Product Description
Limited to a single pressing run, Starless offers an in-depth overview of King Crimson's celebrated mid-1970's live line-up at its most exploratory.

Few bands have offered as much variety in material from night to night, and King Crimson's propensity for improvisation and fondness for playing its newest material - often unreleased on record at the time of performance - is legendary.

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Two DVD-A discs and two Blu-Ray discs contain concert and studio recordings in stereo, quadraphonic and full 5.1 surround sound - all in high-resolution audio.

Starless is presented in a 12" box with a comprehensive booklet featuring sleeve notes and photos aplenty, memorabilia, album and poster prints, and 3 bonus audio CDs.

Features:
* 19 CDs of live performance material.

* 7 CDs taken from multi-track tape including 4CDs of material from the Glasgow and Zurich shows, freshly assembled and mastered in Hi-Res from the original Great Deceiver mixes by David Singleton at DGM Soundworld in 2014, the Amsterdam show The Nightwatch mixed by Steven Wilson and a previously unheard preparatory of material from the same show prepared by George Chkiantz (engineer of all live KC shows of the era and the Red album).

* 11 CDs drawn from high quality stereo reel to reel soundboard tapes. 8 making their first appearance on CD with the remaining three re-mastered or drawn from new tape sources.

* 1 CD presenting the performance from the ORTF Paris TV broadcast

* CD 20 features the 2011 stereo mix of Starless And Bible Black by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp

* DVD-A 1 features the Starless & Bible Black album in 5.1 Surround, with new & original stereo album mixes in High Resolution Stereo plus bonus audio material.

* DVD-A 2 features material from Mainz (mixed by David Singleton), Amsterdam (mixed by Steven Wilson) & a later show from Pittsburgh (mixed by George Chkiantz) in quadraphonic audio and High-Resolution Stereo.

* Both DVD-A discs are region 0 playable in all areas & compatible with all DVD players and DVD Rom players

* Blu-Ray Disc 1 features full lossless audio 24/192 transfers of material from the Glasgow and Zurich shows, freshly assembled & mastered from the original Great Deceiver mixes by David Singleton at DGM Soundworld in 2014 in LPCM stereo.

* Blu-Ray Disc 1 also features the Amsterdam show The Nightwatch, mixed by Steven Wilson and the George Chkiantz preparatory mix stereo in 24/96 High-resolution stereo & a 24/96 transfer of the original David Singleton/Robert Fripp mix of The Nightwatch.

* Blu-Ray Disc 2 features Starless & Bible Black in 5.1 Surround (DTS-HD MAS & LPCM 24/96) alongside new and original stereo masters of the album, a needledrop of an original vinyl pressing plus audio extras.

* Blu-Ray Disc 2 also features the Quad mixes of material from the Mainz, Amsterdam & Pittsburgh concerts.

* Blu-Ray Disc 2 also features the ORTF Paris TV footage in a new hi-res transfer from the original source files.

* Discs packaged in 8 individual 3 disc digipaks within an album sized box

* 3 additional bonus CDs of audio restored soundboard/bootlegs and audio curios are also included.

* 1 further concert (bootleg quality audio) is also available via included download ticket.

* Album sized booklet with rare/unseen photos, new sleeve notes by Sid Smith, technical notes on the recordings by David Singleton, eye-witness accounts from fans who attended the gigs plus memorabilia including an album print, poster, replica concert ticket, press release with folder, photos and more besides.

* Limited to a single pressing run.

[tracklisting]Disc 1



Apollo Theatre
Glasgow, UK
October 23, 1973


1 Improv: Sharks’ Lungs In Lemsip
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
2 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part I)
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir)
3 RF Announcement
4 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
5 Improv: We’ll Let You Know
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
6 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
7 Fracture
(Fripp)
8 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)

Disc 1 mixed by Robert Fripp, Tony Arnold and David Singleton
at the Courthouse, Cranborne, Dorset. Previously released in part on "The Great
Deceiver"(1992). Balance of tracks available as a download from http://www.dgmlive.com
(2006). Freshly assembled & remastered from the original “Great Deceiver” mixes
by David Singleton at DGM SoundWorld (2014).


