Description

King Crimson 1972 1974 presents the bands celebrated trio of studio albums from that period Larks Tongues in Aspic, Starless and Bible Black** and Red in their 40th anniversary edition mixes as mixed and produced by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp in 2009 2012.

This is the first time that these mixes have appeared on vinyl.**

Additionally, a fourth LP features an Alternate Larks Tongues in Aspic mixed and produced by Steven Wilson, with Easy Money appearing in its 2012 mix by David Singleton and Alex R Mundy and presented in the albums original American sleeve art.

The vinyl set is completed with the inclusion of the expanded version of the live USA album, presented in its 2013 mix with interior gatefold art based on the original imagery. A 24 pages photographic booklet and album art poster are also included.

All albums are pressed using 200 gram super heavyweight vinyl for the best audio reproduction. The albums were cut at Loud Mastering by Jason Mitchell from original hi-res sources as prepared by Steven Wilson and approved by Robert Fripp.

*except Easy Money (alt. mix), Mixed and Produced by David Singleton and Alex R Mundy
**excluding Trio and The Mincer, presented in original mixes as multi-track tapes for these tracks remain lost