The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson – Volume One – 1969–1974

Track listing

Disc One: In the Studio: 1969–1971

1. "21st Century Schizoid Man" – 7:24
2. "I Talk to the Wind" – 6:05
3. "Epitaph" – 8:47
4. "Moonchild" – 3:37
5. "The Court of the Crimson King" – 9:27
6. "Peace – A Theme" – 1:14
7. "Cat Food" – 4:52
8. "Groon" – 3:32
9. "Cadence and Cascade" – 4:37
10. "In the Wake of Poseidon" – 4:02
11. "Ladies of the Road" – 5:30
12. "Sailor's Tale" – 7:19
13. "Islands" – 5:30
14. "Tuning Up" – 0:49
15. "Bolero" – 6:24

• Tracks 1-5 from In the Court of the Crimson King
• Tracks 6-7 & 9-10 from In the Wake of Poseidon
• Track 8 released as the B-side of the Cat Food/Groon single
• Track 11-14 from Islands
• Track 15 from Lizard

  Disc Two: Live: 1969–1972

1. "The Court of the Crimson King" – 6:55
2. "A Man, a City" – 12:10
3. "21st Century Schizoid Man" – 7:30
4. "Get Thy Bearings" – 10:53
5. "Mars: The Bringer of War" – 8:55
6. "Pictures of a City" – 8:44
7. "The Letters" – 4:28
8. "Sailor's Tale" – 4:49
9. "Groon" – 6:44
10. "21st Century Schizoid Man" –

• Tracks 1-5 from Epitaph
• Tracks 6-7 from Ladies of the Road
• Tracks 8-10 from Earthbound

  Disc Three: In the Studio: 1972–1974

1. "Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part I" – 10:46
2. "Book of Saturday" – 2:51
3. "Easy Money" – 8:01
4. "Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part II" – 7:11
5. "The Night Watch" – 4:41
6. "The Great Deceiver" – 4:02
7. "Fracture" – 11:12
8. "Starless" – 4:36
9. "Red" – 6:15
10. "Fallen Angel" – 6:03
11. "One More Red Nightmare" – 7:06

• Tracks 1-4 from Larks' Tongues in Aspic
• Tracks 5-7 from Starless and Bible Black
• Tracks 8-11 from Red

  Disc Four: Live: 1973–1974

1. "Asbury Park" – 7:00
2. "The Talking Drum" – 5:45
3. "Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part II" – 6:29
4. "Lament" – 4:18
5. "We'll Let You Know" – 4:13
6. "Improv: Augsburg" – 1:08
7. "Exiles" – 5:52
8. "Easy Money" – 9:12
9. "Providence" – 10:01
10. "Starless and Bible Black" – 9:22
11. "21st Century Schizoid Man" – 8:16
12. "Trio" – 5:49

• NB: "Improv: Augsburg" was concatenated at the end of "We'll Let You Know" when Disc 4 was originally mastered, though it is listed as a separate track in the collection's artwork.
• Track 5 from Starless and Bible Black
• Tracks 1, 3-4, 7-8, & 11 from USA
• Tracks 2 & 9 from The Great Deceiver
• Tracks 10 & 12 from The Night Watch
• Track 6 previously unreleased

  Lineup

• Robert Fripp – lead guitar, mellotron, and other devices on all tracks
• Ian McDonald – reeds, woodwinds, vibes, keyboards, mellotron, and vocals on disc 1, tracks 1-5 and disc 2, tracks 1-5
• Greg Lake – bass guitar and lead vocals on disc 1, tracks 1-5, 7, & 10 and disc 2, tracks 1-5
• Michael Giles – drums, percussion, and vocals on disc 1, tracks 1-5 & 7-10 and disc 2, tracks 1-5
• Peter Sinfield – lyrics, illumination, sound and vision on discs 1-2 & disc 4, track 11
• Peter Giles – bass guitar on disc 1, tracks 6-10
• Keith Tippett – piano on disc 1, tracks 7-15
• Mel Collins – saxes, flute, and mellotron on disc 1, tracks 9 & 11-15 and disc 2, tracks 6-10
• Gordon Haskell – bass guitar and lead vocals on disc 1, tracks 9 & 15
• Andy McCullough – drums on disc 1, track 15
• Nick Evans – trombone on disc 1, track 15
• Robin Miller – oboe and cor anglais on disc 1, tracks 11-15
• Marc Charig – cornet on disc 1, tracks 11-15
• Boz Burrell – bass guitar and lead vocals on disc 1, tracks 11-14 and disc 2, tracks 6-10
• Ian Wallace – drums on disc 1, tracks 11-14 and disc 2, tracks 6-10
• Harry Miller – string bass on disc 1, tracks 13-14
• David Cross – violin, viola, and mellotron on disc 3, tracks 1-7 and all of disc 4
• John Wetton – bass guitar, keyboards, lead vocals, and lyrics on discs 3-4
• Richard Palmer-James – lyrics on disc 3, tracks 2-3, 5-6, 8, & 10-11 and disc 4, tracks 4 & 7-8
• Jamie Muir – percussion among other things on disc 3, tracks 1-4
• Bill Bruford – drums and percussion on discs 3-4