Disc 2



Apollo Theatre
Glasgow, UK
October 23, 1973


1 Book Of Saturday
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
2 Improv: Tight Scrummy
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
3 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
4 Improv: Loose Scrummy
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
5 The Talking Drum
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir)
6 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
(Fripp)
7 Peace - A Theme
(Fripp)


8 Cat Food
(Fripp/Sinfield/McDonald)

Disc 2 mixed by Robert Fripp, Tony Arnold and David Singleton
at the Courthouse, Cranborne, Dorset. Previously released in part on “The Great
Deceiver”(1992). Balance of tracks available as a download from http://www.dgmlive.com
(2006). Freshly assembled & remastered from the original “Great Deceiver” mixes
by David Singleton at DGM SoundWorld (2014).


Disc 3



Volkshaus
Zurich, Switzerland
November 15, 1973


1 Walk On: No Pussyfooting
(Fripp/Eno)
2 Improv: Some Pussyfooting
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
3 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part I)
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir)
4 RF Announcement
5 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
6 Peace: A Theme
(Fripp)
7 Cat Food
(Fripp/Sinfield/McDonald)
8 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
9 Fracture
(Fripp)

Disc 3 mixed by Robert Fripp, Tony Arnold and David Singleton
at the Courthouse, Cranborne, Dorset. Previously released in part on “The Great
Deceiver”(1992) & via mail order as part of The King Crimson Collectors’ Club
Vol. 41 (2009). Freshly assembled & remastered from the original “Great Deceiver”
mixes by David Singleton at DGM SoundWorld (2014).


Disc 4



Volkshaus
Zurich, Switzerland
November 15, 1973


1 The Law Of Maximum Distress: Part I
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
2 Improv: The Mincer *
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
3 The Law Of Maximum Distress: Part II
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
4 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
5 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
6 Improv: Some More Pussyfooting
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
7 The Talking Drum
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir)
8 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
(Fripp)
9 21st Century Schizoid Man
(Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles/Sinfield)

Disc 4 mixed by Robert Fripp, Tony Arnold and David Singleton at the Courthouse,
Cranborne, Dorset, except * ‘The Mincer’ taken from the original “Starless & Bible
Black” album mix with added ambience from an audience bootleg as the original
multitrack tape is missing. Previously released in part on “The Great Deceiver”
(1992) & via mail order as part of The King Crimson Collectors’ Club Vol. 41(2009).
Freshly assembled & remastered from the original “Great Deceiver” mixes by David
Singleton at DGM SoundWorld (2014).


Disc 5

Concertgebouw
Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 23, 1973


1 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
2 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
3 Book Of Saturday
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
4 RF Announcement
5 Fracture
(Fripp)
6 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
7 Improv: Starless And Bible Black
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)

Disc 5 newly mixed from the original multitrack tapes by Steven Wilson (2014).
Previously released with a different mix as “The Night Watch” (1997).



Disc 6

Concertgebouw
Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 23, 1973


1 Improv: Trio *
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
2 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
3 Improv: The Fright Watch
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
4 The Talking Drum
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir)
5 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
(Fripp)
6 21st Century Schizoid Man
(Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles/Sinfield)

Disc 6 newly mixed from the original multitrack tapes by Steven Wilson (2014).
* except ‘Trio’ taken from “Starless & Bible Black”
Previously released with a different mix as “The Night Watch” (1997).



Disc 7

Palazzo dello Sport
Udine, Italy
March 19, 1974


1 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
2 Fracture
(Fripp)
3 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
(Fripp)

Disc 7 taken from a quarter inch reel to reel soundboard recording.
Newly mastered by David Singleton and Alex R Mundy at DGM (2014).
Reel Two of The Blue Tapes, Second part of the show, 3 tracks only.
(Reel One is missing). Previously unreleased on CD. The balance of
this concert is featured on bonus CD 27 taken from a restored bootleg.


Disc 8

Palazzo dello Sport
Brescia, Italy
March 20, 1974


1 Improv I
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
2 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part I)
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir)
3 Doctor Diamond
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
4 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
5 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
6 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
7 Improv II
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
8 Starless
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
9 Exiles *
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
* incomplete recording

Disc 8 taken from a quarter inch reel to reel soundboard recording.
Newly mastered by David Singleton and Alex R Mundy at DGM (2014).
Reel Three of The Blue Tapes. (The remainder of the concert, Reel Four,
and the Marseilles concert, Reel Five, are missing). Previously available
as a download only from http://www.dgmlive.com (2005).



