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1969-1974  Robert Fripp - guitars, keyboards
› 1981-1984  -//-
› 1994-  -//-
1970-1972  Mel Collins - saxophone, flute, vocals, mellotron
› 1974  -//-
› 2013-  -//- saxophone, flute
1981-1984  Tony Levin - bass
› 1994-1999  -//-
› 2003-  -//-
1994-  Pat Mastelotto - drums, percussion
2007-  Gavin Harrison - drums
2013-  Jakko M. Jakszyk - guitars, vocals
2016-  Jeremy Stacey - drums, keyboards
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1969  Ian McDonald - saxophone, clarinet, flute, mellotron, vibes, vocals
› 1974  -//-
1969-1970  Greg Lake - bass, vocals
1969-1970  Michael Giles - drums, vocals
1969-1971  Peter Sinfield - lyrics, synthesizer
1970  Gordon Haskell - bass, vocals
1970  Andy McCulloch - drums
1971  Rick Kemp - bass
1971-1972  Ian Wallace - drums, percussion, vocals
1971-1972  Boz Burrell - bass, vocals
1972-1973  Jamie Muir - percussion, allsorts
1972-1974  John Wetton - bass, vocals
1972-1974  Richard Palmer-James - lyrics
1972-1974  David Cross - violin, viola, flute, mellotron, electric piano, keyboards
1972-1974  Bill Bruford - drums, percussion
› 1981-1984  -//-
› 1994-1998  -//-
1981-1984  Adrian Belew - guitars, vocals
› 1994-2013  -//-
1994-2003  Trey Gunn - warr guitar, chapman stick
2013-2020  Bill Rieflin - drums, keyboards
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1970  Peter Giles - bass
1970  Michael Giles - drums
1970  Jon Anderson - vocals

Discography

1969 The Court Of The Crimson King [Single] 6
1970 Cat Food / Groon [Single] 6
1972 Earthbound [Live] 5.4
1974 The Night Watch / The Great Deceiver [Single] 6
1975 USA [Live] 7.3
1975 The Young Persons' Guide To King Crimson [Compilation] 6.7
1976 Epitaph / 21st Century Schizoid Man [Single] 8
1979 In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson Epitaph) [Compilation]
1980 In The Court Of The Crimson King / Larks' Tongues In Aspic [Compilation]
1981 Elephant Talk [Single] 6
1981 Thela Hun Ginjeet [Single] 6
1981 Matte Kudasai [Single] 6
1982 Heartbeat [Single] 6
1982 Shock The Monkey / Heartbeat [Split]
1984 Sleepless [Single] 6
1984 Three Of A Perfect Pair [Single] 6
1984 Three Of A Perfect Pair - Live In Japan [DVD] 7
1984 The Noise Frejus 1982 [DVD] 7
1986 The Compact King Crimson [Compilation] 7.8
1989 1989 [Boxset]
1991 Frame By Frame [Boxset] 6
1992 The Great Deceiver [Boxset] 7.6
1993 Sleepless: The Concise King Crimson [Compilation] 6
1993 The First Three [Boxset]
1995 Dinosaur [Single] 6
1995 People [Single]
1995 AAA Sampler [Demo]
1995 THRAK (4 Track Sampler) [Demo]
1995 B'Boom: Live In Argentina [Live] 7.4
1996 Schizoid Man [Single] 6
1996 Schizoid Man Sampler [Demo]
1996 THRaKaTTaK [Live] 6
1996 Live In Japan [DVD] 7
1997 The Night Watch [Live] 6.4
1997 Epitaph Volumes One & Two [Live] 6.2
1997 Epitaph Volumes Three & Four [Live] 6
1998 Absent Lovers [Live] 6.8
1998 Live At The Marquee, July 6, 1969 [Live] 6
1998 Live At Jacksonville, 1972 [Live] 6
1999 The Deception Of The Thrush: A Beginners' Guide To ProjeKcts [Compilation] 6
1999 Deja VROOOM [DVD] 6
