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King Crimson Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (The Complete Recording Sessions · Dolby Atmos ·2023 Mixes) (2 CD/2 BluRay) KCXP5015 2 CD/2 BluRay
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Format2 Audio CD / 2 BluRay Disc
Ordering NumberKCXP5015
Barcode633367795823
labelDGM
Release date20/10/2023
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      • 50th anniversary edition of King Crimson’s classic 1973 album
      • Blu-Ray I features all-new 2023 mixes in Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround Sound and Hi-Res Stereo by Steven Wilson
      • Blu-Ray I also features the new Elemental Mixes by David Singleton
      • Blu-Ray II contains the complete recordings of every session recorded for the album. All of this material has been newly mixed from the original performances and is presented on disc for the first time in Hi-Res 24/96 stereo.
      • Additionally, Blu-Ray II includes Hi-Res stereo mixes of the original stereo masters & David Singleton’s audio documentary of the album recording “Keep That One, Nick” as previously included on the 2012 boxed set. These are the sole inclusions on the disc to have been issued previously.
      • CD1 includes the 2023 stereo mix and instrumentals of the album
      • CD2 includes the elemental mixes and selected master reels
      • Presented as a 2 x gatefold sleeve edition containing the individual discs plus booklet with new sleeve-notes by King Crimson biographer Sid Smith packaged in a rigid slipcase
      “This band is more King Crimson than it's ever been. All the original ideals and aspirations are there - love respect and compatible ideas. It’s a magic band!” – Robert Fripp, July, 1972

      Bill Bruford ~ David Cross ~ Robert Fripp ~ Jamie Muir ~ John Wetton

      When, in July 1972, Melody Maker revealed that Bill Bruford & John Wetton were joining King Crimson – from Yes & Family respectively, it was front page news. Also joining were Jamie Muir – a key figure in London’s jazz scene & David Cross – from the band Waves. Fripp’s claims about the band’s ‘magic’ were to be put to the test that autumn when, following a three night stint at the Zoom Club, Frankfurt & TV appearance on Bremen’s Beat Club, the band undertook an extensive UK tour, which ran from the end of October through to mid-December. With the exception of the encore “21st Century Schizoid Man”, the material was all new, with a heavier emphasis on improvisation than had ever been utilised by any major UK rock group on a headlining tour. The developing material for Larks’ Tongues in Aspic was premiered to a succession of audiences who, for the most part, had bought tickets expecting to hear something else entirely (encore notwithstanding) but who responded to the challenging set with enthusiasm.

      Recorded from mid-January to the beginning of February & released in late March of 1973, Larks’ Tongues in Aspic became one of the most acclaimed of King Crimson’s albums as well as establishing its reputation as a key album from one of rock music’s most significant years. After a handful of further UK concerts, Jamie Muir left the band with the remaining quartet working with ever greater success until Summer 1974 when Fripp placed the band on indefinite hiatus.

      Almost half a century after its release, Steven Wilson undertook the job of mixing the album for Dolby Atmos and, in the process, prepared new stereo & 5.1 mixes. The new stereo & 5.1 mixes – no doubt informed by the more adventurous mix techniques allowed by the Atmos process – are quite different in approach, more expansive than the earlier mixes as released in 2012, while still retaining and enhancing the core power of the original material.

      The Atmos mixes allow a fresh glimpse of the vast scope of the individual material & performances as recorded for the album. The key to understanding this album, which Atmos illustrates most obviously, but is also present in all of Steven’s new mixes, David’s Elemental mixes & Alex & David’s mixes of the sessions material, is that this music was always this big, complex, interwoven series of soundscapes & while it was, in 1973, released in stereo on vinyl, CD & 8Track cartridge, it’s only in recent years with, first the 2012 stereo & Surround mixes & now the Atmos/Elemental/Complete Sessions mixes that the available mix options & domestic consumption audio options have grown sufficiently to both contain & present the material to its fullest possible extent.

      While Steven was working on this aspect of the material Alex R. Mundy and David Singleton at DGM were mixing every single take of the original studio sessions. These unreleased early takes are presented not as traditionally blended pieces, but with maximum separation, mimicking the experience of sitting in the studio with the individual elements being performed around you. The “Elemental mixes” apply this same approach to the main album takes. An excitingly fresh view on the familiar, with the focus often falling in unusual places, some originally hidden, some unused. Four of the album’s core tracks feature: extended mixes of Larks’ 1 and Talking Drum along with Easy Money & Larks’ 2.

