In the Court of the Crimson King (1969; Island) One canβt presume that everyone has heard this record, as universal as itβs become. In the Court of the Crimson King is about as influential as they come, ranking up there with the Stankonias and the Songs in the Key of Lifes of the world as one of the greatest albums regardless of genre.
The Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995) Immediately recognizable, the dreamy, Victorian-esque cover of The Smashing Pumpkins β landmark 1995 album captures a womanAs a punk listener, I used to laugh off a prog rock album as a collection of pretentious assholes making a little noise as expensively as possible. This is not the case. In The Court Of The Crimson King isn't just a fun, novel little album, but in fact managed to open me up to an entirely new genre of music that can be beautiful and powerful.Just recently, I bought, what appeared to be a sealed pressing from Japan (reissue). No textured cover, OBI says P-10115A, LP states on label P-6365A, no matrix number, no inserts. Seems to be a release from Germany (never mind what it says on the record itself). Devon, Oct 5, 2015.
The latest Tweets from Beano (@Beano_MD). Nothin' But the Music. the Land of the Rising Sun. L. hiro Kenmochi (Sugie) King Crimson Jojo. Greg Lake. Guitar Photos. Jazz Art. Music Pics.In the Court of the Crimson King, an Album by King Crimson. Released in 1969 on Atlantic (catalog no. SD 8245; Vinyl LP). Genres: Progressive Rock, Art Rock. Rated #1 in the best albums of 1969, and #6 of all time album.. ZGvCCf.