1999 The VROOOM Sessions (April May 1994) [Compilation] 6
1999 Live In Mexico City [Live]
1999 The Beat Club Bremen 1972 [Live] 6
1999 Live At Cap D'Agde, 1982 [Live] 6
1999 Cirkus: The Young Person's Guide To King Crimson Live [Live] 7.2
1999 The Collectors' King Crimson (Volume One) [Boxset]
1999 On Broadway [Live] 6
2000 Nashville Rehearsals (S.I.R. Studios May 1997) [Live] 6
2000 The Collectors' King Crimson (Volume Two) [Boxset]
2000 A Beginners' Guide To The King Crimson Collectors' Club [Compilation] 7
2000 Live At Summit Studios, Denver (March 12, 1972) [Live] 6
2000 Live In Central Park, NYC 07-01-74 [Live] 6
2000 The Collectors' King Crimson (Volume Three) [Boxset]
2000 Heavy Construcktion [Live] 6.8
2000 Live At Plymouth Guildhall, May 11, 1971 [Live] 6
2001 Live In Detroit, MI (December 13, 1971) [Live] 6
2001 Live In Berkeley, CA (August 13, 1982) [Live] 6
2001 Live In Mainz (March 30, 1974) [Live] 6
2001 The Collectors' King Crimson (Volume Four) [Boxset]
2001 The Collectors' King Crimson (Volume Five) [Boxset]
2001 Vrooom Vrooom [Live] 6.6
2002 Live In Nashville, TN (November 9 & 10, 2001) [Live] 6
2002 Live At The Zoom Club (October 13, 1972) [Live] 6
2002 The Collectors' King Crimson (Volume Six) [Boxset]
2002 Live In Hyde Park (July 5, 1969) [Live] 6
2002 Ladies Of The Road [Live] 6.2
2002 Champaign-Urbana Sessions (January 17-30, 1983) [Live] 6
2003 EleKtrik: Live In Japan [Live] 7.6
2003 Eyes Wide Open [DVD] 6
2003 Live At Guildford, November 13, 1972 [Live] 6
2003 Live In Orlando, FL (February 27, 1972) [Live] 6
2003 The Collectors' King Crimson (Volume Seven) [Boxset]
2004 Neal And Jack And Me [DVD] 6.7
2004 The 21st Century Guide To King Crimson - Volume One - 1969-1974 [Boxset] 6
2004 The Collectors' King Crimson (Volume Eight) [Boxset]
2004 Live At Fillmore East (November 21 & 22, 1969) [Live] 6
2004 Live In Philadelphia, PA (July 30, 1982) [Live] 6.5
2005 The 21st Century Guide To King Crimson - Vololume Two - 1981-2003 [Boxset] 8
2005 September 28, 1994 - Prix D'Ami, Buenos Aires, Argentina [Live]
2005 June 28, 1974 - Casino, Asbury Park, New Jersey [Live]
2005 Live At The Wiltern (July 1, 1995) [Live] 6
2005 April 13, 1971 - Zoom Club, Frankfurt, Germany [Live]
2005 Live In Warsaw (June 11, 2000) [Live] 6
2005 Live In Heidelberg (March 29, 1974) [Live] 6
2005 The Collectors' King Crimson (Volume Nine) [Boxset]
2005 June 9, 2000 - Arena, Poznan, Poland [Live]
2005 June 04, 2000 - Circus Krone, Munich, Germany [Live] 6
2005 April 12, 1971 - Zoom Club, Frankfurt, Germany [Live]
2005 March 31, 1974 - Jahnhalle, Pforzheim, Germany [Live]
2005 August 29, 1982 - Arena, Reggio Nell Emilia, Italy [Live]
2005 Live In Brighton (October 16, 1971) [Live] 6
2005 March 20, 1974 - Palazzo Dello Sport (Palasport), Brescia, Italy [Live]
2006 The Collectable King Crimson Volume One [Live] 7.5
2006 The Condensed 21st Century Guide To King Crimson [Compilation] 6
2006 November 14, 2003 - Ulster Performing Arts Centre, Kingston, New York [Live]
2006 October 23, 1973 - Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland [Live]
