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6/11/2026

King Crimson “Islands” New 2026 Mixes On CD/Blu-ray/Vinyl To Be Released September 25, 2026

King Crimson - Islands CD/Blu-Ray and Elemental Mixes Cover

• The complete recording sessions of King Crimson’s 1971 release Islands on 1CD/1 Blu-Ray
• Blu-ray features 2026 Steven Wilson Atmos, 5.1 DTS-HD MA 24/96 Surround and 24/96 Hi-Res Stereo mixes
• New Elemental Mixes of the entire album in 24/96 Hi-Res Stereo by David Singleton
• The 30th anniversary remaster in 24/96
• The complete recording sessions from 1971 in 24/96 and Live at Summit Studios in Quadraphonic sound
• Presented in replica mini-vinyl style packaging with booklet, including photos and sleevenotes from King Crimson biographer Sid Smith.
• CD contains the 2026 Steven Wilson stereo album mix and a selection of Elemental Mixes.

Robert Fripp: Guitar, Mellotron, Peter’s Pedal Harmonium & Sundry Implements
Mel Collins: Flute, Bass Flute, Saxes & Vocals
Boz Burrell: Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals & Choreography
Ian Wallace: Drums, Percussion & Vocals
Peter Sinfield: Words, Sounds & Vision

Islands was the sole studio album by the Fripp, Collins, Burrell and Wallace line-up and the last to feature Peter Sinfield as a full creative partner. It was the record that closed one chapter of King Crimson history while quietly sketching the next. Historically, it captured the band in a brief but amazingly fertile formation, with material developed under touring pressure and recorded between live dates. Musically, it is where the group’s early sound was stretched to its limit and began to fracture into something tougher, stranger and more open-ended. While the album contains widely varying types of material across its six pieces - hints of the future present on material such as Sailor’s Tale with Fripp’s sharp guitar work and Collins’ searing saxophone sit comfortably alongside the purely orchestral Prelude: Song of the Gulls – Islands has a cohesive story to tell as a collection of music and a reflection of King Crimson at that particular moment in time, a story that can be heard, most completely, in this release.

KCXP5014 Islands

Disc 1 CD
2026 mixes - Produced and Mixed by Steven Wilson
1. Formentera Lady
2. Sailor’s Tale
3. The Letters
4. Ladies of the Road
5. Prelude: Song of the Gulls
6. Islands

2026 Elemental Mixes - Produced and Mixed by David Singleton
7. Formentera Lady
8. Sailor’s Tale
9. Ladies of the Road
10. Islands

Disc 2 Blu-Ray
I 2026 Dolby Atmos, DTS HD-MA 5.1 Surround & 24/96 Stereo
1. Formentera Lady
2. Sailor’s Tale
3. The Letters
4. Ladies of the Road
5. Prelude: Song of the Gulls
6. Islands

II 2026 Instrumental, 24/96 Stereo
1. Formentera Lady
2. The Letters
3. Ladies of the Road
4. Islands

III 2026 Elemental Mixes, 24/96 Stereo
1. Formentera Lady
2. Sailor’s Tale
3. The Letters
4. Ladies of the Road
5. Islands
6. Prelude: Song of the Gulls

IV Complete Recording Sessions, 24/96 Stereo
Islands Studios
July 22^nd, 1971 Ladies of The Road Early Uptempo Takes 1 & 2

Command Studios
Aug 2^nd, 1971 Ladies of The Road Takes 1 to 5
A Peacemaking Stint Unrolls Takes 1 to 3

Aug 25^th, 1971 Checking Levels
Ladies of The Road Take 1
Band Jam
Ladies of The Road Takes 2 to 4

Aug 26^th, 1971 Band Jam 2
Ladies of The Road Takes One to Five
Ladies of The Road Backing and Overdubs
Ladies of The Road Vocals and Overdubs

Sept 1^st, 1971 Ian Drum Check
The Letters Section One First Two Verses
The Letters Section Two Riff
The Letters Section Three Solo Takes 1 and 2
The Letters Section Four Last Two Verses
The Letters Intro Overdubs
The Letters Riff Overdubs
The Letters Vocals and Piano Last 2 Verses
The Letters Backing and Flute Last 2 Verses

Sept 8^th, 1971 Formentera Lady First Two Verses Takes 1 to 5
Formentera Lady Backing and Overdubs
Formentera Lady Vocals and Overdubs

Sept 9^th, 1971 Band Blow
Sailor's Tale Bass, Drums and Overdubs
Sailor's Tale Sax and Banjo Guitar Overdubs
Sailor's Tale Piano and Guitar Overdubs
Sailor's Tale Mellotron Overdubs

Oct 1^st, 1971 Prelude Rehearsals and Flute Takes 1 to 3
Islands Takes 1 and 2

Oct 2^nd, 1971 Prelude Takes 1 to 3

Oct 3^rd, 1971 Prelude Takes 1 and 2
Islands Master Piano, Guitar and Wind Overdubs
Islands Master Keys and Mellotron Overdubs

V Original Mixes - 30th Anniversary Master (24/96 Stereo)
1. Formentera Lady
2. Sailor’s Tale
3. The Letters
4. Ladies of the Road
5. Prelude: Song of the Gulls
6. Islands

VI Live at Summit Studios March 1972 - Quadraphonic Sound
1. Pictures of a City
2. Cadence and Cascade
3. Groon
4. 21st Century Schizoid Man
5. Improv: Summit Going On
6. My Hobby
7. The Sailor’s Tale
8. The Creator Has A Master Plan (including Summit and Something Else)

• A 200g vinyl editon of David Singleton's 2026 Elemental Mixes of King Crimson’s classic Islands.
• Cut by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering.

