A Welcome To DGM
The new website launches on an auspicious day - the 13th January - the very day in 1969 that the then un-named band, King Crimson, met for its first rehearsal.
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200g audiophile vinyl of Andy Summers and Robert Fripp’s beloved and adventurous 1982 collaboration, featuring a 2024 stereo mix by David Singleton..
The first standalone CD release of King Crimson's complete concert at Frejus recorded on August 27th 1982. Taken from the original multi-track tapes by Robert Fripp and Brad Davis, the release includes an additional performance of The Sheltering Sky from Cap d’Agde (August 26th).
The first standalone vinyl release of King Crimson's complete concert at Frejus recorded on August 27th 1982. Taken from the original multi-track tapes by Robert Fripp and Brad Davis, the release includes an additional performance of The Sheltering Sky from Cap d’Agde (August 26th).
A 50th anniversary double LP edition of King Crimson’s explosive 1974 album. Pressed on 200g vinyl, LP1 features 2024 stereo mixes by Steven Wilson, while LP 2 includes 2024 elemental mixes by David Singleton.
Released on the exact 50th anniversary date of the original concert recording at The Casino, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA, on June 28th, 1974, King Crimson’s blistering USA available as a limited edition on double 200g Blue Sparkle vinyl.
It’s been a 29 year wait but finally we can now hear the results of Robert’s four-day marathon of Soundscaping from March 7-10, 1996 in the foyer of the Queen Elizabeth Hall at London’s South Bank Centre.
The 2025 Cruise To The Edge has concluded. Here's a great photo of Robert Fripp and David Singleton lining up with the Alex Skolnick Trio and Steve Hackett on board ship on April 7.
Asbury Park is a town on the Jersey Shore an hour’s drive from New York City, and a name that is closely associated with King Crimson as the title of the opening instrumental on side two of the 1975 live album USA, sourced from one of the bands most legendary concerts.
On this day 45 years ago on April 4, 1980 Robert Fripp appeared on stage with the Stranglers at an all-star concert at the Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park, London.
The famous artwork from the sleeve of Larks’ Tongues in Aspic painted by Peter Douglas in 1973, lovingly reproduced in a limited edition of only 100 and signed by Robert Fripp, goes on sale today, available to ship worldwide.
So what did happen to all the music places from Robert’s time in New York? Here's a rundown of what, where and when from some of the key places.
This month Mr Stormy has gone back to the multi-track tapes from the Casino Arena in Asbury Park, New Jersey to give us a close up look at the guitar and bass parts played by Robert Fripp and John Wetton.
Toyah & Robert's Upbeat Moments (feat. Eno) - Saturday at 19:00 CET - and a brand new Sunday Lunch - Sunday at 13:00 CET - The Best
05 Jul 1969 | King Crimson King Crimson Live 1969 Hyde Park London |
29 Jul 1969 | King Crimson King Crimson In The Court of the Crimson King Sessions 1969 Wessex Studios London |
12 Apr 1971 | King Crimson King Crimson Zoom Club Spring 1971 Zoom Club Frankfurt |
16 Jan 1973 | King Crimson King Crimson Larks Tongues in Aspic Sessions 1973 Command Studios London |
01 Jul 1974 | King Crimson King Crimson USA Summer 1974 Central Park New York |
07 May 1979 | Robert Fripp Robert Fripp Frippertronics Europe 1979 Theatre Populier Amsterdam |
05 Nov 1981 | King Crimson King Crimson USA Autumn 1981 The Savoy First House New York |
29 Jun 1995 | King Crimson King Crimson USA Summer 1995 Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles |
13 Apr 2003 | King Crimson King Crimson Japan Spring 2003 Hitomi Memorial Hall Tokyo |
25 Sep 2014 | King Crimson King Crimson USA Tour Autumn 2014 The Vic Theatre Chicago |
Sleeve notes from Absent Lovers - Live in Montreal 1984
As Mr Stormy continues filling in the gaps in the Concert Archive with an audience recording from Camp Fortune, July 8, 1984 being released on monday, it's time to revisit the sleeve notes from Absent Lovers recorded 3 days later in Montreal on the final date by the 80s Crimson, now available to read in the Liner Notes section.
READMel Collins - Reminiscences of Orlando 1972
It’s not very often that one can experience their very own "Tardis" and zoom back 30 years. That happened to me last year with the formation of the 21st Century Schizoid Band. Well not quite as I would have had to be playing with Boz, Ian, Robert and Peter instead of Ian McDonald, Michael Giles, Peter Giles and the great Jakko M. Jakszyk ...
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The Night Watch - A note from the sound engineer
Every attempt has been made to reassemble this concert in its original form. With the exception of the improvisation “Starless and Bible Black”, which was edited in 1973 due to the constraints of vinyl, the music is entirely unedited. In certain cases, it has, however, proved impossible to faithfully restore the exact nuances of the origi...
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