- progressive rock, art rock, rock
- 42 min
- 5 tracks
- Stateside
In the Court of the Crimson King is the debut studio album by English progressive rock band King Crimson, released on 10 October 1969, by Island Records.
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Grave, epic, earnest and character-led.
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
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- All About Jazz5/5 ★
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Classic Rock9/10 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography9/10
- Mojo5/5 ★
- MusicHound4/5 ★
- Pitchfork10/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A121st Century Schizoid Man (including Mirrors)6:52
- A2I Talk to the Wind5:40
- A3Epitaph (including March for No Reason and Tomorrow and Tomorrow)8:30
- B1Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion)12:09
- B2The Court of the Crimson King (including The Return of the Fire Witch and The Dance of the Puppets)8:48
5 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- King Crimson
- Label
- Stateside
- Released
- 1969
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- NL
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