King Crimson

Giles, Giles & Fripp ♦ McDonald & Giles

Gotta Start Somewhere...

The Brain

Kick The Donkey / Nightmares In Red Giles, Giles (no time listed) / P Giles (no time listed) Parlophone R-5595, 5/67 Giles, Giles & Fripp before the Deram contract. Extremely rare.

	The Cheerful Insanity Of
	Deram DES-18019
	11/68 [UK: 9/68]
	Back Cover   UK Cover

Side One: Saga Of Rodney Toady
North Meadow	P Giles	2:30
Newly-Weds	P Giles	2:06
One In A Million	M Giles	2:23
Call Tomorrow	P Giles	2:35
Digging My Lawn	P Giles	1:50
Little Children	Fripp	2:47
The Krukster	M Giles	1:30
Thursday Morning	M Giles	2:48
Side Two: Just George
How Do They Know	M Giles	2:14
Elephant Song	M Giles	3:13
The Sun Is Shining	M Giles	3:05
Suite No. 1	Fripp	5:21
Erudite Eyes	Fripp	5:01

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Robert Fripp-guitar, mellotron, spoken word
Peter Giles-bass, vocals
Michael Giles-drums, percussion, vocals, spoken word
with:
Nicky Hopkins-keyboards
Mike Hill-keyboards
The Breakaways-vocals (Little Children, The Sun Is Shining)
and Horns & Strings
§Cover Photos-Gered Mankowitz
Produced by: Wayne Bickerton

Note: Two 45s released in the UK. Those 45 versions of Newly-Weds and Thursday Morning a different recordings.
Most of the tracks are followed by a spoken word section.
 

	In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson)
	Atlantic SD-8245
	10/69 BB [UK: 10/69] T20
	Full Cover   Inside Cover

Side One
21st Century Schizoid Man    including Mirrors	Fripp-Giles-Lake-McDonald-Sinfield	7:21
I Talk To The Wind	Fripp-Giles-Lake-McDonald-Sinfield	6:08
Epitaph    including March For No Reason    and Tomorrow And Tomorrow	Fripp-Giles-Lake-McDonald-Sinfield	8:52
Side Two
Moonchild    including The Dream    and The Illusion	Fripp-Giles-Lake-McDonald-Sinfield	12:15
The Court Of The Crimson King    including The Return Of The Fire Witch    and The Dance Of The Puppets	McDonald-Sinfield	9:25

Note: Story about the fantastic artwork @ The Music Aficionado .
 

10/29/69: Goddard College, Plainfield, VT Ian: "Played gig at weird college in the woods, not to good" (dgmlive.com/tour-dates/61)

Palm Beach Music & Art Festival(11/28, 29/69)

The Court Of The Crimson King (Part 1) / The Court Of The Crimson King (Part 2) McDonald-Sinfield (3:22) / McDonald-Sinfield (4:30) Atlantic 2703, 12/69

Ian McDonald & Michael Giles quit to do their own thing (see below)

	In The Wake Of Poseidon
	Atlantic SD-8266
	8/70 BB [UK: 5/70] T20
	Full Cover   Inside Cover

Side One
Peace- A Beginning	Fripp-Sinfield	:37
Pictures Of A City    including 42nd At Treadmill	Fripp-Sinfield	8:12
Cadence And Cascade†	Fripp-Sinfield	4:32
In The Wake Of The Poseidon    including Libra's Theme	Fripp-Sinfield	8:26
Side Two
Peace—A Theme	Fripp	1:14
Cat Food†	Fripp-McDonald-Sinfield	4:52
The Devil's Triangle†	Fripp	3:48
including Merday Morn	Fripp-McDonald	3:11
including Hand Of Sceiron	Fripp	:49
including Garden Of Worm	Fripp	3:37
Peace—An End	Fripp-Sinfield	1:58

Note: More info on the cover painting @ wiki .
 

Greg Lake to Emerson, Lake & Palmer

	McDonald & Giles
	Cotillion SD-9042
	1/71 [UK: 11/70]
	Full Cover   Inside Cover

Side One
Suite In C    including Turham Green, Here I Am and others	McDonald	11:21
Flight Of The Ibris	Fallon-McDonald	3:18
Is She Waiting?	McDonald	2:40
Tomorrow's People—The Children Of Today	M Giles	7:00
Side Two
Birdman    including The Inventor's Dream (O.U.A.T.), The    Workshop Wishbone Ascension, Birdman Flies!,    Wings In The Sunset, and Birdman-The Reflection	McDonald-Sinfield	21:45

Note: This effort didn't last any longer. Ian later forms Foreigner and Michael to session work.
 

	Lizard
	Atlantic SD-8278
	2/71 BB [UK: 12/11/70] UK
	Full Cover   Inside Cover

Side One
Cirkus    including Entry Of The Chameleons	Fripp-Sinfield	6:28
Indoor Games	Fripp-Sinfield	5:38
Happy Family	Fripp-Sinfield	4:18
Lady Of The Dancing Water	Fripp-Sinfield	2:43
Side Two
Lizard		22:24
Prince Rupert Awakes		4:34
Bolero-The Peacock's Tale		6:30
The Battle Of Glass Tears      including Dawn Song, The Last Skirmish      and Prince Rupert's Lament		10:55
Big Top	Fripp-Sinfield	1:05

Note: More info on the cover painting @ wiki .
 

Fripp has lead some form of King Crimson for decades. The band's influence on modern music is well-known

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