Red

by King Crimson

Overview

King Crimson fell apart once more, seemingly for the last time, as David Cross walked away during the making of this album. It became Robert Fripp's last thoughts on this version of the band, a bit noiser overall but with some surprising sounds featured, mostly out of the group's past -- Mel Collins' and Ian McDonald's saxes, Marc Charig's cornet, and Robin Miller's oboe, thus providing a glimpse of what the 1972-era King Crimson might've sounded like handling the later group's repertory (which nearly happened). Indeed, Charig's cornet gets just about the best showcase it ever had on a King Crimson album, and the truth is that few intact groups could have gotten an album as good as Red together. The fact that it was put together by a band in its death throes makes it all the more impressive an achievement. Indeed, Red does improve in some respects on certain aspects of the previous album -- including "Starless," a cousin to the prior album's title track -- and only the lower quality of the vocal compositions keeps this from being as strongly recommended as its two predecessors. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	10/11/2024
Label:	Panegyric
UPC:	0633367797216
Rank:	123005

Album Credits

Performance Credits

King Crimson   Primary Artist
John Wetton   Voices,Bass,Vocals
Marc Charig   Cornet
Bill Bruford   Drums,Percussion
Robert Fripp   Guitar,Keyboards,Mellotron
Mel Collins   Saxophone,Sax (Soprano)
David Cross   Violin,Keyboards,Mellotron
Ian McDonald   Flute,Keyboards,Sax (Alto)
Robin Miller   Oboe,Wind

Technical Credits

Simon Heyworth   Remastering
Bill Bruford   Composer
John Wetton   Composer
Robert Fripp   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Remastering
Richard Palmer-James   Composer
Steven Wilson   Mixing,Producer
Gered Mankowitz   Photography
George Chkiantz   Engineer
David Cross   Composer
Rod Thear   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Bruford   Composer
John Kosh   Artwork,Photography,Cover Design
Hugh O'Donnell   Design
King Crimson   Producer
David Singleton   Mixing
Tony Arnold   Mixing,Remastering