King Crimson - Sailor's Tales ('70-'72 box set)

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They have less than a year and a half to finish the 40th anniversary series! In 2019 it will be the 50th anniversary of the debut album. And it seems there's already a new box set planned for ITCOTCK@50...

A similar box set for the original lineup and first album would be most welcome!
(There was a collectors edition of sorts released after the DVDA but just a duplicate in a fancy box with other previously released content and nothing extra in HD. From before they got serious with these box sets.)

I've heard no mention of the lost holy grail 8 track (multitrack) recording of that Fillmore West show surfacing. That would be the crown jewel of a boxed edition for ITCOTCK. Probably truly lost to time at this point. The DVDA release had the 5.1 remixes mastered to 24/48 like a couple of the other album 1st release DVDAs so there could be a similar upgrade there. This (and Poseidon) are just about the only SW KC remixes that I didn't like much so a remix would be welcome too but I suspect I'm in the minority there and that's not going to happen.

Dying to hear HD transfers of the stereo mixes and any remixes of TCOL even more though!

Funny, my first thought about an Islands era box was it would be the first one I skipped. After seeing the presentation... it's not going to be skipped!

Man... if they ever found that multitrack from Fillmore West what a happy day that would be!
 
Something sounded off to me with the 24/48 Red and that "something" sounded more proper on the 24/96 edition. The "something" was more apparent than a sample rate conversion from 96k to 48k (and nothing else) would be with my Apogee DA converters. I agree with the eq suspicion.

The BluRay actually has different levels for its front channels and LFE, compared to the DVDA. That is profoundly more likely to be audible than anything to do with the sample rates

Yeah ya know, HD sounds noticeably cleaner than SD especially the more budget the DA converters get.

Ya know, that's probably placebo. Unless the mastering is actually different.

But in perspective, reducing wordlength from 24 bit to 16 bit is far more a
pparent at any sample rate and with any DA converters.

And 'far more' , means 'hardly', unless you are a fiend for listening to fadeout tails at high volume. And for tracks sourced from analog tape (or god forbid, vinyl) , the tape noise itself obliterates the increment in 'hearing' quietness , that 24 bits imparts.

And again with the perspective, anyone with below average speakers or improperly set up room and speakers will never be able to discuss such details.

Nor will someone listening via multichannel, as Floyd Toole notes in his book. 5.1 conceals a multitude of 'problems', including ones far, far vaster than 16 vs 24 bits.
 
So when I first heard about this box set, I thought I would probably be selling off my CD/DVDA-V copies of "In the Wake of Poseidon", "Lizard", and "Islands" because I thought the box set would contain the DVDA-V discs of these three albums, but since they don't, I'll hold onto them and put the DVDA-V discs in the car since I will have the Blu-ray Discs in the house.
I held onto the DVDA-V disc of "Red" for that same reason too.

:)
 
well then it may be something else. afaik its a 4.0 mix in a 6-ch container with silent C & LFE for compatibility but can't say anymore than that

Yes indeed Freddy at the ready, and quad sleuth extraordinaire .

We'll know more about this quad mix once we obtain the disc's liner notes. :D

Witheld, shelved or newly mixed quad don't matter to this person , as long as it's quad . (yay ...no centre channel to muck about with) :smokin
 
Yes indeed Freddy at the ready, and quad sleuth extraordinaire .

We'll know more about this quad mix once we obtain the disc's liner notes. :D

Witheld, shelved or newly mixed quad don't matter to this person , as long as it's quad . (yay ...no centre channel to muck about with) :smokin

yes Fizzy, we might be able to find out more info about it down the line :)
 
Magazine ad for the box set:
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Now for those of you who are not keeping score at home, the only new surround content in this box set is the 1972 Summit Studios performance, which has been recently mixed in Quadraphonic.
It will also be available as part of the new CD/DVD edition of "Earthbound", so if you already have "In the Wake of Poseidon", "Lizard", and "Islands" on CD/DVDA-V, do you need to buy this box set just for surround content? No.
However, for those of you like me who are big King Crimson fans, there's a lot of interesting additional material on each of the 3 studio album Blu-ray Discs, including some very nice surprises!

:)
 
We have no idea..I'm sure it will be revealed in the DGMlive website as soon as they decide what it's gonna be....

I know they are not listening to me, but I'd prefer the old vinyl ISLANDS cover -- all that white would go along well with the LARKS' TONGUES IN ASPIC and STARLESS AND BIBLE BLACK covers. . . .

Wonder why it was replaced on the earlier original and remastered CDs?
 
The white cover is only on the US pressings... The cover in the UK (the original cover as the band is English!) is a picture of the Trifid Nebula.
 
The cover of the box set will be the original "Islands" album artwork, and that is already reflected in the preorder pages on both DGM & Burning Shed.

:)
 
Or they could use a modern photo of the Trifid Nebula...

I didn't know about the English cover! We in the States were so cut off pre-Internet.

