King Crimson – Red (50th Anniversary Edition)

Review: King Crimson‘s seminal 1974 album Red is receiving an 50th anniversary expanded reissue on vinyl and CD/Blu-Ray. The new reissue opens the vaults on the Red sessions, with the 2-CD/2-Blu-Ray package “representing all material to survive” from the original tapes. The first disc includes a new Stereo mix from Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree, as well as new instrumental mixes by Wilson. The prog musician/producer undertook remixes of Red back in 2009 — among his earliest remix work in the field — and was brought back to reprise that role 15 years later. “What I hear on Red is the best representation of [the] ’72-74-era line-up in the studio,” said Wilson in the press release. “In effect this is a power trio record and theirsound is just huge.” Red stands as King Crimson’s second best-selling album (after In the Court of the Crimson King) and was notably released after the band had already split up in 1974, ending its initial run. It’s widely considered one of the greatest progressive rock albums of all-time. — CoS

Track List: 01 Red (2024 Stereo Mix) 02 Fallen Angel (2024 Stereo Mix) 03 One More Red Nightmare (2024 Stereo Mix) 04 Providence (2024 Stereo Mix) 05 Starless (2024 Stereo Mix) 06 Fallen Angel (2024 Instrumental Mix) 07 One More Red Nightmare (2024 Instrumental Mix) 08 Starless (edit) (2024 Instrumental Mix) 09 Providence (Complete Track) 10 Red (Elemental Mix) 11 Fallen Angel (Elemental Mix) 12 One More Red Nightmare (Elemental Mix) 13 Starless (percussion) (Elemental Mix) 14 Starless (Elemental Mix) 15 Starless (mellotron) (The Making of Starless) 16 Starless (three saxophones) (The Making of Starless) 17 Starless (basic take) (The Making of Starless) 18 Starless (sax solos) (The Making of Starless) 19 Starless (cornet and guitar solos) (The Making of Starless) 20 Starless (cornet takes) (The Making of Starless)

Media Report: Genre: prog-rock Origin: UK
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