DMG LiveThe latest installment of King Crimson‘s Elements series of two-CD box sets, titled The Elements of King Crimson 2017 Tour Box, will be released June 16. The new collection mixes recent and vintage live performances, with segments of rehearsal and studio recordings, full tracks, alternate takes and more spanning from 1969 to 2016.
All of King Crimson’s lineups are represented on the box set, which features an extract of the prog-rock veterans’ classic early tune “21st Century Schizoid Man,” featuring original frontman Greg Lake. The compilation’s second disc showcases various versions of every part of the group’s epic “Lark’s Tongue in Aspic” composition, including live performances from 1974, 1984, 2003, 2015 and 2016.
The 2017 Elements box set features a 24-page booklet that includes sleeve notes, memorabilia and photos, and information about last year’s King Crimson tour. The package’s arrival coincides with the launch of the band’s latest North American tour, which gets underway with a June 11-13 stand in Seattle and runs through a July 9-10 engagement in Red Bank, New Jersey.
Meanwhile, King Crimson has just issued a new concert EP titled Heroes — Live in Europe 2016 in honor of the upcoming 40th anniversary of David Bowie‘s classic song “Heroes,” on which Crimson leader Robert Fripp played. The five-song disc features a cover of “Heroes” recorded in Berlin last year and four other songs performed during the group’s 2016 European outing.
Here’s the track list of The Elements of King Crimson 2017 box set:
Disc 1
“Wind” (extract)
“21st Century Schizoid Man” (Greg Lake vocals, extract)*
“21st Century Schizoid Man” (edit, live 2015)*
“In the Wake of Poseidon” (instrumental edit)
“Improv” (Mel Collins, extract, live 2016)*
“Peace” (2015, rehearsals extract)*
“Cirkus” (live 2016)*
“Islands” (instrumental edit)
“Easy Money” (live 2015)
“Suitable Grounds for the Blues” (2015, rehearsals extract)*
“The Great Deceiver” (live, 1974)
“Improv” (Mel Collins, extract, live 2016)*
“Asbury Park” (edit)
“One More Red Nightmare” (live 2016)*
“Meltdown” (2015, rehearsals extract)*
“Thela Hun Ginjeet” (Steven Wilson alternate mix)
“Heartbeat” (live 1982)
“Sleepless” (live 2008)*
Robert Fripp intermission announcement (2016)*
Disc 2
“Form No. 1”
“THRAK”
“Keep That One Nick” (edit section)
“Larks’ Tongues in Aspic Part I” (live 2015)
“Larks’ Tongues in Aspic Part II: (live 1974)
“Keep That One Nick” (edit section)
“Larks’ Tongues in Aspic Part III” (live 1984)*
“Keep That One Nick” (edit section)
“Larks’ IV ConstruKction”*
“Keep That One Nick” (edit section)
“Larks’ Tongues in Aspic Part IV” (live 2003)*
“Level Five” (live 2016)*
“Larks’ Tongues in Aspic” (radio advert)*
* = previously unreleased on CD.
Here’s the list of songs on the Heroes — Live in Europe 2016 EP:
“Heroes”
“Easy Money”
“Starless” (edit)
“The Hell Hounds of Krim”
“Heroes” (radio edit)
And here are King Crimson’s 2017 North American tour dates:
6/11 — Seattle, WA, Moore Theatre
6/12 — Seattle, WA, Moore Theatre
6/13 — Seattle, WA, Moore Theatre
6/15 — Saratoga, CA, Mountain Winery
6/16 — Oakland, CA, Fox Theatre
6/17 — Oakland, CA, Fox Theatre
6/19 — San Diego, CA, Humphrey’s
6/21 — Los Angeles, CA, Greek Theatre
6/24 — Denver, CO, Bellco Theatre
6/26 — Minneapolis, MN, State Theatre
6/28 — Chicago, IL, Chicago Theater
6/30 — Rochester, NY, Rochester Jazz Festival – Kodak Hall
7/3 — Montreal QC, Canada, Montreal Jazz Festival
7/5 — Toronto, ON, Canada, Massey Hall
7/7 — Quebec, QC, Canada, Centre Videotron
7/9 — Red Bank, NJ, Count Basie Theatre
7/10 — Red Bank, NJ, Count Basie Theatre
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