Hmm . . . that modern pic looks like it would be better on Limp Bizkit's CHOCOLATE STARFISH AND THE HOT DOG FLAVORED WATER, but I do have a damaged mind.

Those Hubble graphics are certainly amazing!
 
I'm still very hesitant to dive in on this one. The Lizard/Island KC is my very least favorite and as I have the DVD-A sets already I'm thinking it may be enough for me (and those sets did make me appreciate the albums much more than before).

I'd like to see a better tracklist, especially to do with anything from the Poseidon era recordings....anything new added? And sheesh, having all the other boxes makes it really hard to not have this one too, even if I'll never play the majority of it. What to do. Maybe I'll wait it out a bit - I suspect this box may be a little less popular than the others so if a deal I can't resist appears, Deep Discount good price and 15 or 20 off coupon, maybe I'll go for it.
 
I'm still very hesitant to dive in on this one. The Lizard/Island KC is my very least favorite and as I have the DVD-A sets already I'm thinking it may be enough for me (and those sets did make me appreciate the albums much more than before).

I'd like to see a better tracklist, especially to do with anything from the Poseidon era recordings....anything new added? And sheesh, having all the other boxes makes it really hard to not have this one too, even if I'll never play the majority of it. What to do. Maybe I'll wait it out a bit - I suspect this box may be a little less popular than the others so if a deal I can't resist appears, Deep Discount good price and 15 or 20 off coupon, maybe I'll go for it.

Yes, many of us have one or more versions of these albums from the most under-appreciated period of the band. I can say as someone with that opinion prior to involvement with the extensive material that has been added. I don't know if this set will change minds but it certainly did mine.

The 1971 live recordings contain a wide variance in the performances turned in, it holds up surprising well. Then when you hear Fripp unexpectedly rattle off some familiar phrase that would later be part of Larks Tongues in Aspic, it's mind blowing.

If you're a completist, proceed with a sense of purpose. If you have a more casual interest now, this may be more than you think you need. However I could see revisit this era over time, more than I would expect. Most know I'm a Wetton Bruford fanatic, I must admit my respect for the preceding live unit has grown immensely.

There will be more information out there to inform of contents.


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Full tracklist: https://www.dgmlive.com/news/Sailors’ Tales track by track

Full tracklisting

1

In The Wake Of Poseidon

1 Peace - A Beginning (Fripp, Sinfield)
2 Pictures Of A City (Fripp, Sinfield)
3 Cadence And Cascade (Fripp, Sinfield)
4 In The Wake Of Poseidon (Fripp, Sinfield)
5 Peace - A Theme (Fripp)
6 Cat Food (Fripp, Sinfield, McDonald)
7-9 The Devil’s Triangle (part I - III) (Fripp)
10 Peace - An End (Fripp, Sinfield)

Bonus tracks:

11 Cat Food (single A side)
12 Groon (Fripp) (single B side)
13 Cadence And Cascade (Guide Vocal: Greg Lake)
14 In The Wake Of Poseidon (take 3)
15 The Devil’s Triangle (part I early running mix)
16 The Devil’s Triangle (part II Fripp/Tippett overdubs)
17 The Devil’s Triangle (part III Steven Wilson mix)
18 Peace - An End (Alternate Mix)

1 - 6, 10 Produced & mixed by Steven Wilson & Robert Fripp
7 - 9, 11-16 Produced by Fripp, Sinfield
17-18 Mixed by Steven Wilson.


2

Lizard

1 Cirkus (Fripp, Sinfield)
2 Indoor Games (Fripp, Sinfield)
3 Happy Family (Fripp, Sinfield)
4 Lady Of The Dancing Water (Fripp, Sinfield)
5 Lizard (Fripp, Sinfield)

Bonus tracks:
6 Indoor Games (Alternate Take)
7 Happy Family (Alternate Take)
8 Lady Of The Dancing Water (Alternate Take)
9 Prince Rupert Awakes (Jon Anderson, Vocals 2017 Mix by David Singleton)
10 Prince Rupert Awakes (Keith Tippett, Piano)
11 Bolero - The Peacock's Tale (Original Studio Recording, Bass Overdub: Tony Levin)
12 Prince Rupert's Lament (Alternate Take, 2015 Mix by Jakko Jakszyk)


1 - 5 Produced & mixed by Steven Wilson & Robert Fripp
6 - 7,10-11 Produced by Fripp, Sinfield
8 Mixed by Steven Wilson.


3

Islands

1 Formentera Lady (Fripp, Sinfield)
2 Sailor’s Tale (Fripp)
3 The Letters (Fripp, Sinfield)
4 Ladies Of The Road (Fripp, Sinfield)
5 Prelude - Song Of The Gulls (Fripp)
6 Islands (Fripp, Sinfield)

Bonus tracks:
7 Formentera Lady (Take 2, 2010 Mix by Steven Wilson)
8 Sailor's Tale (Alternate Guitar Takes, Remix by Alex R. Mundy)
9 Ladies Of The Road (Rehearsal/Outtake, 2010 Mix by Steven Wilson)
10 Prelude - Song Of The Gulls (String Section, Take 2)
11 Islands (Original Studio Recording, Vocal Overdub: Jakko Jakszyk)

1 - 6 Produced & mixed by Steven Wilson & Robert Fripp
10 - 11 Produced by Fripp, Sinfield
7,9 Mixed by Steven Wilson.

