King Crimson / discography
This discography is an overview of the musical works of British progressive rock - band King Crimson . It consists of 15 studio albums , 25 live albums , a side project, 35 Collectors Editions, 14 compilations , six DVDs or VHS and nine DVD-Audios .
Albums
Studio albums
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Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1969 | In the Court of the Crimson King | - | - | - |
UK5  (18 weeks)UK |
US28 (25 weeks)US |
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| 1970 | In the Wake of Poseidon | - | - | - |
UK4 (12 weeks) UK |
US31 (13 weeks) US |
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| Lizard | - | - | - |
UK29 (2 weeks) UK |
US113 (10 weeks) US |
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| 1971 | Iceland |
DE35 (1 week) DE |
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UK30 (1 week) UK |
US76 (12 weeks) US |
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| 1973 | Larks' Tongues in Aspic | - | - | - |
UK20 (4 weeks) UK |
US61 (14 weeks) US |
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| 1974 | Starless and Bible Black | - | - | - |
UK28 (2 weeks) UK |
US64 (11 weeks) US |
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| Red | - | - | - |
UK45 (1 week) UK |
US66 (11 weeks) US |
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| 1981 | Discipline | - | - | - |
UK41 (4 weeks) UK |
US45 (17 weeks) US |
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| 1982 | Beat | - | - | - |
UK39 (5 weeks) UK |
US52 (14 weeks) US |
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| 1984 | Three of a perfect pair |
DE58 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
UK30 (4 weeks) UK |
US58 (17 weeks) US |
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| 1994 | VROOOM (EP) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1995 | Thrak | - | - | - |
UK58 (1 week) UK |
US83 (2 weeks) US |
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| 2000 | The construction of light |
DE67 (1 week) DE |
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| 2002 | Happy With What You Have To Be Happy With (EP) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2003 | The power to believe |
DE65 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - |
US150 (1 week) US |
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Live albums
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| 1975 | United States | - | - | - | - |
US125 (5 weeks) US |
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| 1996 | Schizoid man (EP) | - | - | - |
UK89 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 2016 | Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind |
DE100 (1 week) DE |
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UK71 (1 week) UK |
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| 2018 | Live in Vienna | - |
AT50 (1 week) AT |
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| Meltdown: Live in Mexico City |
DE58 (1 week) DE |
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Live in Mexico City July 2017
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More live albums
- 1972: Earthbound
- 1992: The Great Deceiver
- 1995: B'Boom. Official bootleg
- 1996: THRaKaTTaK
- 1997: Epitaph
- 1997: The Night Watch
- 1998: Absent Lovers
- 1999: Deja VROOOM (DVD)
- 2000: Circus
- 2001: Heavy Construction
- 2001: Vrooom Vrooom
- 2001: Level Five (Limited Edition Tour CD)
- 2003: Eyes Wide Open (2 DVD)
- 2004: Neal and Jack and Me (DVD)
- 2006: The Collectable King Crimson Vol.1 - Live in Mainz 1974 / Live in Asbury Park 1974
- 2007: The Collectable King Crimson Vol.2 - Live in Bath 1981 / Live in Philadelphia 1982
