A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson

A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson is a 2-LP compilation album by the band King Crimson, released in 1976. At the time of release, the band had been disbanded. Guitarist Robert Fripp selected the tracks for inclusion.

A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson
Compilation album by
ReleasedFebruary 1976
Recorded1969–1974
GenreProgressive rock
Length74:12
LabelIsland (UK)
Atlantic Records (Canada)
Polydor Records (UK)
E.G. Records
Virgin Records
Discipline Global Mobile
ProducerKing Crimson
King Crimson chronology
A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson
(1976)
The Compact King Crimson
(1986)
Singles from A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson
  1. "Epitaph"
    Released: February 1976 (UK)

Its name is most likely derived either from the famous orchestral work The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra by composer Benjamin Britten or the 1960s television series Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, created by conductor/composer Leonard Bernstein.

The gatefold sleeve featured artwork by Scottish artist Fergus Hall, with the front cover being The Landscape Player and the back cover being Earth. Included as part of the package was a booklet, replete with photographs, and detailing gig history and notable events; this was compiled by Robert Fripp from his own archive.

To date, its sole CD release has been in Japan, in 1990. This 2-CD set, which faithfully duplicated the vinyl running order, included a reproduction of the booklet, scaled-down. Playing times are approximately 40 minutes long for CD1 and 35 minutes for CD2.

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