KING CRIMSON 'RED' LP (Import)

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LABEL: DGMVINYL RELEASE DATE: 5/13/2013ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1974VARIANT: 200 Gram Black Vinyl LP While many casual prog fans might only be familiar with King Crimson’s iconic deb ut, In the Court of the Crimson King, their 1974 album, Red, is just as — if not more — important to the development of prog-metal. The band’s final album before a seven-year hiatus features much weightier, more muscly riffs than their previous material, picking up on the burgeoning proto-metal scene that bands like Black Sabbath were forging concurrent to prog’s rising popularity. Red is not just essential listening — its vinyl is essential owning. Show more