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Starless and Bible Black [40th Anniversary Edition]

Starless and Bible Black [40th Anniversary Edition]

by King Crimson
Starless and Bible Black [40th Anniversary Edition]

Starless and Bible Black [40th Anniversary Edition]

by King Crimson

Overview

Starless and Bible Black is even more powerful and daring than its predecessor, Larks' Tongues in Aspic, with jarring tempo shifts, explosive guitar riffs, and soaring, elegant, and delicate violin and Mellotron parts scattered throughout its 41 minutes, often all in the same songs. The album was on the outer fringes of accessible progressive rock, with enough musical ideas explored to make Starless and Bible Black more than background for tripping the way Emerson, Lake & Palmer's albums were. "The Night Watch," a song about a Rembrandt painting, was, incredibly, a single release, although it was much more representative of the sound that Crimson was abandoning than where it was going in 1973-1974. More to that point were the contents of side two of the LP, a pair of instrumentals that threw the group's hardest sounds right in the face of the listener, and gained some converts in the process. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date: 10/24/2011
Label: Inner Knot
UPC: 0633367400628
Rank: 8132

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. The Great Deceiver
  2. Lament
  3. We'll Let You Know
  4. The Night Watch
  5. Trio
  6. The Mincer
  7. Starless & Bible Black
  8. Fracture
  9. The Law of Maximum Distress, Pt. 1
  10. Improv: The Mincer
  11. The Law of Maximum Distress, Pt. 2
  12. Dr. Diamond [Live, June 23rd 1973]
  13. Guts on My Side [Live, March 19th 1974]

Disc 2

  1. The Great Deceiver [MPL Lossless 5.1 Surround Mix]
  2. Lament [MPL Lossless 5.1 Surround Mix]
  3. We'll Let You Know [MPL Lossless 5.1 Surround Mix]
  4. The Night Watch [MPL Lossless 5.1 Surround Mix]
  5. Trio [MPL Lossless 5.1 Surround Mix]
  6. The Mincer [MPL Lossless 5.1 Surround Mix]
  7. Starless & Bible Black [MPL Lossless 5.1 Surround Mix]
  8. Fracture [MPL Lossless 5.1 Surround Mix]
  9. Easy Money [MPL Lossless 5.1 Surround Mix]
  10. The Great Deceiver [DTS 5.1 Digital Surround Mix]
  11. Lament [DTS 5.1 Digital Surround Mix]
  12. We'll Let You Know [DTS 5.1 Digital Surround Mix]
  13. The Night Watch [DTS 5.1 Digital Surround Mix]
  14. Trio [DTS 5.1 Digital Surround Mix]
  15. The Mincer [DTS 5.1 Digital Surround Mix]
  16. Starless & Bible Black [DTS 5.1 Digital Surround Mix]
  17. Fracture [DTS 5.1 Digital Surround Mix]
  18. Easy Money [DTS 5.1 Digital Surround Mix]
  19. The Great Deceiver [MLP Lossless Stereo (24/96) Mix]
  20. Lament [MLP Lossless Stereo (24/96) Mix]
  21. We'll Let You Know [MLP Lossless Stereo (24/96) Mix]
  22. The Night Watch [MLP Lossless Stereo (24/96) Mix]
  23. Trio [MLP Lossless Stereo (24/96) Mix]
  24. The Mincer [MLP Lossless Stereo (24/96) Mix]
  25. Starless & Bible Black [MLP Lossless Stereo (24/96) Mix]
  26. Fracture [MLP Lossless Stereo (24/96) Mix]
  27. The Great Deceiver [PCM Stereo 2.0 (24/48) Mix]
  28. Lament [PCM Stereo 2.0 (24/48) Mix]
  29. We'll Let You Know [PCM Stereo 2.0 (24/48) Mix]
  30. The Night Watch [PCM Stereo 2.0 (24/48) Mix]
  31. Trio [PCM Stereo 2.0 (24/48) Mix]
  32. The Mincer [PCM Stereo 2.0 (24/48) Mix]
  33. Starless & Bible Black [PCM Stereo 2.0 (24/48) Mix]
  34. Fracture [PCM Stereo 2.0 (24/48) Mix]
  35. The Great Deceiver [Original Album Mix (30th Anniversary Edition)]
  36. Lament [Original Album Mix (30th Anniversary Edition)]
  37. We'll Let You Know [Original Album Mix (30th Anniversary Edition)]
  38. The Night Watch [Original Album Mix (30th Anniversary Edition)]
  39. Trio [Original Album Mix (30th Anniversary Edition)]
  40. The Mincer [Original Album Mix (30th Anniversary Edition)]
  41. Starless & Bible Black [Original Album Mix (30th Anniversary Edition)]
  42. Fracture [Original Album Mix (30th Anniversary Edition)]
  43. Lament [Live In Zurich/PCM Stereo 2.0 (24/48) Mix]
  44. The Night Watch [Live In Zurich/PCM Stereo 2.0 (24/48) Mix]
  45. Fracture [Live In Zurich/PCM Stereo 2.0 (24/48) Mix]
  46. The Law of Maximum Distress, Pt. 1 [Live in Zurich/PCM Stereo 2.0 (24/48) Mix]
  47. Improv: The Mincer [Live in Zurich/PCM Stereo 2.0 (24/48) Mix]
  48. The Law of Maximum Distress, Pt. 2 [Live in Zurich/PCM Stereo 2.0 (24/48) Mix]
  49. We'll Let You Know [PCM Stereo 2.0 (24/48) Mix]
  50. Dr. Diamond [Live, June 23rd 1973, Richards Club, Atlanta, Georgia/PCM Stereo 2.0 (24/48) Mix]
  51. Guts On My Side [Live, March 19th 1974, Palazzo Dello Sport, Udine, Italy/PCM Stereo 2.0 (24/48) Mix]
  52. The Night Watch [Stereo Single Edit]
  53. The Night Watch [US Radio Mono Single Edit]
  54. 30 Second Radio Advert
  55. 60 Second Radio Advert
  56. Easy Money [Central Park, New York, June 25th 1973]
  57. Fragged Dusty Wall Carpet [Central Park, New York, June 25th 1973]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

King Crimson   Primary Artist
Bill Bruford   Drums,Percussion
John Wetton   Bass,Vocals,Voices
Robert Fripp   Guitar,Devices,Keyboards,Mellotron,Mellophonium
David Cross   Viola,Violin,Keyboards

Technical Credits

Bill Bruford   Composer
King Crimson   Producer
Tony Arnold   Mixing
Simon Heyworth   Mixing
David Singleton   Mixing,Audio Restoration
John Wetton   Composer
Robert Fripp   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Peter Henderson   Assistant Engineer
Richard Palmer-James   Composer
Steven Wilson   Mixing,Producer
George Chkiantz   Coordination
David Cross   Composer
Tom Phillips   Cover Design
Alex R. Mundy   Audio Restoration
Tex   Equipment Coordinator
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