Canon
King Crimson are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield. Guitarist and leader Fripp has remained the only constant member throughout the band's long history. The band drew inspiration from a wide variety of music, incorporating elements of classical, jazz, folk, heavy metal, gamelan, blues, industrial, electronic, and experimental music. They also exerted a strong influence on the early 1970s progressive rock movement
album · 13
heatmap 2.95–4.34★| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | In the Court of the Crimson King essential | 5 | ▶ Play | ||
| 1970 | In the Wake of Poseidon | 1 | ▶ Play | ||
| 1970 | Lizard | ▶ Play | |||
| 1971 | Islands | ▶ Play | |||
| 1973 | Larks' Tongues in Aspic | ▶ Play | |||
| 1974 | Red essential | 5 | ▶ Play | ||
| 1974 | Starless and Bible Black | 1 | ▶ Play | ||
| 1981 | Discipline | 16 | ▶ Play | ||
| 1982 | Beat | ▶ Play | |||
| 1984 | Three of a Perfect Pair | ▶ Play | |||
| 1995 | Thrak | ▶ Play | |||
| 2000 | The ConstruKction of Light | ▶ Play | |||
| 2003 | The Power to Believe | 11 | ▶ Play |
live album · 11
heatmap 3.17–4.22★| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Earthbound | ||||
| 1975 | USA | ||||
| 1992 | The Great Deceiver: Live 1973-1974 essential | ||||
| 1996 | THRaKaTTaK | ||||
| 1997 | Epitaph | ||||
| 1997 | The Nightwatch: Live at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw November 23rd 1973 | ||||
| 1998 | Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal 1984 essential | ||||
| 2016 | Radical Action (To Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind) | ||||
| 2025 | Hackney Empire, London, UK, September 7, 2015 | ||||
| 2025 | Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury, UK, August 31, 2015 | ||||
| 2025 | Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury, UK, September 1, 2015 |
ep · 7
heatmap 3.25–3.90★| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | VROOOM | ▶ Play | |||
| 1995 | Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream | ||||
| 1996 | Schizoid Man | ||||
| 2002 | Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With | ||||
| 2015 | Live EP 2014 | ||||
| 2017 | Heroes | ||||
| 2018 | Uncertain Times | ▶ Play |
single · 15
heatmap 3.47–4.46★compilation · 3
heatmap 3.82–4.20★| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson | ||||
| 2001 | Vrooom Vrooom | ||||
| 2002 | Ladies of the Road (KCCC Special Edition) |
video · 3
heatmap 4.16–4.18★| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Deja Vrooom | ||||
| 2003 | Eyes Wide Open | ||||
| 2004 | Neal and Jack and Me |
additional release · 4
heatmap 2.50–3.82★| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | KCCC 08 - The VROOOM Sessions 1994 | ||||
| 2000 | KCCC 09 - Live at Summit Studios, 1972 | ||||
| 2000 | Nashville Rehearsals 1997 | ||||
| 2026 | Islands (Live with Studio Vocal) |
appears on · 9
heatmap 3.38–5.00★| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | From the Beginning: The Greg Lake Retrospective | ||||
| 1998 | Buffalo 66 | ||||
| 1998 | From the Underground: The Official Bootleg | ||||
| 2000 | The Digital Blueprint of Abstract Dance | ||||
| 2004 | From the Underground Vol. II: Deeper Into the Mine | ||||
| 2005 | Beyond the Beginning | ||||
| 2005 | The Old Grey Whistle Test - Vols 1 to 3 | ||||
| 2007 | From the Beginning | ||||
| 2026 | Live at the Clinic: 23 February 2026 |
bootleg / unauthorized · 3
heatmap 3.88–4.14★| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Heretic | ||||
| 1974 | Un rêve sans conséquence spéciale | ||||
| 2001 | iMPRoVaTTaKc, Volume #1 |
music video · 3
heatmap 2.97–3.82★| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Heartbeat | ||||
| 1984 | Sleepless | ||||
| 2015 | 21st Century Schizoid Man (Filmed in Japan December 2015) |
Releases · 4
| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 021225 | |||||
| Epitaph (Live with Studio Vocal) | |||||
| Neuro-Thela-Talk | |||||
| Real Big Quenk Mix Pt6 |
v/a compilation · 4
heatmap 3.87–4.16★| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Nice Enough to Eat | ||||
| 1970 | Bumpers | ||||
| 2005 | Strangely Strange but Oddly Normal: An Island Anthology 1967-1972 | ||||
| 2025 | Curiouser and Curiouser: Prog Rock Nuggets |
Also in Your Library · not in canon
| Year | Album | Plays | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Catfood (alt mix) | ▶ Play | |
| 2019 | Elephant Talk (live Tokyo) | ▶ Play | |
| 2019 | Groon (alt. take) | ▶ Play | |
| 2019 | Indiscipline (live) | ▶ Play | |
| 2019 | Industrial Zone C (edit) | ▶ Play | |
| 2019 | KC50, Vol. 33 – Form #1 | ▶ Play | |
| 2019 | KC50, Vol. 48 – I Talk to the Wind | ▶ Play | |
| 2019 | Ladies of the Road (remix) | ▶ Play | |
| 2019 | One More Red Nightmare (exposed) | ▶ Play | |
| 2019 | The Great Deceiver (single edit) | ▶ Play | |
| 2019 | The Sailors Tale (alt gtr take) | ▶ Play | |
| 2020 | Cat Food: 50th Anniversary Edition – EP | ▶ Play | |
| 2024 | Mr Stormy’s Monday Selection, Vol 13 | ▶ Play | |
| 2025 | Mr Stormy’s Monday Selection, Vol 14 | ▶ Play |