The Compact King Crimson | ||||
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Released | December 1986 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1969–1984 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 79:13 (Vinyl) 70:10 (CD) | |||
Label | EG | |||
Producer | King Crimson | |||
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Kerrang! | (3.7/5) [3] |
The Compact King Crimson is a compilation of songs by the British progressive rock band King Crimson, selected by Robert Fripp from the two different eras of the band.
The cover art features the Fergus Hall painting Il Divino. Paintings by Hall emblazoned the previous King Crimson compilation, A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson . [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Discipline" | Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Tony Levin | Discipline , 1981 | 5:01 |
2. | "Thela Hun Ginjeet" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Discipline | 6:27 |
3. | "Matte Kudasai" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Discipline | 3:48 |
4. | "Three of a Perfect Pair" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Three of a Perfect Pair , 1984 | 4:13 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Frame by Frame" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Discipline | 5:08 |
2. | "Sleepless" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Sleepless" 12" single A-side, 1984 (mixed by Bob Clearmountain) | 5:24 |
3. | "Heartbeat" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Beat , 1982 | 3:56 |
4. | "Elephant Talk" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Discipline | 4:36 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "21st Century Schizoid Man" (including "Mirrors") | Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield | In the Court of the Crimson King , 1969 | 7:20 |
2. | "I Talk to the Wind" | Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield | In the Court of the Crimson King | 6:06 |
3. | "Epitaph" (including "March for No Reason" and "Tomorrow and Tomorrow") | Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield | In the Court of the Crimson King | 8:49 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Red" | Fripp | Red , 1974 | 6:17 |
2. | "Cat Food" (Single version) | Fripp, Sinfield, McDonald | "Cat Food/Groon" 7" single A-side, 1970 | 2:46 |
3. | "The Court of the Crimson King" (including "The Return of the Fire Witch" and "The Dance of the Puppets") | McDonald, Sinfield | In the Court of the Crimson King | 9:22 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Discipline" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Discipline , 1981 | 5:01 |
2. | "Thela Hun Ginjeet" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Discipline | 6:27 |
3. | "Matte Kudasai" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Discipline | 3:48 |
4. | "Three of a Perfect Pair" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Three of a Perfect Pair , 1984 | 4:13 |
5. | "Frame by Frame" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Discipline | 5:08 |
6. | "Sleepless" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Three of a Perfect Pair | 5:24 |
7. | "Heartbeat" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Beat , 1982 | 3:56 |
8. | "Elephant Talk" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Discipline | 4:36 |
9. | "21st Century Schizoid Man" (including "Mirrors") | Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield | In the Court of the Crimson King , 1969 | 7:20 |
10. | "I Talk to the Wind" | Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield | In the Court of the Crimson King | 6:06 |
11. | "Epitaph" (including "March for No Reason" and "Tomorrow and Tomorrow") | Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield | In the Court of the Crimson King | 8:49 |
12. | "The Court of the Crimson King" (including "The Return of the Fire Witch" and "The Dance of the Puppets") | McDonald, Sinfield | In the Court of the Crimson King | 9:22 |
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