“This is one of the most striking and extraordinary debut albums ever. Arguably never bettered by the band, and standing the test of time as an exciting and progressive piece of music. It also sports one of the best album cover designs, looking utterly splendid (and quite terrifying) in gatefold sleeve. . The opening track, 21st Century Schizoid Man, is an existential howl for modern man if ever there was one – essentially Munch’s Scream in sound. It’s juxtaposed wonderfully by the gentle I Talk To the Wind. . We also have the symphonic psychedelia of The Moody Blues, a bit of Hendrix-style raw guitar, some jazzy mellow bits here and there, and pure schizoid rock and roll. On the B side, Moonchild basically covers all of these genres in one track. Bringing up the rear is In The Court of the Crimson King, which includes the sections The Return of the Fire Witch and The Dance of the Puppets, which pretty much tells you all you need to know about prog rock. . Every home should have a copy of this LP. It should be issued in place of the Government’s Protect and Survive leaflets and listened to in the advent of nuclear apocalypse...” . FOR FULL REVIEW & PLAYLIST CLICK LINK IN PROFILE: https://randomrecordreview.wordpress.com/2019/02/28/705-king-crimson-in-the-court-of-the-crimson-king/ . #kingcrimson @kingcrimsonofficial #inthecourtofthecrimsonking #21stcenturyschizoidman #italktothewind #epitaph #robertfripp #greglake #progrock #albumcover #gatefoldsleeve #vinyl #vinylcollection #recordcollection #nowplaying #nowlistening #randomrecordreview https://www.instagram.com/p/BuathwdAkPu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nsmjkbpbsj56