KING CRIMSON – RED Half Speed Master LP – Nr MINT PROG

King Crimson – Red
(EG Records  1987  EGKC8)
Half Speed Master

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

Sleeve in Nr MINT- condition
– sleeve has import corner cut in top right corner and a little wear on corners

King Crimson are an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The band has undergone numerous formations throughout its history of which 21 musicians have been members; since January of 2017 it has consisted of Robert Fripp, Jakko Jakszyk, Tony Levin, Mel Collins, Pat Mastelotto, Gavin Harrison, Bill Rieflin and Jeremy Stacey. Fripp is the only consistent member of the group, and is considered the band’s leader and driving force. The band has earned a large cult following.

Developed from the unsuccessful trio Giles, Giles and Fripp, the band were seminal in the progressive rock genre in its first five years with its standard of instrumentation and complex song structures. King Crimson’s debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King (1969), remains its most successful and influential, with its elements of jazz, classical, and experimental music. Their success increased following an opening act performance for The Rolling Stones at Hyde Park, London, in 1969. Following the less successful In the Wake of Poseidon (1970), Lizard (1970), and Islands (1971), the group reached a new creative peak with Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (1973), Starless and Bible Black (1974), and Red (1974). Fripp disbanded the group in 1974.

In 1981, King Crimson reformed with a change in musical direction which lasted for three years, resulting in the trio of albums Discipline (1981), Beat (1982), and Three of a Perfect Pair (1984). Following a decade-long hiatus, Fripp revived the group in 1994 and released Thrak (1995). Since 1997, several musicians have pursued aspects of the band’s work and approaches through a series of related bands collectively referred to as ProjeKCts. In 2000, the band reunited once more and released the construKction of light (2000). The band’s most recent album is The Power to Believe (2003). In 2009 the band undertook a tour to celebrate their 40th Anniversary and continue to perform live in various capacities. King Crimson has been influential to several other musical artists.

Red is the seventh studio album by progressive rock group King Crimson, released in 1974. It was their last studio recording of the 1970s and the last before the lead member Robert Fripp temporarily disbanded the group.

Track listing

Personnel

King Crimson

• Robert Fripp – guitar, mellotron
• John Wetton – bass guitar, vocals
• Bill Bruford – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• David Cross – violin on “Providence”
• Mel Collins – soprano saxophone on “Starless”
• Ian McDonald – alto saxophone on “One More Red Nightmare” and “Starless”
• Mark Charig – cornet on “Fallen Angel”, bass cello on “Red” (uncredited)
• Robin Miller – oboe on “Fallen Angel”
• Uncredited musician – cello on “Starless”
• Richard Palmer-James – lyrics on “Fallen Angel” and “Starless”

Production

• Arranged & Produced By King Crimson
• Recorded & Engineered By George Chkiantz & Rod Thear (also assistant engineer)