An album cover art story. Pete Sinfield was in need of an album cover. Having served as roadie, light man, lyricist and a general conceptualizer for a new band named King Crimson, he was now tasked with the matter of finding a way to package the strange music the band was committing to tape in the recording studio. CD-ROM Software Library; Software Sites; In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson. Publication date 1969 Usage Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) | Releases | Discogs King Crimson – In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) More images Tracklist Credits (11) Greg Lake Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals Barry Godber Cover Michael Giles Drums, Percussion, Vocals Robin Thompson Engineer Tony Page King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969) FULL ALBUM Vinyl Rip. 44:00; King Crimson - Epitaph (Alternate Mix) 8:06; Lists Add to List. Add to List aqAZ.