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8/17/2026

Legendary Celtic Progressive Rock Band Iona’s First Five Studio Albums to Be Released on Vinyl for the First Time

Release date: September 25, 2026

Vinyl lovers of the world can be united in enjoying legendary Celtic progressive rock band Iona’s first five iconic studio albums which are finally available on vinyl for the first time! These albums are:

Iona (1990)
The Book of Kells (1992)
Beyond These Shores (1993)
Journey into the Morn (1996)
Open Sky (2000)

Each double album is specially mastered for vinyl, pressed on 180 gram, heavyweight vinyl, with stunning newly designed artwork and bonus tracks not included on the original CD releases. All of this brings these astonishing albums to life and gives the listener a wonderful, immersive experience. These special vinyl releases are currently available for pre-order, and will be released on Open Sky Records on September 25, 2026.

Each album is available individually in both black and coloured vinyl versions, as well as in a limited-edition 10-disc box set in black vinyl.

If that wasn't enough, each box set includes a 72-page hardback book, ‘The Studio Files’, a visual time capsule collated by Iona co-founder Dave Bainbridge and beautifully laid out by designer Mike Inns. Featuring photos of recently rediscovered handwritten lyrics, studio track sheets, letters and notes from the time of each album, this book uniquely gives you insights into what the band were thinking and intending with each release.

Also in the box is a numbered certificate hand-signed by Dave Bainbridge.

Quote from Iona co-founder Dave Bainbridge:

“I grew up in the era when vinyl was the default medium to listen to new music on. Taking a new vinyl album out of its sleeve and carefully placing it on the turntable and the needle onto the edge of the album was like a sacred act. Many years before the internet gave us previews of new music, this was usually the very first time that the latest opus from a favourite artist would be heard. The large 12” sleeve format was an accompanying bit of art that I’d stare at whilst listening to the music, absorbing every detail written on the cover about who was playing, what instruments were being used and what the meaning behind the lyrics I was reading could be. By the time Iona the band came into being, CDs had already begun to replace vinyl, and although Iona’s debut album was pressed onto vinyl, most sales were of CD’s and cassette tapes. The vinyl version was more of an afterthought by this time, a respectful nod to a bygone era. Not only did it not include all the tracks, due to the limited space on the medium, the cover was very basic and uninspiring.

Now, a full 36 years since that debut release, Iona has long ceased being a touring and recording band, but amazingly vinyl is once again in fashion as a medium to listen to music on. When I’m on tour with The Colin Blunstone Band we regularly have ‘Record Club’ evenings, where we spend time listening to rare, classic, obscure, old and new albums on vinyl. I love these times as it feels like this setting aside of time to absorb music in this way once again exalts the act of listening to something beyond the everyday.

When Rob at Gonzo Multimedia first mooted the idea of releasing the Iona albums on vinyl, I was immediately excited about the possibilities. Unlike the original vinyl version of the first Iona album, this time we had the opportunity to do it properly. Gatefold sleeves to have a bigger canvas for new, immersive artwork, to match the often vast landscapes conjured by the music; double albums so that not only would all the tracks be present, but that there would be room for some additional bonus tracks. All the albums would be remastered specifically for vinyl by our long time sonic collaborator Nigel Palmer, including some tracks directly from the original master tapes. We’d use the best quality 180 gram vinyl for optimum sound quality and we’d include a signed, numbered certificate in each.

This would have been enough, but the recent rediscovery in my storage unit of the original folders for each of the first five Iona studio albums enabled us to create something truly special. The folders contain Joanne’s original handwritten lyrics, all of the studio track sheets for each song from the albums, letters and notes from the time of each recording, it was a treasure trove, a visual time capsule. This gave us the idea to also include a 72 page hardback book, titled ‘The Studio Files’ which uniquely gives insights into what the band were thinking and intending with each release, by the inclusion of photos of as many of these historical documents as we could fit into the book.

It took a long time to put all of this together, but now, finally, here are the first five, classic Iona albums on vinyl. I hope you will take the time to listen, getting lost in the notes and illustrations on the sleeves and in the book, taking in the music as though you’re hearing for the first time.”

