Oh my , Fripp you outdid yourself. This man just put himself in the hall of fame pantheon for deluxe editions. I can’t even imagine how much time was spent putting this together. Look at this goat-ness.

When KC makes an entrance, they make sure they present something the fans can’t complain about. Holy cow the level of work they put in this alone from the photos. 20 audio discs 4 blu ray. You know, I haven’t bought yet any of the deluxe box sets from KC but...... Jesus, the goats. & their music club is unreal with the level of archives. 😳........

Oh and KC gets it, a deluxe version of cd’s in a vinyl sized box.

Let’s have a look at the engine & see what the goat band has been customized with for this challenge:

The complete audio history of one of the most important debut albums of all time presented across 26 discs (20CD/4Blu-Ray/1DVD/1DVD-A).

Featuring a 2020 Dolby Atmos mix by Steven Wilson, David Singleton stereo mixes of session material (on Blu-Ray, DVD and across 6CDs), and a further disc of newly compiled studio material, the box also includes the original In The Court studio album, every alternate take known to exist, every mix known to exist, all live recordings from this incarnation of the band known to exist and a selection of pre-King Crimson 1968 recordings from Giles, Giles & Fripp.

This eighth King Crimson boxed set, as with the previous boxed seven sets in the series, is packaged in a vinyl sized box containing a booklet featuring previously unseen photos from the recordings sessions, an intro by Robert Fripp, sleeve-notes by King Crimson biographer Sid Smith, notes about the tapes from David Singleton, additional memorabilia and an additional protective outer sleeve.

“…an uncanny masterpiece.” – Pete Townshend, 1969

Contents

• Ultimate Boxed Set Edition of one of rock music’s seminal debut albums.
• Blu-Ray features 2020 Dolby Atmos mix by Steven Wilson.
• Complete, fully mixed stereo recording sessions feature on Blu-Ray, DVD and across 6 CDs.
• Blu-Rays also feature the original master edition of the 1969 album mix in 24/96 stereo, the 2019 stereo and 5.1 mixes, the 2009 stereo and 5.1 mixes a complete alternate album comprising 2019 mixes &more.
• "Let's Make a Hit Waxing" - single CD 'in the studio with the band' mixed and compiled by David Singleton - also features in 24/96 hi-res on Blu-Ray.
• 13 further CDs present all known live recordings of the band, BBC sessions, a pre-King Crimson CD compilation of Giles, Giles & Fripp and all studio recordings, alt versions etc of the main album.
• Presented in an album sized box with outer slipcase, containing booklet including previously unseen photos from the recording session, an intro by Robert Fripp, sleeve-notes by King Crimson biographer Sid Smith, notes about the tapes by David Singleton, and memorabilia.

Btw their first gig together? Opening for Rolling Stones in Hyde Park

Fripp the master at packaging & marketing & the luxury fan treatment. 😎

Steve Wilson the 🐐 lands another mixing job as his side hobby. He’s already in the hall of fame on principle for Porcupine Tree.

Jimi the 🐐 even witnessed this band before he silver surfed his way make to Saturn.

nice

Pitchfork is going to implode the universe with their excitement when this is sent to their company office.

The only way that anyone is going to top a box set, If the liner notes are on jade tablets.

Need the same treatment for Larks Tongues, Red too tbh

26 discs thats crazy

They did that as well, Fripp has been a busy boy. I keep stalling on the trigger to get these boxes. 😳😳😳

Next year is the 40th discipline anniversary hope we get some heat like this

I think he already Is probably in the mastering stage what he’s going to release. Still need to become a member of the digital club, fam. 😳

I taaaaalk to the wind

My fav Crimson albums tbh. Starless is easily top 5 best song of all time

real for larks tongues

The Larks is only 123 dollars? Amazon must have picked up bulk warehouse of just sets of that one. 😳

@sentient_sherm_bag

starless has me making the stanky face the entire time

🐐🐐🐐

If you haven’t seen this, It’s classic. skip to 1 minute 30 seconds Fripp gets a box of truffles and then you see why this man is the master that he is. 😎

“ I haven’t seen any of my music videos”

It’s such a journey the 12 minute runtime speeds through so fast for me

The best description I ever heard of KC was (I forgot who said it) “ It sounds like real life giants playing improvised music ” That’s so profound & so simple.

Fripp is the art rock entrepreneur android that escaped from west world.

“70% of perfection is worth having”

On video making:

“ it’s a horrible process “

“Host: What is the ideal situation for a music video?
Fripp: No Video”

I always thought music videos were a trap designed by the industry to snare a a band or artist in as much debt as possible.

Wise words from the goat.

This is kinda insane

Jeeez okay now I know where my bonus is going 👀

GODDAMN this is a hot deal!! What would we do without AC

Crimson Queen >>>>