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King Crimson Releases "Official Bootleg: Live In Chicago, June 28th, 2017" & "Sailors’ Tales (1970-1972)"

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King Crimson's Official Bootleg: Live in Chicago, June 28th, 2017 and King Crimson - Sailors' Tales (1970 – 1972) can be pre-ordered via the shops at the US based Schizoid Shop.
King Crimson's Official Bootleg: Live in Chicago, June 28th, 2017, a two CD set, taken from the band's most recent US tour, was released today (October 13, 2017). Presented as a King Crimson Collectors' Club special edition, King Crimson's Live in Chicago is packaged in a media-book style hard cover 2CD edition with a 24 pages booklet featuring photographs by Tony Levin, introductory notes by Robert Fripp and photos/production notes by KC producer/manager David Singleton.

The album showcases many iconic King Crimson pieces performed live by this line-up for the first time—some being played live for the first time ever, including: “Islands,” “The Lizard Suite,” “The Errors,” “Fallen Angel,” “Cirkus” & more..

Featuring: Mel Collins: Saxophones & flute, Robert Fripp: Guitar & keyboards, Gavin Harrison: Drums, Jakko Jakszyk: Guitar & voice, Tony Levin: Basses, stick, voice Pat Mastelotto: Drums, Bill Rieflin: Keyboards, Jeremy Stacey: Drums & keyboards

“If we are looking for a KC live (show); Chicago was exceptional” –Robert Fripp

“One of our best” –Tony Levin

Reasons for the CD release:

Musicians know when a gig has really worked; when all the practicing, rehearsing, playing, set-list comes together in a particular time & venue with a particular audience. So, when musicians unanimously say that a concert was special, it's time to pay attention & plan a release for the broader community of fans as soon as is possible

King Crimson is a band that's best experienced live & if you can’t be there, the live album is the next best thing. Those fortunate to have recently witnessed the band live will surely want to also own this new live release.

King Crimson- Sailors' Tales (1970 – 1972)—Limited Edition 27 Disc Boxed Set containing 21CDS/4Blu- Rays/2DVD (all audio) will be released on November 3, 2017.

With much of the material from In The Wake Of Poseidon, Lizard and Islands now being performed by the current King Crimson line-up (2014- to present), it is only in recent years that the wider world has begun to realise what fans have always known: this era's recordings are as vital as any other segment of the King Crimson catalogue.

Recorded between the dazzling impact of In The Court Of The Crimson King in 1969 and the startling reinvention of the band in 1973's Larks' Tongues In Aspic, this boxed set documents a crucial period in King Crimson's history and shows it to be brimming with innovation, experimentation, and boundary-pushing energy.

With a wealth of previously unheard studio recordings from band rehearsals to full alternate mixes and a vast array of live material, much of it on CD/Blu-Ray for the first time and including four recently found, never before released concerts, this set presents the complete King Crimson recorded history of the period in the best quality audio possible.

  • The complete 1970-72 King Crimson boxed set: 21CDS/4Blu-Rays/2DVD – all audio.
  • 3CDs feature Steven Wilson & Robert Fripp stereo mixes of “In The Wake Of Poseidon” (1970), “Lizard” (1970) & “Islands” (1971) + additional tracks.
  • 6CDs feature the Islands line-ups early concerts from Germany (new to CD) & the UK (1971).
  • 9CDs feature live recordings (several new to CD and/or previously unreleased in any format) from the 1972 US tour, including a new stereo mix of “Summit Studios” & an expanded “Earthbound.”
  • 3CDs feature auditions for the Islands band & two further, as yet, unidentified concerts from 1972 (all previously unreleased)
  • 3 Blu-Ray discs contain the main studio albums in 5.1 Surround Sound & recent stereo editions mixed by Steven Wilson & Robert Fripp + 30th anniversary masters of the original stereo albums mixes (all in 24/96 hi-res), plus extensive additional material with each disc also featuring a complete alternate album + a further selection of additional, related studio/live material in hi-res.
  • “Lizard” Blu-Ray: also contains the audition material from CDs19/20
  • “Islands” Blu-Ray: also contains the following concerts in stereo Zoom Club (4 shows), Marquee Club, Plymouth, Glasgow, Detroit all from 1971.
  • “Earthbound Tour”: Blu-Ray features an expanded version of the original album, Summit Studios gig in Stereo & Quadraphonic (newly mixed), the “Schizoid Men” sequence from the “Ladies of the Road” album, 2 newly discovered concerts in hi-res stereo & every existing soundboard concert recording from the 1972 US tour: Wilmington, NYC (2 shows), Chicago (2 tracks only), Detroit, Jacksonville, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Peoria, Indianapolis & Denver (2 shows).
  • 2 DVDs feature the expanded “Earthbound”, “Summit Studios,” “Schizoid Men,” “New York 1972” & the recently discovered live concerts.
  • 12” box with booklet, memorabilia, a further downloadable concert, new sleeve-notes by Sid Smith, Jakko Jakszyk & David Singleton
King Crimson's Official Bootleg: Live in Chicago, June 28th, 2017 and King Crimson- Sailors' Tales (1970 – 1972)- Limited Edition 27 Disc Boxed Set can be pre-ordered via the shops at www.schizoidshop.com as well as available through traditional retail outlets. The US based Schizoid Shop has recently added a range of new shirts and other band-related merchandise, and offers weekly specials including offers to win free tour tees.

Catch King Crimson's US tour Fall 2017!

19 Oct: Bass Concert Hall, Austin, TX
21 Oct: Music Hall, Dallas, TX
23 Oct: Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
24 Oct: Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
26 Oct: Duke Energy Centre for the Performing Arts, Raleigh, NC
28 Oct: Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C.
29 Oct: Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C.
31 Oct: New Jersey Performing Arts Centre, Newark, NJ
02 Nov: Merriam Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
03 Nov: Merriam Theatre, Philadelphia. PA
06 Nov: Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA
08 Nov: The Egg, Albany, NY
09 Nov: The Egg, Albany, NY
11 Nov: Miller Symphony Hall, Allentown, PA
13 Nov: Paramount Theatre, Long Island, NY
15 Nov: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
17 Nov: Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
18 Nov: Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
20 Nov: Palace Theater, Greensburg, PA
22 Nov: Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor, MI
24 Nov: Hard Rock Rocksino, Cleveland, OH
26 Nov: Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee, WI

For more ticket information

As well as standard tickets, the band's label, DGM, also has announced sale of VIP Royal Packages, limited to just 60 per show. Details can be viewed at the label's interactive and recently redeveloped website (see below).

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Track Listing

CD1: Intro: Scape Bells; Larks’ Tongues In Aspic, Part One; Neurotica; The Errors; Cirkus; The Lizard Suite: a) Dawn Song, b) Last Skirmish, c) Prince Rupert’s Lament; Fallen Angel; Larks’ Tongues In Aspic, Part Two; Islands ; Pictures of a City. CD2: Indiscipline; The ConstruKction of Light; Easy Money; The Letters; Interlude; Meltdown; Radical Action II; Level Five; Starless; Heroes; 21st Century Schizoid Man.

Personnel

King Crimson
band / ensemble / orchestra
Additional Instrumentation

Mel Collins: saxophones, flute; Robert Fripp: guitar, keyboards; Gavin Harrison: drums; Jakko Jakszyk: guitar, voice; Tony Levin: basses, stick, voice; Pat Mastelotto: drums; Bill Rieflin: keyboards; Jeremy Stacey: drums, keyboards.

Album information

Title: Official Bootleg: Live in Chicago, June 28th, 2017 | Year Released: 2017 | Record Label: DGM Live

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