Quote from Iona co-founder David Fitzgerald:

“Iona was formed in 1989, following an impromptu first visit to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne. For about three years I had been recording and touring extensively with Adrian Snell on projects such as 'Alpha + Omega', 'Song Of An Exile' and City Of Peace'. It was during the recording of the first project 'A+O' that I first met Dave Bainbridge. Those who attended concerts during those years will have witnessed and experienced the powerful sound of Adrian's vocal delivery & musicianship combined with the immense sound of Dave's keyboards & my assortment of woodwind & reed instruments.

Following what I can only describe as a powerful encounter, feeling for the first time something of that 'thin place' between heaven & earth during those 2/3 days sojourning on Holy Island, I shared this experience with Dave Bainbridge upon arrival for a huge concert of 'Alpha + Omega' in Glasgow. Both of us knew that we had to look more closely at the Celtic Roots of the Christian faith (it's saints, literature & artwork - such as the 'Lindisfarne Gospels' and the 'Book Of Kells').

Soon afterwards, we were offered space in a friend's cottage in Suffolk, where we began to explore musical ideas and delve into the rich tapestry of history and spirituality that was new to us and so enriching. Not long after that, Dave & I journeyed to the Island of Iona - to learn more of the life of Saint Columba and of the 'birthplace of Christianity' in Scotland (in approximately 563 AD).

Special friends, such as Joanne Hogg, Terl Bryant, Nick Beggs & Troy Donockley became central to the vision, music & legacy of Iona). So much more could be shared of these exciting and life-changing early days of the band Iona.

Thanks to the commitment and vision of Dave Bainbridge & Gonzo Multimedia here is a most beautiful and truly exciting new Vinyl Box Set for you to explore - as well as Individual editions of those early, formative years. Thank you Rob Ayling (formerly MD of Voiceprint Records & now Director of Gonzo Multimedia) for this wonderful new edition of these special projects, of the band Iona. Thank you Dave Bainbridge for your heart and commitment over the years, along with producing some of the most phenomenal music on planet earth these last decades. Thank you especially for your friendship in the journey.”

To pre-order: https://www.musicglue.com/iona/

Official website: https://www.iona.uk.com/

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

7/01/2026

Pete Roth Trio feat. Bill Bruford to Release New Live CD/DVD “Group Chat” September 18, 2026

Two-disc set contains 9-track audio CD and 35-minute DVD.

Pre-order “Group Chat”: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/pete-roth-trio-featuring-bill-bruford-group-chat-cd-dvd-edition

The Pete Roth Trio return with Group Chat, a striking new CD/DVD release that captures the spontaneity, interplay and fearless musical conversation at the heart of this exceptional band. Led by guitarist Pete Roth, alongside bassist Mike Pratt and legendary drummer Bill Bruford, Group Chat is Roth's third major album and a release of particular significance, marking Bruford's eagerly awaited return to headline performance after a 13-year hiatus, as well as his first appearance on new material in 19 years.

Produced by Pete Roth and Bill Bruford for Winterfold Records, Group Chat presents a trio that thrives on intimacy, risk and connection. Rooted in jazz but never constrained by it, the music moves fluidly through funk, contemporary classical influences and spontaneous improvisation, with nothing treated as untouchable. Original compositions such as Full Circle, Dancing With Grace and Original Sin sit alongside collaborative pieces including Part Of The Charm and Looking Forward To Looking Back, while the trio's inspired Improvisation on the Largo from Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 underlines the breadth of their musical imagination. The result is a record that feels adventurous, immediate and alive - music made in the moment by three musicians listening as deeply as they play.

The release is presented as a two-disc digipak CD/DVD edition, complete with a booklet containing extensive notes and group photographs. Alongside the nine-track audio album, the package includes a bonus 35-minute DVD offering further insight into the trio's world, with performances, an introduction, and a special spoken segment from Pete Roth.

The music press reaction’s have been emphatic. "The Pete Roth Trio is a band of equals, clearly loving the opportunity to improvise and have musical conversations," wrote Biff Bam Pop!, while Innerviews praised the music as "rich with nuance, invention, and telepathic rapport." Dr. Jazz Talks described the album as "a feast of rhythm and melody," and Make Weird Music summed up its appeal succinctly: "I wish more jazz was this much fun." Another review captured the trio's balancing act perfectly, calling it "loose enough that it could fall apart and tight enough that it grooves."

