[2025-10-24] King Crimson "In The Wake Of Poseidon" and "Lizard" CD/Blu-ray Dolby Atmos Editions (DGM UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2025 10:03 am

In The Wake Of Poseidon

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Description
The complete recording sessions for King Crimson’s majestic In The Wake of Poseidon on CD/Blu-ray.

The Blu-ray features completely new mixes* of the album in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 DTS-HD MA Surround & Hi-Res Stereo by Steven Wilson (*except Devil’s Triangle) / New Elemental Mixes of four of the tracks in Hi-Res Stereo by David Singleton, plus two additional versions of Cadence and Cascade / Complete recording sessions of the album in Hi-Res Stereo / The Original Stereo Master of the album (30th Anniversary edition). The CD contains the 2025 mix with Devil’s Triangle sourced from the alt mixes (as featured originally on the Sailors’ Tales box set), and the new Elemental Mixes.

Presented in a replica mini-vinyl style packaging with booklet including photos and sleeve-notes from King Crimson biographer Sid Smith.

Robert Fripp: Guitar and Mellotron & Devices
Greg Lake: Vocals / Michael Giles: Drums
Peter Giles: Bass / Peter Sinfield: Words
Keith Tippett: Piano / Mel Collins: Saxes & Flute

and Gordon Haskell: Vocal (Cadence & Cascade)

When “In The Wake of Poseidon” was first issued in 1970, Melody Maker ran the unforgettable headline: “If Wagner were alive he’d work with King Crimson”. Stranger still, this was just two months after King Crimson had issued a single “Cat Food” & appeared on Britain’s Top of the Pops miming – as all bands did in those days on the TV show – to a pre-recorded playback of the song.

Strangest of all was, how could a single and an album have even been recorded, when the band had split up in December 1969 following their debut US tour and release of their acclaimed “In The Court of the Crimson King” mere weeks before that? The answer, not for the first or last time in the band’s lengthy career, was Robert Fripp’s determination to keep the band going – whatever it took. In the case of “Poseidon” this involved hiring leaving KC members Michael Giles & Greg Lake and former Giles, Giles & Fripp member Peter Giles as guest musician & bringing in players who would all feature on future KC albums: Keith Tippett, Mel Collins and Gordon Haskell. The result was an album that claimed the band’s highest ever UK chart position (No. 4) and consolidated its position as one of the most original and experimental groups to emerge from the Underground Scene.

For an album that shouldn’t have been recorded by a band that didn’t exist, “In The Wake of Poseidon” continues to intrigue and delight King Crimson fans.

Tracklist
[CD]
2025 mixes and Additional Material - Produced and Mixed by Steven Wilson

Peace - A Beginning
Pictures of a City
Cadence and Cascade
In the Wake of Poseidon
Peace - A Theme
Catfood
The Devil's Triangle ^
Merday Morn
Hand of Sceiron
Garden of Worm
Peace - An End
Groon
Peace An End (Alternate version)

^ The Devil’s Triangle is taken from the additional material on CD1 of the Sailors' Tales boxed set

2025 Elemental Mix - Produced and Mixed by David Singleton

Pictures of a City
In the Wake of Poseidon
Cadence and Cascade
Catfood

[Blu-ray]
I 2025 Dolby Atmos, DTS HD-MA 5.1 Surround, 24/96 Stereo

1. Peace - A Beginning
2. Pictures of a City °
3. Cadence and Cascade °
4. In the Wake of Poseidon °
5. Peace - A Theme
6. Catfood °
7. The Devil's Triangle **
i) Merday Morn
ii) Hand of Sceiron
iii) Garden of Worm
8. Peace - An End
9. Groon

° Instrumental versions also included
** The Devil’s Triangle in the Atmos and 5.1 surround tracklisting includes a newly upmixed version by Steven Wilson. The stereo version uses the original mix taken from the 30th Anniversary edition masters

Produced and Mixed by Steven Wilson

II 2025 Elemental Mix

Pictures of a City
In the Wake of Poseidon
Cadence and Cascade
Catfood

Produced and Mixed by David Singleton

Cadence and Cascade^^ (feat. Gordon Haskell, Greg Lake, Adrian Belew, Jakko Jakszyk)
Cadence and Cascade** (feat. Boz Burrell)

^^ Edited/assembled by David Singleton
** Edited and mixed by Alex 'Stormy' Mundy

