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The best King Crimson songs of the 1970s
By Sid Smith published
They were only around for half of the decade before splitting – but left an indelible mark with six albums of bold, visionary work

King Crimson announce 50th anniversary reissue of Red
By Jerry Ewing published
King Crimson's legendary 1974 album Red will be available on two CDs and two Blu-rays, as well as a double vinyl set

King Crimson’s tortuous journey through fourth album Islands – and its 30-year fallout
By Sid Smith published
How King Crimson fractured, regrouped and fractured again as they made 1971 album Islands

Legendary drummers launch limited edition prints for the Teenage Cancer Trust
By Fraser Lewry published
Artist Anthony Burrill has turned the musicians' favourite drumming patterns into typographic artworks - and it's for a good cause

King Crimson 1982 France concert to be released on vinyl and CD in September
By Jerry Ewing published
King Crison's Sheltering Skies (Live in Fréjus, August 27th 1982) is the very first time a live album from the 1980s line-up has been released on vinyl

King Crimson outfit Beat add 21 more dates to North American tour
By Jerry Ewing last updated
Adrian Belew has teamed up with Tony Levin, Danny Carey and Steve Vai as Beat to perform King Crimson's 80s reportoire

Things are hotting up in the Worcestershire kitchen of Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp
By Fraser Lewry published
Robert Fripp and Toyah's Sunday Lunch returns with a blast through the Stooges' Search And Destroy

The story of King Crimson's Red is on the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!
By Jerry Ewing published
Plus BEAT, Anthony Phillips, Hawkwind, The Tangent, SIx By Six, Whom Gods Destroy, Trifecta and loads more...

“Robert decides what to do and Fripp has to go and do it”: How to survive King Crimson
By Sid Smith published
Serious leader of a prog behemoth, hugely influential guitarist, half of the Toyah & Robert party band… who is the real Robert Fripp? He offers some tantalising hints

"All of a sudden we play at blinding speed and unbearable intensity, and everyone starts to take notice and stand up": How King Crimson got started
By Sid Smith published
Recorded in just 10 days in 1969, King Crimson’s iconic In The Court Of The Crimson King has been called “the true point at which progressive rock was born”. We look at the making of a landmark album
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