Pete Roth brings to Group Chat a background that spans blues, rock and jazz, shaped first in Germany and then refined through his studies and career in the UK. Mike Pratt, a highly regarded bassist, composer and producer with deep roots in jazz fusion and groove-based music, brings both harmonic imagination and rhythmic authority to the trio. For Bruford, whose career has encompassed groundbreaking work with Yes, King Crimson, Earthworks and a host of major jazz collaborators, Group Chat reflects a continuing commitment to the innovative, the unusual and the unlikely. Together, the three musicians create an experience that reshapes expectations of the guitar trio format, making space for melody, texture, groove and surprise in equal measure.

Group Chat is a vivid document of three distinctive musical voices in open conversation - intimate, exploratory, witty and deeply alive.

INTERVIEW REQUESTS, PHOTOS, VIDEO STREAM ETC AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE: CD AUDIO
1. Full Circle
2. Part Of The Charm
3. Group Chat
4. Improvisation on the Largo from Dvořák’s Symphony #9
5. Looking Forward To Looking Back
6. Summertime
7. Dancing With Grace
8. Original Sin
9. Hard Case, Soft Centre

DISC TWO: BONUS DVD
1. Introduction
2. Full Circle
3. Part Of The Charm
4. Group Chat
5. Improvisation on the Largo from Dvořák’s Symphony #9
6. A Word From Pete
7. Hard Case, Soft Centre

Produced by Pete Roth and Bill Bruford for Winterfold Records
BBWF006CDVD
www.winterfoldrecords.com

Pre-order “Group Chat”: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/pete-roth-trio-featuring-bill-bruford-group-chat-cd-dvd-edition

Information about the Pete Roth Trio: www.peterothtrio.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeteRothTrio

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

6/04/2026

Martin Carthy ALONG THE ROAD FOREVER: LIVE AT THE BBC Landmark 20CD Box Set Celebrating Nearly Six Decades of BBC Performances

Martin Carthy - Along The Road Forever: Live At The BBC Cover

A major new archival release celebrates the extraordinary career of Martin Carthy with Along The Road Forever: Live At The BBC. To be released via Madfish on 17th July 2026.

An expansive 20CD collection documenting live and session performances recorded for the BBC across an astonishing 57-year period from 1965 - 2022.

Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in English folk music, Martin Carthy MBE’s body of work has shaped generations of musicians through his distinctive guitar style, powerful interpretations of traditional song, and groundbreaking collaborations. Spanning solo recordings, duets with Dave Swarbrick, work alongside daughter Eliza Carthy and performances with seminal groups including Steeleye Span, The Albion Country Band, Brass Monkeys, The Watersons and Waterson / Carthy, theset presents an unparalleled alternative history of one of Britain’s defining musical voices.

Across 22½ hours of music and 328 tracks - including 237 unique repertoire performances, with two-thirds sourced from master recordings - Along The Road Forever captures Martin’s enduring relationship with the BBC through appearances on Radios 1,2,3 and 4, BBC Television, and even rare surviving performances from 1960s regional broadcaster ABC TV.

The collection also includes an 80-page hardback book featuring a major new essay by acclaimed biographer Clinton Heylin examining Martin Carthy’s complete life in music, alongside unseen photographs - many drawn from Martin’s personal archive- detailed session notes by noted Carthy chronicler Kevin Boyd, and an exclusive photograph personally signed by Martin Carthy.

Reflecting on Martin Carthy’s profound influence on contemporary songwriting and folk revival culture, Bob Dylan addressed Carthy thus:

“If you didn’t know, your songs and your melodies have been with me since we first met. We’ll meet each other down the line somewhere”

- Bob Dylan, 2025

Along The Road Forever: Live At The BBC stands as a definitive portrait of a singular artist whose influence continues to resonate across generations of folk, acoustic and contemporary music.

