King Crimson ‎– In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson)
Label:
Island Records ‎– ILPS 9111, Island Records ‎– ILPS-9111
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress
Country:
UK
Released:
1972
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Prog Rock
 
Tracklist
Position    Title/Credits    Duration
A1    21st Century Schizoid Man Including Mirrors
Written By – Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles/Sinfield
Written-By – Lake*, McDonald*, Giles*, Sinfield*, Fripp*
6:52
A2    I Talk To The Wind
Written By – McDonald/Sinfield
Written-By – McDonald*, Sinfield*
5:40
A3    Epitaph Including (A) March For No Reason; (B) Tomorrow And Tomorrow
Written By – Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles/Sinfield
Written-By – Lake*, McDonald*, Giles*, Sinfield*, Fripp*
8:30
B1    Moonchild Including (A) The Dream; (B) The Illusion
Written By – Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles/Sinfield
Written-By – Lake*, McDonald*, Giles*, Sinfield*, Fripp*
12:09
B2    The Court Of The Crimson King Including (A) The Return Of The Fire Witch; (B) The Dance Of The Puppets
Written By – McDonald/Sinfield
Written-By – McDonald*, Sinfield*
8:48
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Records Ltd.
Produced For – E.G. Productions
Recorded At – Wessex Sound Studios
Published By – E.G. Music Ltd.
Printed By – E.J. Day Group
Credits
Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals – Greg Lake
Cover – Barry Godber
Drums, Percussion – Michael Giles
Engineer – Robin Thompson
Engineer [Assistant] – Tony Page
Guitar – Robert Fripp
Keyboards, Mellotron, Woodwind, Vibraphone [Vibes], Reeds – Ian McDonald
Lyrics By [Words], Other [Illumination] – Peter Sinfield
Other [Equipment] – Vick And Dik
Producer – King Crimson
Vocals – Ian McDonald, Michael Giles
Notes
Originally released 10 Oct 1969.
This version has centre labels with a 'pink rim/palm tree' design that indicate the release date is likely to be no earlier than 1970.
Gatefold sleeve.
Cat#s:
Centre labels, sleeve spine=ILPS 9111
Inside gatefold=ILPS-9111
Titles on sleeve:
A3: Epitaph Including March For No Reason And Tomorrow And Tomorrow
B1: Moonchild Including The Dream And The Illusion
B2: The Court Of The Crimson King Including The Return Of The Fire Witch And The Dance Of The Puppets
Text on inner of gatefold reads " Printed and made by E. J. Day, London. A similar version has "Printed in England by Robor Limited" inside gatefold.
Produced for E.G. Productions, 'David & John'.
Recorded at Wessex Sound Studios, London.
All songs published by E.G. Music Ltd.
℗ 1969 Island Records Ltd.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, Side A): ILPS 9111 A-4U
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, Side B): ILPS 9111 -B-4U
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Side A): ILPS 9111 A 4U HD 2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Side B): ILPS 9111 B-4U LR 2