- 2008: The Collectable King Crimson Vol.3 - Live at the Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 1996
- 2009: The Collectable King Crimson Vol.4 - Live at Roma, Warsaw, Poland 2000
- 2010: The Collectable King Crimson Vol.5 - Live in Sakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, 5./6. October 1995
- 2014: The Elements (2014 Tour Box)
- 2015: Live at the Orpheum
- 2015: The Elements (2015 Tour Box)
- 2016: Live in Toronto (November 20th 2015)
- 2016: The Elements (2016 Tour Box) (2 CDs with 31 tracks, 24 pages booklet, Studio / Rehearsals / Live, 1969 to 2016, partly previously unreleased)
- 2017: Live in Chicago
Side projects
- 2011: Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins: A Scarcity Of Miracles - A King Crimson ProjeKct (CD & DVD)
The King Crimson Collectors' Club
- 1999: Live at The Marquee 1969, May 16 & October 17, 1969 (No. 1, then still DGM Collectors' Club)
- 1999: Live in Jacksonville, 1972, February 26, 1972 (No. 2, then still DGM Collectors' Club)
- 1999: The Beat Club Bremen 1972, October 17, 1972 (No. 3, then still DGM Collectors' Club)
- 1999: Live at Cap D'Agde, 1982, August 26 & 27, 1982 (No. 4, at that time still DGM Collectors' Club)
- 1999: On Broadway, November 20, 21, 22, 24 & 25, 1995 (No. 5 & 6)
- 1999: ProjeKct Four: The Roar of P4 - Live in San Francisco, November 1, 1998 (No. 7)
- 1999: The VROOOM sessions April May 1994, April 20 - May 4, 1994 (No. 8)
- 2000: Live At Summit Studios, Denver, March 12, 1972 (# 9)
- 2000: A Beginners 'Guide To The King Crimson Collectors' Club
- 2000: Live in Central Park, NYC, July 1, 1974 (# 10)
- 2000: Discipline - Live At Moles Club Bath , April 30, 1981 (No. 11)
- 2000: Live in Hyde Park, July 5, 1969 (No. 12, including 2 bonus tracks)
- 2000: Nashville Rehearsals, SIR Studios May 1997 (No. 13)
- 2000: Live at Plymouth Guildhall, May 11, 1971 (# 14)
- 2001: Live in Mainz, March 30, 1974 (No. 15)
- 2001: Live in Berkeley, CA August 13, 1982 (# 16)
- 2001: ProjeKct Two: Live in Northampton, Ma, July 1, 1998 (# 17)
- 2001: Live in Detroit, MI, December 13, 1971 (# 18)
- 2001: Live in Nashville, TN, November 9 & 10, 2001 (# 19)
- 2002: Live at the Zoom Club, October 13, 1972 (No. 20)
- 2002: Ladies of the Road Live 1971–1972 Collectors' Club Spec. Ed.
- 2002: Champaign - Urbana Sessions, January 17-30, 1983 (No. 21)
- 2003: Jazz Cafe Suite, December 1 - 4, 1997 ProjeKct One , (No. 22)
- 2003: Live in Orlando, FL February 27, 1972 (# 23)
- 2003: Live in Guildford, November 13, 1972 (# 24)
- 2003: EleKtriK, April 16, 2003 Special Edition
- 2004: Live at Fillmore East, November 21 & 22, 1969 (No. 25)
- 2004: Live in Philadelphia, PA on July 30, 1982 (# 26)
- 2004: Live in Austin, TX March 25, 1999 ProjeKct Three , (No. 27)
- 2004: Live in Warsaw, June 11, 2000 (No. 28)
- 2005: Live in Heidelberg, March 29, 1974 (No. 29)
- 2005: Live in Brighton, October 16, 1971 (# 30)
- 2006: Live at Wiltern Theater, July 1, 1995 (No. 31)
- 2006: Live in Munich, September 29, 1982 (No. 32)
- 2006: Live in Chicago, Il, June 4, 1998 ProjeKct Two , (No. 33)
- 2007: Live in Alexandria, VA, March 3, 2003 ProjeKct Three , (No. 34)
- 2007: Live in Denver, CO, Il, March 13, 1972 (# 35)
- 2007: Live in Kassel, Germany, April 1, 1974 (No. 36)
- 2008: Live at the Pier, NYC, August 2, 1982 (# 37)
- 2008: Live in Philadelphia, PA on August 26, 1996 (# 38)
- 2008: Live in Milan, June 20, 2003 (No. 39)
- 2009: Live in Boston, March 27, 1972 (# 40)
- 2009: Live in Zurich, November 15, 1973 (No. 41)
- 2010: Rhearsals & Blows, May - November 1983 (No. 42)
- 2010: Live in Chicago, IL, November 29, 1995 (# 43)
- 2011: Live in New Haven, CT November 16, 2003 (# 44)
- 2011: Live in Toronto, IL, June 24, 1974 (# 45)
- 2012: Live at The Marquee, August 10, 1971 (# 46)
