King Crimson discography
The discography of King Crimson consists of 13 studio albums, 15 live albums, 13 compilation albums, 3 extended plays, 10 singles, 6 video albums and 8 major box sets.
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
King Crimson Collectors' Club
Collectable King Crimson
DGM Live
Additional releases along the lines of the Collector's Club are being made available at DGM Live. This is the new Discipline Global Mobile website including King Crimson/Robert Fripp news, online diaries from Robert Fripp and The Vicar, and ongoing releases available for download in MP3 and FLAC formats.The releases include extensive King Crimson and Robert Fripp live recordings, in addition to some previously unreleased studio material. Since the launch of the site, some shows have been made available sometimes within days or weeks of the performance. It has been noted that the Collector's Club releases will eventually be made available as downloads on the site as well. As of 1 November 2007 there are 118 releases available at the site.
Notable Selections:
- Jazz Club Chesterfield, England, September 07, 1969
- Fillmore East New York, N.Y., USA, November 21, 1969
- Armoury – Wilmington, Delaware, Feb. 11, 1972
- The Barn – Peoria, IL, March 10, 1972
- Apollo Glasgow, Scotland, October 23, 1973
- Stanley Theatre Pittsburgh, PA, April 29, 1974
- Penn State University University Park, Pennsylvania, June 29, 1974
- Park West Chicago, Illinois, August 07, 2008
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details |
| 1976 | A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson
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| 1986 | The Compact King Crimson |
| 1991 | |
| 1991 | |
| 1993 | |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | |
| 2000 | The Beginners' Guide to the King Crimson Collectors' Club |
| 2003 | The Power To Believe Tour Box |
| 2004 | The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson – Volume One – 1969–1974 |
| 2005 | The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson – Volume Two – 1981–2003 |
| 2006 | The Condensed 21st Century Guide to King Crimson |
| 2008 | 40th Anniversary Tour Box |
| 2014 | The Elements of King Crimson 2014 |
| 2015 | The Elements of King Crimson 2015 |
| 2016 | The Elements of King Crimson 2016 |
| 2017 | The Elements of King Crimson 2017 |
| 2018 | The Elements of King Crimson 2018 |
| 2019 | The Elements of King Crimson 2019 |
Major box sets
Mostly part of the '40th Anniversary Edition' release schedule – but major releases in themselves.| Year | Album details |
| 2010 | In the Court of the Crimson King – 40th Anniversary edition – box set
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| 2012 | Larks' Tongues in Aspic – 40th Anniversary edition – box set |
| 2013 | The Road to Red – 40th Anniversary edition – box set |
| 2014 | Starless – 40th Anniversary edition – box set |
| 2015 | THRAK – 40th Anniversary edition – box set |
| 2016 | On The Road – 40th Anniversary edition – box set |
| 2017 | Sailors' Tales – 40th Anniversary edition – box set |
| 2019 | Heaven & Earth – 50th Anniversary edition – box set |
| forthcoming early 2020 | Complete 1969 Sessions |
EP albums
Mostly studio recordings, some incorporating live recordings.| Year | EP details |
| 1994 | Vrooom
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| 2001 | Level Five |
| 2002 | Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With |
| 2015 | 2014 Live EP |
| 2017 | Heroes |
| 2018 | Uncertain Times |
Singles
Includes only singles released commercially, in various territories.Music videos were released for "Heartbeat" and "Sleepless".
