The Condensed 21st Century Guide to King Crimson: 1969–2003

~ Release by King Crimson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: In the Studio: 1969–1974
▼ CD 2: In the Studio: 1981–2003
#TitleRatingLength
1Elephant Talk
assistant engineer:
Nigel Mills
engineer:
Rhett Davies
producer:
Rhett Davies and King Crimson
Chapman stick:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drums (drum set) and electronic drum set:
Bill Bruford
guitar:
Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp
guitar synthesizer:
Robert Fripp
lead vocals:
Adrian Belew
recorded at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Elephant Talk
lyricist:
Adrian Belew
composer:
Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp and Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
publisher:
E.G. Music Inc.
44:44
2Frame by Frame
assistant engineer:
Nigel Mills
engineer:
Rhett Davies
producer:
Rhett Davies and King Crimson
Chapman stick and background vocals:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drums (drum set) and electronic drum set:
Bill Bruford
guitar:
Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp
guitar synthesizer:
Robert Fripp
lead vocals:
Adrian Belew
recorded at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Frame by Frame (song by King Crimson)
lyricist:
Adrian Belew
composer:
Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp and Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
3.655:08
3Matte Kudasai
assistant engineer:
Nigel Mills
engineer:
Rhett Davies
producer:
Rhett Davies and King Crimson
bass guitar, Chapman stick and bass guitar and background vocals:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drums (drum set), drums (drum set) and percussion and electronic drum set:
Bill Bruford
guitar:
Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp
guitar synthesizer:
Robert Fripp
lead vocals:
Adrian Belew
recorded at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Matte Kudasai
lyricist:
Adrian Belew
composer:
Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp and Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
publisher:
E.G. Music Inc.
version of:
North Star
3.353:46
4Discipline
assistant engineer:
Nigel Mills
engineer:
Rhett Davies
producer:
Rhett Davies and King Crimson
Chapman stick:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drums (drum set) and slit drum and electronic drum set:
Bill Bruford
guitar:
Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp
guitar synthesizer:
Robert Fripp
recorded at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Discipline
composer:
Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp and Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
3.655:03
5Heartbeat
engineer and producer:
Rhett Davies
Chapman stick and bass guitar and background vocals:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drums (drum set) and electronic drum set:
Bill Bruford
effects [Frippertronics]:
Robert Fripp
guitar:
Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp
lead vocals:
Adrian Belew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.G. Records Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1982)
recording of:
Heartbeat
lyricist:
Adrian Belew
composer:
Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp and Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
publisher:
E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher)
43:54
6Waiting Man
engineer and producer:
Rhett Davies
additional drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Adrian Belew
bass, Chapman stick and background vocals:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drums (drum set):
Bill Bruford
effects [Frippertronics] and organ:
Robert Fripp
guitar:
Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp
recording of:
Waiting Man
lyricist:
Adrian Belew
composer:
King Crimson
3.54:26
7Neurotica
producer:
Rhett Davies
bass, Chapman stick and background vocals:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drums (drum set):
Bill Bruford
effects [Frippertronics] and organ:
Robert Fripp
guitar:
Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp
lead vocals:
Adrian Belew
recording of:
Neurotica
lyricist:
Adrian Belew
composer:
Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp and Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
3.54:50
8Three of a Perfect Pair
assistant engineer:
Peter Hefter, Nick James (British engineer) and Ray Niznik
engineer:
Brad Davis (English studio engineer)
producer:
Rhett Davies and King Crimson
bass guitar and Chapman stick:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drums (drum set) [acoustic drums], electronic drum set [electric drums] and percussion:
Bill Bruford
guitar:
Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp
lead vocals:
Adrian Belew
vocals:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
recording of:
Three of a Perfect Pair
writer:
Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp and Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
54:11
9Sleepless (abridged)
recording of:
Sleepless (song by King Crimson)
lyricist:
Adrian Belew
composer:
King Crimson
4:36
10VROOOM
producer:
David Bottrill (producer / mixer) and King Crimson
recorded at and mixed at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-10-24 until 1994-11-19, from 1994-11-27 until 1994-12-04)
recording of:
VROOOM (from 1994-10-24 until 1994-12-04)
composer:
Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick) and Pat Mastelotto
44:38
11Coda: Marine 475 (abridged)
recording of:
Coda: Marine 475
lyricist:
Adrian Belew
composer:
King Crimson
2:05
12Dinosaur (single version)
recording of:
Dinosaur
lyricist:
Adrian Belew
composer:
King Crimson
5:19
13Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream
producer:
David Bottrill (producer / mixer) and King Crimson
recorded at and mixed at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-10-24 until 1994-11-19, from 1994-11-27 until 1994-12-04)
recording of:
Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream (from 1994-10-24 until 1994-12-04)
lyricist:
Adrian Belew
composer:
King Crimson
44:49
14Power to Believe I
0:44
15Level Five
recording engineer and engineer:
Machine (American producer)
additional programming:
Machine (American producer)
additional engineer:
Jeff Juliano
producer:
King Crimson and Machine (American producer)
recording of:
Level Five
composer:
Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto
part of:
Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (number: 5)
37:17
16Eyes Wide Open
recording engineer and engineer:
Machine (American producer)
additional programming:
Machine (American producer)
additional engineer:
Jeff Juliano
producer:
King Crimson and Machine (American producer)
lead vocals:
Adrian Belew
recording of:
Eyes Wide Open
lyricist:
Adrian Belew
composer:
King Crimson
44:09
17Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With (EP version abridged)
recording of:
Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With
lyricist:
Adrian Belew
composer:
King Crimson
3:45
18Power to Believe III
4:10
19Power to Believe IV
2:22