"The Court of the Crimson King" Released: October 1969 (UK)
In the Court of the Crimson King (subtitled An Observation by King Crimson) is the debut studio album by English progressive rock band King Crimson, released on 10 October 1969 by Island Records.[3] The album is one of the earliest and most influential of the progressive rock genre, with the band combining musical influences that rock music was founded upon with elements of jazz, classical, and symphonic music.
Considered by many critics to be one of the greatest progressive rock albums of all time, In the Court of the Crimson King reached number five on the UK Albums Chart and number 28 on the US Billboard 200, where it was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album was ranked number 2 on Rolling Stone's "The 50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time" list in 2015, behind 1973's The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd.[4]
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^Larkin, Colin (1999). All-Time Top 1000 Albums. Virgin Books. p. 55. ISBN 0-7535-0354-9. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021.
^King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 29 October 2023
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