2006 April 14, 1971 - Zoom Club, Frankfurt, Germany [Live]
2006 March 8, 1972 - Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee, Wisconsin [Live]
2006 April 15, 1971 - Zoom Club, Frankfurt, Germany [Live]
2006 October 14, 1981 - StadtHalle, Cologne, Germany [Live]
2006 June 06, 2000 - Musemplatz, Bonn, Germany [Live]
2006 October 06, 1973 - University Of Texas, Arlington, Texas [Live]
2006 October 8, 1994 - Broadway Theatre, Buenos Aires, Argentina [Live]
2006 August 05, 1982 - Place De Nations, Montreal, Quebec, Canada [Live]
2006 March 06, 1972 - Stanley Warner Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [Live]
2006 December 9, 2001 - Palace Theater, New Haven, Conneticut [Live]
2006 The Collectors' King Crimson (Volume Ten) [Boxset]
2006 June 21, 2003 - Teatro Carlo Felice, Genova, Italy [Live]
2006 June 27, 1974 - Kennedy Centre, Washington D.C. [Live]
2006 Live In Munich (September 29, 1982) [Live]
2007 The Collectable King Crimson Volume Two [Live] 7
2007 Live In Denver, CO (March 13, 1972) [Live] 6
2007 Live In Kassel (April 1, 1974) [Live] 6
2007 July 31, 1982 - The Convention Hall, Asbury Park, New Jersey [Live]
2007 June 29, 1974 - Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania [Live]
2007 October 24, 2000 - House Of Blues, Los Angeles [Live]
2007 November 10, 1972 Technical College, Hull, England [Live]
2007 April 28, 1974, Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Columbus, Ohio [Live]
2007 March 27, 1974, Augsburg, Germany [Live]
2007 March 14, 2003 - Park West, Chicago, Illinois [Live]
2007 Collectors' King Crimson Box 1 (1969) [Boxset]
2007 Collectors' King Crimson Box 3 (1972-1974) [Boxset]
2007 Collectors' King Crimson Box 4 (1981-1982) [Boxset]
2007 Collectors' King Crimson Box 7 (Sessions & Rehearsals) [Boxset]
2007 Collectors' King Crimson Box 6 (ProjeKcts) [Boxset]
2008 The Collectable King Crimson Volume Three [Live] 7
2008 Live At The Pier, New York, August 2, 1982 [Live] 6
2008 Live In Milan, June 20, 2003 [Live] 6
2008 Live In Philadelphia, PA, August 26, 1996 [Live] 6
2008 October 13, 2000 - Izumi T-21, Sendai, Japan [Live]
2008 November 25, 1972 New Theatre, Oxford, England [Live]
2008 February 11, 1972 - Armoury, Wilmington, Delaware [Live]
2008 August 07, 2008 - Park West, Chicago, Illinois [Live]
2008 June 23, 1973 - Richards Club, Atlanta, Georgia [Live]
2008 Mr Stormy's Monday Selection Vol.1 [VA]
2008 40th Anniversary Tour Box [Compilation] 6
2008 April 09, 1973 - Olympia, Paris, France [Live]
2009 The Collectable King Crimson Volume Four [Live] 6
2009 June 16, 1973 - Community Theatre, Berkeley CA [Live] 6
2009 Live In Zurich (November 15, 1973) [Live] 7
2009 Live In Boston, MA (March 27, 1972) [Live] 6
2009 April 29, 1974 - Stanley Warner Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA [Live]
2009 July 15, 2003 - Millenaris Centre Budapest, Hungary [Live]
2010 May 13, 1995 - Zenith, Paris, France [Live]
2010 May 4, 1995 - Teatro Toniola, Mestre Venice, Italy [Live]
2010 May 3, 1995 - Teatro Tenda, Florence, Italy [Live]
