Frame by Frame: The Essential King Crimson

Track listing

Disc 1: 1969–1971

1. "21st Century Schizoid Man" - 7:20
2. "I Talk to the Wind" - 6:05
3. "Epitaph" - 8:44
4. "Moonchild" - 2:26
5. :Abridged version, omitting the improv section of the song
6. "The Court of the Crimson King" - 9:25
7. "Peace: A Theme" - 1:16
8. "Cat Food" - 2:45
9. :Single version
10. "Groon" - 3:31
11. :Previously unreleased on CD; also featured on the 2-LP compilation A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson
12. "Cadence and Cascade" - 4:10
13. :New mix, replacing Gordon Haskell's original vocals with vocals performed by Adrian Belew, July 1991
14. "The Sailor's Tale" - 7:27
15. :Abridged version, removing approximately 3.5 seconds' worth of the cymbal introduction
16. "Ladies of the Road" - 5:31
17. "Bolero" - 6:45
18. :New mix, replacing Gordon Haskell's original bass guitar with bass guitar performed by Tony Levin, June 1991

Disc 2: 1972–1974

1. "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part I)" - 10:53
2. :Abridged version
3. "Book of Saturday" - 2:53
4. "Easy Money" - 7:55
5. "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II)" - 7:09
6. "The Night Watch" - 4:40
7. "The Great Deceiver" - 4:03
8. "Fracture" - 6:57
9. :Abridged version
10. "Starless" - 4:38
11. :Abridged version
12. "Red" - 6:17
13. "Fallen Angel" - 5:59
14. "One More Red Nightmare" - 7:09

Disc 3: 1981–1984

1. "Elephant Talk" - 4:42
2. "Frame by Frame" - 5:08
3. "Matte Kudasai" - 3:48
4. "Thela Hun Ginjeet" - 6:26
5. "Heartbeat" - 3:54
6. "Waiting Man" - 4:22
7. "Neurotica" - 4:48
8. "Requiem" - 6:36
9. "Three of a Perfect Pair" - 4:11
10. "Sleepless" - 5:22
11. "Discipline" - 5:05
12. "The Sheltering Sky" - 8:16
13. "The King Crimson Barber Shop" - 1:31
14. :Also featured on the compilation Heartbeat: The Abbreviated King Crimson, subsequently featured on the reissued version of the album Three of a Perfect Pair

Disc 4: Live 1969–1984

1. "Get Thy Bearings" - 9:21
2. :Recorded at Plumpton Racetrack, Streat, UK, 9 August 1969
3. :subsequently featured on the live album Epitaph
4. "Travel Weary Capricorn" - 4:23
5. :Recorded at Plumpton Racetrack, Streat, UK, 9 August 1969
6. :Subsequently featured on the live 4-CD set Epitaph
7. "Mars" - 8:09
8. :Recorded at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, United States, 14 December 1969*
9. :subsequently featured on the live 4-CD set Epitaph
10. "The Talking Drum" - 8:30
11. :Recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 23 November 1973;
12. :subsequently featured on the live 2-CD set The Night Watch
13. "21st Century Schizoid Man" - 9:15
14. :Recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 23 November 1973
15. :subsequently featured on the live 2-CD set The Night Watch
16. "Asbury Park" - 6:52
17. :Recorded at the Casino, Asbury Park, New Jersey, 28 June 1974; previously featured on the live album USA
18. "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part III)" - 2:35
19. :recorded at Le Spectrum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 11 July 1984; excerpt version from the afternoon show. A complete performance from the evening show was subsequently featured on the live 2-CD set Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal
20. "Sartori in Tangier" - 4:08
21. :recorded at Le Spectrum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 11 July 1984
22. :subsequently featured on the live album Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal
23. "Indiscipline" - 5:26
24. :Recorded at the Arena, Fréjus, France, 27 August 1982; subsequently featured on the live album Live at Cap D'Agde