Artist

King Crimson

Progressive Rock

London, England, U.K.
Wikipedia Discogs

King Crimson were an English progressive rock band formed in 1968 in London. The band drew inspiration from a wide variety of music, incorporating elements of classical, jazz, folk, heavy metal, gamelan, blues, industrial, electronic, experimental music and new wave. They exerted a strong influence on the early 1970s progressive rock movement, including on contemporaries such as Yes and Genesis, and continue to inspire subsequent generations of artists across multiple genres. They earned a large cult following.

King Crimson
In The Court Of The Crimson King [Album]

10 October 1969

King Crimson
In The Wake Of Poseidon [Album]

15 May 1970

King Crimson
Lizard [Album]

11 December 1970

'Lizard' is the third studio album by King Crimson. It was the second consecutive King Crimson album recorded by transitional line-ups of the group that did not perform live, following 'In The Wake Of Poseidon' (1970). This is the only album by the band to feature singer and bass guitarist Gordon Haskell and drummer Andy McCulloch as official members of the band.

King Crimson
Islands [Album]

3 December 1971

'Islands' is the fourth studio album by King Crimson. It is the only studio album to feature the 1971-1972 touring line-up of Robert Fripp, Mel Collins, Boz Burrell and Ian Wallace. This would be the last album before an entirely new group (except for Fripp) would record the trilogy of 'Larks' Tongues In Aspic', 'Starless And Bible Black' and 'Red' between 1973 and 1974. This is also the last album to feature the lyrics of co-founding member Peter Sinfield. Musically, the album expands on the improvisational jazz leanings of King Crimson's previous album, Lizard. It received a mixed response from critics and fans.

King Crimson
Earthbound [Album]

9 June 1972

'Earthbound' is a live album by King Crimson, released shortly after the line-up that recorded it had broken up. It contains the band's first official live release of their signature song "21st Century Schizoid Man", and an extended live version of their 1970 non-LP B-side "Groon". It also contains two improvised tracks with scat vocals from Boz Burrell. The album's sound quality is relatively poor, because of being recorded onto cassette tape (a low-fidelity recording medium, even by 1972 standards) by live sound engineer Hunter MacDonald.