2010 May 17, 1995 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England [Live]
2010 February 17, 1972 - Grand Ballroom, Detroit, MI [Live] 6
2010 May 1, 1995 - Kulturhaus, Dornbirn, Austria [Live]
2010 May 7, 1995 - Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany [Live]
2010 September 7, 1969 - Jazz Club, Chesterfield, England [Live]
2010 March 19, 1974 - Palazzo Dello Sport, Udine, Italy [Live]
2010 Live In Chicago, IL (November 29, 1995) [Live] 6
2010 June 07, 1974 - Fairground Arena, Oklahoma City, OK [Live]
2010 The Collectable King Crimson Volume Five [Live] 6
2011 Live In New Haven, CT [Live] 6
2011 March 21, 1972 - San Francisco, Winterland Arena [Live]
2011 March 10, 1972 - The Barn, Peoria, IL [Live]
2011 Live In Toronto (June 24, 1974) [Live] 6
2011 February 25, 1972 - Auditorium, Miami Beach, FL [Live]
2012 Live At The Marquee, August 10, 1971 [Live] 6
2012 June 14, 1996 - Stadtpark, Hamburg, Germany [Live]
2012 June 22, 1974 - Performing Arts Centre, Milwaukee, WI [Live]
2012 May 22, 1971 - Town Hall, Birmingham, England [Live]
2012 Live In Argentina, 1994 [Live] 6
2012 December 13, 1972 - Rainbow, London, England [Live]
2012 Larks' Tongues In Aspic (The Complete Recordings) [Boxset] 6
2013 The Road To Red [Boxset] 8
2014 May 1, 1974 - Felt Forum, NYC [Live]
2014 The Elements Of King Crimson - 2014 Tour Box [Boxset] 6
2014 Starless [Boxset] 6
2015 November 14, 1972 Town Hall, Watford, England [Live]
2015 Live At The Orpheum [Live] 7.2
2015 The Elements Of King Crimson - 2015 Tour Box [Boxset] 6
2015 THRAK BOX (King Crimson Live And Studio Recordings 1994-1997) [Boxset] 6
2016 Live In Toronto [Live] 7.9
2016 In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) / In The Wake Of Poseidon / Lizard / Islands [Boxset]
2016 Rehearsals & Blows (May - November 1983) [Compilation] 6
2016 Larks' Tongues In Aspic / Starless And Bible Black / Red / USA [Boxset]
2016 Radical Action (To Unseat The Hold Of Monkey Mind) [Boxset] 8.9
2016 On (And Off) The Road [Boxset] 8
2016 The Elements Of King Crimson - 2016 Tour Box [Boxset] 6
2017 DGM HQ, Salisbury, UK [Single]
2017 Kokusai Theater, Tokyo, Japan (December 14, 1981) [Live]
2017 Kokusai Theater, Tokyo, Japan (December 15, 1981) [Live]
2017 Kokusai Theater, Tokyo, Japan (December 16, 1981) [Live]
2017 Kokusai Theater, Tokyo, Japan (December 18, 1981) [Live]
2017 Shibuya Kohkaido, Tokyo, Japan (December 9, 1981) [Live]
2017 Nagoyashi Kohkaido, Nagoya, Japan (December 10, 1981) [Live]
2017 Expo Hall, Osaka, Japan (December 12, 1981) [Live]
2017 Mainichi Hall, Osaka, Japan (December 13, 1981) [Live]
2017 November 03, 1973 - Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany [Live]
2017 The Elements Of King Crimson - 2017 Tour Box [Boxset] 6
2017 November 12, 1973 - Palatza Delo Sports, Turin, Italy [Live]
2017 May 06, 1973 - Palace Theatre, Waterbury [Live]
2017 Live In Chicago [Live] 7.7
2017 Sailors' Tales [Boxset] 6
2017 May 08, 1973 - Masonic Temple, Detroit, United States [Live]
2018 Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo, Japan October 05, 1995 [Live]