20 CD BOX SET Includes:
• 328 live and session recordings spanning 1965-2022
• 80-page hardback book with new essay by Clinton Heylin
• Rare and previously unseen photographs
• Detailed session annotations by Kevin Boyd
• Exclusive signed Martin Carthy photograph

www.madfishmusic.com

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158, glassonyonpr@gmail.com

12/22/2025

THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND – GOOD EVENING BOYS & GIRLS

THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND – GOOD EVENING BOYS & GIRLS

A COMPREHENSIVE 21 CD BOXSET OF CONCERT PERFORMANCES FROM THE SCOTTISH LEGENDS, INCLUDES 144-PAGE HARDBACK BOOK, RARE MEMORABILIA, SIGNED BAND PHOTO, REPLICA PROGRAMME + MORE

Released on 10 April

PRE-ORDER NOW FROM HERE

There was never another band like The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. They didn’t just play shows - they made every venue feel like their territory, told stories, cracked jokes, and then tore the roof off the place. Scotland has produced its share of musical legends, but SAHB remain something rarer still: a band whose myth came from the stage, night after night, sweat and swagger and steel-toe precision.

Good Evening Boys & Girls is the most comprehensive attempt yet to bottle that lightning. Gathering 16 previously unreleased live performances, this 21-CD set traces the group from the Marquee in ’73 through the band’s final run with the original lineup. It’s a tour through ballrooms, city halls, theatres and festivals - London, Newcastle, Glasgow, New York, Berlin, Reading - and the famous Glasgow Apollo Christmas Show of 1975, long spoken of in fan circles, now finally unearthed.

To be released on April 10 and is available to pre-order now from here.

Much of what’s here comes straight from the source: soundboard and radio recordings, remastered with care by Pete Reynolds (Mott The Hoople, Fleetwood Mac, Wishbone Ash) to preserve their bite and atmosphere. You hear the band as the crew and punters heard them - gritty, elastic, unpredictable, and completely themselves. This is SAHB without varnish, and that’s exactly how it should be.

The box also digs into the story behind the noise. A 144-page hardback book tells the tale with unseen and rare photographs from Ian Dickson, Barry Plummer, Janet Macoska, Steve Emberton, Dick Barnatt, Michael Putland, Kevin Cummins and more, accompanied by new notes from longtime Harvey historian Martin Kielty. Much of the memorabilia - posters, passes, scraps, treasures - comes from Ted McKenna’s private archive and the remarkable collection of Martin Davies, offering a glimpse into the working life of a band that lived as hard as it played.

A replica Glasgow Apollo programme and a signed photograph from Zal Cleminson and Chris Glen complete the set - fittingly, since the box was made with the full cooperation of Zal Cleminson, Chris Glen and sonic architect Dave Batchelor and the estates of Alex, Ted and Hugh McKenna.

For longtime fans, Good Evening Boys & Girls is a chance to step back inside the halls where SAHB became SAHB. For anyone new, it’s an invitation into a world where theatre met street-corner grit, where humour sat beside heartbreak, and where a band of players followed a singular frontman into the wild every single night.

For more information please contact Ben Pester on ben@pesterpr.co.uk

Disc breakdown -
1. Marquee Club London 1973
2. Rainbow London 1974
3. Mayfair Newcastle 1974
4. Syracuse, NY Autumn 1974
5. Electric Ladyland NY 1974
6. Mayfair Ballroom Newcastle 1975
7. Guildhall, Preston 1975
8/9. Free Trade Hall, Manchester 1975
10/11. City Hall Sheffield 1975
12/13. 'Yes' Open Air Concert Stoke-On-Trent 1975
14/15. Apollo, Glasgow 1975
16. New Victoria London 1975
17/18. New Victoria London 1975
19. Free Trade Hall Manchester 1976
20. Neue Welt Berlin 1976
21. Reading Festival 1977

Full track listing here.

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

12/08/2025

Swedish Artist Malou Berg Re-releases World Music 3 CD Album Box Set LightSongs

Snäcksjön, Sweden – Malou Mountain Music AB is thrilled to reactivate her 3 CD album boxset LightSongs on all streaming services and to order at Amazon.com.