4

The Zoom Club, Frankfurt
APRIL 12, 1971

1 Cirkus * (Fripp, Sinfield)
2 Get Thy Bearings * (Donovan)
3 The Court Of The Crimson King (McDonald, Sinfield)
4 Lady Of The Dancing Water (Fripp, Sinfield)
5 21st Century Schizoid Man (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield)
6 Pictures Of A City * (Fripp, Sinfield)
7 The Sailor’s Tale (Fripp)
8 Cadence And Cascade (Fripp, Sinfield)
9 The Devil’s Triangle (Fripp)

Disc 4 from a soundboard recording.
Audio restored at DGM by David Singleton & Alex R. Mundy.
Live sound mixed by Peter Sinfield.
Previously available as a download only

5

The Zoom Club, Frankfurt
APRIL 13, 1971

1 The Sailor’s Tale * (Fripp)
2 Cirkus (Fripp, Sinfield)
3 Get Thy Bearings (Donovan)
4 Cadence And Cascade (Fripp, Sinfield)
5 The Court Of The Crimson King (McDonald, Sinfield)
6 21st Century Schizoid Man * (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield)
7 Pictures Of A City (Fripp, Sinfield)
8 The Sailor’s Tale (Fripp)
9 Lady Of The Dancing Water (Fripp, Sinfield)
10 Get Thy Bearings * (Donovan)

Disc 5 from a soundboard recording.
Audio restored at DGM by David Singleton & Alex R. Mundy.
Live sound mixed by Peter Sinfield.
Previously available as a download only
incomplete

6

The Zoom Club, Frankfurt
APRIL 14, 1971

1 Cirkus * (Fripp, Sinfield)
2 Get Thy Bearings (Donovan)
3 The Court Of The Crimson King (McDonald, Sinfield)
4 21st Century Schizoid Man (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield)
5 Pictures Of A City (Fripp, Sinfield)
6 The Sailor’s Tale (Fripp)
7 Cadence And Cascade (Fripp, Sinfield)
8 The Devil’s Triangle (Fripp)

Disc 6 from a soundboard recording.
Audio restored at DGM by David Singleton & Alex R. Mundy.
Live sound mixed by Peter Sinfield.
Previously available as a download only

7

The Zoom Club, Frankfurt
APRIL 15, 1971

1 Pictures Of A City * (Fripp, Sinfield)
2 The Sailor’s Tale (Fripp)
3 The Court Of The Crimson King (McDonald, Sinfield)
4 Cadence And Cascade (Fripp, Sinfield)
5 The Devil’s Triangle (Fripp)

The Zoom Club, APRIL 13, 1971
6 The Devil’s Triangle (Fripp)

Disc 7 from a soundboard recording.
Audio restored at DGM by David Singleton & Alex R. Mundy.
Live sound mixed by Peter Sinfield.
Previously available as a download only

8

The Marquee, London
August 10, 1971

1 Pictures Of A City (Fripp, Sinfield)
2 Formentera Lady (Fripp, Sinfield)
3 The Sailor’s Tale (Fripp)
4 Cirkus (Fripp, Sinfield)
5 The Letters (Fripp, Sinfield)
6 Cadence And Cascade (Fripp, Sinfield)

Disc 8 from a soundboard recording.
Audio restored at DGM by David Singleton & Alex R. Mundy.
Live sound mixed by Peter Sinfield.

Previously available via mail order as part of the King Crimson Collectors’ Club CLUB46 (2012)

9

The Marquee, London
August 10, 1971

1 Improv (Fripp, Collins, Burrell, Wallace)
2 Ladies Of The Road (Fripp, Sinfield)
3 RF Announcement
4 21st Century Schizoid Man (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield)

Disc 9 from a soundboard recording.
Audio restored at DGM by David Singleton & Alex R. Mundy.
Live sound mixed by Peter Sinfield.
Previously available via mail order as part of the King Crimson Collectors’ Club CLUB46 (2012)

10

The Armoury, Wilmington
February 11, 1972 (early show)

1 Pictures Of A City (Fripp, Sinfield)
2 Formentera Lady (Fripp, Sinfield)
3 The Sailor’s Tale (Fripp)
4 Cirkus (Fripp, Sinfield)
5 RF Announcement
6 Ladies Of The Road (Fripp, Sinfield)
7 Groon (Fripp)
8 21st Century Schizoid Man (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield)