Disc 9

ORTF T.V
Paris, France
March 22, 1974


1 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
(Fripp)
2 Improv
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
3 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
4 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
5 Starless
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)

Disc 9 newly mastered from the DGM archives by David Singleton
and Alex R Mundy (2014). Previously unreleased as standalone audio.


Disc 10

Palais Paul Videl
Avignon
March 24, 1974


1 Walk On: No Pussyfooting
(Fripp/Eno)
2 Doctor Diamond
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
3 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
4 Fracture
(Fripp)
5 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
6 The Great Deceiver
(Wetton/Fripp/Palmer-James)
7 Starless
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
8 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
9 The Talking Drum
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir)
10 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II) *
(Fripp)
* incomplete recording

Disc 10 taken from a quarter inch reel to reel soundboard recording.
Newly mastered by David Singleton and Alex R Mundy at DGM (2014).
Reel Six of The Blue Tapes, Previously unreleased in any format.



Disc 11

Palais Des Sports
Besancon, France
March 25, 1974


1 Doctor Diamond *
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
2 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
3 Fracture
(Fripp)
4 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
5 The Great Deceiver
(Wetton/Fripp/Palmer-James)
6 Improv I †
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
7 Starless
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
8 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
9 Improv II
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
* incomplete recording

Disc 11 taken from a quarter inch reel to reel soundboard recording.
Newly mastered by David Singleton and Alex R Mundy at DGM (2014).
Reel Seven of The Blue Tapes. † Short excerpt previously released on
“Cirkus: The Young Persons’ Guide to King Crimson - Live” (1999).
Otherwise previously unreleased in any format.



Disc 12

Stadttheater
Augsburg, Germany
March 27, 1974


1 Walk On: No Pussyfooting
(Fripp/Eno)



2 Doctor Diamond
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
3 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
4 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
5 Fracture
(Fripp)
6 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
7 The Great Deceiver
(Wetton/Fripp/Palmer-James)
8 Starless
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
9 Improv: Augsburg
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
10 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
11 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II) *
(Fripp)
* incomplete recording

Disc 12 taken from a quarter inch reel to reel soundboard recording.
Newly mastered by David Singleton and Alex R Mundy at DGM (2014).
Reel Eight of The Blue Tapes. Previously available as a download only
from http://www.dgmlive.com (2007).


Disc 13

Halle Der Fachoschule
Dieburg, Germany
March 28, 1974


1 Doctor Diamond
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
2 RF Announcement
3 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
4 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
5 Fracture
(Fripp)
6 Improv I
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
7 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
8 The Great Deceiver
(Wetton/Fripp/Palmer-James)
9 Improv II
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
10 Starless *
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
* incomplete recording
Disc 13 taken from a quarter inch reel to reel soundboard recording.
Newly mastered by David Singleton and Alex R Mundy at DGM (2014).
Reel Nine of The Blue Tapes. Previously unreleased in any format.



Disc 14

Stadthalle
Heidelberg, Germany
March 29, 1974


1 Walk On: No Pussyfooting
(Fripp/Eno)
2 Improv I
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
3 Doctor Diamond
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
4 RF Announcement
5 Improv II
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
6 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
7 Improv III
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
8 Starless
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
9 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
10 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
11 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
12 Fracture *
(Fripp)
* incomplete recording

Disc 14 taken from a quarter inch reel to reel soundboard recording.
Newly mastered by David Singleton and Alex R Mundy at DGM (2014).
Reel Ten of The Blue Tapes. Previously released via mail order as part of
The King Crimson Collectors’ Club Vol. 29 (2005) & as a download from
http://www.dgmlive.com (2013).