      This material is all presented on Blu-Ray I of the set.

      Blu-Ray II presents every single session recording from the original studio dates, all newly mixed from the multitrack tapes and presented in date of recording order, in Hi-Res 24/96 stereo – a vast collection of previously unheard studio material from the seminal recording.

      Also included on this disc are the original album mix (30th anniversary master) & the audio documentary “Keep that one, Nick” – as compiled by David Singleton for the 2012 boxed set. These two inclusions are the only previously released titles on this set.

      It’s no coincidence that many of the pieces from the album became staples of performance for the most recent King Crimson line-ups (2014 – 2021). The material first performed to unsuspecting concert attendees in 1972, first recorded & released in 1973 & beloved of King Crimson fans ever since, has aged remarkably well. That material is now presented in its most complete edition to date, with all of the material on the CDs & almost all of the material on the Blu-Rays (see track-listing below), previously unreleased.

      In 2023, it still has the capacity to astound the ears.

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      hideVol. 1: CDLarks' Tongues in Aspic (2023 Mix and Instrumentals)
      • 1.Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One13:42
      • 2.Book of Saturday02:52
      • 3.Exiles07:42
      • 4.Easy Money07:54
      • 5.The Talking Drum07:26
      • 6.Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two07:15
      • 7.Book of Saturday02:52
      • 8.Exiles07:42
      • 9.Easy Money07:56
      • Total:01:05:21
      moreVol. 2: CD 2Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Elemental Mixes and Selected Master Reels)
      • 1.Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One15:14
      • 2.Easy Money08:04
      • 3.The Talking Drum08:04
      • 4.Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two07:58
      • 5.Exiles - Master Reel Take 4 Backing06:59
      • 6.Book Of Saturday - Master Reel Guide Vocals, Guitar, Violin Overdubs03:29
      • 7.Book Of Saturday - Master Reel Bass Pass 2, Vocals with Vocal Overdubs03:08
      • Total:52:56
      moreVol. 3: BluRay INTSC, All Zones (ABC), playable on all BD players & drives Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD MA 5.1 & LPCM Stereo 24/96, all previously unreleased:
      • Larks' Tongues in Aspic - 2023 mixes. Dolby Atmos, DTS HD-MA 5.1 Surround, LPCM 24.96 Stereo
        • 1.Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One
        • 2.Book of Saturday
        • 3.Exiles
        • 4.Easy Money
        • 5.The Talking Drum
      • 6.Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two
      • Elemental Mixes (24/96 Stereo)
        • 7.Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One
        • 8.Easy Money
        • 9.The Talking Drum
        • 10.Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two
      • Instrumental Mixes (24/96 Stereo)
        • 11.Book of Saturday
        • 12.Exiles
        • 13.Easy Money
      moreVol. 4: BluRay IINTSC, All Zones (ABC), playable on all BD players & drives Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD MA 5.1 & LPCM Stereo 24/96, all previously unreleased except *
      • 30th Anniversary Master
        • 1.Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One
        • 2.Book of Saturday
        • 3.Exiles
        • 4.Easy Money
        • 5.The Talking Drum
        • 6.Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two
      • The Session Reels
        • 7."Keep That One, Nick" *
      • Complete Recording Sessions (24/96 Stereo)
        January 16th, 1973
        • 8.Larks’ I - Takes 1 to 10
        • 9.Larks’ I - Takes 12 to 18 & 20 to 22