Disc 10 from a soundboard cassette recording.
Audio restored at DGM by David Singleton & Alex R. Mundy.
Live sound mixed by Hunter MacDonald.
Previously available as a download only

11

The academy of music, New York
February 12, 1972 (early show)

1 Pictures Of A City * (Fripp, Sinfield)
2 Formentera Lady (Fripp, Sinfield)
3 The Sailor’s Tale (Fripp)
4 RF Announcement
5 Cirkus (Fripp, Sinfield)
6 Ladies Of The Road (Fripp, Sinfield)
7 Groon (Fripp)
8 21st Century Schizoid Man (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield)


Disc 11 from a soundboard cassette recording.
Audio restored at DGM by David Singleton & Alex R. Mundy.
Live sound mixed by Hunter MacDonald
Previously unreleased.
incomplete

12
The academy of music, New York
February 12, 1972 (late show)

1 Pictures Of A City * (Fripp, Sinfield)
2 Formentera Lady (Fripp, Sinfield)
3 The Sailor’s Tale (Fripp)
4 RF Announcement
5 Cirkus (Fripp, Sinfield)
6 RF Announcement
7 Ladies Of The Road (Fripp, Sinfield)
8 Groon (Fripp)
9 21st Century Schizoid Man (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield)
10 Cadence And Cascade * (Fripp, Sinfield)


Disc 12 from a soundboard cassette recording.
Audio restored at DGM by David Singleton & Alex R. Mundy.
Live sound mixed by Hunter MacDonald.
Previously unreleased.
incomplete


13

Cinderella Ballroom, Detroit
February 18, 1972

1 Pictures Of A City
(Fripp, Sinfield)
2 Formentera Lady
(Fripp, Sinfield)
3 The Sailor’s Tale
(Fripp)
4 Cirkus
(Fripp, Sinfield)
5 RF Announcement
6 Ladies Of The Road
(Fripp, Sinfield)
7 Groon
(Fripp)
8 21st Century Schizoid Man
(Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield)

Disc 13 from a soundboard cassette recording.
Audio restored at DGM by David Singleton & Alex R. Mundy.
Live sound mixed by Hunter MacDonald.
Previously available as a download only

14

Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh
March 6, 1972

1 Pictures Of A City (Fripp, Sinfield)
2 Formentera Lady (Fripp, Sinfield)
3 The Sailor’s Tale (Fripp)
4 Cirkus (Fripp, Sinfield)
5 Ladies Of The Road (Fripp, Sinfield)
6 Groon (Fripp)
7 21st Century Schizoid Man (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield)
8 Improv (Fripp, Collins, Burrell, Wallace)

Disc 14 from a soundboard cassette recording.
Audio restored at DGM by David Singleton & Alex R. Mundy.
Live sound mixed by Hunter MacDonald.
Previously available as a download only

15

Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee
March 8, 1972

1 Pictures Of A City (Fripp, Sinfield)
2 Formentera Lady (Fripp, Sinfield)
3 The Sailor’s Tale (Fripp)
4 Cirkus (Fripp, Sinfield)
5 Ladies Of The Road (Fripp, Sinfield)
6 Groon * (Fripp)
7 21st Century Schizoid Man (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield)
8 Cadence And Cascade (Fripp, Sinfield)

* incomplete

Disc 15 from a soundboard cassette recording.
Audio restored at DGM by David Singleton & Alex R. Mundy.
Live sound mixed by Hunter MacDonald.
Previously available as a download only

16

The Barn, Peoria
March 10, 1972

1 Cirkus * (Fripp, Sinfield)
2 RF Announcement
3 Ladies Of The Road (Fripp, Sinfield)
4 Groon - Peoria * (Fripp, Collins, Burrell, Wallace)
5 21st Century Schizoid Man * (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield)
6 Improv * (Fripp, Collins, Burrell, Wallace)
7 Cadence And Cascade
(Fripp, Sinfield)

* incomplete

Disc 16 from a soundboard cassette recording.
Audio restored at DGM by David Singleton & Alex R. Mundy.
Live sound mixed by Hunter MacDonald.
Previously available as a download only


17

Summit Studios, Denver
March 12, 1972

1 Pictures Of A City (Fripp, Sinfield)
2 Cadence And Cascade (Fripp, Sinfield)
3 Groon (Fripp)
4 21st Century Schizoid Man (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield)
5 Improv: Summit Going On (Fripp, Collins, Burrell, Wallace)
6 My Hobby (Wallace)
7 The Sailor’s Tale (Fripp)
8 Improv: Summit And Something Else (including The Creator Has A Master Plan) (Fripp, Collins, Burrell, Wallace, Pharaoh Sanders)

Disc 17 from a radio broadcast. Remixed at DGM by David Singleton from the original multitrack tapes.
Previously available in a different mix & edited form, via mail order
as part of the King Crimson Collectors’ Club, CLUB9 (2000)