Disc 15

Elzer Hof
Mainz, Germany
March 30, 1974


1 Walk On: No Pussyfooting
(Fripp/Eno)
2 Improv: The Savage
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
3 Doctor Diamond
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
4 Improv: Arabica
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
5 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
6 Improv: Atria
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
7 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
8 Starless
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
9 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
10 Improv: Trio
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
11 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)

Disc 15 taken from a quarter inch reel to reel soundboard recording.
Newly mixed from several source tapes by David Singleton and Alex R Mundy at DGM (2014). Reel Eleven of The Blue Tapes & audience recordings. Previously released with a different mix as part of The King Crimson Collectors’ Club Vol.15 (2001), “Collectable King Crimson Vol. I” (2006) & as a download from http://www.dgmlive.com (2012). The balance of this concert is featured on Bonus CD 26, taken from a restored bootleg.


Disc 16

Jahnhalle
Pforzheim, Germany
March 31, 1974


1 The Great Deceiver
(Wetton/Fripp/Palmer-James)
2 Improv I
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
3 Doctor Diamond
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
4 Improv II
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
5 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
6 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
7 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
8 Starless
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
9 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
10 Fracture *
(Fripp)
* incomplete recording

Disc 16 taken from a quarter inch reel to reel soundboard recording.
Newly mastered from the original reel to reel tape by David Singleton and
Alex R Mundy (2014). Reel Twelve of The Blue Tapes,
Previously available as a download only from http://www.dgmlive.com (2005).



Disc 17

Stadthalle
Kassel, Germany
April 1, 1974


1 The Great Deceiver *
(Wetton/Fripp/Palmer-James)
2 Improv I
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
3 Doctor Diamond
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
4 Improv II
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
5 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
6 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
7 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
8 Starless
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
9 Improv III
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
10 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
11 Fracture *
(Fripp)
* incomplete recording

Disc 17 taken from a quarter inch reel to reel soundboard recording.
Newly mastered by David Singleton and Alex R Mundy at DGM (2014).
Reel Thirteen of The Blue Tapes. Previously released via mail order as part
of The King Crimson Collectors’ Club Vol. 36 (2007) & as a download from
http://www.dgmlive.com (2012).



Disc 18

Stadthalle
Gottingen, Germany
April 2, 1974


1 The Great Deceiver *
(Wetton/Fripp/Palmer-James)
2 Doctor Diamond
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
3 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
4 Fracture
(Fripp)
5 RF Announcement
6 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
7 Starless
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
8 Improv I
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
9 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
* incomplete recording

Disc 18 taken from a quarter inch reel to reel soundboard recording.
Newly mastered by David Singleton and Alex R Mundy at DGM (2014).
Reel Fourteen of The Blue Tapes. Previously unreleased in any format.



Disc 19

Concertgebouw
Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 23, 1973


1 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
2 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
3 Book Of Saturday
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
4 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
5 Improv: The Fright Watch
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
6 The Talking Drum
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir)
7 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
(Fripp)
8 21st Century Schizoid Man
(Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles/Sinfield)

Disc 19 preparatory mix for radio broadcast by George Chkiantz, 1974,
from the original multitrack recordings. This concert was released as
“The Night Watch” (1997), with a different mix.
This mix previously unreleased.



Disc 20

Starless And Bible Black
2011 Stereo Mix



1 The Great Deceiver
(Wetton/Fripp/Palmer-James)
2 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
3 We’ll Let You Know
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
4 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
5 Trio
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
6 The Mincer
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
7 Starless And Bible Black
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
8 Fracture
(Fripp)

Disc 20 Mixed & produced from the original multitrack tapes
by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp (2011). Previously released as part of the
King Crimson 40th Anniversary series. ’Trio’ & ’The Mincer’ taken from 30th
anniversary edition as multitracks are missing.



Disc 21 DVD-A 1

AUDIO CONTENT
MLP Lossless 5.1 Surround
DTS 5.1 DigitalSurround
MLP Lossless Stereo (24/96)
LPCM Stereo (24/48)


Starless And Bible Black
5.1 Surround Mix
2011 Stereo Mix
Original Stereo Mix

1 The Great Deceiver
(Wetton/Fripp/Palmer-James)
2 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
3 We’ll Let You Know
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
4 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
5 Trio
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
6 The Mincer
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
7 Starless And Bible Black
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
8 Fracture
(Fripp)



5.1 Surround and 2011 Stereo mixed and produced from the original multitrack tapes by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp except ’Trio’ & ’The Mincer’ * upmixed to 5.1 from the original stereo masters by Simon Heyworth and Robert Fripp, and taken from 30th anniversary edition for the 2011 stereo edition. Original stereo mix produced by King Crimson, mastered by Simon Heyworth and Robert Fripp.

