Recording session) | Fripp, Bruford, Levin, Belew, Trey Gunn, Mastelotto | THRAK 27/01/1994, Box, Wiltshire, South West England | 4:57 |
| 7. | "THRAK" | Fripp, Bruford, Levin, Belew, Gunn, Mastelotto | Live at Shepherd's Bush 1996 30/06/1996, Shepherd's Bush Empire, Shepherd's Bush, London, England | 9:00 |
| 8. | "Venturing Unto Joy" (Edited version) | Fripp, Collins, Levin, Mastelotto, Harrison, Jakszyk, Rieflin | Elstree band rehearsals May 2014, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England | 1:12 |
| 9. | "The Deception of the Thrush" (Performed by ProjeKct Four) | Fripp, Belew, Gunn | West Coast Live 30/10/1998, Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon | 7:09 |
| 10. | "Heaven & Earth" (Early edited version, performed by ProjeKct X) | Fripp, Belew, Gunn, Mastelotto | the construKction of light/Heaven and Earth 14/05/2000, Nashville, Tennessee | 7:44 |
| 11. | "Level Five" | Fripp, Belew, Gunn, Mastelotto | Live at Park West 07/08/2008, Park West, Chicago, Illinois | 6:44 |
| 12. | "The Hell Hounds of Krim" | Mastelotto, Harrison, Rieflin | Elstree band rehearsals May 2014, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England | 0:56 |
| 13. | "Separation" (Edited version) | Fripp, Collins, Levin, Harrison, Jakszyk | A Scarcity of Miracles 2010, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England | 2:41 |
| 14. | "A Scarcity of Miracles" (Alt take) | Fripp, Collins, Levin, Harrison, Jakszyk | A Scarcity of Miracles 2010, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England | 7:32 |
- Tracks 2, 8, 10, 12 & 13 have never been released before this tour box.
- Track 3 is set to be included in the forthcoming 40th anniversary CD/DVD-A reissue of Beat.
- Track 4 was first released in 2012 as part of "DGM Live Hot Tickles" podcast, now available on the DGM Live site for download as part of Mr Stormy's Monday Selection Vol.5.
- Track 5 is set to be included in the forthcoming 40th anniversary CD/DVD-A reissue of Three of a Perfect Pair.
- Track 6 is set to be included in the forthcoming THRAKBOXX.
- Track 7 was first released in 2006 on the DGM Live site for download with the rest of the show it was taken from.
- Track 9 was also released as part of the box set The ProjeKcts and on the DGM site for download with the rest of the show it was taken from.
- Track 11 was first released in 2008 on the DGM Live site for download with the rest of the show it was taken from.
2015 version
| Disc 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally from | Length |
| 1. | "Wind Extract" | Giles, Fripp, McDonald, Lake | In the Court of the Crimson King July 1969, London, England | |
| 2. | "Epitaph" (Steven Wilson 2015 instrumental mix) | Giles, Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Sinfield | In the Court of the Crimson King July 1969, London, England | |
| 3. | "Cat Food" | Fripp, McDonald, Sinfield | In the Wake of Poseidon 1970, London, England | |
| 4. | "Bolero – The Peacock's Tale" (Tony Levin overdub) | Fripp, Sinfield | Lizard 1970, London, England | |
| 5. | "Islands" (Extract with oboe) | Fripp, Sinfield | Islands October 1971, London, England | |
| 6. | "A Peacemaking Stint Unrolls" | Fripp | Islands October 1971, London, England | |
| 7. | "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II)" (Extract) | Fripp | Elstree band rehearsals May 2014, Hertfordshire, England | |
| 8. | "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II)" | Fripp | Live at Asbury Park, New Jersey 28/06/1974, Casino Arena, Asbury Park, New Jersey | |