18

Earthbound

1 21st Century Schizoid Man (Wilmington, Feb 11th, 1972) (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield)
2 Peoria (Peoria, March 10th, 1972) (Fripp, Collins, Burrell, Wallace)
3 The Sailor’s Tale (Jacksonville, Feb 26th, 1972) (Fripp)
4 Earthbound (Orlando, Feb 27th, 1972) (Fripp, Collins, Burrell, Wallace)
5 Groon (Wilmington, Feb 11th, 1972) (Fripp)

Bonus tracks:

6 Pictures Of A City (Milwaukee, March 8th, 1972)
7 Formentera Lady (Milwaukee, March 8th, 1972)
8 Cirkus (Orlando, Feb 27th, 1972)

1-5 Mastered by Simon Heyworth & Robert Fripp at Sanctuary Mastering, (2002)
6-8 Mastered by David Singleton at DGM, (2017)
Also available in the King Crimson 40th Anniversary Series (2017)

19 Blu-ray

In The Wake Of Poseidon
Original Stereo/New Stereo/5.1 24/96

In The Wake of Poseidon

1 Peace - A Beginning
2 Pictures Of A City
3 Cadence And Cascade
4 In The Wake Of Poseidon
5 Peace - A Theme
6 Cat Food
7 The Devil's Triangle (part I) °
8 The Devil's Triangle (part II) °
9 The Devil's Triangle (part III) °
° [orig stereo/upmixed 5.1 only]
10 Peace - An End

Stereo/5.1 24/96

Additional Material

11 Groon (2010 Mix)
12 The Devil's Triangle (Mixed From Surviving Multitrack Elements By Steven Wilson)


Stereo 24/96

In The Wake Of Poseidon
An Alternative Album Selection

1 Peace - A Beginning (Live: Japan, 2015 From Japanese Heroes EP)
2 A Man, A City (Live: Fillmore West, December 15th,1969 From Epitaph)
3 Cadence And Cascade (Guide Vocal: Greg Lake From 40th anniversary DVD-A)
4 In The Wake Of Poseidon (Unedited Master, Rough Mix)
5 Peace - A Theme (Robert Fripp, Rehearsal)
6 Cat Food (Mono Single Mix)
7 The Devil's Triangle (part I) (Early Recording, Rough Mix)
8 The Devil's Triangle (part II) (Mars, Part II,4 Track Recording)
9 The Devil's Triangle (part III) (Mixed From Surviving Multitrack Elements By Steven Wilson)
10 Peace - An End (Alternate Mix From 40th anniversary DVD-A)
Stereo 24/96


Additional Material

1 Cadence And Cascade
(Original Studio Recording, Vocal Overdub: Jakko Jakszyk)
2 Groon (Single B Side)
3 Cat Food (Single A Side)
4 In The Wake of Poseidon (Instrumental Mix)
5 The Devil's Triangle (Mars, Pt III piano prominent)
6 Cadence And Cascade (Unedited Master)
7 Cat Food (Rehearsal Take)
8 Groon (Take 1)
9 The Devil's Triangle (Rehearsal Take, Wessex Studios)
10 Cadence And Cascade (Original Studio Recording,Vocal Overdub: Adrian Belew)
11 Groon (Take 4)
12 Groon (Take 5)
13 Groon (Take 6)
14 The Devil's Triangle (part III) (Mars, Part III,4 Track Recording)
15 Cadence And Cascade (Rehearsal take, Wessex Studios)
16 Groon (Take 15)

Stereo 24/96

Needledrops:

ILPS 9127 (In The Wake Of Poseidon)

1 Peace - A Beginning
2 Pictures Of A City
3 Cadence And Cascade
4 In The Wake Of Poseidon
5 Peace - A Theme
6 Cat Food
7 The Devil's Triangle (part I)
8 The Devil's Triangle (part II)
9 The Devil's Triangle (part III)
10 Peace - An End

WIP 6080 a/b (Cat Food)
11 Cat Food (Single A Side)
12 Groon (Single B Side)

20 Blu-ray

Lizard
Original Stereo/New Stereo/5.1 24/96

Lizard
1 Cirkus
2 Indoor Games
3 Happy Family
4 Lady Of The Dancing Water
5 Lizard

Stereo 24/96

Lizard: An Alternative Album Selection

1 Cirkus (Live, Moore Theatre, Seattle, June 11th, 2017)
2 Indoor Games (Alternate Take)
3 Happy Family (Alternate Take)
4 Lady Of The Dancing Water (Alternate Take)
5 Prince Rupert Awakes (Jon Anderson, Vocals, 2017 Mix by David Singleton)
6 Prince Rupert Awakes (Keith Tippett, Piano)
7 Bolero - The Peacock's Tale (Original Studio Recording, Bass Overdub: Tony Levin)
8 The Lizard Suite (Live, Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada, July 7th, 2017)