Bonus track 5.1 Surround Mix

1 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
Mixed & produced from the original multitrack tapes by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp

LPCM Stereo (24/48)

Volkshaus
Zurich, Switzerland
November 15, 1973

1 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
2 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
3 Fracture
(Fripp)
4 The Law Of Maximum Distress: Part I
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
5 Improv: The Mincer
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
6 The Law Of Maximum Distress: Part II
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
1 – 4, 6 mixed by Robert Fripp, Tony Arnold & David Singleton, 5 audio restoration
to audience recording by David Singleton and Alex R. Mundy at DGM.
LPCM Stereo (24/48)

Additional tracks

1 We’ll Let You Know
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
(unedited from The Great Deceiver)
2 Doctor Diamond
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
(Live, June 23rd 1973, Richards Club, Atlanta, Georgia)

3 Guts On My Side
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
(Live, March 19th 1974, Palazzo dello Sport, Udine, Italy)
4 The Night Watch (Single edit - stereo)
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
5 The Night Watch (US radio single edit - mono)
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
6 30 second radio advert
7 60 second radio advert

1 mixed by Robert Fripp, Tony Arnold & David Singleton, 2, 3 audio restoration
to audience recording by David Singleton and Alex R. Mundy at DGM.
4 Produced by King Crimson. 5 Reduced to mono without knowledge of
or reference to the band


VIDEO CONTENT



Central Park,
New York
June 25, 1973


1 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
2 Fragged Dusty Wall Carpet
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)



Disc 22 DVD-A 2

AUDIO CONTENT
Multi-Channel Audio
LPCM Stereo (24/48)


Elzer Hof
Mainz, Germany
March 30, 1974

1 Walk On: No Pussyfooting
(Fripp/Eno)
2 Improv: The Savage
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
3 Doctor Diamond
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
4 Improv: Arabica
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
5 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
6 Improv: Atria
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
7 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
8 Starless
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
9 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
10 Improv: Trio
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
11 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
12 Fracture (fragment)
(Fripp)

Mixed from several source tapes by David Singleton at DGM (2014).

Concertgebouw
Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 23, 1973

1 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
2 Improv: Starless And Bible Black
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
3 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
4 Improv: The Fright Watch
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
5 The Talking Drum
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir)
6 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
(Fripp)
7 21st Century Schizoid Man
(Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles/Sinfield)
Mixed & produced from the original multitrack tapes by Steven Wilson (2014)

Stanley Theatre
Pittsburgh, USA
April 29, 1974

1 The Great Deceiver
(Wetton/Fripp/Palmer-James)
2 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
3 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
4 Starless
(Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)


Disc 23 Blu-Ray 1

AUDIO CONTENT LPCM Stereo (24/192)
DTS-HD Master Audio


Apollo Theatre
Glasgow, UK
October 23, 1973

1 Walk On
2 Improv: Sharks’ Lungs In Lemsip
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
3 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part I)
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir)
4 Book Of Saturday
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
5 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
6 Improv: We’ll Let You Know
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
7 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
8 Improv: Tight Scrummy
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
9 Improv: Loose Scrummy
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
10 The Talking Drum
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir)
11 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
(Fripp)
12 Peace - A Theme
(Fripp)
13 Cat Food
(Fripp/Sinfield/McDonald)

Volkshaus
Zurich, Switzerland
November 15, 1973

1 Walk On: No Pussyfooting
(Fripp/Eno)
2 Improv: Some Pussyfooting
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
3 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic: Part I
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir)
4 RF Announcement
5 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
6 Peace: A Theme
(Fripp)
7 Cat Food
(Fripp/Sinfield/McDonald)
8 Fracture
(Fripp)
9 The Law Of Maximum Distress: Part I
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
10 Improv: The Mincer
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
11 The Law Of Maximum Distress: Part II
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
12 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
13 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
14 Improv: Some More Pussyfooting
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
15 The Talking Drum
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir)
16 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
(Fripp)
17 21st Century Schizoid Man
(Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles/Sinfield)
LPCM Stereo (24/96)
DTS-HD Master Audio

