Best KC studio album

^ in the gatefold there were pictures of all the albums from KC up to that point 

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: There wasn't much from "In the Wake of Poseidon" on "A Young Persons Guide" either and I think only "Ladies of the Road" from Islands. Anyway, I had that on cassette back in the eighties when I first got into KC and I wish they would reissue it on cd.

Edited by kenethlevine - January 04 2018 at 12:42

kenethlevine wrote: I remember that Lizard was completely excluded from the first compilation. "A Young OPerson's Guide", and that Fripp, at least at the time, didn't like the album.  I like both Lizard and Islands, but not what came after, apart from a few songs.

Well, maybe he has started to like it because Cirkus and part of the Lizard are in the new live. Really great versions, very near of original arrangements!

I remember that Lizard was completely excluded from the first compilation. "A Young OPerson's Guide", and that Fripp, at least at the time, didn't like the album.  I like both Lizard and Islands, but not what came after, apart from a few songs.

Larks' Tongues for me. It's unlike anything else ever made.

Maybe people are tired to the polls.

Red and LTIA equally.

They never made a bad album.

^I will be more than glad if Atom Heart win the Floyd poll, it has been my favourite a long time.

progmatic wrote: I love the first four albums beyond belief, and "Red" as well, but voted for their first because it is the album with which I discovered prog and changed my life. It was spring of 1973 and I had just bought Led Zeppelin's "Houses of the Holy." I brought it over to my friend's house and we got sufficiently breathless before listening. When we were done my buddy said, "Bob check this out, tell me what  you think." Then he played both sides of "In the Court ..." and I was totally mesmerized. I'd never heard anything like it. The way "I Talk to the Wind" evolved into "Epitaph," and the way that song touched me to my core like nothing ever had, I knew that I was hearing something incredible. The evening wound up with me trading the Zeppelin album for the Crimson and walking home practically dancing, thinking I'd really ripped off my friend.

Great story! I was born in the year you heard it first time...This brought into my mind when I heard KC first time. My brother bought in the eighties old reel-to-reel taperecorder. He got with machine tapes that had recorded. There was compilation, where was Crimson´s Epitaph and tittle song. That time I listened CCR, Skynyrd, Hendrix, so those KC songs sounded quite UFO to me. Many years later one my relative got In the Court Of, really remembered How I loved I talked to the wind immediately! Then I already listened Pink Floyd, Genesis, Rush and Yes.

Court for me. And indeed I'm surprised Lizard is getting so much love now.