Album: The Essential King Crimson- Frame By Frame
Artist: King Crimson
1991 Virgin
CD US: CAROL 1595-2
CD UK: KC BOX 1
CD Europe: 354 338
Band Members:
Robert Fripp- guitar, mellotron (1-35, 37-45)
Ian McDonald- woodwind, keyboards, mellotron, vocal, sax (1-5, 20-23,
37-39)
Greg Lake- bass, vocal (1-5, 7, 37-39)
Michael Giles- drums, percussion, vocal (1-9, 37-39)
Peter Sinfield- words, illumination, live mixing (1-5, 10, 11, 37-39)
Peter Giles- bass (6-9)
Keith Tippett- piano (6-9, 12)
Adrian Belew- vocals, guitar (9, 24-35, 43-45)
Mel Collins- flute, sax (6-12)
Boz Burrell- bass, vocal (10, 11)
Ian Wallace- drums, percussion, vocal (10, 11)
Andy McCulloch- drum (12)
Robin Miller- oboe, cor anglais (12, 20-23)
Nick Evans- Trombone (12, 24-36)
Tony Levin- bass (12, 24-36, 43-45)
David Cross- violin, viola, mellotron (13-19, 40-42)
John Wetton- bass, vocals (13-23, 40-42)
Bill Bruford- drums, percussion (13-35,
40-45)
Jamie Muir- percussion, allsorts (13-16)
Mark Charig- coronet (20-23)
Tracks:
1. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Fripp/Sinfield/McDonald/Lake/Giles) (7:20)
2. I Talk To The Wind (McDonald/Sinfield) (6:05)
3. Epitath (Fripp/Sinfield/McDonald/Lake/Giles) (8:44)
4. Moonchild (Fripp/Sinfield/McDonald/Lake/Giles) (2:26)
5. In The Court Of The Crimson King (McDonald/Sinfield) (9:25)
6. Peace- A Theme (Fripp) (1:16)
7. Cat Food (Fripp/Sinfield/McDonald) (2:45)
8. Groon (Fripp) (3:31)
9. Cadence And Cascade (Re-Mix) (Fripp/Sinfield) (4:10)
10. The Sailors Tale (Abridged) (Fripp) (7:27)
11. Ladies Of The Road (Fripp/Sinfield) (5:31)
12. Bolero (Re-Mix) (Fripp) (6:45)
13. Larks' Tongues In Aspic: Part One (Abridged) (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir)
(10:53)
14. Book Of Saturday (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James) (2:53)
15. Easy Money (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James) (7:55)
16. Larks' Tongues In Aspic: Part Two (Fripp) (7:09)
17. The Night Watch (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James) (4:40)
18. The Great Deciever (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James) (4:03)
19. Fracture (Abridged) (Fripp) (6:57)
20. Starless (Abridged) (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Palmer-James) (4:38)
21. Red (Fripp) (6:17)
22. Fallen Angel (Fripp/Wetton/Palmer-James) (5:59)
23. One More Red Nightmare (Fripp/Wetton) (7:09)
24. Elephant Talk (Belew/Bruford/Fripp/Levin) (4:42)
25. Frame By Frame (Belew/Bruford/Fripp/Levin) (5:08)
26. Matte Kudasai (Belew/Bruford/Fripp/Levin) (3:48)
27. Thela Hun Gingeet (Belew/Bruford/Fripp/Levin) (6:26)
28. Heartbeat (Belew/Bruford/Fripp/Levin) (3:54)
29. Waiting Man (Belew/Bruford/Fripp/Levin) (4:22)
30. Neurotica (Belew/Bruford/Fripp/Levin) (4:48)
31. Requiem (Belew/Bruford/Fripp/Levin) (6:36)
32. Three Of A Perfect Pair (Belew/Bruford/Fripp/Levin) (4:11)
33. Sleepless (Belew/Bruford/Fripp/Levin) (5:22)
34. Discipline (Belew/Bruford/Fripp/Levin) (5:05)
35. The Sheltering Sky (Belew/Bruford/Fripp/Levin) (8:16)
36. The King Crimson Barber Shop (Levin) (1:31)
37. Get Thy Bearings (1969) (Donovan/ variations:Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles)
(9:21)
38. Travel Weary Capricorn (1969) (Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles/Sinfield)
(4:23)
39. Mars (1969) (Holst/ arrangement:Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles) (8:09)
40. The Talking Drum (1973) (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Muir) (29:04)
41. 21st Century Schizoid Man (1973) (Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles) (9:15)
42. Asbury Park (1974) (Cross/Fripp/Wetton/Bruford) (6:52)
43. Larks' Tongues In Aspic: Part Three (excerpt) (1984) (Belew/Bruford/Fripp/Levin)
(2:35)
44. Satori In Tangiers (1984) (Belew/Bruford/Fripp/Levin) (4:08)
45. Indiscipline (1982) (Belew/Bruford/Fripp/Levin) (5:26)
Comments: An excellent colleection of Crimson music. (****)