Starless is a King Crimson box set that offers an in-depth overview of the band’s celebrated mid-1970′s live line-up at its most exploratory.
When we say ‘in-depth’ that’s what we mean since this set will contain a staggering 27 discs, made of up 23 CDs, two DVD-As and two blu-ray audio discs.
19 of the CDs are of live performance material with a 20th disc offering the 2011 stereo mix of Starless And Bible Black by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp. The other three CDs are described as ‘ bonus’ discs and contain ‘restored soundboard/bootlegs and audio curios’.
CD01-03: Glasgow, Zurich
CD01: Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, UK, October 23, 1973
01. Improv: Sharks’ Lungs In Lemsip 03:32
02. Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part I) 08:01
03. RF Announcement 01:59
04. Easy Money 06:40
05. Improv: We’ll Let You Know 04:55
06. The Night Watch 05:15
07. Fracture 14:06
08. Lament 05:11
CD02: Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, UK, October 23, 1973
01. Book Of Saturday 03:27
02. Improv: Tight Scrummy 08:25
03. Exiles 06:42
04. Improv: Loose Scrummy 02:59
05. The Talking Drum 06:06
06. Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II) 12:42
07. Peace - A Theme 01:02
08. Cat Food 04:55
CD03: Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland, November 15, 1973
01. Walk On: No Pussyfooting 00:18
02. Improv: Some Pussyfooting 02:25
03. Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part I) 08:12
04. RF Announcement 02:38
05. Lament 04:07
06. Peace: A Theme 00:53
07. Cat Food 04:13
08. The Night Watch 06:00
09. Fracture 11:16
CD04-06: Zurich, Amsterdam
CD04: Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland, November 15, 1973
01. The Law Of Maximum Distress: Part I 06:54
02. Improv: The Mincer 03:54
03. The Law Of Maximum Distress: Part II 02:38
04. Easy Money 07:47
05. Exiles 07:02
06. Improv: Some More Pussyfooting 05:52
07. The Talking Drum 06:00
08. Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II) 10:05
09. 21st Century Schizoid Man 08:47
CD05: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 23, 1973
01. Easy Money 06:13
02. Lament 04:12
03. Book Of Saturday 02:51
04. RF Announcement 01:01
05. Fracture 11:31
06. The Night Watch 05:04
07. Improv: Starless And Bible Black 09:14
CD06: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 23, 1973
01. Improv: Trio 06:06
02. Exiles 06:38
03. Improv: The Fright Watch 06:04
04. The Talking Drum 06:32
05. Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II) 07:31
06. 21st Century Schizoid Man 10:52
CD07-09: Udine, Brescia, Paris
CD07: Palazzo dello Sport, Udine, Italy, March 19, 1974
01. Exiles 06:46
02. Fracture 11:27
03. Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II) 06:34
CD08: Palazzo dello Sport, Brescia, Italy, March 20, 1974
01. Improv I 02:30
02. Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part I) 08:39
03. Doctor Diamond 05:36
04. Easy Money 07:09
05. Lament 04:00
06. The Night Watch 04:08
07. Improv II 08:55
08. Starless 12:04
09. Exiles 04:02
CD09: ORTF TV, Paris, France, March 22, 1974
01. Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II) 06:12
02. Improv 02:45
03. The Night Watch 04:25
04. Lament 04:06
05. Starless 11:31
CD10-12: Avignon, Besancon, Augsburg
CD10: Palais Paul Videl, Avignon, March 24, 1974
01. Walk On: No Pussyfooting 00:16
02. Doctor Diamond 05:22
03. Lament 04:12
04. Fracture 11:16
05. The Night Watch 04:48
06. The Great Deceiver 03:55
07. Starless 12:02
08. Exiles 06:56
09. The Talking Drum 06:20
10. Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II) 03:43
CD11: Palais Des Sports, Besancon, France, March 25, 1974
01. Doctor Diamond 02:02
02. Lament 04:14
03. Fracture 11:01
04. The Night Watch 04:47
05. The Great Deceiver 03:57
06. Improv I 08:02
07. Starless 11:55
08. Exiles 06:44
09. Improv II 03:32
CD12: Stadttheater, Augsburg, Germany, March 27, 1974
01. Walk On: No Pussyfooting 00:28