Additional Material

9 Cirkus (Extract: Robert Fripp, Guitar)
10 Cirkus (Studio Run Through With Guide Vocal)
11 Cirkus (Extract (2): Robert Fripp, Guitar)
12 Indoor Games (Redux Mix)
13 Happy Family (Redux Mix)
14 Mel&Tron (Mel Collins, Robert Fripp, Working Idea)
15 Lady Of The Dancing Water (Take 1: Robert Fripp, Guitar)
16 Dawn Song (Take With Metronome)
17 Last Skirmish (Keith Tippett, Piano; Gordon Haskell, Bass; Andy McCulloch, Drums)
18 Cirkus (Mark Charig, Cornet; Gordon Haskell, Bass; Andy McCulloch, Drums)
19 Happy Family (Fulham Palace Café Rehearsal)
20 Prince Rupert's Lament (Alternate Take, 2015 Mix by Jakko Jakszyk)
21 Big Top (Keith Tippett, Piano)
22 Prince Rupert Awakes (Endpiece: Jon Anderson, Vocals 2017 Mix by David Singleton)

Stereo 24/96


Needledrop: ILPS 9141 (Lizard)

1 Cirkus
2 Indoor Games
3 Happy Family
4 Lady Of The Dancing Water
5 Lizard

Rehearsals for 1971/72 band line-up
1 Blow No. 1
2 Blow No. 2
3 Blow No. 3

21 Blu-ray

Islands
Original Stereo/New Stereo/5.1 24/96

Islands

1 Formentera Lady
2 Sailor's Tale
3 The Letters
4 Ladies Of The Road
5 Prelude: Song Of The Gulls
6 Islands

stereo 24/48

Islands: An Alternative Album Selection

1 Formentera Lady (Take 2, 2010 Mix by Steven Wilson)
2 Sailor's Tale (Alternate Guitar Takes, Remix by Alex R. Mundy)
3 The Letters (Outtake)
4 Ladies Of The Road (Rehearsal/Outtake, 2010 Mix by Steven Wilson)
5 Prelude: Song Of The Gulls (String Section, Take 2)
6 Islands Fragment (Reference Cassette Fragment: Robert Fripp, Mellotron)
7 Islands (Original Studio Recording,Vocal Overdub: Jakko Jakszyk)
8 Islands (Early Rehearsal Fragment:Robert Fripp and Paulina Lucas)

Additional Material

1 Formentera Lady (Early Take, Rough Mix)
2 Sailor's Tale (Edit, Alternate Mix, 2010
by Steven Wilson)
3 Drop In (Early Rehearsal)
4 Ladies Of The Road (Robert Fripp and David Singleton Remix)
5 Islands (Studio Run Through with Oboe Prominent)
6 Formentera Lady (Take 1)
7 A Peacemaking Stint Unrolls (Islands Session: Outtake)
8 Ladies Of The Road (Take 5)
9 Islands (Early Studio Run Through)
10 Formentera Lady (Take 3)
11 Studio Soundcheck (Boz Burrell, Robert Fripp,Ian Wallace, July 1971)
12 Fulham Palace Café Rehearsal (Mel Collins,Robert Fripp, Ian Wallace, December 1970)
13 Ladies Of The Road (Early Rough Mix)
14 Formentera Lady (Take 4)

stereo 24/96

Needledrop: ILPS 9175 (Islands)

1 Formentera Lady
2 Sailor's Tale
3 The Letters
4 Ladies Of The Road
5 Prelude: Song Of The Gulls
6 Islands


stereo 24/48

Live, 1971

Zoom Club, Frankfurt, April 12th

1 Cirkus *
2 Get Thy Bearings *
3 The Court Of The Crimson King
4 Lady Of The Dancing Water
5 21st Century Schizoid Man
6 Pictures Of A City *
7 The Sailor's Tale
8 Cadence And Cascade
9 The Devil's Triangle


Zoom Club, Frankfurt, April 13th

1 The Sailor's Tale *
2 Cirkus
3 Get Thy Bearings
4 Cadence And Cascade
5 The Court Of The Crimson King
6 21st Century Schizoid Man *
7 Pictures Of A City
8 The Sailor's Tale
9 Lady Of The Dancing Water
10 Get Thy Bearings *
11 The Devil's Triangle

stereo 24/48

Zoom Club, Frankfurt, April 14th

1 Cirkus *
2 Get Thy Bearings
3 The Court Of The Crimson King
4 21st Century Schizoid Man
5 Pictures Of A City *
6 The Sailor's Tale
7 Cadence And Cascade
8 The Devil's Triangle


Zoom Club, Frankfurt, April 15th

1 Pictures Of A City *
2 The Sailor's Tale
3 The Court Of The Crimson King
4 Cadence And Cascade
5 The Devil's Triangle


Guildhall, Plymouth, May 11th

1 Cirkus
2 Pictures Of A City
3 The Sailor's Tale
4 The Letters
5 Lady Of The Dancing Water
6 Cadence And Cascade
7 Get Thy Bearings *
8 The Court Of The Crimson King
9 Ladies Of The Road
10 RF Announcement
11 21st Century Schizoid Man
12 The Devil's Triangle


