From Loudersound.
King Crimson’s back catalogue of studio albums are to be released on streaming platforms in the coming months.
At the moment, only a selection of the band’s material is on services such as Apple Music and Spotify – but that’s about to change in a move brought forward to celebrate their 50th anniversary.
At a press event in London over the weekend, King Crimson manager David Singleton confirmed that all 13 of their studio albums will hit streaming platforms in May and on Spotify on June 10.
Singleton says (via Rolling Stone): “The reason we’ve been slow on Spotify is that, unlike apparently the whole of the rest of the industry that’s been telling us that physical is dead, we’ve had rising physical sales for probably the last 10 years.
“But that argument was valid for a while, and it isn’t anymore.”
He adds: “In the end, our prime function is to serve the music and make the music available, and Spotify has now definitely become one of the places that people, particularly younger people, find music.”
The streaming news is only a small part of King Crimson’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
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- King Crimson - Starless And Bible Black - 200 Gram Super Heavyweight Vinyl - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £24.99, $31.49, €30.24 (New Item) (arrived 18-Feb-2025 12:57)
KING CRIMSON Starless And Bible Black (2020 UK/EU limited edition 8-track LP pressed on 200-gram Super Heavyweight Vinyl, featuring the 40th anniversary stereo mixes by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp, cut by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering. An experimental hybrid of live material and studio recordings, the edgy and inventive Starless sits between the landmark releases, Larks' Tongues In Aspic and Red. Gatefold picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed)
- King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King - 200 Gram - Steven Wilson Stereo Mix - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £22.99, $28.97, €27.82 (New Item) (arrived 29-Jan-2025 11:23)
KING CRIMSON In The Court Of The Crimson King (2020 UK limited edition 200-gram vinyl LP release of the 40th anniversary stereo mixes by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp. This justifiably classic 1969 album, one of the most frequently requested high quality vinyl reissues, is finally returned to the LP format. Gatefold picture sleeve with iconic cover artwork, hype sticker & factory sealed)
- King Crimson - Starless And Bible Black - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £40.00, $50.40, €48.40 (New Item) (arrived 17-Jan-2025 12:39)
KING CRIMSON Starless & Bible Black (1974 UK first press 8-track LP on the pink rim 'palm tree' label, textured gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve is Very Good with a little minor discolouration and foxing whilst the vinyl is Excellent with few signs of any play ILPS9275)
- King Crimson - Starless And Bible Black - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £40.00, $50.40, €48.40 (New Item) (arrived 17-Jan-2025 18:00)
KING CRIMSON Starless & Bible Black (1974 UK first press 8-track LP on the pink rim 'palm tree' label, textured gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve is Very Good with a little minor discolouration and foxing whilst the vinyl is Excellent with few signs of any play ILPS9275)
- King Crimson - The Young Persons' Guide + Booklet - EX - Italian - 2-LP vinyl set - £40.00, $50.40, €48.40 (New Item) (arrived 23-Jan-2025 16:11)
KING CRIMSON The Young Persons' Guide (1975 Italian 15-track compilation double vinyl LP - A 'personal selection compiled by Robert Fripp', gatefold picture sleeve with the rare illustrated 20-page booklet detailing the history of the band with concert dates, reviews and more. Despite the light corner creasing the sleeve shows only minor signs of wear and the vinyl grades Excellent ISLD7)
- King Crimson - Islands - 1st - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £95.00, $119.70, €114.95 (New Item) (arrived 23-Jan-2025 16:28)
KING CRIMSON Islands (1971 UK first press 6-track LP on the pink rim Island 'palm tree' label, with A1/B1 matrices & original flipback 'nebula' picture sleeve complete with illustrated inner with integral lyric insert. This is a well loved example with paper scuffing around the edges of the sleeve [VG], as expected to some degree being a non-laminated cover. The elaborate inner/insert is often missing from most copies, & is found here, albeit split along the seam with a couple of other seam splits. Both inner and insert show signs of foxing. The vinyl is clean & grades EX revealing spindle wear & light paper marks with little other sign of play. A serviceable first issue starter copy always in demand ILPS9175)
- King Crimson - The Young Persons' Guide + Booklet - EX - Italian - 2-LP vinyl set - £40.00, $50.40, €48.40 (New Item) (arrived 23-Jan-2025 18:00)
KING CRIMSON The Young Persons' Guide (1975 Italian 15-track compilation double vinyl LP - A 'personal selection compiled by Robert Fripp', gatefold picture sleeve with the rare illustrated 20-page booklet detailing the history of the band with concert dates, reviews and more. Despite the light corner creasing the sleeve shows only minor signs of wear and the vinyl grades Excellent ISLD7)
- King Crimson - Islands - 1st - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £95.00, $119.70, €114.95 (New Item) (arrived 23-Jan-2025 18:00)
KING CRIMSON Islands (1971 UK first press 6-track LP on the pink rim Island 'palm tree' label, with A1/B1 matrices & original flipback 'nebula' picture sleeve complete with illustrated inner with integral lyric insert. This is a well loved example with paper scuffing around the edges of the sleeve [VG], as expected to some degree being a non-laminated cover. The elaborate inner/insert is often missing from most copies, & is found here, albeit split along the seam with a couple of other seam splits. Both inner and insert show signs of foxing. The vinyl is clean & grades EX revealing spindle wear & light paper marks with little other sign of play. A serviceable first issue starter copy always in demand ILPS9175)
- King Crimson - Larks' Tongues In Aspic - 200 Gram Super Heavyweight Vinyl - Steven Wilson Mix - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £22.99, $28.97, €27.82 (New Item) (arrived 29-Jan-2025 10:36)
KING CRIMSON Larks' Tongues In Aspic (2020 UK limited edition 200-gram vinyl LP release of the 40th anniversary stereo mixes by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp. With its raw tone, inspired improvisations and hard hitting odd-metered rhythms, Larks' Tongues marked a radical departure for this most forward thinking of groups and was the first to include Bill Bruford and John Wetton as band members. Picture sleeve with hype sticker, sealed from new)
- King Crimson - Red - 50th Anniversary New 2024 Mixes - 200 Gram Super Heavyweight Vinyl - Sealed - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £34.99, $44.09, €42.34 (Back In Stock) (arrived 02-Feb-2025 11:08)
KING CRIMSON Red (50th Anniversary Edition of the 1974 classic album, featuring a New 2024 Mix by Steven Wilson and an album of Elemental Mixes by David Singleton, all approved by Robert Fripp and pressed on 200-gram SuperHeavyweight Vinyl. Housed inside a gatefold picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed. Recommended)
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