King Crimson

The King Crimson story begins in Bournemouth in 1967 with the formation of the trio - Giles, Giles & Fripp, consisting Of Michael Giles (drums), Peter Giles (bass), and Robert Fripp (guitars). In 1969, Robert Fripp and Michael Giles formed King Crimson with Greg Lake replacing Peter Giles. The name King Crimson is accredited to lyracist Peter Sinfield, who envisaged the name as being a synonym of Beelzebub, the prince of demons.

1969 Line-up

Robert Fripp - Guitar
Greg Lake - Vocals & bass
Peter Sinfield - Lyrics and synthesizer
Ian McDonald - Keyboards
Michael Giles - Drums




King Crimson's line-up has changed dramatically since the band's inception, though with Robert Fripp always remaining at the helm. After the complete break-up of the band in the late 70s, Fripp decided to reform the band in 1981, first under the name Discipline (the name of the first album by the new line-up), but later reviving the name King Crimson. The various incarnations of Crimson are too numerous to list, but rather it is better to create one list of all of the band members.


Members of King Crimson

Robert Fripp - Guitar & mellotron
Greg Lake - Vocals & bass (later of Emerson Lake & Palmer)
Peter Sinfield - Lyrics and synthesizer
Ian McDonald - Keyboards
Michael Giles - Drums
Adrian Belew - Guitar & vocals
Tony Levin — bass (also of Yes)
Pat Mastelotto — drums
Gavin Harrison — drums
Michael Giles — drums
Ian McDonald — saxophone, flute and mellotron
Mel Collins — saxophone, flute, vocals and mellotron
Gordon Haskell — bass and vocals
Andy McCulloch — bass and vocals
Boz Burrell — bass and vocals
Ian Wallace — drums and vocals
John Wetton — bass and vocals
Jamie Muir — percussion
Bill Bruford — drums, percussion (also of Yes)
David Cross — violin, viola, flute & piano
Richard Palmer-James — lyrics
Trey Gunn — Guitar

King Crimson
Album Discography

    In The Court of The Crimson King (1969)
    In The Wake of Poseidon (1970)
    Lizard (1970)
    Islands (1971)
    Earthbound (1972)
    Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973)
    Starless & Bible Black (1974)
    Red (1974)
    USA (1975)
    The Young Persons' Guide to King Crimson (1976)
    Discipline (1981)
    Beat (1982)
    Three of a Perfect Pair (1984)
    The Compact King Crimson (1986)
    Frame by Frame (1991)
    The Great Deceiver (1992)
    Sleepless (1993)
    Dinosaur (1995)
    Thrak (1995)
    B'Boom, Official Bootleg (1995)
    ThraKaTTaK (1996)
    The Night Watch (1997)
    Epitaph - Live in 1969 (1997)
    Epitaph vol.3&4 (1997)
    Absent Lovers - Live in Montreal,1984 (1998)
    ProjeKct Two - Space Groove (1998)
    Deception of the Thrush (1999)
    CIRKUS (1999)
    The ProjeKcts (1999)
    The ConstruKction of Light (2000)
    PorjeKct X - Heaven & Earth (2000)
    Heavy Construction (2000)
    VROOOM VROOOM (2001)
    Level Five (2001)
    21st Century Guide vol.1 (2001)
    21st Century Guide vol.2 (2002)
    Ladies of the Road (2002)
    EleKtric (2003)
    The Power to Believe (2003)
    Inside King Crimson (2005)
    The Condensed 21st Century Guide (2006)
    The Collectable King Crimson vol.1 (2006)
    The Collectable King Crimson vol.2 (2007)

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