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| :: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Feb 27, 2012 |
Mister Stormy has whipped out his audio Brasso and polished up this rather fine recording of the League of Gentlemen wowing the punters in the Bataclan.
Grab it here...
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A Letter To Lucien Grainge
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., Aug 15, 2012
Sometimes the artist has to call it as they see it.
And if our artists don't, our society is close to dying.
Just sent to Mr. Lucien Grainge, Power Possessor
Numero Uno, Universal Music Group, NYC…
Subject:
Re: King Crimson - UMG - EC Divestment package
dear mr. grainge,
UMG is prepared to divest itself of a number of its
properties in order to acquire EMI. one of these properties is... King Crimson.
yet UMG has no rights nor entitlements to King
Crimson.
this is one small example of what happens when a
large, dopey company acquires smaller companies, or whatever levels of
dopiness; and indicative of six years of grief, obfuscation, evasion, opacity
and copyright violation that has characterised our dealings with UMG.
better, for example, that UMG employ a top London
lawyer to refuse to give us information ("i am not prepared to litigate by
e-mail"), than to give us information (eg non-payment of Summers &
Fripp royalties for 19 years, accounting on unlicensed downloads of KC
material)?
if we trust what someone does, rather than what
they say they do, UMG's answer is: "yes - better to pay a top London
lawyer than pay you".
when law ceases to serve justice, it ceases to be
law.
once this is widely felt to be so, the implications
are alarming: the music ceases to be harmonious, and moves increasingly
towards Rough Music.
your tim smith in UK Business Affairs spent three
years telling us that UMG did not acquire Sanctuary. yet, if you believe
yourself to be able to divest itself of King Crimson, presumably you believe
that UMG did acquire Sanctuary. if so, why did your Business Affairs lawyer
tell us this was not the case?, and over an extended period of time?
The Four Pillars of The Ethical
Company
Honesty
Responsibility
Equity
Goodwill
transparency + straightforwardness =
honesty
accountability + owning-up =
responsibility
distributive justice + fairness =
equity
common decency = goodwill
time to own up, dude.
sincerely, rf (King Crimson copyright owner /
controller)
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Statement re UMG & King Crimson
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., Aug 15, 2012
UMG, the world's biggest record company has identified certain
"assets" the company is prepared to sell from the UMG & EMI
catalogues in order to get clearance from EC competition
authorities for UMG's purchase of EMI, currently the world's
fourth biggest record company.
It has come to our attention that among the "assets" claimed as
owned by UMG & listed for sale with EC officials are master
rights to recorded material by King Crimson.
UMG does not own or control any King Crimson recordings or master
rights.
A letter demanding UMG's immediate withdrawal of all claims to
represent or control any interest in King Crimson recorded
material has been sent to the company's CEO on behalf of King
Crimson, DGM & its licensees.
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Larks' Tongues In Aspic Boxset
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Aug 13, 2012
The long-awaited 40th anniversary edition of the legendary Larks’ Tongues In Aspic quintet will be released on October 15th.
One of the key recordings in the King Crimson canon, and the only formal studio recording by the LTIA quintet, the 40th Anniversary Edition will be released in three separate editions to satisfy the merely curious and the expectant collector.
1. CD/DVD-A: CD: New stereo mix + selected audio extras – all new content.
DVD-A featuring 5.1 new surround mix, original & new stereo mixes in hi-res stereo, a full album of alt mixes by Steven Wilson & more than 30 minutes of unseen footage of the band live in the studio.
2. Limited edition Boxed Set:13CDs, 1DVD-A, 1Blu-Ray in 12” box with booklet & memorabilia. DVD-A content as above, Blu-Ray content as per DVD-A with further hi-res stereo material – all presented in DTS Master audio, 4CDs of studio content including CD of session reels featuring the first recorded takes of all pieces on the album, 1CD live in the studio, 8CDs of live audio restored bootlegs & soundboard recordings + 36 page booklet with an extensive new interview with Robert Fripp, notes by King Crimson biographer Sid Smith, album sleeve print, concert ticket replica (with code for further concert download) & band photo postcards – limited to initial orders, one pressing only to a worldwide maximum limit of 7,000 units.
3. 2CD: Complete original & new mixes with selected audio extras.
Whilst the clip of the quintet performing LTIA pt1 during the Bremen Beat Club recording has been available on the internet for several years in varying degrees of quality, there has been some fevered speculation as to whether the full concert would ever see the light of day.
Though it's been a long time coming, the full video of David Cross, Robert Fripp, John Wetton, Bill Bruford and Jamie Muir will now be seen in full. We hope all Crimheads agree that the waiting to get this in the best possible quality will have been worth while.
Pre-ordering details will appear soon.
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Fripp Olympics
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Aug 13, 2012
The world of social media was ablaze last night to the news that Robert Fripp's guitar was featured in the closing ceremony for the 2012 Olympics when they played David Bowie's Fashion. You'll recall Fripp's guitar was also heard a fortnight ago in the opening ceremony when David Bowie's Heroes accompanied Team GB into the arena. In the words of Head of Deliverance, Ian Fletcher, So, that's all good then.
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BGE vs 1605munro
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sun., Aug 12, 2012
There's a series of live dates coming by the Berlin Guitar Ensemble and 1605munro.
24.08.12 20:00 Kulturpalast Linden
Eintritt: 8€, Deisterstraße 23, 30449 Hannover
(details)
25.08.12 19:00 St.-Andreas-Kirche
Eintritt: frei, St.-Andreas-Straße 5, 31832 Springe
(details)
www.kulturpalast-hannover.de
26.08.12 19:00 Antikriegshaus Sievershausen
Eintritt: frei, Kirchweg 4A, 31275 Lehrte
(details)
http://www.facebook.com/events/395213677209709/ oder
www.antikriegshaus.de
27.08.12 19:00 Hofcafé Peetzen 10
Eintritt: frei, Eveser Str. 45, 31675 Bückeburg, OT Evesen
(details)
www.peetzen10.de
29.08.12 20:00 Oberer Stadtpark Alfeld (Open Air)
Eintritt: frei, Kalandstraße 1, 31061 Alfeld (Leine)
(details)
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No Control
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sun., Aug 12, 2012
My thanks to the UnusualMuse for sending this link to an article about who's getting the biggest chunk of the pie when it comes to streaming services.
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Mentioned In Dispatches...
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sat., Aug 11, 2012
Thanks to Dragos for spotting this reference to Fripp in an article about film makers and this citing of KC's influence on Van Halen!
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New Studio Album From Travis & Fripp
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., Aug 10, 2012
Follow is the title of the latest release from Travis & Fripp. Echoing the KC 40th Anniversary Editions, this is available as a CD/DVD-A package enabling listeners to enjoy the duo in the immersive world of a Steven Wilson 5.1 surround sound mix. The DVD-A also contains footage of T&F in concert.
You can pre-order from Burning Shed in Europe and the mail order shop for the USA.
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Lizard On Vinyl
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., Aug 10, 2012
King Crimson's third album, Lizard, is being reissued on heavyweight vinyl. Fans of this album will enjoy seeing its sumptuous art work restored to its full gate-fold glory. Coming on 200gm vinyl and MP3 codes, this is a must-have for KC collectors everywhere.
You can pre-order from Burning Shed in Europe and the mail order shop in the USA.
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