KCLPR4 Islands Elemental Mixes LP (200gram Super-heavyweight vinyl)

Side A
1. Formentera Lady
2. Sailor's Tale
3. The Letters

Side B
1. Ladies Of The Road
2. Islands
3. Prelude Song of The Gulls

For King Crimson fans, Islands – 2026 David Singleton Elemental Mixes is both a compelling standalone listening experience and an essential companion to the original album — offering fresh insight into the sessions, a renewed immediacy to the performances, and a rare opportunity to hear this distinctive work from a radically different angle.

To pre-order:

CD/Blu-Ray: https://burningshed.com/store/kingcrimson/king-crimson_islands_cd_blu-ray

Vinyl: https://burningshed.com/store/kingcrimson/king-crimson_islands-2026-david-singleton-elemental_vinyl

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

For further information, please contact: info@panegyric.net

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

5/26/2026

King Crimson ‘2014 NYC’ 2LP & 2CD To Be Released July 10, 2026

• New King Crimson LIVE compilation series from the band’s 2014 to 2021 line-up, starting with ‘2014 NYC’
• Taken from live multi-track recordings from the band’s electric four-night run in September 2014 (18th – 21st Sept)
• Double LP - cut by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering and pressed on 200-gram audiophile vinyl
• New sleevenotes from King Crimson biographer Sid Smith

Featuring:
Robert Fripp: Guitar, Keyboards
Jakko Jakszyk: Guitar, Vocals
Mel Collins: Sax, Flute
Tony Levin: Bass, Chapman Stick, Backing Vocals
Drummers: Gavin Harrison, Bill Rieflin, and Pat Mastelotto

For King Crimson, New York was never just a tour-stop – it was a recurring stage in the band’s mythology. Starting with the 1969 Fillmore East breakthrough and running through those early-’70s returns, climaxing in the Larks’-era farewell to that chapter at Central Park in 1974.

And when Crimson kept mutating, the city kept calling them back. Robert Fripp later pointed to the six nights at the Savoy in 1981 (after rehearsals tucked away in the garment district) as a high-water mark, and later line-ups - the Double Trio, Double Duo, and a 2008 quintet with newly recruited Gavin Harrison at the Nokia Theatre continued the Manhattan connection, right up to a major reset at the same venue (by then the Best Buy Theatre) in 2014.

That 2014 band looked like nothing else on the circuit: three drummers lined up across the front - an idea Fripp described as a sudden “point of seeing - turning rhythm into a moving, interlocked engine”.

Crucially, they didn’t treat the back catalogue like museum pieces; they played it as living material, rebuilt with microscopic attention rather than copied note-for-note. The “drumsons” delivered a choreographed surge and uncanny unity (Harrison joked it felt like “one drummer with six legs and six arms”), and a calmer group chemistry let the seven-piece hit with brute force and fine detail at once - refreshing older classics and giving newer pieces extra muscle.

In New York, moments like “Starless,” framed with a deliberate red-light nod to 1974, landed as proof that Crimson could honour its past without slipping into nostalgia: a band that kept reinventing its own language, still pushing forward with no obvious limit.

From 2014 to 2021 King Crimson played music that was, in keeping with Robert Fripp's approach, "new whenever it is performed", freshly minted each night for a new audience to hear. The band would frequently stay in one city for more than one night so that demand for tickets could be met while still appearing in venues where all of the audience could both see and hear fully.

‘2014 NYC’ is the start of a new series (to be released on 2LP and 2CD), compiled from those runs of concerts at a single venue/city and commences from the first year of touring with a set taken from the band's four-night run in NYC in September 2014.

Later this year (Autumn 2026), there will be a 2 x Blu-ray release of King Crimson’s entire 19-date U.S. tour from 2014 which will also include this compilation.

KCLPX2014 - 2LP 200-gram vinyl set

Side A
Introductory Soundscape
Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (Part I)
Pictures of a City

Side B
A Scarcity of Miracles
The Letters
The Sailor’s Tale
The Hell Hounds of Krim

Side C
Red
Improv: Hoodoo
The Talking Drum
Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (Part II)

Side D
VROOOM
Coda: Marine 475
The Light of Day
21^st Century Schizoid Man

DGM5033 – 2CD

CD1
1. Introductory Soundscape
2. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (Part I)
3. Pictures of a City
4. A Scarcity of Miracles
5. Banshee Legs Bell Hassle
6. Level Five
7. The Letters
8. The Sailor’s Tale
9. Interlude
10. The ConstruKction of Light
11. Red

CD2
1. One More Red Nightmare
2. VROOOM
3. Coda: Marine 475
4. The Light of Day
5. The Talking Drum
6. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (Part II)
7. Starless
8. The Hell Hounds of Krim
9. Improv: Hoodoo
10. 21st Century Schizoid Man

To pre-order:

2LP Vinyl: https://burningshed.com/king-crimson_2014-nyc_double-vinyl

2CD: https://burningshed.com/king-crimson_2014-nyc_2cd

2CD & 2LP Bundle: https://burningshed.com/king-crimson_2014-nyc_2cd_2lp-bundle

For further information, please contact: info@panegyric.net

www.dgmlive.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