Green’s Playhouse, Glasgow, May 28th

1 Pictures Of A City *
2 The Sailor's Tale
3 The Court Of The Crimson King
4 Cadence And Cascade *
5 Get Thy Bearings
6 RF Announcement
7 Ladies Of The Road
8 RF Announcement
9 21st Century Schizoid Man
10 The Devil's Triangle
11 Cirkus *

stereo 24/48

Marquee Club, London, August 10th

1 Pictures Of A City
2 Formentera Lady
3 The Sailor's Tale
4 Cirkus
5 The Letters
6 Cadence And Cascade
7 Improv
8 Ladies Of The Road
9 RF Announcement
10 21st Century Schizoid Man


Eastown Theatre, Detroit, November 13th

1 Pictures Of A City
2 Formentera Lady
3 The Sailor's Tale
4 Cirkus
5 Ladies Of The Road
6 Groon *
7 21st Century Schizoid Man
8 RF Announcement
9 The Devil’s Triangle
10 The Court Of The Crimson King
11 Lady Of The Dancing Water

incomplete

22 Blu-ray

Earthbound

U.S.A. Live 1972

New sequence Stereo 24/96

Earthbound

1 21st Century Schizoid Man Wilmington, February 11th
2 Peoria Peoria, March 10th
3 The Sailor's Tale Jacksonville, February 26th
4 Earthbound Orlando, February 27th
5 Groon Wilmington, February 11th
6 Pictures Of A City Milwaukee, March 8th
7 Formentera Lady Milwaukee, March 8th
8 Cirkus Orlando, February 27th
9 Ladies Of The Road Orlando, February 27th
10 The Letters Denver, March 13th
11 The Sailor's Tale Jacksonville, February 26th [extended version]
12 Groon Peoria, March 10th [extended version]


New Stereo and Quadraphonic 24/96

Live at Summit Studios, Denver, March 12th

1 Pictures Of A City
2 Cadence And Cascade
3 Groon
4 21st Century Schizoid Man
5 Summit Going On
6 My Hobby
7 The Sailor's Tale
8 The Creator Has A Master Plan
(including Summit And Something Else)

Stereo 24/48

Schizoid Men

1-11 Schizoid Men 1 - 11

From the DGM album, Ladies Of The Road

Stereo 24/96

Needledrop: Help 6 (Earthbound)

1 21st Century Schizoid Man
2 Peoria
3 The Sailor's Tale
4 Earthbound
5 Groon


Live, 1971
Soundboard Concerts

Stereo 24/96

Unidentified 1972 Show No.1
1 Pictures Of A City *
2 Cirkus
3 Ladies Of The Road
4 21st Century Schizoid Man
5 RF Announcement
6 The Letters

Unidentified 1972 Show No.2
1 Pictures Of A City *
2 Cirkus
3 Ladies Of The Road
4 Formentera Lady Improv Section
5 The Sailor's Tale
6 21st Century Schizoid Man

Stereo 24/48

Wilmington, February 11th, Early Show
1 Pictures Of A City
2 Formentera Lady
3 The Sailor’s Tale
4 Cirkus
5 RF Announcement
6 Ladies Of The Road
7 Groon
8 21st Century Schizoid Man

New York, February 12th, Early Show
1 Pictures Of A City *
2 Formentera Lady
3 The Sailor's Tale
4 RF Announcement
5 Cirkus
6 Ladies Of The Road
7 Groon
8 21st Century Schizoid Man

New York, February 12th, Late Show
1 Pictures Of A City *
2 Formentera Lady
3 The Sailor's Tale
4 RF Announcement
5 Cirkus
6 RF Announcement
7 Ladies Of The Road
8 Groon
9 21st Century Schizoid Man
10 Cadence And Cascade *

Stereo 24/48

Chicago, February 17th
1 Cirkus
2 Groon

Detroit, February 18th
1 Pictures Of A City
2 Formentera Lady
3 The Sailors Tale
4 Cirkus
5 RF Announcement
6 Ladies Of The Road
7 Groon
8 21st Century Schizoid Man

Jacksonville, February 26th
1 Pictures Of A City
2 Cirkus
3 Ladies Of The Road
4 Formentera Lady
5 The Sailor's Tale
6 21st Century Schizoid Man

Orlando, February 27th
1 Pictures Of A City
2 Formentera Lady
3 The Sailor’s Tale
4 Cirkus
5 Ladies Of The Road
6 Groon
7 21st Century Schizoid Man
8 Earthbound
9 Cadence And Cascade

Pittsburgh, March 6th
1 Pictures Of A City
2 Formentera Lady
3 The Sailor’s Tale
4 Cirkus
5 Ladies Of The Road
6 Groon
7 21st Century Schizoid Man
8 Improv I
9 Cadence And Cascade *

