Item Description
KING CRIMSON - In The Court Of The Crimson King Original UK LP released on Pink Island Records.
Gatefold sleeve E.J.
Day, London .
Matrix: ILPS 9111 A2 / ILPS9111 B4 Gatefold cover is in EX condition.
Record is in EX to NM condition.
-- gt King Crimson s debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King, was released in October 1969 on Island Records.
Guitarist Robert Fripp would later describe it as having been an instant smash and New York s acid album of 1970 notwithstanding Fripp and Giles claim that the band never used psychedelic drugs .
The album received public compliments from Pete Townshend, The Who s guitarist, who called the album an uncanny masterpiece.
The sound of In the Court of the Crimson King specifically the track, 21st Century Schizoid Man has also been described as setting the antecedent for alternative rock and grunge, whilst the softer tracks are described as having an ethereal and almost sacred feel.
In contrast to the blues-based hard rock of the contemporary British and American scenes, King Crimson presented a more Europeanised approach that blended antiquity and modernity.
The band s music drew on a wide range of influences provided by all five group members.
These elements included romantic and modernist-era classical music, the psychedelic rock spearheaded by Jimi Hendrix, folk, jazz, military music partially inspired by McDonald s stint as an army musician , ambient improvisation, Victoriana and British pop.The album reached number five on the British charts, and was certified gold in the United States.
Tracks: Side One 21st Century Schizoid Man including Mirrors I Talk To The Wind Epitaph including March For No Reason / Tomorrow Tomorrow Side Two Moonchild including The Dream / The Illusion The Court Of The Crimson King including The Return Of The Fire Witch / The Dance Of The Puppets Released on Island Records Catalogue No.
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