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It was one of the most astonishing debuts in rock: King Crimson’s 1969 instant and enduring classic "In the Court of the Crimson King." To set the stage for this massive set, open the booklet and read Robert Fripp’s introduction. Also in the booklet are copious liners, notes about the source tapes, previously unseen session photos and additional memorabilia. The album’s 2020 Dolby Atmos mix comes your way on a Blu-Ray disc (which also contains 24/96 versions of "I Talk to the Wind" and "Let’s Make a Hit Waxing"). The other 3 Blu-Rays here bring you hi-res stereo and 5.1 surround mixes of the album, original 1969 vinyl needle-drops of the UK stereo and U.S. mono promo LPs, original 1969 mono UK single A- and B-sides and U.S. promo single A-side, a Hyde Park film snippet, "Live at the Chesterfield Jazz Club," "Giles, Giles and Fripp" recordings from ’68 and more. One DVD here brings you "24/48 Complete Studio Sessions," "24/48 Let’s Make a Hit Waxing" and "16/48 Stormy Selections." The other, a DVD-Audio disc, contains "24/48 Original Master Edition," 24/48 2019 album mixes in hi-res stereo and 5.1 surround and the Hyde Park film snippet. You’ll encounter those "Giles, Giles and Fripp" selections again on CD here and you get a "BBC Sessions and Trees" CD: "21st Century Schizoid Man," "Epitaph," "Get Thy Bearings," "Trees" and more. Then comes the bulk of the box: CDs with the original master edition of the album plus the A-sides and B-sides of the single "The Court of the Crimson King," every alternate take and mix known to exist, a selection of pre-King Crimson recordings, an abundance of sessions (those are on the CD as well as the DVD/Blu-Ray discs) and every 1969 live recording known to exist. DGM.