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King Crimson In the Wake of Poseidon

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King Crimson's 1970 Sophomore Album In the Wake of Poseidon on Import CD + Blu-ray Audio. Includes the Steven Wilson Mix, Elemental Mix and the Complete Recording Sessions.

Steven Wilson returns to produce a 2025 Dolby Atmos Mix of King Crimson's second album plus single B-side "Groon," a new 5.1 Surround Mix and a new stereo album mix, while David Singleton contributes Elemental Mixes of four of the album's key tracks.

The Blu-ray contains all of this material on a single disc with the 5.1 Surround Material presented in DTS-HD-MA and the stereo tracks in Hi-Res Stereo. Joining the new mixes are the complete stereo recording sessions from the entire album, as produced by Alex R. Mundy and the disc is completed with a Hi-Res Stereo presentation of the 30th anniversary edition of the original album mix.

The CD features Steven Wilson's 2025 Stereo Mixes, the Elemental Mixes and the alternate version of "Devil's Triangle" originally assembled for the, now unavailable, Sailors' Tales boxed set.

This is the most complete edition of In the Wake of Poseidon ever assembled. When In the Wake of Poseidon was first issued in 1970, Melody Maker ran the unforgettable headline: "If Wagner were alive he'd work with King Crimson." Stranger still, this was just two months after King Crimson had issued a single "Cat Food" and appeared on Britain's Top of the Pops miming – as all bands did in those days on the TV show – to a pre-recorded playback of the song.

Strangest of all was, how could a single and an album have even been recorded, when the band had split up in December 1969 following their debut US tour and release of their acclaimed In the Court of the Crimson King mere weeks before that? The answer, not for the first or last time in the band's lengthy career, was Robert Fripp's determination to keep the band going – whatever it took. In the case of Poseidon this involved hiring leaving KC members Michael Giles and Greg Lake and former Giles, Giles & Fripp member Peter Giles as guest musician and bringing in players who would all feature on future KC albums: Keith Tippett, Mel Collins and Gordon Haskell. The result was an album that claimed the band's highest ever UK chart position (No. 4) and consolidated its position as one of the most original and experimental groups to emerge from the Underground Scene.

For an album that shouldn't have been recorded by a band that didn't exist, In the Wake of Poseidon continues to intrigue and delight King Crimson fans.

Features:

  • CD & Blu-Ray Audio
  • CD: Steven Wilson 2025 Stereo Mixes, the Elemental Mixes & the Alternate Version of "Devil's Triangle"
  • Blu-Ray Audio: New Mixes of the Album in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 DTS-HD MA Surround & Hi-Res Stereo by Steven Wilson (Except "Devil's Triangle"); New Elemental Mixes of 4 of the Tracks in Hi-Res Stereo by David Singleton; 2 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)
  • Replica Mini-Vinyl Style Packaging
  • Booklet with Photos & Sleeve Notes from King Crimson Biographer Sid Smith
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Track Listing

CD:

  1. 2025 Mixes and Additional Material – Produced and Mixed by Steven Wilson
  2. Peace – A Beginning
  3. Pictures of a City
  4. Cadence and Cascade
  5. In the Wake of Poseidon
  6. Peace – A Theme
  7. Cat Food
  8. The Devil's Triangle ^ i) Merday Morn ii) Hand of Sceiron iii) Garden of Worm
  9. Peace – An End
  10. Groon Peace An End (Alternate version)

^ The Devil's Triangle is taken from the additional material on CD1 of the Sailors' Tales boxed set.

2025 Elemental Mix - Produced and Mixed by David Singleton

  1. Pictures of a City
  2. In the Wake of Poseidon
  3. Cadence and Cascade
  4. Cat Food

Blu-ray:

2025 Dolby Atmos, DTS HD-MA 5.1 Surround, 24/96 Stereo – Produced and Mixed by Steven Wilson

  1. Peace – A Beginning
  2. Pictures of a City °
  3. Cadence and Cascade °
  4. In the Wake of Poseidon °
  5. Peace – A Theme
  6. Cat Food °
  7. The Devil's Triangle ** i) Merday Morn ii) Hand of Sceiron iii) Garden of Worm
  8. Peace – An End
  9. Groon

° Instrumental versions also included

** The Devil's Triangle in the Atmos and 5.1 surround tracklisting includes a newly upmixed version by Steven Wilson. The stereo version uses the original mix taken from the 30th Anniversary edition masters.

2025 Elemental Mix - Produced and Mixed by David Singleton

  1. Pictures of a City
  2. In the Wake of Poseidon
  3. Cadence and Cascade
  4. Cat Food
  5. Cadence and Cascade^^ (feat. Gordon Haskell, Greg Lake, Adrian Belew, Jakko Jakszyk)
  6. Cadence and Cascade** (feat. Boz Burrell)

^^ Edited/assembled by David Singleton

** Edited and mixed by Alex 'Stormy' Mundy

Original Masters – 30th Anniversary Master and Additional Material (24/96 Stereo)

  1. Peace – A Beginning
  2. Pictures of a City
  3. Cadence and Cascade
  4. In the Wake of Poseidon
  5. Peace – A Theme
  6. Cat Food
  7. The Devil's Triangle including: ***
  8. Merday Morn
  9. Hand of Sceiron
  10. Garden of Worm
  11. Peace – An End
  12. Catfood (Single Version)
  13. Groon (Single B Side)

Produced & Mixed by Robert Fripp & Peter Sinfield except *** which presents the version from the Sailors Tales boxed set with the three parts consisting of an original running mix from the sessions, and modern mixes of the two remaining parts from existing elements by David Singleton and Steven Wilson respectively.

Complete Recording Sessions (24/48 Stereo)

Feb 3rd 1970

  1. Groon Soundcheck
  2. Groon Takes 1-6
  3. Groon Takes 7-15
  4. Cat Food Take 4 Bass & Drums with Guide Guitar
  5. Cat Food Take 4 Overdubbed Master

Feb 16th 1970

  1. Pictures of a City Takes 1-4
  2. Pictures of a City Takes 5-6
  3. Pictures of a City Take 7
  4. Pictures of a City Takes 8-10

Feb 25th 1970

  1. Cadence & Cascade Takes 1-6
  2. Cadence & Cascade Take 7
  3. Peace – A Beginning Clip
  4. Peace – A Beginning Takes 1-4
  5. Peace – A Theme Takes 1-7
  6. Peace – An End Section Takes 1 & 2, Take 3 overdubs

March 4th 1970

  1. In the Wake of Poseidon Takes 1 & 2 Bass, Drums & Mellotron
  2. In the Wake of Poseidon Takes 4 & 5 Bass, Drums & Mellotron
  3. In the Wake of Poseidon Overdubbed Master 1
  4. In the Wake of Poseidon Overdubbed Master 2

March 24th 1970

  1. The Devil's Triangle Part II Overdubs
  2. The Devil's Triangle Part III Overdubs

Sessions material mixed by Alex R. Mundy except March 24th 1970 material, mixed by David Singleton. Mastered by Alex R. Mundy.


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