“The band had already drifted from its original vision. The group broke up…Somehow we absorbed the fact and kept going”: The story of King Crimson’s remarkable Beat era

King Crimson Beat era.

In 1980 Robert Fripp formed what would become a new configuration of King Crimson. Originally named Discipline, the quartet featuring Bill Bruford, Adrian Belew and Tony Levin went on to record three albums with a very different sound from that which had helped to shape prog’s golden years. In 2022, as Discipline, Beat and Three Of A Perfect Pair were reissued on super-heavyweight vinyl, Prog explored the makings of King Crimson’s 80s trilogy.

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