Peter Sinfield: Works 1969-74

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Works
1969-74

1969-74 | 1975-79 | 1980-85 | 1986-89 | 1990-92 | 1993-94 | 1995-97 | 1998-99 | The 21st Century
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Artist & Album

Songs/Comments

King Crimson
In the Court of the Crimson King
Island ILPS 9111
10/10/69

21st Century Schizoid Man (w/ Fripp, Lake , McDonald & Giles)
I Talk To The Wind (w/ McDonald)
Epitaph (w/ Fripp, Lake, McDonald & Giles)
Moonchild (w/ Fripp, Lake, McDonald & Giles)
The Court of the Crimson King (w/ McDonald)

Video

Ian McDonald discusses King Crimson

King Crimson
In the Wake of Poseidon
Island ILPS 9127
05/09/70

Peace: A Beginning (w/ Fripp)
Pictures of a City (w/ Fripp)
Cadence and Cascade (w/ Fripp)
In the Wake of Poseidon (w/ Fripp)
Cat Food (w/ McDonald & Fripp)
Peace: An End (w/ Robert Fripp)

René Joly
La Cour Du Roi Musicien (45 rpm)
EMI - Pathé Marconi 2C 006 - 11853 M
08/00/70

La Cour Du Roi Musicien (Court of the King Musician)

Les Cendres Des Dix Commandments (Ashes of the Ten Commandments)

Cover versions of The Court of the Crimson King and Epitaph with adapted lyrics by Eddie Marnay. Marnay also wrote lyrics for À Quatre Pas D'ici, a French adaptation of the 1983 Bucks Fizz hit, The Land of Make Believe, originally written by Andy Hill and Peter Sinfield. À Quatre Pas D'ici appeared on Celine Dion's first album released in France, Du soleil au cœur (1983).

1n 1970, King Crimson's The Court of the Crimson King and Epitaph were both top ten hits on the French Singles Chart, followed by Joly's La Cour Du Roi Musicien.
French Singles Chart

Week of:	Chart Position	Artist - Title
Jan 25, 1970	#2	King Crimson - Epitaph
Feb 1, 1970	#2	King Crimson - Epitaph
Feb 8, 1970	#1	King Crimson - Epitaph
Feb 15, 1970	#3	King Crimson - Epitaph
Feb 22, 1970	#9	King Crimson - Epitaph
Mar 22, 1970	#3	King Crimson - The Court of the Crimson King
Mar 29, 1970	#5	King Crimson - The Court of the Crimson King
May 5, 1970	#9	King Crimson - The Court of the Crimson King
Aug 9, 1970	#2	René Joly - La Cour du roi Musicien
Aug 16, 1970	#3	René Joly - La Cour du roi Musicien
Aug 23, 1970	#5	René Joly - La Cour du roi Musicien
Aug 30, 1970	#8	René Joly - La Cour du roi Musicien

La Cour Du Roi Musicien and Les Cendres Des Dix Commandments were not released on CD until 1998 (Chimene).

Doc Severinsen
Doc Severinsen's Closet
Command RSSD 950S
09/01/70

The Court of the Crimson King

Sketches of Miles meets the Tijuana Brass somewhere in a James Bond Soundtrack.
with Ray Barretto (Percussion), Joe Beck (Guitar), Tommy Newsom (Saxophone)

McDonald and Giles
Island ILPS 9126
11/00/70

Birdman (w/ McDonald)
involving The Inventor's Dream (O.U.A.T.)
The Workshop
Wishbone Ascension
Birdman Flies!,
Wings In The Sunset
Birdman -- The Reflection

Evolution
Evolution
Ekipo-Dimension 6001-VS
11/00/70

21st Century Schizoid Man

... by progressive band from Barcelona, Spain

Suck
Time to Suck
EMI Parlophone (South Africa)
Mega Phone 2074 (France)
1970

21st Century Schizoid Man

... by South African progressive band

King Crimson
Lizard
Island ILPS 9141
12/11/70

Cirkus (w/ Fripp)
Indoor Games (w/ Fripp)
Happy Family (w/ Fripp)
Lady of the Dancing Water (w/ Fripp)
Lizard: Prince Rupert Awakes (w/ Fripp)
Dawn Song (w/ Fripp)

Annie Ross
You And Me Baby
Decca (UK) LP SKL5099 CASS SKC5099
1971

Cat Food

... performed by Annie Ross (of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross). Recorded live at the Hampstead Theatre Club during her one-woman Late Night Show.

