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King Crimson, in the court of...

Came out when I was in 8th Grade. FM-100 played cuts from it daily and my friends and I all had copies. One friend had the picture from the inner cover painted on the entire bedroom wall in blacklight paint. :lmao:
 
There you go. :D A great album it is and it is good a younger generation is finding it out. :)


Carl
 
meggy said:
Two or three hundred bucks gets you a sealed MFSL.
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OH MY!!!!!! Thanks for the info! Have a sealed and unsealed here and, frankly, the sound is good and all though i prefer the Island. Really need to get a collector out here one day to price this stuff. My jaw dropped when i found out what a Nautilus Young 'Harvest' goes for... let alone the Beatles MoFi box and the usual D2D Crystal stuff and various test pressings and promo copies.
 
A knowledgeable source in this matter(Mystic) has reported that there is a CD pressing out of Japan that is of the highest quality. I don't belive there is a vinyl pressing that does the work justice.
 
Cantabury Guy said:
A knowledgeable source in this matter(Mystic) has reported that there is a CD pressing out of Japan that is of the highest quality. I don't belive there is a vinyl pressing that does the work justice.
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Personally, a mint pink Island label is when I will stop my search for the best Crimson In the Court.

That being said, certain Japanese CD pressings can be amazing (see, e.g., DSotM).

The Brit sci-fi flick "Children of Men" makes good use of King Crimson (and other Brit rock bands).
 
I have a copy- "Editions EG" collectors half speed mastered on vinyl, I don't have the original issue to compare it to.It sounds damn good,though! Another vinyl KC favorite is the Young Peoples Guide double LP- it has the "I talk to the Wind" with Judy Dyble doing the vocal..
 
KeninDC said:
Personally, a mint pink Island label is when I will stop my search for the best Crimson In the Court.

That being said, certain Japanese CD pressings can be amazing (see, e.g., DSotM).

The Brit sci-fi flick "Children of Men" makes good use of King Crimson (and other Brit rock bands).
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Wow I saw that movie a couple weeks ago. Maybe it was latent "karma" :D to come across the album. Not a bad flick. I think in the movie they are cover versions of most of those brit band songs featured. Probably had some issues with royalties.
 
KeninDC said:
Personally, a mint pink Island label is when I will stop my search for the best Crimson In the Court.

That being said, certain Japanese CD pressings can be amazing (see, e.g., DSotM).

The Brit sci-fi flick "Children of Men" makes good use of King Crimson (and other Brit rock bands).
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Actually I don't think it is all in the "clean" sound of pink Island's ( I have many of various groups) but in the mix of the this particular work. The mix is muddy and from what I have heard there is a particular remix which is superior. Mystic.... give us a hand here.
 
I don't remember the original Atlantic being as muddy as the CD I own and other's I've heard. My 20th Anniversay remaster sounds like a cassette copy that was made on a cheap boombox. Hiss and mud with very little bandwidth.
 
I actually like my CD version better than any vinyl copy I've ever heard. It's the late 90's mini-LP version I bought from DGM.

I'd given up on finding a nice pink label original UK pressing but now I think I'll resume the search. The trip to the record store today was a bust. They didn't even have a single copy of "Court". Somewhere out there is a NM copy with my name on it, I just have to find it.
 
CarlV said:
Even hinting at offers to buy and sell in forums is a no no. AK rule number 5.:yes:
Carl
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Umm... if you mean me i AINT selling, though my insurance might need a bit of updating. Am surprised what some of this stuff is now going for and after having a few albums stolen i now keep my collection FAR far away from prying eyes and sticky fingers.
 
KeninDC said:
...a mint pink Island label is when I will stop my search for the best Crimson In the Court.
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The Japanese RI on CD is very good, but at the end of the day, the UK Pink Island is the version of this one to track down & keep forever.
 
I have a later (early-mid '70s) pressing on vinyl. It sounds great, I don't know if spending 10x as much to get a UK Pink Island label is justified in my case. ;)

KC's '70s output is great as well, Islands is probably my favorite, depending on my mood.
 
cubby01 said:
At the thrift I was shocked to find a copy of the first '69 US release of _In The Court of The Crimson King_ on Atlantic....
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I just got this also (Atlantic - 69 release) and in pretty good shape (Not much noise thankfully)

It was in the $1 bin @ this record store I goto...... I HADNT EVER HEARD THEM but im glad I got it!!!

ABSOLUTELY INSANE!!!!!!!!


Celt said:
I guarantee you that the original Atlantic record sounds better than my 20th Anniversary Virgin CD remaster, which is a sonic wasteland.
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Of course buddy because its not analogue........
 
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