his release comes in four panel Digipak format in a slipcase with new sleeve notes by King Crimson biographer Sid Smith along with rare photos and archive material. This 40th anniversary edition is also available as a double CD and limited 15 disc box set.
CD content:
1. 2012 stereo mix remixed from the original multi-track master tapes
2. Bonus tracks
DVD content:
1. Original album remixed in MLP Lossless 5.1 Surround* and DTS 5.1 Digital Surround**
2. 2012 stereo album mix in MLP Lossless Stereo (24/96)* and PCM Stereo 2.0 (24/48)***
3. Original album mix (30th anniversary edition), alternate takes and mixes in PCM Stereo 2.0 (24/48)***
4. Video content (Audio: dual mono)
*only playable with DVD-Audio players, or players that are DVD-Audio compatible
**playable in all DVD players/DVD-ROM drives etc. with a compatible speaker setup
***playable in all DVD players/DVD-ROM drives etc.
Liner notes on the video content:
Most groups chose to play a couple of songs from a recent album or a well-known hit. King Crimson played three tracks, two yet to be recorded and a 30 minute improv. All were filmed. Only Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part I) was broadcast on Beat Club.
Stereo and 5.1 files mastered at Super Audio Mastering, Devon.
DVD Design, Layout, Authoring & Assembly at Opus Productions Ltd.
Audio tape transfers at FX Copyroom.
Broadcast footage from Beat Club by arrangement with Studio Hamburg.
Vinyl artefacts and rarities courtesy of John Kimber.
Drum scanning at Bespoke Photographic Services Ltd.
Compiled and coordinated for DGM, with input and suggestions from Steven Wilson.
The original album was released March 23th 1973.
Recorded at Command Studios, London, January & February 1973.
A King Crimson Production.