A Young Person’s Guide to King Crimson

Tracklist

1. Disc 1
2. 1Epitaph Including: March for No Reason / Tomorrow and TomorrowFripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield8:55
3. 2Cadence and CascadeRobert Fripp and Peter Sinfield3:41
4. 3Ladies for the RoadRobert Fripp and Peter Sinfield5:35
5. 4I Talk to the WindIan McDonald and Peter Sinfield3:15
6. 5RedRobert Fripp6:20
7. 6StarlessBruford, Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Palmer‐James12:20
8. Disc 2
9. 1The Night WatchFripp, Wetton, Palmer‐James4:42
10. 2Book of SaturdayFripp, Wetton, Palmer‐James2:53
11. 3Peace: A ThemeRobert Fripp1:15
12. 4Cat FoodFripp, McDonald, Sinfield2:46
13. 5GroonRobert Fripp3:32
14. 6Coda From Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part TwoBruford, Cross, Fripp, Muir, Wetton2:12
15. 7Moonchild Including: The Dream / The IllusionFripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield2:22
16. 8TrioBruford, Cross, Fripp, Wetton5:39
17. 9The Court of the Crimson King Including: The Return of the Fire Witch / The Chance of the PuppetsIan McDonald and Peter Sinfield9:24

Produced by

King Crimson, Robert Fripp, Peter Sinfield, Steven Wilson

Recorded at

Wessex Sound Studios, Command Studios, Olympic Sound Studios, Air Recording Studio No. 1, Concertgebouw

Recorded

1968–1974

Mixed by

Robert Fripp, Steven Wilson

Engineered by

Robin Thompson, Andy Hendriksen, George Chkiantz, Nick Ryan, Tony Page

Labels

Island, Atlantic Records (Canada), Polydor Records (UK), E.G. Records, Virgin Records, Discipline Global Mobile

Length

1:14:51

Line-up

• Robert Fripp · guitar, celesta, mellotron, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Michael Giles · drums (drum set), percussion, background vocals
• Greg Lake · bass guitar, lead vocals, vocals
• Ian McDonald · reeds, woodwind, vibraphone, mellotron, keyboard, background vocals, acoustic guitar, flute, clarinet, vocals, alto saxophone, percussion
• Mel Collins · flute, saxophone, background vocals, vocals, soprano saxophone · guest
• Peter Giles · bass guitar
• Keith Tippett · piano · guest
• Gordon Haskell · vocals · guest
• Boz Burrell · bass guitar, lead vocals · guest
• Marc Charig · cornet · guest
• Ian Wallace · percussion, membranophone, drums (drum set), background vocals, vocals · guest
• Judy Dyble · vocals · guest
• Bill Bruford · percussion, drums (drum set)
• John Wetton · bass guitar, bass, vocals
• Robin Miller · oboe · guest
• David Cross · keyboard, violin, viola
• Jamie Muir · percussion · guest

Singles

• “Epitaph” · 20 February 1976