Cirkus: The Young Person’s Guide to King Crimson Live
Cirkus: The Young Person's Guide to King Crimson Live is a double live compilation from the English progressive rock band, issued on Virgin and released on 25 May 1999. It gathers concert recordings from across the group's first thirty years, so it works as a tour through their changing identities rather than a snapshot of a single night or line-up.
Its place in the story is neatly bracketed by the studio catalogue. The material reaches back to the era of In the Court of the Crimson King in 1969 and stretches through the Discipline period of the early 1980s to THRAK in 1995. For anyone curious about King Crimson but unsure which door to push open first, hearing these eras side by side on stage is a clear way to judge which one suits you best before committing to the full albums.
Cirkus: The Young Person’s Guide to King Crimson Live: tracklist and credits
25 tracks · 2:23:45Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1DinosaurKing Crimson and Adrian Belew5:05
- 2Thela Hun GinjeetBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin5:15
- 3RedRobert Fripp6:09
- 4B’BOOMKing Crimson4:51
- 5ThrakKing Crimson1:05
- 61 ii 2Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin2:44
- 7NeuroticaBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin3:44
- 8IndisciplineBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin, Belew6:37
- 9VROOOM VROOOMKing Crimson4:39
- 10Coda: Marine 475King Crimson and Adrian Belew2:37
- 11Deception of the ThrushBelew, Fripp, Gunn, Eliot6:03
- 12Heavy ConstruKctionBelew, Fripp, Gunn, Two3:50
- 13Three of a Perfect PairBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin4:22
- 14SleeplessKing Crimson and Adrian Belew6:09
- 15Elephant TalkBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin4:35
- Disc 2
- 121st Century Schizoid ManFripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield9:26
- 2Ladies of the RoadRobert Fripp and Peter Sinfield5:59
- 3A Man a CityFripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield9:59
- 4In the Court of the Crimson KingIan McDonald and Peter Sinfield6:50
- 5FractureRobert Fripp11:02
- 6Easy MoneyFripp, Wetton, Palmer‐James6:11
- 7Improv: BesanconBruford, Cross, Fripp, Wetton1:34
- 8The Talking DrumBruford, Cross, Fripp, Muir, Wetton6:25
- 9Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part TwoRobert Fripp6:29
- 10StarlessBruford, Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Palmer‐James12:05
- Produced by
- Robert Fripp, David Singleton, The Vicar, Steven Wilson, Robert Fripp and David Singleton
- Recorded at
- Teatro Metropólitan, Le Spectrum, The Jazz Cafe, 中野サンプラザ, Pearl Street Nightclub, The Baseball Park, Kemp Coliseum, Fillmore West, Massey Hall, Concertgebouw, Palais des sports, Benedum Center for the Performing Arts
- Recorded
- 1969–1998
- Mixed by
- Robert Fripp, Ronan Chris Murphy, David Singleton, Adrian Belew, Noah Evens, Tony Arnold, Steven Wilson
- Mixed at
- DGM Soundworld, Courthouse
- Engineered by
- David Singleton, Brad Davis, George Chkiantz
- Mastered by
- Robert Fripp, David Singleton
- Artwork
- Hugh O'Donnell
- Label
- Virgin
- Length
- 2:23:45
Line-up
- Adrian Belew · guitar, drums (drum set)
- Bill Bruford · percussion, drums (drum set), electronic drum set
- Robert Fripp · guitar, mellotron
- Trey Gunn · guitar
- Tony Levin · Chapman stick, bass, vocals, synthesizer
- Pat Mastelotto · percussion
- Boz Burrell · bass guitar, lead vocals · guest
- Mel Collins · flute, saxophone · guest
- Ian Wallace · drums (drum set) · guest
- Michael Giles · percussion, drums (drum set), vocals · guest
- Greg Lake · bass guitar, lead vocals · guest
- Ian McDonald · mellotron, flute, saxophone, vocals · guest
- David Cross · mellotron, violin · guest
- John Wetton · bass guitar, vocals · guest
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Released the same week
Also released on 25 May
Every year →More from King Crimson
Full discography →The best of 1999
All of 1999 →More on Virgin
The label →Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1999-05-18 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 18 May 1999 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 25 May 1999 | |
| Wikidata | 25 May 1999 | |
| UK / Europe release | 18 May 1999 | earliest UK or European date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1999 | GB | Virgin | 724384743123 | original |
| March 2006 | GB | Panegyric | 633367060327 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 2811x2811
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 2811×2811 | native: native 2811x2811 |