Concertgebouw
Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 23, 1973
2014 Stereo Mix by Steven Wilson

1 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
2 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
3 Book Of Saturday
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
4 RF Announcement
5 Fracture
(Fripp)
6 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
7 Improv: Starless And Bible Black
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
8 The Great Deceiver
(Wetton/Fripp/Palmer-James)
9 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
10 Improv: The Fright Watch
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
11 The Talking Drum
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir)
12 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
(Fripp)
13 21st Century Schizoid Man
(Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles/Sinfield)

Additional material
Concertgebouw
Amsterdam, Netherlands
1974 Stereo Mix by George Chkiantz

1 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
2 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
3 Book Of Saturday
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
4 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
5 Improv: The Fright Watch
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
6 The Talking Drum
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir)
7 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
(Fripp)
8 21st Century Schizoid Man
(Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles/Sinfield)

The Night Watch 1997 Stereo Mix
by David Singleton & Robert Fripp
upsampled to 24/96 from original 16/44 source tape.
for tracklist see Steven Wilson mix above.



Disc 24 Blu-Ray 2

AUDIO CONTENT
DTS-HD Master Surround
LPCM 5.1 Surround
LPCM Stereo (24/96)


Starless And Bible Black
5.1 Surround Mix
2011 Stereo Mix
Original Stereo Mix
Original UK Vinyl Transfer

1 The Great Deceiver
(Wetton/Fripp/Palmer-James)
2 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
3 We’ll Let You Know
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
4 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
5 Trio
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
6 The Mincer
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
7 Starless And Bible Black
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
8 Fracture
(Fripp)

5.1 Surround and 2011 Stereo mixed and produced from the original multitrack tapes by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp except ’Trio’ & ’The Mincer’ * upmixed to 5.1 from the original stereo masters by Simon Heyworth and Robert Fripp, and taken from 30th anniversary edition for the 2011 stereo edition. Original stereo mix produced by King Crimson, mastered by Simon Heyworth and Robert Fripp.

LPCM Stereo (24/48)

Additional tracks

1 The Night Watch (Single edit - stereo)
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
2 The Night Watch (US radio single edit - mono)
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
3 30 second radio advert
4 60 second radio advert

1 Produced by King Crimson. 2 Reduced to mono without knowledge of
or reference to the band

The surround performances on this disc are a mixture of 5.1, 4.1 & 4.0
configurations. If no audio is heard from centre channel this is by design,
and not caused by a faulty disc.
DTS-HD Master Surround
LPCM Surround
LPCM Stereo (24/96)

Elzer Hof
Mainz, Germany
March 30, 1974

1 Walk On: No Pussyfooting
(Fripp/Eno)
2 Improv: The Savage
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
3 Doctor Diamond
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
4 Improv: Arabica
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
5 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
6 Improv: Atria
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
7 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
8 Starless
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
9 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
10 Improv: Trio
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
11 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
12 Fracture (fragment)
(Fripp)
Mixed from several source tapes by David Singleton at DGM (2014).

Concertgebouw
Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 23, 1973

1 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
2 Improv: Starless And Bible Black
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
3 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
4 Improv: The Fright Watch
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
5 The Talking Drum
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir)
6 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
(Fripp)
7 21st Century Schizoid Man
(Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles/Sinfield)
Mixed & produced from the original multitrack tapes by Steven Wilson (2014)

Stanley Theatre
Pittsburgh, USA
April 29, 1974

1 The Great Deceiver
(Wetton/Fripp/Palmer-James)
2 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
3 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
4 Starless
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)

VIDEO CONTENT

ORTF T.V
Paris, France
March 22, 1974

1 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
(Fripp)
2 Improv
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
3 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
4 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
5 Starless
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)

Central Park,
New York
June 25, 1973

1 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
2 Fragged Dusty Wall Carpet
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)


Disc 25
Bonus Audio 1


University Of Texas, Arlington, TX
October 6, 1973

1 Walk On
2 Improv I
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
3 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic: Part I
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir)
4 RF Announcement
5 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
6 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
7 Fracture
(Fripp)
8 Book Of Saturday
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
9 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
10 Improv II
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
11 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)


