5 Things to Know About King Crimson's In the Court of the Crimson King Recording
- The album was recorded at Wessex Sound Studios in London between July 7 and August 13, 1969.
- Initial recording sessions with Moody Blues producer Tony Clarke failed and were scrapped.
- The band produced the album themselves after Clarke’s sessions didn’t work out.
- Robin Thompson engineered the album, with assistance from Tony Page.
- The final recording took just over a month to complete at Wessex Sound.