The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson, Volume 1: 1969–1974

Album by King Crimson

The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson, Volume 1: 1969–1974 is a compilation album by English progressive rock band King Crimson, released in 2004. The set surveys the band's early period from 1969 to 1974, presenting progressive rock foundations alongside elements of jazz fusion, experimental improvisation and heavier rock passages that illustrate the evolving line-ups and sonic experimentation of their formative years.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    21st Century Schizoid Man
    7:24
  2. 2.
    I Talk to the Wind
    6:05
  3. 3.
    Epitaph
    8:47
  4. 4.
    Moonchild
    3:37
  5. 5.
    The Court of the Crimson King
    9:27
  6. 6.
    Peace – A Theme
    1:14
  7. 7.
    Cat Food
    4:52
  8. 8.
    Groon
    3:32
  9. 9.
    Cadence and Cascade
    4:37
  10. 10.
    In the Wake of Poseidon (instrumental edit)
    4:02
  11. 11.
    Ladies of the Road
    5:30
  12. 12.
    Sailor’s Tale (abridged)
    7:19
  13. 13.
    Islands (instrumental edit)
    5:30
  14. 14.
    Tuning Up
    0:49
  15. 15.
    Bolero
    6:24

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    The Court of the Crimson King
    6:55
  2. 3.
    A Man, a City
    12:10
  3. 4.
    21st Century Schizoid Man
    7:30
  4. 5.
    Get Thy Bearings
    10:53
  5. 6.
    Mars
    6:41
  6. 7.
    Pictures of a City
    8:44
  7. 8.
    The Letters
    4:28
  8. 9.
    The Sailor’s Tale
    4:49
  9. 10.
    Groon
    6:44
  10. 11.
    21st Century Schizoid Man (instrumental)
    9:47

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part I (abridged)
    10:46
  2. 4.
    Book of Saturday
    2:51
  3. 5.
    Easy Money
    8:01
  4. 6.
    Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part II
    7:11
  5. 7.
    The Night Watch
    4:41
  6. 8.
    The Great Deceiver
    4:02
  7. 9.
    Fracture
    11:12
  8. 10.
    Starless (abridged)
    4:36
  9. 11.
    Red
    6:15
  10. 12.
    Fallen Angel
    6:03
  11. 13.
    One More Red Nightmare
    7:06

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Asbury Park
    7:00
  2. 5.
    The Talking Drum
    5:45
  3. 6.
    Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part Two
    6:29
  4. 7.
    Lament
    4:18
  5. 8.
    We’ll Let You Know
    4:13
  6. 9.
    Improv: Augsburg
    1:08
  7. 10.
    Exiles (abridged)
    5:52
  8. 11.
    Easy Money
    9:12
  9. 12.
    Providence
    10:01
  10. 13.
    Starless and Bible Black
    9:22
  11. 14.
    21st Century Schizoid Man
    8:16
  12. 15.
    Trio
    5:49

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