Singer/composer Malou Berg’s 3 CD box set, LightSongs, contains 15 songs spanning nearly three hours of music, and was the final release in Malou Berg’s series of nine CDs called The Pleiadian Suite.

The arrangements combine melodious orchestration with Malou’s voice and other vocalists, sung in Berg’s imaginary language she calls Pleiadian. It’s a melodious language, that intuitively is still understood on a spiritual level by the listener.

“It started on a whim when I was composing HOYA, the first album in my Pleiadian suite. At the piano, trying out melodies, I began to sing along with words that sounded good and felt nice to sing. That evolved and turned into words and the words became sentences. It just felt like a natural musical and universal language. That's how Pleiadian was born, all those years ago”, says Malou Berg.

LightSongs was recorded in one of Sweden’s top studios Nilento, in Gothenburg. The composing, arranging and recording of the work took place over several years.

Listen to LightSongs on malou.se: https://www.malou.se/en/lightsongs-all-songs

Available on all major streaming services.

Order at Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKHRPB1N

Official Website: https://www.malou.se/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MalouBergMMM/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maloubergmusic/

Contact information:
Stefan Egmar
Stiggy Music & Management AB
Tel: +46 70-5625752
Mail: stefan@stiggymusic.com

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

8/12/2025

King Crimson’s “In the Wake of Poseidon” CD/Blu-Ray & “Lizard” CD/Blu-Ray/Vinyl

• The complete recording sessions of In The Wake of Poseidon on 1 CD/1Blu-ray
• 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)
• Presented in a replica mini-vinyl style packaging with booklet including photos and sleevenotes from King Crimson biographer Sid Smith
• CD contains the complete album in 2025 mix form with Devil’s Triangle sourced from the alt mixes as featured originally on the (long unavailable) Sailors’ Tales boxed set + the new Elemental Mixes.

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)

Steven Wilson returns to produce a 2025 Dolby Atmos Mix of King Crimson’s second album plus single B-side Groon, a new 5.1 Surround Mix and a new stereo album mix, while David Singleton contributes Elemental Mixes of four of the album’s key tracks.

The Blu-ray contains all of this material on a single disc with the 5.1 Surround Material presented in DTS-HD-MA and the stereo tracks in Hi-Res Stereo. Joining the new mixes are the complete stereo recording sessions from the entire album, as produced by Alex R Mundy and the disc is completed with a Hi-Res Stereo presentation of the 30th anniversary edition of the original album mix.

The CD features Steven Wilson’s 2025 Stereo Mixes, the Elemental Mixes and the alternate version of Devil’s Triangle originally assembled for the, now unavailable, Sailors’ Tales boxed set.

This is the most complete edition of “In the Wake of Poseidon” ever assembled.

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.

Track List:

Disc 1 - CD
2025 mixes and Additional Material - Produced and Mixed by Steven Wilson
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
10. 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

11. Pictures of a City
12. In the Wake of Poseidon
13. Cadence and Cascade
14. Catfood

Disc 2 - 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 30^th Anniversary edition masters

Produced and Mixed by Steven Wilson
II 2025 Elemental Mix
1. Pictures of a City
2. In the Wake of Poseidon
3. Cadence and Cascade
4. Catfood

Produced and Mixed by David Singleton
5. Cadence and Cascade^^ (feat. Gordon Haskell, Greg Lake, Adrian Belew, Jakko Jakszyk)
6. 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)
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 including: ***
        i) Merday Morn
        ii) Hand of Sceiron
        iii) Garden of Worm
8. Peace - An End
9. Catfood (Single Version)
10. 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
1. Groon    Soundcheck
2. Groon    Takes 1-6
3. Groon    Takes 7-15
4. Catfood    Take 4 Bass & Drums with Guide Guitar
5. Catfood    Take 4 Overdubbed Master

Feb 16th 1970
1. Pictures of a City Takes 1-4
2. Pictures of a City Takes 5-6
3. Pictures of a City Take 7
4. Pictures of a City Takes 8-10

Feb 25th 1970
1. Cadence & Cascade Takes 1-6
2. Cadence & Cascade Take 7
3. Peace - A Beginning Clip
4. Peace - A Beginning Takes 1-4
5. Peace - A Theme Takes 1-7
6. Peace - An End Section Takes 1 & 2, Take 3 overdubs