        • 10.Larks’ II - Take 1
        • 11.Book Of Saturday - Take 1
        • 12.Book Of Saturday - Take 1 Overdubs & 2nd Main Vocal Take
      • January 17th, 1973
        • 13.Larks’ I - Edit 2 Takes 1 to 11
        • 14.Larks’ I - Edit 2 Take 12 & Overdubs
        • 15.Larks’ I - 4/4 Section Remake Takes 1 to 4
        • 16.Larks’ I - 4/4 Section Remake Takes 5 to 9 & 11 to 17
        • 17.Larks’ I - 2nd Edit Takes 1 to 6
        • 18.Larks’ I - 2nd Edit Take 1 with Overdubs
      • January 18th, 1973
        • 19.Larks’ I - Bill Drum Check
        • 20.Larks’ I - Jamie Drum Check
        • 21.Larks’ II - Takes 1 & 2
      • January 19th, 1973
        • 22.Larks’ I - 7/8 Section Remake Takes 1 to 5
        • 23.Larks’ I - 4/4 Section Remake Takes 1 to 9
      • January 20th, 1973
        • 24.Larks’ I - 4/4 Section 2nd Remake Takes 10 to 20
      • January 21st, 1973
        • 25.Larks’ I - 4/4 Section 2nd Remake Takes 21 to 26
      • January 23rd, 1973
        • 26.Easy Money - Takes 1 to 9
        • 27.Easy Money - Takes 10 & 11
        • 28.Jamie Various Atmosphere Takes
        • 29.Jamie More Atmosphere Takes
      • January 24th, 1973
        • 30.Easy Money - Remake Takes 1 to 6
        • 31.Easy Money - Remake Takes 7 to 9
        • 32.Intermezzo Takes 1 to 6
        • 33.Intermezzo Takes 7 to 16
        • 34.Intermezzo Takes 19 to 25
      • January 25th, 1973
        • 35.The Talking Drum - Takes 1 to 3
        • 36.The Talking Drum - Take 3 (Complete)
        • 37.Larks’ I - 2nd Edit Takes 1 to 5
        • 38.Larks’ I - Final Edit Remake Non Takes
      • January 26th, 1973
        • 39.Exiles - Takes 1 to 3
        • 40.Exiles - Takes 5 & 6
        • 41.Exiles - Master Reel Take 4 Backing
        • 42.Exiles - Master Reel Take 4 Overdubs 1
        • 43.Exiles - Master Reel Take 4 Overdubs 2
        • 44.Exiles - Master Reel Take 4 Vocal Overdubs
      • January 30th, 1973
        • 46.Larks’ I - Master Bass Drums Percussion 4/4 section
        • 47.Larks’ I - Master Bass Drums Percussion 7/8 section
        • 48.Larks’ I - Master Guitar 4/4 Section Pass 1
        • 49.Larks’ I - Master Guitar 4/4 Section Pass 2
        • 50.Larks’ I - Master Guitar 4/4 Section Pass 3
        • 51.Larks’ I - Master Guitar and Violin 7/8 Section
        • 52.Larks’ I - Master Intermezzo Part 1
        • 53.Larks’ I - Master Intermezzo Part 1 Overdubs
        • 54.Larks’ I - Master Intermezzo Part 2
        • 55.Larks’ I - Master Introduction David & Jamie
        • 56.Larks’ I - Master Introduction Overdubs
        • 57.Larks’ I - Master Last Section Newspaper Readings
        • 58.Larks’ I - Master Lead Guitar Overdubs
        • 59.Larks’ I - Master Opening Bass, Drums, Guitar, Percussion
        • 60.Larks’ I - Master Opening Violin and Guitar
        • 61.Larks’ I - Master Last Section Violin And Guitar
      • 45.The Talking Drum - Remake Takes 1 to 6
      • January 31st, 1973
        • 62.Easy Money - Master Ambient Overdubs to the End
        • 63.Easy Money - Master Backing Track to the End
        • 64.Easy Money - Master Intro Backing Track
        • 65.Easy Money - Master Intro Jamie Overdubs
        • 66.Easy Money - Master Intro Vocal Overdubs
        • 67.Easy Money - Master Vocal Overdubs to the End
        • 68.The Talking Drum - Master Reel Backing Track
        • 69.The Talking Drum - Master Reel Overdubs
        • 70.Larks’ II - Master Reel Backing Track
        • 71.Larks’ II - Master Reel Overdubs
        • 72.Larks’ II - Master Reel Violin Solos
      • February 1st, 1973
        • 73.Book Of Saturday - Takes 1 to 3 & 5 to 10
        • 74.Book Of Saturday - Master Reel Bass Pass 1, Guitar, Violin
        • 75.Book Of Saturday - Master Reel Guide Vocals, Guitar, Violin Overdubs
        • 76.Book Of Saturday - Master Reel Bass Pass 2, Vocals with Vocal Overdubs