Red (50th anniversary edition)

~ Release by King Crimson (see all versions of this release, 35 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: 2024 Mix

2▼CD: Elemental Mix
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Red (elemental mix) recording of: Red composer: Robert Fripp		6:30
2	Fallen Angel (elemental mix) recording of: Fallen Angel lyricist: Richard Palmer‐James (guitarist and lyricist) composer: Robert Fripp and John Wetton		6:26
3	One More Red Nightmare (elemental mix) recording of: One More Red Nightmare lyricist: John Wetton composer: Robert Fripp and John Wetton		7:44
4	Starless (percussion) partial recording of: Starless lyricist: Richard Palmer‐James (guitarist and lyricist) and John Wetton composer: Bill Bruford, David Cross (King Crimson violinist), Robert Fripp and John Wetton publisher: BMG Songs Ltd. and Universal Music Careers		4:00
5	Starless (elemental mix) recording of: Starless lyricist: Richard Palmer‐James (guitarist and lyricist) and John Wetton composer: Bill Bruford, David Cross (King Crimson violinist), Robert Fripp and John Wetton publisher: BMG Songs Ltd. and Universal Music Careers		14:04
6	Starless (mellotron) partial recording of: Starless lyricist: Richard Palmer‐James (guitarist and lyricist) and John Wetton composer: Bill Bruford, David Cross (King Crimson violinist), Robert Fripp and John Wetton publisher: BMG Songs Ltd. and Universal Music Careers		4:32
7	Starless (three saxophones) partial recording of: Starless lyricist: Richard Palmer‐James (guitarist and lyricist) and John Wetton composer: Bill Bruford, David Cross (King Crimson violinist), Robert Fripp and John Wetton publisher: BMG Songs Ltd. and Universal Music Careers		1:53
8	Starless (basic take) recording of: Starless lyricist: Richard Palmer‐James (guitarist and lyricist) and John Wetton composer: Bill Bruford, David Cross (King Crimson violinist), Robert Fripp and John Wetton publisher: BMG Songs Ltd. and Universal Music Careers		12:33
9	Starless (sax solos) partial recording of: Starless lyricist: Richard Palmer‐James (guitarist and lyricist) and John Wetton composer: Bill Bruford, David Cross (King Crimson violinist), Robert Fripp and John Wetton publisher: BMG Songs Ltd. and Universal Music Careers		1:57
10	Starless (cornet and guitar solos) partial recording of: Starless lyricist: Richard Palmer‐James (guitarist and lyricist) and John Wetton composer: Bill Bruford, David Cross (King Crimson violinist), Robert Fripp and John Wetton publisher: BMG Songs Ltd. and Universal Music Careers		3:23
11	Starless (cornet takes) partial recording of: Starless lyricist: Richard Palmer‐James (guitarist and lyricist) and John Wetton composer: Bill Bruford, David Cross (King Crimson violinist), Robert Fripp and John Wetton publisher: BMG Songs Ltd. and Universal Music Careers		3:55

3▶Blu-ray: USA / USA Tour Concerts

4▶Blu-ray: 2024 Mixes / Elemental Mixes / Three More Red Nightmares / The Making of Starless / 2024 Instrumental Mixes / Original Masters

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/32146053 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B0DCKDHVCY [info]

Release group

part of:	The SPIN Record Guide: Essential Prog Rock (SPIN magazine, 2004-01) (number: 8) (order: 8) Rolling Stone: 50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time (number: 15) (order: 15) David Keenan: The Best Albums Ever (number: 54) (order: 54) Pitchfork: The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (number: 72) (order: 72)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/463 [info] https://www.discogs.com/master/628354 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/King-crimson/Red [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/king-crimson/red/ [info] https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/album/king-crimson/red [info] https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/album/king-crimson/red [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/search/King Crimson - Red/ [info] https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-10257 [info] https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1911 [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Red/9804 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000650362 [info] https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002569334 [info]
Wikidata:	Q928448 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 633367797124
Format:: 2×CD + 2×Blu-ray
Length:: 17:42:36

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Box
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Panegyric
KCXP5017

Release events

United Kingdom
2024-10-25

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