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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 |
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| 1. The Great Deceiver |
| 2. Lament |
| 3. We'll Let You Know |
| 4. The Night Watch |
| 5. Trio |
| 6. The Mincer |
| 7. Starless and Bible |
| 8. Black |
| 9. Fracture |
| 10. 5 live recordings (bonus track) |
| Disc: 2 |
| 1. Starless & Bible Black DVD - A 5.1 Lossless Surround Sound, DTS 5.1 Surround Sound mix |
| 2. Album new mix High Resolution Stereo |
| 3. Album original mix - High Resolution Stereo |
| 4. Live Video footage from New York 1973 |
| 5. 9 Live Recordings |
| 6. Single Edits |
| 7. Album Radio Adverts |
Product Description
CD + DVD-Audio set. 2011 mix by Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) plus DVD-A surround sound from original multitrack masters + bonus tracks !
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD Audio|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is an absolute gem of an album. The four members of Krim really shine throughout the album. The improvisation had taken on almost telepathic qualities, so much so that Bruford gets a song writing credit for knowing that his absence from the live improv Trio would make it a better piece of music.
If you are reading this you are probably not new to King Crimson and are wondering if it is worth the punt to upgrade the last version of the cd. Well I had my doubts....until I heard it. This is a masterpiece of remixing and remastering. Going back to the multi track recordings and cleaning them up individually has allowed the album to be cleaned up without resorting to a quick dose of eq and compression. The details in the percussion are a relevation. Bill Bruford has never sounded so good. His contributions to Lament and We'll Let You Know are served well here. Everything sounds so fresh and uncluttered despite being frenetically busy.
Trio and The Mincer are the same as the 30th Anniv cd issue, so no change there. The bonus tracks are robust and inventive live tracks captured on different recording setups, three being audience recordings, used here as they are insights into the live beast that was Krim.
Overall a first class reissue. Kudos to Robert Fripp, Steven Wilson, the DGM Audio Team and, of course, the band for making the music in the first place.
If you are reading this you are probably not new to King Crimson and are wondering if it is worth the punt to upgrade the last version of the cd. Well I had my doubts....until I heard it. This is a masterpiece of remixing and remastering. Going back to the multi track recordings and cleaning them up individually has allowed the album to be cleaned up without resorting to a quick dose of eq and compression. The details in the percussion are a relevation. Bill Bruford has never sounded so good. His contributions to Lament and We'll Let You Know are served well here. Everything sounds so fresh and uncluttered despite being frenetically busy.
Trio and The Mincer are the same as the 30th Anniv cd issue, so no change there. The bonus tracks are robust and inventive live tracks captured on different recording setups, three being audience recordings, used here as they are insights into the live beast that was Krim.
Overall a first class reissue. Kudos to Robert Fripp, Steven Wilson, the DGM Audio Team and, of course, the band for making the music in the first place.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD Audio
This has never been my favourite King Crimson album, in fact prior to this release it was one of only a few that didn't appear on my Ipod. It is now. I have collected all of the 40th Anniversary releases so far and this one in particular has brought the original album to life for me. Highlights on the CD include the violin/bass interplay on Trio, a track that could bring a grown man to tears!, the thumping bass on Fracture, the amazing guitar on The Great Deceiver and the vocals of John Wetton on Lament. There are plenty of extras on the DVD as well including a great Video from June 1973. I still find the title track hard going but otherwise it's all good.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD Audio
Recorded mainly live with some studio touch ups this is the King Crimson album which bridges between the prog of `Larks tongues in Aspic' and metal prog of `Red'. As with most king Crimson albums it's another album another line-up, this one featuring just David Cross, John Wetton, Bill Bruford and Robert Fripp. Highlights of the album are `The Great deceiver ` `Lament' with its Huge Cymbal sounds, and the closer `Fracture'. The album comes with a new stereo mix on the CD while the DVD comes packed with extras.
The original Multi tracks for 'Trio' and 'the Mincer' have gone missing, so for these two tracks an up-mix has been completed for the 5.1 and I have to say this is one of the best up-mixes I have ever heard and kudos to Robert Fripp for being so honest about this.
2 Stereo mixes original and 2011 in MLP (96/24 DVD audio players only) and PCM (48/24 DVD/Blu Ray Compatible)
New 5.1 Mix in DTS (DVD/Blu Ray Compatible) and MLP (DVD audio players only)
A host of bonus tracks mostly live in 48/24 PCM stereo (DVD/Blu Ray Compatible)
Two video tracks `Easy Money' and `Fragged Dusty Wall Carpet'
All in all another spectacular release from king Crimson roll on the rest of the catalogue.
The original Multi tracks for 'Trio' and 'the Mincer' have gone missing, so for these two tracks an up-mix has been completed for the 5.1 and I have to say this is one of the best up-mixes I have ever heard and kudos to Robert Fripp for being so honest about this.
2 Stereo mixes original and 2011 in MLP (96/24 DVD audio players only) and PCM (48/24 DVD/Blu Ray Compatible)
New 5.1 Mix in DTS (DVD/Blu Ray Compatible) and MLP (DVD audio players only)
A host of bonus tracks mostly live in 48/24 PCM stereo (DVD/Blu Ray Compatible)
Two video tracks `Easy Money' and `Fragged Dusty Wall Carpet'
All in all another spectacular release from king Crimson roll on the rest of the catalogue.
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The Best King Crimson album - cleaned and more shiny
I purchased Starless and Bible Black on a whim in 1974/5. My friends, who largely shared the same Jimi Hendrix/Groundhogs/Animals obsession expressed sympathy for my having bought... Read more
Published 3 months ago by P. A. Lambert
Several Sources of Genius
Sandwiched in-between, "Lark's Tongue In Aspic" (LTIA) and "Red", "Starless and Bible Black" (SABB) is a composite of live, studio and concert performances; something I never knew... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Martin A Hogan
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