March 4th 1970
1. In the Wake of Poseidon Takes 1 & 2 Bass, Drums & Mellotron
2. In the Wake of Poseidon Takes 4 & 5 Bass, Drums & Mellotron
3. In the Wake of Poseidon Overdubbed Master 1
4. In the Wake of Poseidon Overdubbed Master 2

March 24th 1970
1. The Devil's Triangle Part II Overdubs
2. 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

• The complete recording sessions of Lizard on 1 CD/1Blu-ray
• 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
• Blu-ray also features the 30th anniversary remaster in 24/96
• Plus the complete recording sessions from September 1970 in 24/48
• Presented in a replica mini-vinyl style packaging with booklet including photos and sleevenotes from King Crimson biographer Sid Smith
• CD includes the 2025 Steven Wilson album mixes and a selection of Elemental Mixes

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 Tippet 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 30^th anniversary stereo master.

A CD is also included featuring Steven Wilson’s 2025 stereo mixes of the album and a selection of the Elemental mixes – including the title track.

Track List:

Disc 1 - CD
2025 mixes - Produced and Mixed by Steven Wilson
1. Cirkus
2. Indoor Games
3. Happy Family
4. Lady of the Dancing Water
5. Lizard

2025 Elemental Mix - Produced and Mixed by David Singleton
6. Cirkus
7. Indoor Games
8. Lizard - Prince Rupert Awakes
9. Bolero – The Peacock’s Tale
10. Dawn Song
11. Last Skirmish
12. Prince Rupert’s Lament
13. Big Top Pass II

Disc 2 - Blu-Ray
I 2025 Dolby Atmos, DTS HD-MA 5.1 Surround
1. Cirkus
2. Indoor Games
3. Happy Family
4. Lady of the Dancing Water
5. Lizard

24/96 Stereo and Instrumental includes above 5 tracks PLUS
6. Lady of the Dancing Water (alt take)

Produced and Mixed by Steven Wilson

II 2025 Elemental Mix (24/192 Stereo)
1. Cirkus
2. Indoor Games
3. Happy Family
4. Lady of the Dancing Water
5. Lizard

Produced and Mixed by David Singleton

III Original Masters - 30th Anniversary Master (24/96 Stereo)
1. Cirkus
2. Indoor Games
3. Happy Family
4. Lady of the Dancing Water
5. Lizard

Produced & Mixed by Robert Fripp & Peter Sinfield

IV Complete Sessions (24/48 Stereo)

Sept 8th 1970
1. Cirkus    Backing Track
2. Cirkus    Overdubs 1 3. Cirkus Overdubs 2
4. Cirkus    Overdubs 3
5. Cirkus    Early Vocal/Rough Mix

Sept 9th 1970
1. Lady of the Dancing Water Flute Pass 1 2. Lady of the Dancing Water Flute Pass 2
3. Lady of the Dancing Water Flute Pass 3
4. Lady of the Dancing Water Piano & Mellotron Pass 1
5. Lady of the Dancing Water Piano & Mellotron Pass 2
6. Lady of the Dancing Water Guitar Overdub
7. Lady of the Dancing Water Vocal & Trombone Overdub

Sept 13th 1970
1. Prince Rupert Awakes Backing Track with Guitar & Vocal Overdubs
2. Prince Rupert Awakes Piano & Mellotron Overdubs
3. Dawn Song Cor Anglais Pass 1
4. Dawn Song Cor Anglais Pass 2
5. Dawn Song Vocal Take 1 6. Dawn Song Vocal Take 2
7. Dawn Song Vocal Take 3

Sept 14th 1970
1. Last Skirmish, including Prince Rupert's Lament Backing Track
2. Prince Rupert's Lament Backing Track - Segment
3. Last Skirmish, including Prince Rupert's Lament Overdubs 1
4. Last Skirmish Overdubs 2
5. Prince Rupert's Lament Solo 1
6. Prince Rupert's Lament Solo 2
7. Prince Rupert's Lament Solo 3
8. Prince Rupert's Lament Solo 4