Evolution
45 RPM
Ekipo-Dimension 4008-B
May 1971

In the Court of the Crimson King

... by progressive band from Barcelona, Spain

King Crimson
Islands
Island ILPS 9175
12/03/71

Formentera Lady (w/ Fripp)
Ladies of the Road (w/ Fripp)
The Letters (w/ Fripp)
Islands (w/ Fripp)

King Crimson
Earthbound
Help 6
04/05/72

21st Century Schizoid Man

Roxy Music
Roxy Music
Island ILPS 9200
06/00/72

First album, and their first single, Virginia Plain (07/28/72), produced by Peter Sinfield.

Michael Quatro
Paintings
Evolution 3011
1972

The Court of the Crimson King

(guitar: Ted Nugent)

Suck
Rock Today with the Big Heavies
EMI Starline SRSJ 7001/2
1972

21st Century Schizoid Man
...reissue of 1970 recording on compilation of South African progressive bands.

The Peanuts
The Peanuts On Stage
King 4K 38
December 1972

Epitaph

"This double LP was recorded at Koeinenkin Hall on 17 August 1972 & at Bunkyo-Koukaido in 19 August 1972. But I don't know on which date 'Epitaph' was recorded. The number '4K 38' is for the 4 channel version of this LP. The original number is SKA-37. The Peanuts were a very famous girl singer duo. You can also watch them in the movie, 'Mothra Against Godzilla'(1964)!!" - Yoshifumi Nagata (writer for the Japanese music monthly magazine, GOLD WAX)

Pete Sinfield
Still
Manticore K 43501
May 25th, 1973

The Song of the Sea Goat (w/ Phil Jump & Vivaldi)
Under the Sky (w/ Ian McDonald)
Will It Be You (w/ Richard Brunton, Steve Dolan, Phil Jump, & Mennie)
Wholefood Boogie (w/ Richard Brunton, Steve Dolan, Phil Jump, & Mennie)
Still (w/ Richard Brunton, Steve Dolan, Phil Jump, & Mennie)
Envelopes of Yesterday
The Piper by Pete Sinfield
A House of Hopes and Dreams by Pete Sinfield
The Night People(w/ Richard Brunton, Mel Collins, Phil Jump)
The LP has been re-issued on CD as Stillusion by Voiceprint Records (Voiceprint BP152CD) with two additional tracks:

Can You Forgive A Fool w/ Richard Brunton Hanging Fire by Pete Sinfield (w/ guitar by Keith Christmas)
The above two tracks were originally meant for Peter's, then soon to be expected, 2nd solo album.

PFM
Photos of Ghosts
Manticore K 43502
May 25th, 1973

River of Life (w/ Mussida/Premoli/Pagani)
Celebration (w/ Mussida/Pagani)
Photos of Ghosts (w/ Mussida/Premoli/Pagani)
Mr. Nine Till Five (w/ Mussida/Premoli)
Promenade the Puzzle (w/ Mussida/Premoli/Pagani)
Originally Italian album, Per Un Amico (Numero Uno ZSLN 55155), re-mixed by Pete Sinfield who also provided new lyrics in English.

Pete Sinfield
the tour
May-June 73

Pete Sinfield & Mel Collins opened for PFM's 1st European tour between May and June 1973.
Sun 24th of June 1973: In London at the Sadler's Wells Theatre - "on a stage layered in mock grass and bedecked with leafy branches" Pete performed the whole STILL album ...opening for PFM....
There is a Gallery of Tour Related Images originally published in 1973 by the Italian weekly music magazine Ciao 2001.