Notes:
KC50
This series, released across 50 weeks of 2019, aims to document "rare or unusual tracks" from the DGM archive. Each release is accompanied by commentary from David Singleton.| No. | Title | Year recorded | Year released | Notes |
| 01 | 21st Century Schizoid Man | 1969 | 1991 | Edit of the original recording. From '. |
| 02 | The Terrifying Tale Of Thela Hun Ginjeet | 1981, 1982 | 2008 | Compilation of spoken word by Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew, as well as a live performance from 1982. From 40th Anniversary Tour Box. |
| 03 | Cadence And Cascade | 1970, 1991, 2017 | 2019 | Edit featuring vocals by four members: Greg Lake, Gordon Haskell, Adrian Belew, and Jakko Jakszyk. Previously unreleased. |
| 04 | The Mincer/Law Of Maximum Distress | 1973 | 2014 | Edit featuring additional parts of the improvisation used to create "The Mincer". From Starless. |
| 05 | Inner Garden | 1994 | 2015 | Performance of "Inner Garden" featuring both parts played continuously. From the THRAK Box. |
| 06 | Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part I | 1972 | 2012 | Outtake. From Larks' Tongues In Aspic: The Complete Recordings. |
| 07 | Ladies Of The Road | 1971, 1991 | 2006, 2011, 2017 | Remix by Robert Fripp and David Singleton, excluded from Frame By Frame: The Essential King Crimson. Previously released on DGM Live, as well as part of Islands and Sailors' Tales. |
| 08 | Space Groove II | 1997 | 2019 | Previously unreleased edit of the original recording from Space Groove. |
| 09 | Eyes Wide Open | 2002 | 2002 | From Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With. |
| 10 | Prince Rupert Awakes | 1970 | 2016, 2017 | Isolated piano taken from the multitrack tapes. Previously released on DGM Live and as part of Sailors' Tales. |
| 11 | Requiem | 1982 | 2016 | From Beat and On The Road. |
| 12 | Starless/Red | 1974 | 1991 | Edit featuring the first section of "Starless" and the entirety of "Red". From Frame By Frame: The Essential King Crimson. |
| 13 | Yoli Yoli | 1983 | 2016 | Unused song previously released on DGM Live and as part of On The Road. |
| 14 | FraKctured | 2000, 2019 | 2019 | Released as a preview of the then-forthcoming Heaven & Earth box set. Remix as featured on The ReConstruKction Of Light. |
| 15 | Travel Weary Capricorn/Mars | 1969 | 1997, 2019 | Previously unreleased edit of two tracks featured on Epitaph. |
| 16 | The Sheltering Sky | 1982 | 1984, 1997, 2004, 2012, 2016 | Live performance from the band's August 27th, 1982 concert in Frejus. Previously released on video as part of The Noise: Live At Frejus, Neal And Jack And Me, and On The Road. Previously released as audio on DGM Live and as part of On The Road. |
| 17 | Dinosaur | 1994 | 1995, 2015 | One of two "Dinoaur" edits, previously released on several 1995 singles and as part of the THRAK Box. |
| 18 | Medley | 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1981, 1984 | 1991 | A minute-and-a-half edit designed to showcase the breadth of King Crimson's discography. From Heartbeat: The Abbreviated King Crimson. |
| 19 | The Light Of Day | ? | 2011, 2015 | This is not quite the original improvisation, as it features overdubs by Mel Collins, Tony Levin, and Gavin Harrison. Previously released on the CD/DVD-A edition of A Scarcity of Miracles and The Elements Of King Crimson. |
| 20 | Fracture | 1973 | 1974, 1997, 2014 | Steven Wilson remix of the live performance featured on Starless and Bible Black and The Night Watch. |
| 21 | Two Hands | 1982 | 2016 | Alex Mundy and David Singleton remix. Previously released as part of On The Road. |
| 22 | Elektrik | 2002 | 2003, 2019 | Released as a preview of the then-forthcoming Heaven & Earth box set. Remaster with additional multitrack elements as featured on The Power To Believe . |
| 23 | Peace | 1970 | 2019 | Previously unreleased edit which combines each part of "Peace". |
