King Crimson – In The Court Of The Crimson King An Observation By King Crimson

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Label:	Atlantic – 8245
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Promo, Mono , Alternative Mix
Country:	US
Released:	1969
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Prog Rock

Tracklist

A1	21st Century Schizoid Man Including Mirrors Written-By – Fripp*	7:21
A2	I Talk To The Wind Written-By – Sinfield*	6:08
A3	Epitaph Including March For No Reason And Tomorrow And Tomorrow Written-By – Fripp*	8:52
B1	Moonchild Including The Dream And The Illusion Written-By – Fripp*	12:15
B2	The Court Of The Crimson King Including The Return Of The Fire Witch And The Dance Of The Puppets Written-By – Sinfield*	9:25

Credits

Bass, Lead Vocals – Greg Lake
Cover – Barry Godber
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Michael Giles
Engineer – Robin Thompson
Engineer [Assistant] – Tony Page
Guitar – Robert Fripp
Keyboards, Mellotron, Woodwind, Vibraphone, Reeds, Vocals – Ian McDonald
Producer – King Crimson
Words By, Other [Illumination] – Peter Sinfield

Notes

Promo-exclusive mono mix that was not available commercially until 2009.

White label promo.

No mention of "STEREO" directly left of the spindle hole on the labels. Rather the text "SAMPLE COPY NOT FOR SALE" appears in place of it.

Features yellow "PROMOTIONAL d/j copy monaural CSG PROCESS" sticker on the front, as well as transparent title sticker at the top-left corner.

The jacket is the same as a stock stereo jacket, but with the aforementioned stickers. It displays the stereo catalog number, SD 8245.

The labels display the unique mono catalog number, 8245 (no "SD" prefix).

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) (LP, Album, MO - 1841 Broadway, Monarch Pressing)	Atlantic	SD 8245	US	1969
Recently Edited	In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) (LP, Album, Stereo)	Island Records	ILPS 9111, ILPS-9111	UK	1969
Recently Edited	In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) (LP, Album)	Atlantic	SD 8245	Israel	1969
New Submission	In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Atlantic	SD 8245, SD. 8245	Canada	1969
New Submission	In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) (LP, Album)	Atlantic	SD 8245	US	1969

Reviews

bsk33rpm Oct 22, 2020
the mono mix is just amazing. the sound is much fuller and this is a fold down mix that atlantic records did in n.y .
mhinojos9 Jan 7, 2020
Of course this has to sound better, this is what I am talking about, If this was the case, why bother make common stereo prressings than make a mono promo that I didnt even know existed and have it become so rare and expensive. It just does not make sense. I can't tell you how many albums I am interested in have this sort of treatment. Its very infuriating!!!!
Cashman124 Mar 5, 2019
Edited 6 years ago

One day I hope the mono version of In The Court gets a reissue. I know this is a promo and everything but in my personal opinion this album sounds way better with the mono mix. The drums doesn't sound all over the place on 21st Century Schizoid Man and Moonchild is actually great without all that studio stereo magic. It's just a better experiences altogether than the stereo mix.

I'm not much of an reissue guy but if (and this is a big IF) In The Court OF Crimson gets a mono reissue, I'll be one of the first few people to pick it up.