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Collection of unreleased recordings, demos & alternate versions of tracks from the three years they worked together in King Crimson in the early '70s. 

John Wetton has played bass and sung with groups as diverse as Roxy Music and Uria Heep but is perhaps best known for his work with Asia. From 1972-1974 he was a member of King Crimson where Palmer-James began adding the words to music mostly composed by Wetton and guitarist Robert Fripp. This disc is a fine collection of demos and live versions of some of the tunes that the pair have had a hand in over the years. The earlier King Crimson demos consist of little more than Wetton on piano and vocals,intended as guides for Palmer-James to write his lyrics to. For Crimson fans it is of course more than worthwile to hear these early and very basic takes on what would become classic material.
The disc provides an unexpected degree of satisfaction in it's overall feel and style and certainly enhances the reputations of both gentlemen. The later live material in particular is very good. 

Flourish 
Too Much Monkey Business 
Confessions 
Easy Money 
The Night Watch [live] 
Woman 
False Start 
Untitled 
Rich Men Lie 
Cologne 1977 
The Laughing Lake 1 
The Good Ship Enterprise 
Book of Saturday [demo version] 
Book of Saturday [live] 
The Glory of Winning 
Starless 1 
The Laughing Lake 2 
The Laughing Lake 3 
The Laughing Lake 1977 
Magazines 
Starless 2 
Cologne 1997 

(Several of these tracks are less than 1 minute long.)