| 24 | Asbury Park | 1974 | 2005, 2013 | Uncut version of the improv featured on USA, remixed by Steven Wilson. |
| 25 | Islands | 1971, 2016 | 2017 | Jakko Jakszyk vocal overdub of "Islands" from Sailors' Tales. |
| 26 | Bolero | 1971, 1991 | 1991, 2009, 2015, 2017 | Tony Levin bass overdub of "Bolero – The Peacock's Tale" from Frame By Frame. |
| 27 | Level Five | 2017 | 2018 | From '. |
| 28 | Matte Kudasai | 1981 | 2019 | Previously unreleased edit featuring Robert Fripp's lead guitar. |
| 29 | Fans, Sloth, Nuns, Felons | 1996 | 2015 | From the THRAK Box. |
| 30 | Epitaph | 1969 | 2019 | Taken from the 40th Anniversary 5.1 mix with added tracks at the end. Previously unreleased. |
| 31 | Doctor Diamond | 1974 | 2001, 2006, 2012, 2014 | Live performance from the band's March 30th, 1974 concert in Mainz. Previously released as part of the Collectors' Club and Collectible King Crimson series, on DGM Live, and as part of Starless. |
| 32 | Three Of A Perfect Pair | 1984 | 2019 | Previously unreleased edit. |
| 33 | Form No. 1 | 2004 | 2005, 2017 | Previously released on The 21st Century Guide To King Crimson: Volume Two and The Elements of King Crimson. |
| 34 | Book Of Saturday | 1972 | 2012 | From Larks' Tongues In Aspic: The Complete Recordings. |
| 35 | Dangerous Curves | 2001 | 2019 | New edit which combines the performance of "Dangerous Curves" from Level Five with the studio version's ending. |
| 36 | Cat Food | 1970 | 2019 | Newly edited mix which highlights Keith Tippett's piano. |
| 37 | The ConstruKction Of Light | 2000, 2019 | 2019 | Previously unheard extra lyrics appear in the piece. Otherwise, the mix is the same as on The ReConstruKction Of Light. |
| 38 | Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part II | 1972 | 2012 | Previously released as part of Larks' Tongues In Aspic: The Complete Recordings. |
| 39 | Walking On Air | 1995 | 1995, 2015 | A live performance from the band's July 1st, 1995 concert in Los Angeles. Previously released on the Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream single and as part of the THRAK Box. |
| 40 | 21st Century Schizoid Man | 1969, 2019 | 2019 | Alternate take of "21st Century Schizoid Man" prior to the band relocating to Wessex Studios. Features Mel Collins and Jakko Jakszyk overdubs. Released as a preview of the then-forthcoming In the Court of the Crimson King 50th Anniversary Edition. |
| 41 | Groon | 1970 | 2010, 2017 | Alternate take of "Groon" previously released on In The Wake Of Poseidon and Sailors' Tales. |
| 42 | Elephant Talk | 1995 | 1999 | Taken from a live performance on October 5th or 6th, 1995 in Tokyo. Previously released as part of . |
| 43 | The Great Deceiver | 1974 | 2019 | Previously unreleased single edit of "The Great Deceiver" with an early fadeout. |
| 44 | Industrial Zone C | 1983 | 2019 | Previously unreleased edit of the original recording from Three Of A Perfect Pair . |
| 45 | Indiscipline | 2017 | 2017 | Taken from a live performance on June 28th, 2017 in Chicago. Previously released as part of Live In Chicago. |
| 46 | Sailor's Tale | 1971 | 2019 | Previously unreleased version featuring unused piano, mellotron, and guitar takes. |
| 47 | One More Red Nightmare | 1974 | 2019 | Previously unreleased edit highlighting elements hidden in the final mix, as well as alternate guitar and saxophone takes. |
| 48 | I Talk To The Wind | 1968 | 1976, 1999, 2001 | "I Talk To The Wind" as performed by Giles, Giles, and Fripp featuring Judy Dyble on vocals. Previously released as part of A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson, Metamorphosis, and The Brondesbury Tapes. |
| 49 | Silent Night | 1979, 2016 | 2019 | A previously unreleased edit featuring Jakko Jakszyk's vocal overdub and the original Frippertronics loop, creating two verses. |
| 50 | Radical Action/Meltdown | 2018 | 2019 | Previously unreleased tracks from King Crimson's in-studio performance for the Cosmic FuKc documentary. |