King Crimson / In The Court of the Crimson King 3CD+blu-ray

50th anniversary reissue of the seminal debut • 2019 Steven Wilson mixes in 5.1 and stereo • New 2LP vinyl also available

King Crimson‘s 1969 debut album In The Court of the Crimson King is to be reissued as a Blu-ray+3CD edition and a double vinyl set, for its 50th anniversary.

The blu-ray features an enormous amount of content, including all new 2019 stereo and 5.1 mixes by Steven Wilson (at 24/96 resolution), the original mix (the ‘master edition’) also at 24/96, a complete alternate version of the album comprising 2019 Steven Wilson mixes, 2019 instrumental mixes and more. This blu-ray is all-region and playable on all drives.

The three CDs in the box set feature the new 2019 Steven Wilson stereo mix, an exapanded edition of the alternate album in the blu-ray and the original master edition of the 1969 mix plus additional tracks. Full track listings and details below.

In terms of packaging the four discs are presented into two card gatefold sleeves which sit alongside a booklet within a rigid exterior slipcase. New sleeve-notes by King Crimson biographer Sid Smith feature in the booklet.

The 50th anniversary double vinyl edition of In The Court of the Crimson King features Steven Wilson’s new 2019 stereo mix on the first record with the alternate album with tracks mixed by Wilson and David Singleton. These are pressed on 200g vinyl and have been cut by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering from original 24/96 high-resolution source files.

Also, the artwork for both Bluray/CD and vinyl has been derived from the original paintings and has been meticulously restored.

Note, all material on this blu-ray+3CD package will feature on the forthcoming Complete 1969 Sessions – the eighth boxed set in the series documenting King Crimson’s studio & live recordings from 1969 onwards.

In The Court of the Crimson King is reissued on 25 October 2019, via Panegyric.

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Bullet point summary:

• Blu-Ray features a complete alternate album comprising 2019 mixes by Steven Wilson including a much extended duo version of ‘I Talk to The Wind’, a June 19^th version of ‘The Court of the Crimson King’ from the band’s final day at Morgan studios in June 1969, an isolated voice dominant version of ‘Epitaph’ & a version of ‘21^st Century Schizoid Man’ which combines the Morgan studios instrumental with Greg Lake vocals from Wessex studios and August 2019 overdubs by Mel Collins & Jakko Jakszyk – the latter two mixed by David Singleton.
• A further album’s worth of additional material drawn from studio takes – much of it mixed by Steven Wilson & including extracts from the ‘wind session’ that produced the intro to 21CSM in stereo for the first time, the single a/b sides of the album title track drawn, for the first time since on disc, from the original master tapes & more are also included.
• The Blu-Ray is completed by a set of 2019 instrumental mixes and the surviving fragment of black & white footage from Hyde Park in 1969
• This set marks the first appearance of the album on Blu-Ray completing the availability of all King Crimson studio albums on the format.
• CD1 presents the album in its 2019 stereo mix – along with the 2019 instrumental takes (with ‘Moonchild’ edited to song length)
• CD2 presents an expanded edition of the alternate album from the Blu-Ray
• CD3 features the original master edition of the 1969 mix plus additional tracks

Blu-Ray NTSC, Zone ABC, playable on all BD players & drives

DTS-HD MA 5.1 & LPCM 5.1/DTS-HD MA Stereo & LPCM 24/96

2019 5.1 mixes

1. 21st Century Schizoid Man
2. I Talk to the Wind
3. Epitaph
4. Moonchild
5. The Court of the Crimson King

Additional track

6. I Talk to the Wind (duo version)

Mixed by Steven Wilson

Original Master Edition

1. 21st Century Schizoid Man
2. I Talk to the Wind
3. Epitaph
4. Moonchild
5. The Court of the Crimson King

Produced by King Crimson

Alternate Album

1. 21st Century Schizoid Man
2. I Talk to the Wind
3.  I Talk to the Wind
4. Epitaph
5. Epitaph
6. Moonchild
7. The Court of the Crimson King

