Larks' Tongues in Aspic [40th Anniversary]

by King Crimson

Overview

King Crimson reborn yet again -- the newly configured band makes its debut with a violin (courtesy of David Cross) sharing center stage with Robert Fripp's guitars and his Mellotron, which is pushed into the background. The music is the most experimental of Fripp's career up to this time -- though some of it actually dated (in embryonic form) back to the tail end of the Boz Burrell-Ian Wallace-Mel Collins lineup. And John Wetton was the group's strongest singer/bassist since Greg Lake's departure three years earlier. What's more, this lineup quickly established itself as a powerful performing unit working in a more purely experimental, less jazz-oriented vein than its immediate predecessor. "Outer Limits music" was how one reviewer referred to it, mixing Cross' demonic fiddling with shrieking electronics, Bill Bruford's astounding dexterity at the drum kit, Jamie Muir's melodic and usually understated percussion, Wetton's thundering (yet melodic) bass, and Fripp's guitar, which generated sounds ranging from traditional classical and soft pop-jazz licks to hair-curling electric flourishes. [A 40th Anniversary Edition released in 2012 comprised a CD/DVD with 38 tracks .] ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	12/11/2012
Label:	Panegyric
UPC:	0633367400529

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. 1
2. Book of Saturday
3. Exiles
4. Easy Money
5. The Talking Drum
6. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. 2
7. Lark's Tongues in Aspic, Pt. 1 [Alt. Mix]
8. Book of Saturday [Alt. Take]
9. The Talking Drum [Alt. Mix]

Disc 2

10. Lark's Tongues in Aspic, Pt. 1 [2012 Mix 5.1 Surround]
11. Book of Saturday [2012 Mix 5.1 Surround]
12. Exiles [2012 Mix 5.1 Surround]
13. Easy Money [2012 Mix 5.1 Surround]
14. The Talking Drum [2012 Mix 5.1 Surround]
15. Lark's Tongues in Aspic, Pt. 2 [2012 Mix 5.1 Surround]
16. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. 1 [2012 Mix Lossless Stereo]
17. Book of Saturday [2012 Mix Lossless Stereo]
18. Exiles [2012 Mix Lossless Stereo]
19. Easy Money [2012 Mix Lossless Stereo]
20. The Talking Drum [2012 Mix Lossless Stereo]
21. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. 2 [2012 Mix Lossless Stereo]
22. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. 1 [30th Anniversary Remaster Original 1973 Stereo Mix]
23. Book of Saturday [30th Anniversary Remaster Original 1973 Stereo Mix]
24. Exiles [30th Anniversary Remaster Original 1973 Stereo Mix]
25. Easy Money [30th Anniversary Remaster Original 1973 Stereo Mix]
26. The Talking Drum [30th Anniversary Remaster Original 1973 Stereo Mix]
27. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. 2 [30th Anniversary Remaster Original 1973 Stereo Mix]
28. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. 1 [Alt. Mix]
29. Book of Saturday [Alt. Take]
30. Exiles [Alt. Mix]
31. Easy Money [Jamie Muir Solo]
32. The Talking Drum [Alt. Mix]
33. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. 2 [Alt. Mix]
34. Easy Money [Alt. Take]
35. Improv: The Rich Tapestry of Life [Video]
36. Exiles [Video]
37. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. 1 [Video]
38. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. 1 (As Broadcast on Beat Club) [Video]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

King Crimson   Primary Artist
Jamie Muir   Soloist,Percussion
John Wetton   Bass,Vocals
Robert Fripp   Guitar,Devices,Mellotron
David Cross   Viola,Violin,Mellotron
Bill Bruford   Drums

Technical Credits

Jamie Muir   Composer
John Wetton   Composer
Robert Fripp   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Mastering,Remastering
Richard Palmer-James   Composer,Lyricist
Nick Ryan   Engineer
Steven Wilson   Mixing,Producer
Muir   Composer
David Cross   Composer
Claire Bidwell   Design
Alex R. Mundy   Editing
Hugh O'Donnell   Design
Neil Wilkes   Assembly,Authoring
Andy Miles   Mastering Assistant
Simon Heyworth   Mastering,Remastering
Bill Bruford   Composer
King Crimson   Producer
The Cross   Composer
David Singleton   Editing