In the Court of the Crimson King is the debut studio album by English rock band King Crimson, released on 10 October 1969 by Island Records. * * * * * The album is one of the first and most influential of the progressive rock genre, where the band largely combined blues influences that rock music was founded upon with elements of jazz, classical, and symphonic music. * * * * In his 1997 book Rocking the Classics, critic and musicologist Edward Macan notes that In the Court of the Crimson King "may be the most influential progressive rock album ever released". The Who's Pete Townshend was quoted as calling the album "an uncanny masterpiece". In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album came fourth in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums". The album was named as one of Classic Rock magazine's "50 Albums That Built Prog Rock". In 2014, readers of Rhythm voted it the eighth greatest drumming album in the history of progressive rock. In 2015, Rolling Stone named In the Court of the Crimson King the second greatest progressive rock album of all time, behind Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon. The album is also featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It was voted number 193 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. * * * Probably one of my most favorite album covers and all time as well. * * * * * #vinylgen_feature #rareviny #savethevinyl #vinylrecordshop #diggininthecrates #vintagevinyl #whfsystems #vinylpost #vinyljunky #vinyloftheday #vinylveterans #vinylgirl #digginginthecrates #turntablism #vinylrecordart #audiovintage https://www.instagram.com/p/B_FJtUvpIsV/?igshid=t6l2nwsh9ri7