Released in March 1974, the bulk of Starless And Bible Black is a live album with all traces of the audience skilfully removed. Coming between the startling inventions of Larks’ Tongues In Aspic, and the far-reaching repercussions of Red, Starless And Bible Black is a powerful and experimental album mingling live recordings with stand-alone studio tracks. Brimming with a confidence borne out of the band’s increasing mastery of the concert platform as a basis for inspired improvisations, the sparse, pastoral beauty of Trio, the impressionistic, sombre moods of the title track, and the complex, cross-picking rhythmic brilliance of Fracture all stand testimony to the musical ESP that existed between Cross, Fripp, Wetton and Bruford. A classic and compelling blast of King Crimson as you’re likely to hear.
This 40th Anniversary edition on CD/DVD-A features new stereo & 5.1 mixes by Robert Fripp and Steven Wilson plus high resolution stereo mixes of the original, extensive additional audio material and representative video.
Released in March 1974, the bulk of Starless And Bible Black is a live album with all traces of the audience skilfully removed. Coming between the startling inventions of Larks’ Tongues In Aspic, and the far-reaching repercussions of Red, Starless And Bible Black is a powerful and experimental album mingling live recordings with stand-alone studio...
Am I the only one who noticed that there is a problem (a glitch?) at the end of the track "The Mincer" on the 40th Anniversary Edition of "Starless & Bible Black"? It stops abruptly and very unpleasantly, whereas in earlier versions ('1987, Sweden, Jem Records Inc., EGCD 12', or '1988, Japan, Virgin, VJD-28004' for instance) it ended with a more comfortable fade that drove you safe and sound to the next track.
I understand that in view of the approaching end of civilization, this problem may se...
Am I the only one who noticed that there is a problem (a glitch?) at the end of the track "The Mincer" on the 40th Anniversary Edition of "Starless & Bible Black"? It stops abruptly and very unpleasantly, whereas in earlier versions ('1987, Sweden, Jem Records Inc., EGCD 12', or '1988, Japan, Virgin, VJD-28004' for instance) it ended with a more comfortable fade that drove you safe and sound to the next track.
I understand that in view of the approaching end of civilization, this problem may seem ridiculous, but considering the perfectionism that you have always shown by remastering the King Crimson discography, we cannot help but be surprised ...
Anyway, best regards from France -my apologies for syntax and grammar errors: english is not my native language.
Vincent