2018 Koseinenkin Kaikan, Tokyo Japan, October 2, 1995 [Live]
2018 Koseinenkin Kaikan, Tokyo Japan, October 3, 1995 [Live]
2018 Koseinenkin Kaikan, Tokyo Japan, October 14, 1995 [Live]
2018 Hitomi Kinen Kodo (Hitomi Memorial Hall), Tokyo Japan, October 10, 1995 [Live]
2018 Live In Vienna [Live] 7.7
2018 Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Yokohama Japan, October 1, 1995 [Live]
2018 Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo Japan, October 15, 2000 [Live]
2018 Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo Japan, October 16, 2000 [Live]
2018 Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo Japan, October 6, 1995 [Live]
2018 Nagoya Shimin Kaikan, Nagoya Japan, October 8,1995 [Live]
2018 Sendai Sunplaza Hall, Sendai Japan, October 13, 1995 [Live]
2018 Sonic City Hall, Omiya Japan, October 12, 1995 [Live]
2018 Festival Hall, Osaka Japan, October 9, 1995 [Live]
2018 Audio Diary 2014-2017 [Boxset] 6
2018 Shibuya Kohkaido (Shibuya Public Hall), Tokyo Japan, October 4, 2000 [Live]
2018 Shibuya Kohkaido (Shibuya Public Hall), Tokyo Japan, October 5, 2000 [Live]
2018 Shibuya Kohkaido (Shibuya Public Hall), Tokyo Japan, October 7, 2000 [Live]
2018 Tribute To The Love Generation, Tokyo, Japan, October 02, 2000 [Live]
2018 The Elements Of King Crimson - 2018 Tour Box [Boxset] 6
2018 Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Yokohama Japan, October 3, 2000 [Live]
2018 Nagoyashi-Kohkaido (Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall), Nagoya Japan, October 9, 2000 [Live]
2018 Festival Hall, Osaka Japan, October 10, 2000 [Live]
2018 Fukuoka Yubin Chokin Kaikan, Fukuoka Japan, October 11, 2000 [Live]
2018 December 14, 2001 - Beacon Theater, New York, United States [Live]
2018 Meltdown: Live In Mexico [Live] 8.5
2018 1969-1972 [Boxset]
2019 Mister Stormy's Monday Selection Vol.2 [VA]
2019 Mister Stormy's Monday Selection Vol.3 [VA]
2019 KC 50 Series (Tracks 1-26) [Compilation]
2019 21st Century Schizoid Man [Single]
2019 The Terrifying Tale Of Thela Hun Ginjeet [Single]
2019 April 06, 1973 - Palazzo Dello Sport, Rome, Italy [Live]
2019 October 26, 1973 - Rainbow, London, England [Live]
2019 Cadence And Cascade [Single]
2019 The Mincer / Law Of Maximum Distress [Single]
2019 The Pier, New York NY, June 26, 1984 [Live]
2019 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver Canada, December 1, 1981 [Live]
2019 The Savoy, First House, New York NY, November 5, 1981 [Live]
2019 Aichi Kosei Nenkin Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan 2003 [Live]
2019 Palace Theatre, New Haven CT, November 18, 1995 [Live]
2019 Hitomi Kinen Kodo, Tokyo, Japan April 13, 2003 [Live]
2019 1972 - 1974 [Boxset]
2019 Live In Newcastle, December 8, 1972 [Live] 7
2019 A Mojo Anthology (Rare, Classic, Unusual And Live 1969-2019) [Compilation]
2019 Heaven & Earth [Boxset] 8
2019 The Elements Of King Crimson - 2019 Tour Box [Boxset] 6
2024 Sheltering Skies (Live In Fréjus, August 27th 1982) [Live] 9

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