Pete Sinfield
Old Grey Whistle Test
(UK radio show)
broadcast date: unknown

The Song of the Sea Goat
A House of Hopes and Dreams
(has not been released in any format)

Pete Sinfield
Sound of the Seventies
(UK radio show)
performance date: 7/10/73
broadcast date: 8/24/73

Wholefood Boogie
Envelopes Of Yesterday
The Song Of The Seagoat
Night People
(has not been released in any format)

ELP
Brain Salad Surgery
Manticore K 53501
11/19/73

Benny the Bouncer (w/ Emerson, Lake)
Karn Evil Nine 1^st Impression - part 2 (w/ Emerson, Lake)
Karn Evil Nine 3rd Impression (w/ Emerson, Lake)

Pete Sinfield
Under The Sky
Boydell Press
ISBN 0 85115 034 9
December 1973

Book of poetry and lyrics containing perhaps all of his work up to Photos of Ghosts. Beautifully illustrated by the Photos of Ghosts album cover artist, Julia Fryer.
Publishing info in the book states "First published 1974" however Peter Sinfield has autographed at least one copy "1973"
Click here to view a gallery of all images from the book.

Only five thousand copies of Under The Sky were ever printed but it has come up for auction on ebay several times a year. Click here or on the ebay logo for all current Sinfield auctions on ebay.

A Bowl of Soup

A band consisting of Sinfield, Brunton, Dolan & Jump.
(no recordings released)

Four Leaves
Super Present '74
Sony SOLL 61
1/Feb/1974

Epitaph
Four young guys who became a famous folk song group in Japan. They were disbanded in 1978. Click on the Four Leaves album graphic at http://suehira.com/kc/index.html to hear a Realaudio excerpt. Unfortunately this album is not currently available on CD.

PFM
The World Became The World
Manticore K 53502
May 5th, 1974

The Mountain (w/ Mussida & Premoli)
Just Look Away (w/ Mussida, Pagani & Premoli)
The World Became the World (w/ Mussida)
Four Holes in the Ground
Is My Face on Straight (w/ Mussida & Premoli)
As with Photos of Ghosts, Peter contributes English lyrics for an originally Italian album, L'Isola di Niente.

Keith Christmas
Brighter Day
Manticore K 53503
1974

Produced by Pete Sinfield... "for ELP's Manticore label; Christmas' wit&wisdom on soft-textured mysterious 70's album." PjS

Esperanto
Danse Macabre
A&M AMLH 63624
1974

Multinational eleven piece band with 4 fiddles produced by Pete Sinfield for Derek Green at A&M. "I was so tired at the end of the project that I turned down a chance to produce the first Supertramp album. All those eights!" PjS

Kaplan Brothers
Nightbird
Quinton UJR 7905
1974

Epitaph

An album of easy listening standards which rather anomalously includes a lengthy version of King Crimson's "Epitaph", complete with mellotron.

"Kaplan Brothers: California lounge duo. "Nightbird" is a real people classic. low rent genius schmaltz kings with proggy ballad supperclub Holiday Inn moves and Arcesiaesque vocal stylings. These guys were the real thing for lounge lizard prog. This kitchen sink symphony with Grudzienesque cut-and-paste production is apparently a concept lp but you'll never figure it out sober. tinkling piano, synth washes, flutes. Highlight: King Crimson's "Epitaph" segued into a rewrite of the Cascades' "Rhythm of the Rain"! lots of sounds most of which have no business being there like the sound generators. Their previous lps are odd lounge but not nearly as high concept so the fall was much less disastrously interesting."

- Underground Sounds

"The ultimate loungepsych extravaganza that makes John Ylvisaker sound like Nick Drake. An "Electric symphony" mixing Morricone with King Crimson as recorded by a Holiday Inn/Bar Mitzvah band from outer space. These guys probably thought they'd made the greatest LP of all time and in a way I guess it is - everyone I know is blown away by it. Must be heard to be believed, especially on acid."

- Acid Archives

Emerson Lake and Palmer
Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends
Manticore K 63500
08/19/74

Epitaph (Tarkus pt. f), Karn Evil Nine

PFM
Cook (aka Live in USA)
LP Manticore K53506
12/00/74

Four Holes in the Ground (Mussida/Premoli/Pagani/Sinfield)
Just Look Away (Mussida/Premoli/Pagani/Sinfield)

Celebration including The World Became the World (Mussida/Premoli/Pagani/Sinfield)
Mr. 9 Till 5 (Mussida/Premoli/Sinfield)

Recorded Live at the Convocation Hall,
Toronto University, August 22 1974
and at the Schaefer Central Park Music Festival,
New York, August 31 1974

Video

PFM, Celebration, Old Grey Whistle Test, 1974