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King Crimson Documentary To Premiere in March at SXSW Festival
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King Crimson Documentary To Premiere in March at SXSW Festival

King Crimson has had a long and storied past in its 50 years with multiple lineups and multiple sounds. Now the highly influential progressive rock band is the focus of a new documentary called “In the Court of the Crimson King”.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Knife-Edge (1970)
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Knife-Edge (1970)

Here’s another fantastic clip from The Beat-Club’s archives, which features Emerson, Lake & Palmer performing live at The Lyceum Theatre in London. By some strange coincidence, this performance of “Knife-Edge” was recorded exactly 50 years ago today.

King Crimson Discography Now Available for Streaming
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King Crimson Discography Now Available for Streaming

After resisting the streaming movement for several years, King Crimson’s entire studio discography is now available on Apple Music and will be available on Spotify in June.

King Crimson Releases “Elements Tour Box Set 2018”
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King Crimson Releases “Elements Tour Box Set 2018”

Each year since 2014, King Crimson releases a box set of live and rare recordings from the band’s history. The Elements Tour Box 2018 follows suit with tracks taken from rehearsals, live performances, studio recordings, alternate takes, and more with several clips that have never been released. The two-disc set features music from the band’s entire career and has something...

In Memoriam: Greg Lake
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In Memoriam: Greg Lake

More sad news to report today: bass and prog-rock legend Greg Lake has died after a long bout with cancer. The King Crimson and ELP founder was 69 years old. Lake was born in the town of Poole in England in 1947 and picked up the guitar at 12. During their school years, he became friends with Robert Fripp, who...

King Crimson Releases Limited-Edition “Tour Box” Set With Latest Tour
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King Crimson Releases Limited-Edition “Tour Box” Set With Latest Tour

The legendary progressive rock band King Crimson is promoting its The Elements of King Crimson tour with a limited edition two-CD “tour box” set of performances — some previously unreleased on CD — from the entirety of its long, storied career. The performances are culled from a wide variety of sources — everything from alternate takes and extracts to live...

Greg Lake Keeps Adding to Autobiography
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Greg Lake Keeps Adding to Autobiography

As a former bassist of both King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Greg Lake has plenty stories to tell. So many, in fact, that it’s been hindering the release of his long-awaited autobiography, Lucky Man, which derives its title from a song Lake wrote for ELP’s debut album. “I’ve been writing it for some years now,” he told Sean...

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King Crimson’s “In the Court of the Crimson King” 40th anniversary releases

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of In the Court of the Crimson King, King Crimson is releasing two new formats of the album. The limited edition, enhanced box set version is a six-disc set (five CDs and one DVD), and includes a ton: The 2009 new stereo mix by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp The original master edition released...