02. Doctor Diamond 05:22
03. Lament 04:10
04. Easy Money 07:11
05. Fracture 11:03
06. The Night Watch 04:28
07. The Great Deceiver 03:47
08. Starless 11:16
09. Improv: Augsburg 01:41
10. Exiles 06:36
11. Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II) 02:52
CD13-15: Dieburg, Heidelberg, Mainz
CD13: Halle Der Fachoschule, Dieburg, Germany, March 28, 1974
01. Doctor Diamond 05:37
02. RF Announcement 00:48
03. Lament 04:17
04. The Night Watch 04:46
05. Fracture 11:28
06. Improv I 09:29
07. Exiles 06:51
08. The Great Deceiver 03:53
09. Improv II 06:41
10. Starless 04:37
CD14: Stadthalle, Heidelberg, Germany, March 29, 1974
01. Walk On: No Pussyfooting 00:25
02. Improv I 02:41
03. Doctor Diamond 05:35
04. RF Announcement 01:27
05. Improv II 03:11
06. Exiles 06:52
07. Improv III 07:31
08. Starless 12:02
09. The Night Watch 04:38
10. Lament 04:19
11. Easy Money 06:30
12. Fracture 03:06
CD15: Elzer Hof, Mainz, Germany, March 30, 1974
01. Walk On: No Pussyfooting 01:15
02. Improv: The Savage 02:48
03. Doctor Diamond 06:13
04. Improv: Arabica 03:37
05. Exiles 07:16
06. Improv: Atria 06:21
07. The Night Watch 05:04
08. Starless 12:26
09. Lament 04:22
10. Improv: Trio 05:06
11. Easy Money 07:45
CD16-18: Pforzheim, Kassel, Gottingen
CD16: Jahnhalle, Pforzheim, Germany, March 31, 1974
01. The Great Deceiver 03:55
02. Improv I 03:24
03. Doctor Diamond 05:20
04. Improv II 07:03
05. Exiles 07:10
06. The Night Watch 04:55
07. Lament 04:15
08. Starless 12:14
09. Easy Money 06:36
10. Fracture 03:08
CD17: Stadthalle, Kassel, Germany, April 1, 1974
01. The Great Deceiver 03:53
02. Improv I 02:05
03. Doctor Diamond 05:07
04. Improv II 05:02
05. Exiles 07:02
06. The Night Watch 04:55
07. Lament 04:17
08. Starless 12:13
09. Improv III 02:04
10. Easy Money 06:56
11. Fracture 04:05
CD18: Stadthalle, Gottingen, Germany, April 2, 1974
01. The Great Deceiver 03:50
02. Doctor Diamond 05:26
03. Exiles 07:12
04. Fracture 11:02
05. RF Announcement 01:36
06. Lament 04:11
07. Starless 11:49
08. Improv I 08:45
09. The Night Watch 04:21
CD19-20: Amsterdam & Starless And Bible Black
CD19: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 23, 1973
01. Easy Money 06:19
02. Lament 04:15
03. Book Of Saturday 02:49
04. Exiles 06:06
05. Improv: The Fright Watch 06:16
06. The Talking Drum 06:34
07. Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II) 07:53
08. 21st Century Schizoid Man 09:46
CD20: Starless And Bible Black, 2011 Stereo Mix
01. The Great Deceiver 04:02
02. Lament 04:04
03. We’ll Let You Know 03:40
04. The Night Watch 04:40
05. Trio 05:39
06. The Mincer 04:09
07. Starless And Bible Black 09:10
08. Fracture 11:08
CD21-23: Bonus Discs
CD21: University Of Texas, Arlington, TX, October 6, 1973
01. Walk On 02:04
02. Improv I 03:15
03. Larks' Tongues In Aspic: Part I 08:29
04. RF Announcement 03:00
05. Easy Money 07:40
06. The Night Watch 05:20
07. Fracture 14:39
08. Book Of Saturday 03:01
09. Lament 04:27
10. Improv II 09:31
11. Exiles 07:03
CD22: Audio Curios
University of Texas, Arlington, TX, October 6, 1973
01. The Talking Drum 06:16
02. Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II) 08:50
03. 21st Century Schizoid Man 09:30
Richards Club, Atlanta, Georgia, June 23, 1973
04. Doctor Diamond 03:59
Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland, November 15, 1973
05. The Law Of Maximum Distress: Part I 06:41
06. Improv: The Mincer 04:21
07. The Law Of Maximum Distress: Part II 02:27
Elzer Hof, Mainz, Germany, October 6, 1973
08. Easy Money 06:51
09. Fracture 11:25
10. Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II) 06:16
CD23:Palazzo dello Sport, Udine, Italy, March 19, 1974
01. Walk On: No Pussyfooting 00:28
02. Improv: Some Pussyfooting 01:28
03. Larks' Tongues In Aspic: Part I 09:05
04. Lament 04:10
05. Doctor Diamond 04:48
06. The Night Watch 04:35
07. The Great Deceiver 03:53
08. Guts On My Side 04:54
09. Improv II 09:49
10. Starless 12:21
11. Book Of Saturday 02:54
12. Exiles 07:02
13. Fracture 11:06