King Crimson – The Young Persons' Guide To King Crimson "The Young Persons' Guide to King Crimson", a compilation album released in 1975. This compilation was compiled by Robert Fripp, the band's guitarist and one of its founding members. The album contains a selection of tracks from King Crimson's early albums, including songs from their debut album "In the Court of the Crimson King" (1969) and later releases such as "In the Wake of Poseidon" (1970), "Lizard" (1970) and "Islands" (1971). It serves as a retrospective introduction to the band's music during their formative years. Some of the tracks included in "The Young Persons' Guide to King Crimson" are: "21st Century Schizoid Man" - A progressive rock classic known for its powerful instrumentation and complex structure. "Epitaph" - A hauntingly beautiful song with introspective lyrics and melodic passages. "In the Court of the Crimson King" - The title track of their debut album, with lush orchestration and evocative imagery. "Cat Food" - A shorter, more upbeat track that shows the band's experimentation with different musical styles. Overall, "The Young Persons' Guide to King Crimson" offers a comprehensive overview of King Crimson's early sound, which fused elements of progressive rock, jazz and classical music into a unique and influential style. King Crimson – The Young Persons' Guide To King Crimson 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Gatefold Epitaph (8:32) A1.a March For No Reason A1.b Tomorrow And Tomorrow A2 Cadence & Cascade A3 Ladies Of The Road A4 I Talk To The Wind B1 Red B2 Starless C1 The Night Watch C2 Book Of Saturday C3 Peace - A Theme C4 Cat Food C5 Groon C6 Coda From Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part 1) Moonchild D1.a The Dream D1.b The Illusion D2 Trio In The Court Of The Crimson King D3.a The Return Of The Fire Witch D3.b The Dance Of The Puppets Issued in a gatefold cover with obi, lyrics insert/Japanese liner notes, and 8-page photo booklet. track A4 - previously unreleased version track C5 released as a single with "Cat Food" In March 1970) Tracks and times as per inner jacket. Labels/insert vary as follows: A1 Epitaph (8:52) a. March For No Reason b. Tomorrow And Tomorrow A4 I Talk To The Wind (3:17) C5 Groon (3:30) D1 Moonchild (2:24) a. The Dream b. The Illusion D3 The Court Of The Crimson King (9:21) a. The Return Of The Fire Witch b. The Dance Of The Puppets Condition: LP´s / VG+ to Near Mint (only fine, flat, thread scratches from the years without effect)wonderful OBI / Near Mint (wrinkles) Cover / VG+ to NM (wrinkles, a pressure) Booklet / NM (a little bit yellow on top, hard to see) OIS / VG+ to Mint (the pictures and the description are an integral part of the state and the scope of the delivery of the LP or Single…) ★★★ Another "Must Have "! From KC In Collectors-Condition ★★★ ★★★ For every rare single & LP I add a new inner sleeve with acid-free plastic so that you can enjoy the singles & LPs for a long time ★★★ You will receive all of your valuable auctions in a special LP box so that nothing can happen to your LP during transport (see pictures) ★★★ Each LP/Single is washed again with a special record washing machine (see picture) before it is sent (this machine is of course not included in the scope of delivery) An offer exclusive from the seller : BLACKGOLD --- Memorabilia --- Thank´s for your interest. Check out my other rare items in current and future Auctions at Catawiki ★★★ Delivery to Lithuania, Portugal,Bulgaria and Norway only by Express Post ★★★ The B/W picture of King Crimson is not included in the scope of delivery and are only used for documentation.