Disc 26 Bonus Audio 2



Audio Curios


1 The Talking Drum
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir)
2 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
(Fripp)
3 21st Century Schizoid Man
(Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles/Sinfield)
(1-3 University of Texas, Arlington, TX, October 6, 1973)

4 Doctor Diamond
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
(Richards Club, Atlanta, Georgia, June 23, 1973)

5 The Law Of Maximum Distress: Part I
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
6 Improv: The Mincer *
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
7 The Law Of Maximum Distress: Part II
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)

(5-7 Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland, November 15, 1973)

8 Easy Money
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
9 Fracture
(Fripp)
10 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
(Fripp)
(8-10 Elzer Hof, Mainz, Germany, October 6, 1973)


Disc 27 Bonus Audio 3


Palazzo dello Sport, Udine, Italy
March 19, 1974

1 Walk On: No Pussyfooting
(Fripp/Eno)
2 Improv: Some Pussyfooting
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
3 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic: Part I
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir)
4 Lament
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
5 Doctor Diamond
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
6 The Night Watch
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
7 The Great Deceiver
(Wetton/Fripp/Palmer-James)
8 Guts On My Side
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
9 Improv II
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford)
10 Starless
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James)
11 Book Of Saturday
(Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
12 Exiles
(Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James)
13 Fracture
(Fripp)[/tracklisting]
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Wow!

This should be fun...and expensive.

Also a 40th anniversary edition of Beat this fall as noted a little ways down the DGM page.

Better start savings now. Also scary were talking about Oct releases. Man, the time is flying.

Rick A.

Obviously I'd love to own this. Whether I will or not may be a totally different story!

Road to Red part 2? It was an interesting exercise working through that box but I'm not sure if I can handle 30 more live shows with subtle variations on the performance each night. Now, getting the highest quality versions of the main album in both original and multichannel remixed form is something else altogether...

Steven Wilson already did this one

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005FMB8ZY/?tag=imwan-20

Oh yeah, bought it back in 2011...

I didn't get the Road to Red box but I am a fan of this period of Crimson. Remind me: what was the quality of sound on the Red box?

If you mean the live stuff, it varied, from very good to mediocre. The hi-res stuff was superb.

I'm leaning towards getting this set[I have the last 2 boxes.....I must be a true King Crimson nut or something].

Expensive Fall with Led Zep, Batman and King Crimson.

Does this box set make the Lark's Tongue Crimson the most throughly documented rock group in history? Think about it. The group was active as a live unit for less than 2 years (lOctober 1972 - July 1974). With this set coming out there will be almost 60 cds of authorized live concerts released. This particular iteration of the band played around 190 gigs in total, so you are looking at having almost one third of the output of the band available. The Grateful Dead vault is larger, but I don't think they've granted similar complete coverage yet (for those nit pickers out there who would bring up the complete Europe tour set, I tI think a more legitimate comparison wold be what fraction of the material recorded between the arrival of Keith & Donna and the return of Mickey Hart lis out there). But hey, what do I know? I'm just one of the consumers I'm sure they targeted while compiling this set.

I'm still convinced DGM's next move will be a pre-Discpline release tour box, similar to the LTIA box. And Mr. Fripp? If it exists, could you put out the June 1973 Long Beach concert? I saw it, didn't have a clue as to what was going on (I expected ITCOTCK / Islands material) and would really like a chance to hear it again, this time knowing now what the heck you were up to. Even Bill Bruford alludes to the confusion that this new band configuration caused to us poor LBers in Bill Bruford: The Autobiography, pg. 290.

And Wings and Queen as well.

Rick A.

Now on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MOZ1N7S/?tag=imwan-20

thanks!

Actually the price is better than I thought it would be.

Rick A.

I'd certainly like to own it. That doesn't mean it will happen. Thanks for the link.

Bump: Configuration details are now in the first post. This will be an absolutely, positively definitive 27-disc box with CDs, DVD-As and BDAs.

The Canadian listing is now live, and the initial pre-order price there is C$180.04, a considerable savings compared to the current American price:

http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00MOZ1N7S/?tag=imwanca-20

Further details:

http://www.dgmlive.com/news.htm