Sept 20th 1970
1. Bolero    Backing Track with Piano
2. Bolero    Overdubs
3. Big Top    Bass, Drums, Mellotron
4. Big Top    Overdubs 1
5. Big Top    Overdubs 2
6. Big Top    Piano Overdub

Sept 29th/30th 1970
1. Indoor Games Backing Track - Segment
2. Indoor Games Backing Track
3. Indoor Games Vocals & Overdubs
4. Happy Family Bass, Drums & Guide Piano
5. Happy Family Guitar, Flute & Sax Overdubs
6. Happy Family Vocals & Overdubs

Mixed & Mastered by Alex R. Mundy

• All new 2025 Elemental Mix of King Crimson’s classic 1970 album by David Singleton
• Cut by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering
• Presented on 200gram Super-Heavyweight Vinyl, manufactured at Vinyl Factory, London

Robert Fripp: Guitar, Mellotron, Electric Keyboards & Devices
Mel Collins: Flute & Saxes
Godon Haskell: Bass Guitar & Vocals
Andy McCulloch: Drums
Peter Sinfield Words & Pictures
With: Robin Miller, Mark Charig, Nick Evans, Keith Tippet and Jon Anderson

DGM & Panegyric proudly present…

One of the highlights of the King Crimson 50^th anniversary CD/Blu-ray editions to date has been King Crimson producer David Singleton’s series of Elemental Mixes as he utilises the full spectrum of available studio sessions for each album to produce very different takes on the familiar songs and pieces.

This is especially true of Lizard where the ambition of the material, the much-expanded line-up of musicians - the background of many of them in the jazz rather than the rock world - and the number of takes recorded, resulted in a large amount of material to be considered for this album.

There was enough material for David to be able to mix and produce alternate takes for every piece from the original album.

As well as giving great insight into the recordings, the nature of Elemental Mixes allows for different takes from individual musicians to be included – sometimes alongside one another - in a way that would never be considered in the formulation of the original album.

David comments that “When I was working on the Elemental mixes, I jokingly described them as ‘Lizard for those who don’t like Lizard’. They were a complete revelation. Lizard is the one album which, in its initial incarnation, never quite convinced me. And yet these Elemental mixes, with their opportunity to look ‘under the hood’ of the album, revealed something fresh, wonderful and astonishing. So, if you are a King Crimson fan, who like me, has never quite taken Lizard to your heart, then these are essential listening. And hopefully equally fascinating to those who already love the album”.

Presented as a single 200gram LP and including the complete album in Elemental Mixes form, running in the same sequence as the original album, this release showcases Lizard in a very different manner to how it’s previously been heard.

Lizard’s reputation has grown, deservedly so, in recent years as old and new audiences alike rediscovered the album, initially when it was first remixed for new Stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound editions in 2009 by Steven Wilson and then as much of it was performed live for the first time in concerts by the most recent King Crimson line-up between 2016 and 2018.

Track List:

Side A
1. Cirkus (Including: Entry Of The Chameleons)
2. Indoor Games
3. Happy Family
4. Lady Of The Dancing Water

Side B
Lizard
        Prince Rupert Awakes
        Bolero - The Peacock's Tale
        Dawn Song
        Last Skirmish
        Prince Rupert's Lament
        Big Top

To pre-order:

In The Wake of Poseidon CD/Blu-Ray: https://burningshed.com/kingcrimson/king-crimson_in-the-wake-of-poseidon_cd_blu-ray

Lizard CD/Blu-Ray: https://burningshed.com/kingcrimson/king-crimson_lizard_cd_blu-ray

Lizard Vinyl: https://burningshed.com/kingcrimson/king-crimson_lizard%E2%80%932025-elemental_vinyl

Lizard CD/Blu-Ray & Vinyl Bundle: https://burningshed.com/kingcrimson/king-crimson_lizard_cd_blu-ray-vinyl-bundle

In The Wake of Poseidon CD/Blu-Ray / Lizard CD/Blu-Ray & Vinyl Bundle: https://burningshed.com/kingcrimson/king-crimson_in-the-wake-of-poseidon_lizard_bundle

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