King Crimson Reissue Discussion

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   I have a re-issue (although not the 30th RI) of Red that has a lot of
additional written material on the insert such as interviews and
additional photos that weren't present on my original vinyl copy.
However if the set is issured again, I might re-buy but only if there
is additional material. What would be the point otherwise?

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sigod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 17 2004 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 2779	Topic: King Crimson Reissue Discussion Posted: February 18 2005 at 11:24
	I have a re-issue (although not the 30th RI) of Red that has a lot of additional written material on the insert such as interviews and additional photos that weren't present on my original vinyl copy. However if the set is issured again, I might re-buy but only if there is additional material. What would be the point otherwise?
	I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill

frenchie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 30 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2234	Posted: February 17 2005 at 19:49
	sounds good, i'm seeking the proper cds so i'll wait
	The Worthless Recluse

John Gargo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 26 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 450	Posted: February 17 2005 at 15:05
	Odd or not, he's managed to outlive the rest of prog's big hitters from the 1st generation, and remained relevent and exciting throughout the 90s due to his willingness to indulge in outlandish experimenation. If it was possible, I'd like to own every single thing this man put to tape.

Man Overboard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 07 2004 Location: Austin, TX Status: Offline Points: 3830	Posted: February 17 2005 at 14:02
	Fripp's an odd fellow. I'd hate to be on the receiving end of one of his diatribes.

Dick Heath Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Jazz-Rock Specialist Joined: April 19 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 12818	Posted: February 17 2005 at 11:45
	Yes, you had to be pretty fast grabbing the KC 30th anniversary reissues, especially if you wanted them in replica cardboard sleeves. However, many of us thought USA would never get released on CD, but only to discover a Russian label (perhaps with less concern about copyright or Mr Fripp) had issued the album legitimately on the CD 3 or 4 years before the eventual Fripp-approved issue. So fish around.....

John Gargo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 26 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 450	Posted: February 17 2005 at 11:37
	I've mentioned this before briefly, but you'll have to excuse me since King Crimson is far and away my favorite progressive rock band. Anyway, as many of you might know, the recent spate of KC reissues (30th Anniversary, with liner notes) went out of print. I asked a friend of mine and apparently he told me this happened because the label put some of the songs on iTunes, which angered Fripp and he took them all off the market. Now apparently, they're going to get re-released slowly, beginning with the debut IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING. What I heard from my friend is that they discovered the original masters (I assume the recent remaster wasn't culled from the best sources, although admittingly it sounds fine to me), and so they're releasing this one... Amazon.com has this coming out at February 22, 2005, which as of this writing is just around the corner. The tracklist appears to be the same, and the label given is "Discipline US." That's not all, for the second King Crimson album, IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON also has a release date on Amazon.com, although this one will hold more interest to fans. The label is the same, but the description says that this one comes with a few extras... "2004 reissue of the progressive rock act's 1970 album adds two bonus tracks, 'Cat Food' (single version) & 'Groon' (Cat Food B-side). Discipline label." The release date given for this release is March 15, 2005. I find this of interest particularly because of the bonus tracks... I wonder if Fripp will add some more goodies for the next batch of re-releases, if they get issued as planned, which as I understand is a few at a time. It's frustrating because I haven't seen first hand any concrete release schedule (there's no sign of a LIZARD reissue... yet), but there you have it.