| 9. | "Fracture" | Fripp | Live at Göttingen 02/04/1974, Stadthalle Göttingen, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 10. | "One More Red Nightmare" (Guitars extract) | Fripp, Wetton | Red 11/07/1974, London, England | |
| 11. | "One More Red Nightmare" | Fripp, Wetton | Live at the Orpheum 30/09/2014, Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, California | |
| 12. | "Elephant Talk" (12" dance mix) | Fripp, Bill Bruford, Levin, Belew | Discipline 1981, London, England | |
| 13. | "Absent Lovers" | Fripp, Bruford, Levin, Belew | Beat 1982, London | |
| 14. | "San Francisco soundcheck extract" | Fripp, Collins, Levin, Mastelotto, Harrison, Jakszyk, Rieflin | Live at the Orpheum 30/09/2014, Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, California | |
| 15. | "Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part III/Sleepless" | Fripp, Bruford, Levin, Belew | Three of a Perfect Pair 1983 | |
| Disc 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally from | Length |
| 1. | "Jurassic THRAK" (Edited version) | Fripp, Bruford, Levin, Belew, Gunn, Mastelotto | THRAK 1994, Box, Wiltshire, South West England | |
| 2. | "The Hell Hounds of Krim" | Mastelotto, Harrison, Rieflin | 12" Cyclops Picture Disc EP 30/09/2014, Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, California | |
| 3. | "VROOOM" | Fripp, Bruford, Levin, Belew, Gunn, Mastelotto | Live in London 1995 18/05/1995, Royal Albert Hall, London, England | |
| 4. | "Coda: Marine 475" | Fripp, Bruford, Levin, Belew, Gunn, Mastelotto | Live in London 1995 18/05/1995, Royal Albert Hall, London, England | |
| 5. | "ProjeKction" (Performed by ProjeKct Four) | Fripp, Levin, Gunn, Mastelotto | The Roar of P4 01/11/1998, 7th Note, San Francisco, California | |
| 6. | "Larks' Tongues in Aspic - Part IV/the construKction of light" | Fripp, Belew, Gunn, Mastelotto | the construKction of light 2000, Nashville, Tennessee | |
| 7. | "Sus-Tayn-Z" (Performed by ProjeKct X) | Fripp, Gunn, Mastelotto | Heaven and Earth May 2000, Austin, Texas | |
| 8. | "Power Circle" (Demo) | Fripp, Belew, Gunn, Mastelotto | The Power to Believe 2002, Nashville, Tennessee | |
| 9. | "Power Circle" | Fripp, Belew, Gunn, Mastelotto | Live in Milan 20/06/2003, Teatro Smeraldo, Milan, Italy | |
| 10. | "Ex Uno Patres" | Fripp, Levin, Belew, Mastelotto | "ProjeKct XL" rehearsals September 2004, Nashville, Tennessee | |
| 11. | "The Light of Day" (Alternate take) | Fripp, Collins, Levin, Harrison, Jakszyk | A Scarcity of Miracles 2010, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England | |
| 12. | "Ba Ba Boom Boom" | Mastelotto, Harrison | 40th Anniversary Tour rehearsals 31/03/2008, Nashville, Tennessee | |
| 13. | "ATTAKcATHRAK" (Ending edited version) | Fripp, Bruford, Levin, Belew, Gunn, Mastelotto | THRAK 1994, Box | |
| 14. | "21st Century Schizoid Man" | Giles, Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Sinfield | 12" Cyclops Picture Disc EP 30/09/2014, Orpheum Theatre | |
Personnel
- Robert Fripp - Guitars, Keyboards, Soundscapes
- Michael Giles, Ian Wallace, Bill Bruford, Jamie Muir, Pat Mastelotto, Gavin Harrison, Bill Rieflin - Drums, Percussion
- Ian McDonald - Woodwinds, Keyboards
- Greg Lake, Boz Burrell, John Wetton - Vocals, Bass
- Peter Sinfield, Richard Palmer-James - Lyrics
- Peter Giles - Bass
- Mel Collins - Saxophones, Flutes
- David Cross - Violin
- Mark Charig - Cornet
- Tony Levin - Bass, Chapman Stick
- Adrian Belew, Jakko Jakszyk - Guitar, Vocals, Lyrics
- Trey Gunn - Chapman Stick, Warr Guitar
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