III Original Masters - 30th Anniversary Master and Additional Material (24/96 Stereo)

Peace - A Beginning
Pictures of a City
Cadence and Cascade
In the Wake of Poseidon
Peace - A Theme
Catfood
The Devil's Triangle including: ***
Merday Morn
Hand of Sceiron
Garden of Worm
Peace - An End
Catfood (Single Version)
Groon (Single B Side)

Produced & Mixed by Robert Fripp & Peter Sinfield except *** which presents the version from the Sailors Tales boxed set with the three parts consisting of an original running mix from the sessions, and modern mixes of the two remaining parts from existing elements by David Singleton and Steven Wilson respectively.

IV Complete Recording Sessions (24/48 Stereo)

Feb 3rd 1970

Groon Soundcheck
Groon Takes 1-6
Groon Takes 7-15
Catfood Take 4 Bass & Drums with Guide Guitar
Catfood Take 4 Overdubbed Master

Feb 16th 1970

Pictures of a City Takes 1-4
Pictures of a City Takes 5-6
Pictures of a City Take 7
Pictures of a City Takes 8-10

Feb 25th 1970

Cadence & Cascade Takes 1-6
Cadence & Cascade Take 7
Peace - A Beginning Clip
Peace - A Beginning Takes 1-4
Peace - A Theme Takes 1-7
Peace - An End Section Takes 1 & 2, Take 3 overdubs

March 4th 1970

In the Wake of Poseidon Takes 1 & 2 Bass, Drums & Mellotron
In the Wake of Poseidon Takes 4 & 5 Bass, Drums & Mellotron
In the Wake of Poseidon Overdubbed Master 1
In the Wake of Poseidon Overdubbed Master 2

March 24th 1970

The Devil's Triangle Part II Overdubs
The Devil's Triangle Part III Overdubs

Sessions material mixed by Alex R. Mundy except March 24th 1970 material, mixed by David Singleton. Mastered by Alex R. Mundy

Lizard

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Description
The complete recording sessions of King Crimson’s extraordinary Lizard on CD/Blu-ray.

The Blu-ray features all new mixes of the album in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 DTS-HD MA 24/96 Surround & 24/96 Hi-Res Stereo by Steven Wilson / All new Elemental Mixes of the whole album in 24/192 Hi-Res Stereo by David Singleton / The 30th anniversary remaster in 24/96 / The complete recording sessions from September 1970 in 24/48. The CD includes the 2025 Steven Wilson album mixes and a selection of Elemental Mixes

Presented in a replica mini-vinyl style packaging with booklet including photos and sleevenotes from King Crimson biographer Sid Smith.

Robert Fripp: Guitar, Mellotron, Electric Keyboards & Devices
Mel Collins: Flute & Saxes
Gordon Haskell: Bass Guitar & Vocals
Andy McCulloch: Drums
Peter Sinfield Words & Pictures

With: Robin Miller, Mark Charig, Nick Evans, Keith Tippett and Jon Anderson

When Steven Wilson first mixed Lizard in stereo and 5.1 with Robert Fripp in 2009, he commented: “For me Lizard has always been an album that was too big for stereo to contain. I’ve always felt that if presented in the right way, I could make a case for this being the most experimental rock record ever made. It’s extraordinary what they’re doing on this album. In terms of fusing free-jazz with progressive rock for me there’s almost no parallel.”

Now, in 2025, Steven has returned to that album and the new mixes merely serve to confirm that analysis.

The 2009 mixes – released at the same time as the much better known Red and In The Court of the Crimson King, did much to focus fan attention on an album which was sometimes overlooked in the Crimson catalogue; Red, Court, Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Discipline – the various KC incarnations all seemed to have definitive albums which represented certain periods in the band’s ever-changing development but Lizard - a single album group with an expanded line-up which was never played live, a healthy infusion of jazz players and influences, a radical departure from the two previous Crim album releases and more musical ambition than many band’s entire careers - seemed almost forgotten.

But if any album was going to benefit from the more detailed audio that Hi-Resolution and 5.1 Surround created, it was Lizard, and fans old and new eagerly embraced it. By 2016, the latest touring incarnation of the band began to play pieces from the music on stage for the first time with original members from the original recording - Robert Fripp and Mel Collins visibly enjoying playing Cirkus and parts of Lizard. By 2018 Almost all of Lizard was being played as a complete suite, frequently to the sort of reception normally reserved for the likes of Epitaph or the best known of the Crimson songs.