- 2012: Live in Argentina, 1994 (No. 47)
- 2019: Live in Newcastle, December 8, 1972 (No. 48)
Compilations
- 1976: The Young Persons' Guide To King Crimson (2 LPs / 2 CDs: A Personal Selection Compiled By Robert Fripp - Studio)
- 1986: The Compact King Crimson (1 CD studio)
- 1989: King Crimson 1989 (Limited Edition Boxed Set Celebrating 20 Years Of EG Records - 4 CDs - Studio; CD 1: In the court of the Crimson King; CD 2: Larks' Tongues in Aspic; CD 3: Discipline; CD 4: The 20th Anniversary Album (A Unique Collection Of The Best Of EG Artists 1969–1989)
- 1991: The Abbreviated King Crimson: Heartbeat (1 CD studio)
- 1991: The Essential King Crimson: Frame by Frame (4 CDs - Studio and Live; CD 1: 1969–1971; CD 2: 1972–4; CD 3: 1981–4; CD 4: Live 1969–1984)
- 1992: The Great Deceiver (4 CDs - Live)
- 1993: The First Three (3 Limited Edition Picture Discs: In the court of the Crimson King, In the wake of Poseidon, Lizard)
- 1993: The Concise King Crimson: Sleepless (1 CD - Studio)
- 1996: Epitaph (4 CDs - Live; CD 1: BBC Radio Sessions, Fillmore East, New York: November 21st. 1969, Fillmore West San Francisco: December 14th. 1969; CD 2: Fillmore West, San Francisco: December 15th. 1969 ; CD 3: Plumpton Festival: August 9th. 1969; CD 4: Chesterfield Jazz Club: September 7th. 1969)
- 1999: The ProjeKcts (4 CDs; CD 1: ProjeKct One “Live at the Jazz Café” (Tony Levin, Bill Bruford, Trey Gunn and Robert Fripp); CD 2: ProjeKct Two “Live Groove” (Adrian Belew, Trey Gunn and Robert Fripp); CD 3: ProjeKct Three "Masque" (Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto); CD 4: ProjeKct Four "West Coast Live" (Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto))
- 2004: The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson - Volume One 1969–1974 (4 CDs - Studio and Live; CD 1: In The Studio: 1969–1971; CD 2: Live: 1969–1972; CD 3: In The Studio: 1972–1974; CD 4: Live: 1973–1974)
- 2005: The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson - Volume Two 1981–2003 (4 CDs - Studio and Live; CD 1: In The Studio: 1981–1984; CD 2: Live: 1982–1984; CD 3: In The Studio: 1995–2003; CD 4: Live: 1994–2003)
- 2006: The Condensed 21st Century Guide To King Crimson 1969–2003 (2 CDs - Studio)
- 2007: The Great Deceiver (4 CDs - Live, see 1992)
- 2016: On (and Off) the Road 1981-1984 (11 CD, 3 DVD-Audio, 2 DVD, 3 BluRay)
- 2017: Sailors' Tales (1970-1972) (27 CDs)
Video albums
- 1984: The Noise: Frejus (recorded on VHS 1982)
- 1984: Three of a Perfect Pair: Live in Japan (VHS recorded 1984)
- 1996: Live in Japan (VHS recorded 1995)
- 1999: déjà VROOOM (DVD recorded 1995)
- 2003: Eyes Wide Open (DVD recorded in 2000 and 2003)
- 2004: Neal and Jack and Me (DVD recorded in 1982 and 1984)
- 2009: In the Court of the Crimson King
- 2009: Lizard
- 2009: Red
- 2010: In the Wake of Poseidon
- 2010: Islands
- 2011: Starless and Bible Black
- 2011: Discipline
- 2012: Larks' Tongues in Aspic
- 2013: USA
Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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 Canada (MC)
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platinum1
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100,000 | musiccanada.com |
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United States (RIAA)
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gold1
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- | 500,000 | riaa.com |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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gold1
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- | 100,000 | bpi.co.uk |
| All in all |
2 × gold2
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platinum1
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