King Crimson - In The Wake Of Poseidon - 40th Anniversary Edition (cd/dvda)
The fourth release in King Crimson's superlative 40th Anniversary series.
Featuring new stereo and 5.1 surround mixes (by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp), Sid Smith sleeve notes and extra tracks (including Greg Lake's guide vocal rendition of Cadence And Cascade), this is a definitive edition of a classic album.
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This edition presents a near complete new stereo mix by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp. As tape for one track, The Devil's Triangle, could not be located, the original stereo is included to maintain the original running order.
The CD also includes a new mix of Groon (Cat Food's b-side) a newly mixed alternate take of Peace: An Ending and the first CD appearance of Greg Lake's guide vocal take of the beautiful ballad Cadence and
Cascade.
The DVD-A features a 5.1 mix by Steven Wilson, with Devil's Triangle up-mixed to 5.1 by Simon Heyworth, hi-res stereo versions of the 30th anniversary stereo master, the 2010 album mixes and ten hi-res bonus tracks including the original single a & b side Cat Food/Groon, the bonus tracks from the CD and a number of other session takes, rehearsals and mixes.
For an album that shouldn't have been recorded by a band that didn't exist, In The Wake of Poseidon continues to intrigue King Crimson fans 40 years after its initial release.
Tracks
CD:
Original album - 2010 mix
1. Peace: A Beginning
2. Pictures of a City
3. Cadence & Cascade
4. In The Wake of Poseidon
5. Peace: A Theme
6. Cat Food
7. The Devil's Triangle (part I)
8. The Devil's Triangle (part II)
9. The Devil's Triangle (part III)
10. Peace: An End
Bonus Tracks
11. Groon
12. Peace: An End - Alternate mix
13. Cadence & Cascade (Greg Lake guide vocal version)
DVD-A
MLP Lossless 5.1 Surround/DTS 5.1 Digital Surround - 2010 mix:
1. Peace: A Beginning
2. Pictures of a City
3. Cadence & Cascade
4. In The Wake of Poseidon
5. Peace: A Theme
6. Cat Food
7. The Devil's Triangle (part I)
8. The Devil's Triangle (part II)
9. The Devil's Triangle (part III)
10. Peace: An End
11. Groon
MLP lossless/LPCM - 2010 stereo mix:
1. Peace: A Beginning
2. Pictures of a City
3. Cadence & Cascade
4. In The Wake of Poseidon
5. Peace: A Theme
6. Cat Food
7. The Devil's Triangle (part I)
8. The Devil's Triangle (part II)
9. The Devil's Triangle (part III)
10. Peace: An End
11. Groon
Original 1970 stereo mix, 30th anniversary remaster:
1. Peace: A Beginning
2. Pictures of a City
3. Cadence & Cascade
4. In The Wake of Poseidon
5. Peace: A Theme
6. Cat Food
7. The Devil's Triangle (part I)
8. The Devil's Triangle (part II)
9. The Devil's Triangle (part III)
10. Peace: An End
Bonus Tracks:
1. Cat Food (single version)
2. Groon (single b-side)
3. Cadence & Cascade (unedited master)
4. Cadence & Cascade (Greg Lake guide vocal version)
5. Cadence & Cascade (instrumental take from Wessex Studios)
6. Groon - Take 1
7. Groon - Take 5
8. Groon - Take 15
9. The Devil's Triangle (rehearsal version from Wessex Studios)
10. Peace: An End (alternative mix)
Credits
Robert Fripp: Guitar, Mellotron & Devices
Greg Lake: Vocals
Michael Giles: Drums
Peter Giles: Bass
Keith Tippett: Piano
Mel Collins: Saxes & Flute
Gordon Haskell: Vocal (track 3)
Peter Sinfield: words
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Stereo files prepared at Super Audio
Mastering, Devon by Simon Heyworth
5.1 mastered by Simon Heyworth at Super Audio Mastering, Devon
DVD Design & Layout by Claire Bidwell at Opus Productions Ltd
DVD Authoring & Assembly by Neil Wilkes at Opus Productions Ltd
Tape transfers by Kevin Vanbergen at FX
DGM tape Archive: Alex Mundy
Package Art & Design by Hugh O'Donnell
Compiled & Coordinated by Declan Colgan for DGM
Published by UMG Music Ltd.
Notes
The classic album has been mixed for 5.1 Surround Sound from the original studio masters by Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) & is fully approved by Crimson founder Robert Fripp.*
CD features a new stereo mix by Robert Fripp & Steven Wilson*
CD also features 3 extra tracks, 2 previously unreleased, including a new mix of Groon, an alternate mix of Peace: An End, & the first time availability on CD of the studio recording of Cadence & Cascade with Greg Lake's guide vocal.
DVD-A (compatible with all DVD players & DVD Rom players) features a 5.1 DTS Mix and High Resolution Stereo mixes (24bit/48khz).*
DVD-A players can, additionally, access a 5.1 Lossless audio mix and Lossless Stereo mixes (24bit 96khz).
DVD-A features both the original album mix & the new album mix in High Resolution stereo*
DVD-A also features ten bonus tracks - all in High Resolution Stereo.
Presented as a 2 x digipack format in a slipcase with new sleeve notes by King Crimson biographer Sid Smith along with rare photos & archive material.
* The Devil's Triangle is one of the few missing King Crimson multi-tracks. In all cases the stereo version used is the 30th anniversary stereo master. For the 5.1 mix, the Penteo up-mixing system was utilised by mastering engineer Simon Heyworth & the mix approved by Robert Fripp.
