King Crimson to Release "Official Bootleg: Live in Chicago, June 28th, 2017" and a Special 27 Disc Box Set

King Crimson's Official Bootleg: Live in Chicago, June 28th, 2017, a two CD set, taken from the band's most recent US tour, will be released on October 13, 2017. Presented as a King Crimson Collectors' Club special edition, King Crimson's “Live in Chicago is packaged in a media-book style hard cover 2-CD edition with a 24 pages booklet featuring photographs by Tony Levin, introductory notes by Robert Fripp and photos/production notes by KC producer/manager David Singleton.

The album showcases many iconic King Crimson pieces performed live by this line-up for the first time – some being played live for the first time ever, including: “Islands,” “The Lizard Suite,” “The Errors,” “Fallen Angel,” “Cirkus” & more..

The current King Crimson lineup:

• Mel Collins: Saxes & flute
• Robert Fripp: Guitar & keyboards
• Gavin Harrison: Drums
• Jakko Jakszyk: Guitar & voice
• Tony Levin: Basses, stick, voice
• Pat Mastelotto: Drums, 
• Bill Rieflin: Keyboards, 
• Jeremy Stacey: Drums & keyboards

The band says they are releasing this show because "Musicians know when a gig has really worked; when all the practicing, rehearsing, playing, set-list comes together in a particular time & venue with a particular audience. So, when musicians unanimously say that a concert was special, it's time to pay attention & plan a release for the broader community of fans as soon as is possible".  Plus "King Crimson is a band that's best experienced live & if you can’t be there, the live album is the next best thing. Those fortunate to have recently witnessed the band live will surely want to also own this new live release."

The track list:

Disc 1

• Intro: Scape Bells
• Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One
• Neuoritica
• The Errrors
• Cirkus
• The Lizard Suite a) Dawn Song B) Last Skirmish C) Prince Rupert's Lament
• Fallen Angel
• Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two
• Islands
• Pictures of a City

Disc 2

• Indiscipline
• The Construkction of Light
• Easy Money
• The Letters
• Interlude
• Meltdown
• Radical Action II
• Level Five
• Starless
• Heroes
• 21st Century Schizoid Man

In addition, the band will be releasing King Crimson - Sailors' Tales (1970 – 1972), a limited edition 27 disc boxed set containing 21-CDS/4-Blu-Rays/2-DVD (all audio) will be released on November 3, 2017.

With much of the material from In The Wake Of Poseidon, Lizard and Islands now being performed by the current King Crimson line-up (2014 - to present), it is only in recent years that the wider world has begun to realize what fans have always known: this era's recordings are as vital as any other segment of the King Crimson catalogue.

Recorded between the dazzling impact of In The Court Of The Crimson in 1969 and the startling reinvention of the band in 1973's Larks' Tongues In Aspic, this boxed set documents a crucial period in King Crimson's history and shows it to be brimming with innovation, experimentation, and boundary-pushing energy.

With a wealth of previously unheard studio recordings from band rehearsals to full alternate mixes and a vast array of live material, much of it on CD/Blu-Ray for the first time and including four recently found, never before released concerts, this set presents the complete King Crimson recorded history of the period in the best quality audio possible.

Included:

• 3-CDs feature Steven Wilson & Robert Fripp stereo mixes of In The Wake Of Poseidon (1970), Lizard (1970) & Islands (1971) plus additional tracks.
• 6-CDs feature the Islands line-ups early concerts from Germany (new to CD) & the UK (1971).
• 9-CDs feature live recordings (several new to CD and/or previously unreleased in any format) from the 1972 US tour, including a new stereo mix of “Summit Studios” & an expanded “Earthbound.”
• 3-CDs feature auditions for the Islands band & two further, as yet, unidentified concerts from 1972 (all previously unreleased)
• 3 Blu-Ray discs contain the main studio albums in 5.1 Surround Sound & recent stereo editions mixed by Steven Wilson & Robert Fripp + 30th anniversary masters of the original stereo albums mixes (all in 24/96 hi-res), plus extensive additional material with each disc also featuring a complete alternate album + a further selection of additional, related studio/live material in hi-res.
• Lizard Blu-Ray: also contains the audition material from CDs 19/20
• Islands Blu-Ray: also contains the following concerts in stereo Zoom Club (4 shows), Marquee Club, Plymouth, Glasgow, Detroit all from 1971.
• Earthbound Tour: Blu-Ray features an expanded version of the original album, Summit Studios gig in Stereo & Quadraphonic (newly mixed), the “Schizoid Men” sequence from the “Ladies of the Road” album, 2 newly discovered concerts in hi-res stereo & every existing soundboard concert recording from the 1972 US tour: Wilmington, NYC (2 shows), Chicago (2 tracks only), Detroit, Jacksonville, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Peoria, Indianapolis & Denver (2 shows).
• 2 DVDs feature the expanded “Earthbound”, “Summit Studios,” “Schizoid Men,” “New York 1972” & the recently discovered live concerts.
• 12” box with booklet, memorabilia, a further downloadable concert, new sleeve-notes by Sid Smith, Jakko Jakszyk & David Singleton

King Crimson our dates:

• 10/19 - Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall
• 10/21 - Dallas, TX - Music Hall
• 10/23 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage
• 10/24 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage
• 10/26 - Raleigh, NC - Duke Energy Centre for the Performing Arts
• 10/28 - Washington D.C. - Lisner Auditorium,
• 10/29 - Washington D.C. - Lisner Auditorium
• 10/31 - Newark, NJ - New Jersey Performing Arts Centre
• 11/02 - Philadelphia, PA - Merriam Theatre
• 11/03 - Philadelphia. PA - Merriam Theatre
• 11/06 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
• 11/08 - Albany, NY - The Egg
• 11/09 - Albany, NY - The Egg
• 11/11 - Allentown, PA - Miller Symphony Hall
• 11/13 - Long Island, NY - Paramount Theatre
• 11/15 - Port Chester, NY - Capitol Theatre
• 11/17 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
• 11/18 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
• 11/20 - Greensburg, PA - Palace Theater
• 11/22 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theatre
• 11/24 - Cleveland, OH - Hard Rock Rocksino
• 11/26 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre