In The Wake Of Poseidon

Recorded in the aftermath of King Crimson’s implosion in 1969, when two of its founding members unexpectedly quit the band, In the Wake Of Poseidon is an eclectic and experimental mix of bone-crunching riffs, Beatles-ish pop, tender ballads, soaring mellotron-drenched anthems and inscrutable atonal episodes. Highlights include Fripp’s savage guitar throughout Pictures Of A City and Greg Lake’s stunning vocal on the title track - his last with the group before his departure to form ELP. Thanks to the success of their 1969 debut, when In The Wake Of Poseidon was released in May 1970 it peaked at No.4 in the UK charts with one journalist proclaiming “If Wagner were alive today he’d work with King Crimson.”

CD / Bluray - The complete recording sessions of In The Wake of Poseidon on 1 CD/1Blu-ray Blu-ray features completely new mixes of the album* in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 DTS-HD MA Surround and Hi-Res Stereo by Steven Wilson, (except Devil’s Triangle*) New Elemental Mixes of four of the tracks in Hi-Res Stereo by David Singleton plus two additional versions of Cadence and Cascade. Complete recording sessions of the album in Hi-Res Stereo The Original Stereo Master of the album (30th Anniversary edition) Presented in a replica mini-vinyl style packaging with booklet including photos and sleeve-notes from King Crimson biographer Sid Smith CD contains the complete album in 2025 mix form with Devil’s Triangle sourced from the alt mixes as featured originally on the (long unavailable) Sailors’ Tales boxed set and the new Elemental Mixes.

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