Now, in 2025, Lizard appears in its most complete form yet. Steven Wilson’s new stereo and 5.1 mixes reveal fresh details in the original recordings, the Atmos mix is one of his most ambitious yet working with a recording that always has more to give to en expanded soundstage. If Steven’s mixes detail the best that can possibly be had from the album as presented, then David Singleton’s Elemental mixes probe the nuances of the original recordings and sessions, bringing (previously) background performances to the fore, adding alternate takes of individual performances and exploring different angles for mixing each piece. Working separately and with different remits, the producers bring fresh perspectives to this most intriguing of recordings.

Complementing all of this material, the Blu-ray disc also features Alex R. Mundy’s mixes of every single session from the original 1970 recording sessions along with the original 30th anniversary stereo master.

Tracklist
[CD]
2025 mixes - Produced and Mixed by Steven Wilson

Cirkus
Indoor Games
Happy Family
Lady of the Dancing Water
Lizard

2025 Elemental Mix - Produced and Mixed by David Singleton

Cirkus
Indoor Games
Lizard - Prince Rupert Awakes
Bolero – The Peacock’s Tale
Dawn Song
Last Skirmish
Prince Rupert’s Lament
Big Top Pass II

[Blu-ray]
I 2025 Dolby Atmos, DTS HD-MA 5.1 Surround

Cirkus
Indoor Games
Happy Family
Lady of the Dancing Water
Lizard

24/96 Stereo and Instrumental includes above 5 tracks PLUS

Lady of the Dancing Water (alt take)

Produced and Mixed by Steven Wilson

II 2025 Elemental Mix (24/192 Stereo)

Cirkus
Indoor Games
Happy Family
Lady of the Dancing Water
Lizard

Produced and Mixed by David Singleton

III Original Masters - 30th Anniversary Master (24/96 Stereo)

Cirkus
Indoor Games
Happy Family
Lady of the Dancing Water
Lizard

Produced & Mixed by Robert Fripp & Peter Sinfield

IV Complete Sessions (24/48 Stereo)

Sept 8th 1970

Cirkus Backing Track
Cirkus Overdubs 1
Cirkus Overdubs 2
Cirkus Overdubs 3
Cirkus Early Vocal/Rough Mix

Sept 9th 1970

Lady of the Dancing Water Flute Pass 1
Lady of the Dancing Water Flute Pass 2
Lady of the Dancing Water Flute Pass 3
Lady of the Dancing Water Piano & Mellotron Pass 1
Lady of the Dancing Water Piano & Mellotron Pass 2
Lady of the Dancing Water Guitar Overdub
Lady of the Dancing Water Vocal & Trombone Overdub

Sept 13th 1970

Prince Rupert Awakes Backing Track with Guitar & Vocal Overdubs
Prince Rupert Awakes Piano & Mellotron Overdubs
Dawn Song Cor Anglais Pass 1
Dawn Song Cor Anglais Pass 2
Dawn Song Vocal Take 1
Dawn Song Vocal Take 2
Dawn Song Vocal Take 3

Sept 14th 1970

Last Skirmish, including Prince Rupert's Lament Backing Track
Prince Rupert's Lament Backing Track - Segment
Last Skirmish, including Prince Rupert's Lament Overdubs 1
Last Skirmish Overdubs 2
Prince Rupert's Lament Solo 1
Prince Rupert's Lament Solo 2
Prince Rupert's Lament Solo 3
Prince Rupert's Lament Solo 4

Sept 20th 1970

Bolero Backing Track with Piano
Bolero Overdubs
Big Top Bass, Drums, Mellotron
Big Top Overdubs 1
Big Top Overdubs 2
Big Top Piano Overdub

Sept 29th/30th 1970

Indoor Games Backing Track - Segment
Indoor Games Backing Track
Indoor Games Vocals & Overdubs
Happy Family Bass, Drums & Guide Piano
Happy Family Guitar, Flute & Sax Overdubs
Happy Family Vocals & Overdubs

Mixed & Mastered by Alex R. Mundy

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Aug 14, 2025 1:35 am

The USA pre-order links in the first post are now active.

[2025-10-24] King Crimson "In The Wake Of Poseidon" and "Lizard" CD/Blu-ray Dolby Atmos Editions (DGM UK)

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