King Crimson Albums by emptysquares 
Reccomended Crim related listening not in this chart:
The Cheerful Insanity of Giles Giles & Fripp by Giles Giles & Fripp - eccentric origins of Crim including an impressive demonstration of Fripp's picking technique on Suite No.1
McDonald & Giles by McDonald & Giles - had the 1st lineup not disintegrated on the US tour following the 1st album, it is likely that the subsequent 2nd Crim album would of consisted of much of the material found here although one suspects that Fripp would of much improved the production.
USA by King Crimson - great live versions of Larks part II and Schizoid Man and a powerful improv on Asbury Park.
Exposure by Robert Fripp - I prefer the version where Daryl Hall handles most of the vocals.
Lone Rhino by Adrian Belew - my favourite of his solo offerings is his 1st with some classic Belew guitar noises.
- Chart updated: 12/14/2021 15:45
- (Created: 08/21/2019 18:51).
- Chart size: 13 albums.
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Like a fine wine, the older this (and I) get, the better it sounds.
g&k:Fripp; ly&k:Sinfield; v&b:Boz; k:Tippett; s&f:Collins; d:Wallace; Produced by King Crimson [First added to this chart: 08/22/2019]
g&k:Fripp; ly&k:Sinfield; v&b:Boz; k:Tippett; s&f:Collins; d:Wallace; Produced by King Crimson [First added to this chart: 08/22/2019]
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1971
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652
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Largely recorded live with any audience noise removed. Fracture, which according to Fripp is "impossible to play", was still in the setlist in 2016 leading to Fripp commenting... "to keep Fracture-fit takes 80% of my time and attention - which is too much and it's almost improper that a man of 70 should be doing the high-wire every night."
g&k:Fripp; v&b:Wetton; vl&k:Cross; d&p:Bruford; Produced by King Crimson [First added to this chart: 08/22/2019]
g&k:Fripp; v&b:Wetton; vl&k:Cross; d&p:Bruford; Produced by King Crimson [First added to this chart: 08/22/2019]
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1974
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811
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Wetton's efforts to nudge Crimson towards greater commerciality came to the fore on Red and would ultimately alienate Fripp and lead him to disolve the band immediately following its completion. To be fair to Wetton, not many would regard this material as lightweight - maybe Fripp detected a tendancy in Wetton to drift towards banality that he would later embrace with Asia, in which case Fripp did pull the plug at just the right time.
g&k:Fripp; v&b:Wetton; vl:Cross; s:Collins/McDonald; d&p:Bruford; Produced by King Crimson [First added to this chart: 08/22/2019]
g&k:Fripp; v&b:Wetton; vl:Cross; s:Collins/McDonald; d&p:Bruford; Produced by King Crimson [First added to this chart: 08/22/2019]
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1974
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10,440
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First outing for the Wetton / Bruford / Cross era.... although it's the inspired percussion curtesy of Jamie Muir that makes this sound distinctive. Only a rather lifeless production prevents from being higher in this chart.
g&k:Fripp; v&b:Wetton; vl,k&f:Cross; d&p:Bruford/Muir; Produced by King Crimson [First added to this chart: 08/22/2019]
g&k:Fripp; v&b:Wetton; vl,k&f:Cross; d&p:Bruford/Muir; Produced by King Crimson [First added to this chart: 08/22/2019]
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1973
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2,416
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Like Islands, this seems to actually mature with age and the inherent "jazziness" provided by Mel Collins & Keith Tippett combines well with Fripp's guitar and Mellotron. Overall though, no amount of elaborate arrangement and instrumentation can disguise the flakiness of some of the underlying songs and lyrics.
g&k:Fripp; ly&k:Sinfield; v&b:Haskell; v:Anderson; k:Tippett; s&f:Collins; d:McCulloch; Produced by Fripp & Sinfield [First added to this chart: 08/22/2019]
g&k:Fripp; ly&k:Sinfield; v&b:Haskell; v:Anderson; k:Tippett; s&f:Collins; d:McCulloch; Produced by Fripp & Sinfield [First added to this chart: 08/22/2019]
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1970
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After the original lineup disintegrated following the 1st album Fripp made a noble attempt to salvage something from the wreckage with this effort - although for me, it never manages to approach the heights of its predecessor. In particular, Pictures of a City and the title track both sound like ill-conceived mash-up's of songs from the 1st album and running at 11:37 The Devils Triangle (itself a thinly disguised adaptation of Holst' 'Mars' from the Planets suite) at times sounds suspiciously like filler.
g&k:Fripp; ly:Sinfield; v:Lake/Haskell; k:Tippett; b:P.Giles; s:Collins; d:M.Giles; Produced by Fripp & Sinfield [First added to this chart: 08/22/2019]
g&k:Fripp; ly:Sinfield; v:Lake/Haskell; k:Tippett; b:P.Giles; s:Collins; d:M.Giles; Produced by Fripp & Sinfield [First added to this chart: 08/22/2019]
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1970
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King Crimson Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 6 | 46% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 23% | |
| 1990s | 1 | 8% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| King Crimson | 13 | 100% |
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