The Compact King Crimson is a compilation of songs by the British progressive rock band King Crimson, selected by Robert Fripp from the two different eras of the band.
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| The Compact King Crimson | ||||
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| Compilation album by King Crimson | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1969–1984 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 79:13 (Vinyl) 70:10 (CD) | |||
| Label | EG | |||
| Producer | King Crimson | |||
| King Crimson chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Kerrang! | (3.7/5)[2] |
The cover art features the Fergus Hall painting Il Divino. Paintings by Hall emblazoned the previous King Crimson compilation, A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson.[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Discipline" | Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Tony Levin | Discipline, 1981 | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Thela Hun Ginjeet" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Discipline | 6:27 |
| 3. | "Matte Kudasai" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Discipline | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Three of a Perfect Pair" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Three of a Perfect Pair, 1984 | 4:13 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Frame by Frame" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Discipline | 5:08 |
| 2. | "Sleepless" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Sleepless" 12" single A-side, 1984 (mixed by Bob Clearmountain) | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Heartbeat" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Beat, 1982 | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Elephant Talk" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Discipline | 4:36 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "21st Century Schizoid Man" (including "Mirrors") | Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield | In the Court of the Crimson King, 1969 | 7:20 |
| 2. | "I Talk to the Wind" | Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield | In the Court of the Crimson King | 6:06 |
| 3. | "Epitaph" (including "March for No Reason" and "Tomorrow and Tomorrow") | Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield | In the Court of the Crimson King | 8:49 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Red" | Fripp | Red, 1974 | 6:17 |
| 2. | "Cat Food" (Single version) | Fripp, Sinfield, McDonald | "Cat Food/Groon" 7" single A-side, 1970 | 2:46 |
| 3. | "The Court of the Crimson King" (including "The Return of the Fire Witch" and "The Dance of the Puppets") | McDonald, Sinfield | In the Court of the Crimson King | 9:22 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Discipline" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Discipline, 1981 | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Thela Hun Ginjeet" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Discipline | 6:27 |
| 3. | "Matte Kudasai" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Discipline | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Three of a Perfect Pair" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Three of a Perfect Pair, 1984 | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Frame by Frame" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Discipline | 5:08 |
| 6. | "Sleepless" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Three of a Perfect Pair | 5:24 |
| 7. | "Heartbeat" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Beat, 1982 | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Elephant Talk" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | Discipline | 4:36 |
| 9. | "21st Century Schizoid Man" (including "Mirrors") | Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield | In the Court of the Crimson King, 1969 | 7:20 |
| 10. | "I Talk to the Wind" | Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield | In the Court of the Crimson King | 6:06 |
| 11. | "Epitaph" (including "March for No Reason" and "Tomorrow and Tomorrow") | Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield | In the Court of the Crimson King | 8:49 |
| 12. | "The Court of the Crimson King" (including "The Return of the Fire Witch" and "The Dance of the Puppets") | McDonald, Sinfield | In the Court of the Crimson King | 9:22 |
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