A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson
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A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson
- Artist: King Crimson
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- Release Date: 1976
- Total Time: 74:12
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Rock
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For almost two decades before King Crimson's catalog became a minefield of odd retrospectives, live oddities, and archival treasure troves, A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson was the only worthwhile retrospective the band had ever had -- or seemed likely to receive. Originally released in 1976 following the band's apparently irrevocable split of the year before, this Robert Fripp-compiled double album rounded up an excellent, if somewhat idiosyncratic, survey of the group's seven years together, its contents ranging from the unimpeachable classics to unimaginable rarities -- the pre-Crimson demo of "I Talk to the Wind" was a collector's dream at the time, while the presence of "Groon" took the heat off anyone who missed out on its sole previous appearance, as the B-side of 1970's "Cat Food" single. Of the other tracks, three-fifths of the debut album included the anthemic poles of "21st Century Schizoid Man" and "Epitaph," and served to remind just how powerful In the Court of the Crimson King was on release, while more recent highlights included both "Red" and "Starless" from the band's final album (Red), Starless and Bible Black's eternally atmospheric "The Night Watch," and, as if to prove that the band's sense of humor was never far from the surface, the ribald saga of "Ladies of the Road." A vast booklet of facts and figures, again compiled by Fripp and drawing from his own squirrel-like horde of King Crimson memorabilia, rounded off the package. It's a sign of just how well conceived this collection was that, no matter how many more so-called "best-ofs" the band has endured, A Young Person's Guide remains the definitive study of the original King Crimson. ~ Dave Thompson, Rovi| A Young Person's Guide to Hell (2008 Album by The Hellboys) | |
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A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson
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| Compilation album by King Crimson | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1969–1974 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Label | Island (UK) Atlantic Records (Canada) Polydor Records (UK) E.G. Records Virgin Records Discipline Global Mobile |
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| Producer | King Crimson | |||
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A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson is a compilation (2LP set) by the band King Crimson, released in 1976. Its name is most likely derived either from the famous orchestral work The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra from composer Benjamin Britten or the 1960s television series Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, created by conductor/composer Leonard Bernstein.
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Track listing
LP 1
Side one
- "Epitaph" (Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield) – 8:52
- Including:
- "March for No Reason"
- "Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
- From the album In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
- Including:
- "Cadence and Cascade" (Fripp, Sinfield) – 3:36
- Abridged, from the album In the Wake of Poseidon (1970)
- "Ladies of the Road" (Fripp, Sinfield) – 5:27
- From the album Islands (1971)
- "I Talk to the Wind" (McDonald, Sinfield) – 3:15
- Recorded at 93A Brondesbury Road, London, UK, July 1968
- This version differs from the version released on In the Court of the Crimson King. The most notable difference is in the vocals, which are sung by Judy Dyble (Fairport Convention) rather than Greg Lake. This version is also available on The Brondesbury Tapes (1968) under the name of Giles Giles & Fripp (VP235CD)
Side two
- "Red" (Fripp) – 6:18
- From the album Red (1974)
- "Starless" (Bill Bruford, David Cross, Fripp, Richard Palmer-James, John Wetton) – 12:17
- From the album Red (1974)
LP 2
Side one
- "The Night Watch" (Fripp, Palmer-James, Wetton) – 4:38
- From the album Starless and Bible Black (1974)
- "Book of Saturday" (Fripp, Palmer-James, Wetton) – 2:52
- From the album Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973)
- "Peace: A Theme" (Fripp) – 1:14
- From the album In the Wake of Poseidon (1970)
- "Cat Food" (Fripp, McDonald, Sinfield) – 2:43
- Abridged, as released on the single Cat Food/Groon (1970); unedited version available on In the Wake of Poseidon (1970)
- "Groon" (Fripp) – 3:30
- From the single Cat Food/Groon (1970)
- "Coda from Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part I)" – 2:09
- Abridged, from the album Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973)
Side two
- "Moonchild" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) – 2:24
- Abridged, from the album In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
- "Trio" (Bruford, Cross, Fripp, Wetton) – 5:36
- From the album Starless and Bible Black (1974)
- "The Court of the Crimson King" (McDonald, Sinfield) – 9:21
- including:
- "The Return of the Fire Witch"
- "The Dance of the Puppets"
- From the album In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
- including:
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