Notes re above
1. Morgan studios June 1969 take with Greg Lake vocal overdubs from Wessex August 1969  & Mel Collins & Jakko Jakszyk August 2019 overdubs
2. Alternate 2019 mix
3. Duo version, full length master, 2019 mix
4. Vocals isolated/highlighted, 2019 mix
5. Alt take – 2019 mix
6. Take 1, 2019 mix
7. Morgan studios, June 1969 take, 2019 mix

Mixed by Steven Wilson except 1, 4 mixed by David Singleton

Additional material

1. Wind Session (2019 stereo mix)
2. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Trio version, 2019 mix)
3. I Talk to the Wind (Studio run through, 2019 mix)
4. Epitaph (Backing track, 2019 mix)
5. Moonchild (Album edit, 2009 mix)
6. The Court of the Crimson King (Take 3, 2009 mix)
7. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Morgan studios take, June 1969)
8. The Court of the Crimson King (part 1) (Single a-side, 1969)
9. The Court of the Crimson King (part 2) (Single b-side, 1969)

Mixed by Steven Wilson 1 – 6, Mixed by King Crimson 7 – 9

2019 Instrumental mixes

1. 21st Century Schizoid Man
2. I Talk to the Wind
3. Epitaph
4. Moonchild
5. The Court of the Crimson King

Mixed by Steven Wilson

Video: 21csm extract Hyde Park 1969

CD 1   2019 stereo mixes & instrumental mixes

1. 21st Century Schizoid Man
2. I Talk to the Wind
3. Epitaph
4. Moonchild
5. The Court of the Crimson King
6. 21st Century Schizoid Man
7. I Talk to the Wind
8. Epitaph
9. Moonchild (edit)
10. The Court of the Crimson King

1 – 10 mixed by Steven Wilson

CD2 Alternate Album, expanded edition

1. Wind Session (Wind Session, 2019 stereo mix)
2. 21st Century Schizoid Man
3. I Talk to the Wind
4. I Talk to the Wind
5. Epitaph
6. Epitaph
7. Moonchild
8. The Court of the Crimson King
9. 21st Century Schizoid Man

Notes re above

1.  Wind Session, 2019 stereo mix
2. Morgan studios June 1969 take with Greg Lake vox overdubs from Wessex August 1969 & Mel Collins/Jakko Jakszyk August 2019 overdubs
3. Alternate 2019 mix
4. Duo version, full length master, 2019 mix
5. Vocals isolated/highlighted, 2019 mix
6. Alt take – 2019 mix
7. Take 1, 2019 mix
8. Morgan studios, June 1969 take, 2019 mix
9. Trio version, 2019 mix

Mixed by Steven Wilson except 2, 5 mixed by David Singleton

CD3 Original Master Edition, expanded

1 21st Century Schizoid Man
2. I Talk to the Wind
3. Epitaph
4. Moonchild
5. The Court of the Crimson King
6. 21st Century Schizoid Man
7. I Talk to the Wind
8. Epitaph
9. The Court of the Crimson King (single a side)
10. The Court of the Crimson King (single b side)

1 to 5   Original master edition produced by King Crimson
Mastered by Simon Heyworth
6. Morgan studios instrumental take, 1969, produced by King Crimson
7. studio run through, 2019 mix by Steven Wilson
8. Backing track, 2019 mix by Steven Wilson
9/10. Original single master

In The Court of the Crimson King 2LP vinyl

LP 1: 2019 mixes

Side A

1 21st Century Schizoid Man
2 I Talk to the Wind
3 Epitaph 

Side B

4 Moonchild

5 The Court of the Crimson King

Mixed by Steven Wilson

LP2: The Alternate Album

Side C

1 21st Century Schizoid Man
2 I Talk to the Wind
3 Epitaph           

Side D

1 Epitaph
2 Moonchild
3 The Court of the Crimson King
4 21st Century Schizoid Man

Side C1, D1 mixed by David Singleton, 2019
All other tracks mixed by Steven Wilson, 2019

Side C notes

1 Morgan studios June 1969 take with Greg Lake vocal overdubs from Wessex August 1969 & Jakko Jakszyk/Mel Collins August 2019 overdubs
2 Alternate 2019 mix
3 Alt. take – 2019 mix

Side D notes

1 Vocals isolated/highlighted, 2019 mix
2 Take 1, 2019 mix
3 Morgan studios, June 1969 take, 2019 mix
4 Trio version, 2019 mix