In the Court of the Crimson King

E588387

"In the Court of the Crimson King" is a landmark 1969 progressive rock album by King Crimson, renowned for its innovative sound, complex compositions, and iconic cover art.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf progressive rock album
studio album
artist King Crimson
catalogNumber ILPS 9111
chronologicallyFollows Earthbound (pre-King Crimson recordings)
chronologicallyPrecedes In the Wake of Poseidon
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coverArtCreator Barry Godber
criticalReception widely acclaimed
describedAs landmark progressive rock album
drummer Michael Giles
engineer Robin Thompson
genre art rock
progressive rock
psychedelic rock
guitarist Robert Fripp
hasEdition 2009 remastered edition
40th anniversary edition
hasInfluenced progressive rock genre
hasPart 21st Century Schizoid Man
Epitaph
I Talk to the Wind
Moonchild
The Court of the Crimson King
language English
leadVocalist Greg Lake
length 43:56
lyricist Peter Sinfield
multiInstrumentalist Ian McDonald
notableFor complex compositions
iconic cover art
innovative sound
originalFormat vinyl record
performer King Crimson
placeOfRecording London
linked to: London, England
producer Ian McDonald
King Crimson
Tony Clarke
recordedIn 1969
recordLabel Atlantic Records
Island Records
releaseDate 1969-10-10
sideOneContains 21st Century Schizoid Man
Epitaph
I Talk to the Wind
sideTwoContains Moonchild
The Court of the Crimson King
studio Wessex Sound Studios

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greg Lake notableWork In the Court of the Crimson King
King Crimson notableWork In the Court of the Crimson King
King Crimson debutAlbum In the Court of the Crimson King
King Crimson notableSong The Court of the Crimson King
linked to: In the Court of the Crimson King
21st Century Schizoid Man album In the Court of the Crimson King
21st Century Schizoid Man partOf In the Court of the Crimson King
21st Century Schizoid Man openingTrackOf In the Court of the Crimson King
Mellotron notableRecording "The Court of the Crimson King"
linked to: In the Court of the Crimson King
Robert Fripp notableWork In the Court of the Crimson King
Greg Lake notableAlbum In the Court of the Crimson King
subject linked to: Gregory Stuart Lake
In the Court of the Crimson King hasPart The Court of the Crimson King
linked to: In the Court of the Crimson King
In the Court of the Crimson King sideTwoContains The Court of the Crimson King
linked to: In the Court of the Crimson King
Epitaph album In the Court of the Crimson King
Epitaph partOf In the Court of the Crimson King
Peter Sinfield notableWork In the Court of the Crimson King (lyrics)
linked to: In the Court of the Crimson King
Peter Sinfield albumContribution In the Court of the Crimson King
In the Wake of Poseidon follows In the Court of the Crimson King
Michael Giles notableWork In the Court of the Crimson King
Michael Giles recordedOn In the Court of the Crimson King (1969 album)
linked to: In the Court of the Crimson King