* incomplete

Stereo 24/48

Milwaukee, March 8th
1 Pictures Of A City
2 Formentera Lady
3 The Sailor’s Tale
4 Cirkus
5 Ladies Of The Road
6 Groon *
7 Groon *
8 21st Century Schizoid Man *
9 21st Century Schizoid Man
10 Cadence And Cascade

Peoria, March 10th
1 Cirkus *
2 Announcement
3 Ladies Of The Road
4 Groon Peoria *
5 21st Century Schizoid Man *
6 Improv *
7 Cadence And Cascade

Indianapolis, March 11th
1 Pictures Of A City *
2 The Sailor’s Tale
3 Drum Solo
4 21st Century Schizoid Man

Denver, March 13th
1 Formentera Lady *
2 The Sailor’s Tale
3 Ladies Of The Road
4 The Letters
5 21st Century Schizoid Man

Denver, March 14th
1 Formentera Lady
2 The Sailor’s Tale
3 Cirkus
4 Ladies Of The Road
5 The Letters
6 Improv
7 21st Century Schizoid Man
8 Cadence And Cascade


23 DVD

Earthbound Extended

New sequence Stereo 24/48

1 21st Century Schizoid Man Wilmington, February 11th
2 Peoria Peoria, March 10th
3 The Sailor's Tale Jacksonville, February 26th
4 Earthbound Orlando, February 27th
5 Groon Wilmington, February 11th
6 Pictures Of A City Milwaukee, March 8th
7 Formentera Lady Milwaukee, March 8th
8 Cirkus Orlando, February 27th
9 Ladies Of The Road Orlando, February 27th
10 The Letters Denver, March 13th
11 The Sailor's Tale Jacksonville, February 26th [extended version]
12 Groon Peoria, March 10th [extended version]


New Stereo and Quadraphonic 24/48

Live at Summit Studios, Denver, March 12th

1 Pictures Of A City
2 Cadence And Cascade
3 Groon
4 21st Century Schizoid Man
5 Summit Going On
6 My Hobby
7 The Sailor's Tale
8 The Creator Has A Master Plan
(including Summit And Something Else)


Stereo 24/48

Schizoid Men

1-11 Schizoid Men Part 1 - 11

From the DGM album, Ladies Of The Road

Needledrop: Help 6 (Earthbound)

1 21st Century Schizoid Man
2 Peoria
3 The Sailor's Tale
4 Earthbound
5 Groon

24 DVD

King Crimson 1972 Live


stereo 24/48

Unidentified 1972 Show No.1
1 Pictures Of A City *
2 Cirkus
3 Ladies Of The Road
4 21st Century Schizoid Man
5 RF Announcement
6 The Letters


Unidentified 1972 Show No.2
1 Pictures Of A City *
2 Cirkus
3 Ladies Of The Road
4 Formentera Lady Improv Section
5 The Sailor's Tale
6 21st Century Schizoid Man


New York, February 12th, Early Show
1 Pictures Of A City *
2 Formentera Lady
3 The Sailor's Tale
4 RF Announcement
5 Cirkus
6 Ladies Of The Road
7 Groon
8 21st Century Schizoid Man


New York, February 12th, Late Show
1 Pictures Of A City *
2 Formentera Lady
3 The Sailor's Tale
4 RF Announcement
5 Cirkus
6 RF Announcement
7 Ladies Of The Road
8 Groon
9 21st Century Schizoid Man
10 Cadence And Cascade *

incomplete

Bonus Discs
25
Auditions/Rehearsals
1 Blow No. 1
2 Blow No. 2

Disc 25 from reel-to-reel tapes. Audio restored at DGM by David Singleton & Alex R. Mundy.
Previously unreleased.


26
Auditions/Rehearsals & Unidentified 1972 Show No.1
1 Blow No. 3
2 Pictures Of A City *
(Fripp, Sinfield)
3 Cirkus
(Fripp, Sinfield)
4 Ladies Of The Road
(Fripp, Sinfield)
5 21st Century Schizoid Man
(Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield)
6 RF Announcement
7 The Letters
(Fripp, Sinfield)

Disc 26: Track 1 from reel-to-reel tape,2-7 from a soundboard cassette recording. Audio restored at DGM by David Singleton & Alex R. Mundy.
Live sound mixed by Hunter MacDonald.

Previously unreleased.

27
Unidentified 1972 Show No.2
1 Pictures Of A City * (Fripp, Sinfield)
2 Cirkus (Fripp, Sinfield)
3 Ladies Of The Road (Fripp, Sinfield)
4 Formentera Lady Improv Section (Fripp, Collins, Burrell, Wallace, Sinfield)
5 The Sailor’s Tale (Fripp)
6 21st Century Schizoid Man (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield)

Disc 27 from a soundboard cassette recording.
Audio restored at DGM by David Singleton & Alex R. Mundy.
Live sound mixed by Hunter MacDonald.
Previously unreleased.
* incomplete
 
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