King Crimson — 12 Mar 2026
King Crimson Live at Summit Studios - the complete recording. It has long been a favourite concert from the 1972 Earthbound tour, being the only multitrack recording of the band outside of the Islands album sessions at Command Studios in 1971. Previously released as the ninth edition in the King Crimson Collectors’ Club series, where it was edited to fit the CD format. It could later be heard...
King Crimson — 12 Mar 2026
David Cross and The Peter Banks Musical Estate are pleased to announce the release of "The Other Horizon" featuring unreleased and alternate tracks from the "Crossover" sessions. The tracks include guest appearances by Tony Kaye, Billy Sherwood, Oliver Wakeman and Jay Schellen. This digital only release features three previously unreleased tracks and two alternate versions: 1....
King Crimson — 6 Mar 2026
Pat Mastelotto plays along with the King Crimson track in his home studio. As it is turning into Drummer Week here at DGM, beginning with Michael Giles’ birthday last Sunday, here is a fabulous multi-camera video from King Crimson’s longest serving drummer, Pat Mastelotto, playing EleKtriK from The Power To Believe album. Shot by Bill Munyon, it was created in 2020 during the Covid lockdown,...
King Crimson — 6 Mar 2026
Hugh’s Archive Deep Dive: 19 Bill Bruford recently got in touch to ask if we could help him with one of his frequently asked questions: what kit did he use at the recording sessions for Red? He didn’t know, and nor did we. The best we could do was look at the concert photos from 1974 and surmise that he may have taken the same setup into the studio at Olympic in Barnes the week after the...
King Crimson — 1 Mar 2026
Join us in sending birthday greetings to King Crimson's drummer and founding member, Michael Giles. Robert Fripp described him as “outstanding” and “in 1969 arguably the most exciting and original drummer in rock”. Ian McDonald said his “witty and inventive drumming never failed to support and inspire me in my playing”. Michael played on In The Court Of The Crimson King, In The...
King Crimson — 18 Feb 2026
Carry Me Gently Home - Artworks by Jamie Muir (1945- 2025). Scottish painter and musician Jamie Muir is famous for his music. A percussionist famous for playing with King Crimson and naming their Larks’ Tongues in Aspic album (1972-1973), Jamie went on to spend 40 years making art in London and Penzance. During that time Jamie made skilfully detailed drawings, improvised abstracted...
King Crimson — 13 Feb 2026
Live from the US Tour. 8 shows recorded from the mixing desk by King Crimson’s sound man Peter Walmsley are available to download on DGMLive or buy on CD through our partnership with Nugs. Robert Fripp described this lineup of King Crimson as a “monstrous live creature” and on the 1974 US tour it was on its own territory, drawing mainly on a European vocabulary for both its writing and...
King Crimson — 12 Feb 2026
Hugh’s Archive Deep Dive 18. Having completed a pedal board for Robert Fripp in March 1973, electrician and equipment designer Pete Cornish next equipped David Cross and John Wetton with their own bespoke effects units ahead of the lengthy King Crimson tours scheduled for the following eighteen months. This trio of designs established Cornish’s reputation as the go-to guy for custom-designed...
King Crimson — 9 Feb 2026
BearHand Design. David Singleton has updated his diary with a post that addresses some of the online commentary that has followed the release announcement of the 1974 Penn State University vinyl edition. For information about the digital artist who created the cover check out David’s diary here. For full details about the exclusive Record Store Day vinyl edition: 1974 Penn State...