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Fripp Discography

How "popular" is/was the music of Robert Fripp and King Crimson? Not overwhelmingly, to judge from an informal analysis of data in Joel Whitburn's Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. The only Crimson albums ever to make it into the Billboard Top 40 were In the Court of the Crimson King (highest point reached #28) and In the Wake of Poseidon (highest point #31). In the Court of the Crimson King is the only Fripp or Crimson record to have been certified gold (500,000 units sold) by the RIAA. By way of contrast, eight of Emerson, Lake and Palmer's albums between 1971 and 1978 hit the Top 40 and have been certified gold. (Whitburn's data reflects of course only the American situation.)

The discography that follows includes Fripp's major recorded efforts, but is not to be considered an exhaustive listing.


King Crimson

In the Court of the Crimson King: An Observation by King Crimson. 1969.
In the Wake of Poseidon. 1970.
Lizard. 1970.
Islands. 1971.
Earthbound. 1972.
Larks' Tongues in Aspic. 1973.
Starless and Bible Black. 1974.
Red. 1974.
U.S.A. 1975.
The Young Persons' Guide to King Crimson. 1976.
Discipline. 1981.
Beat. 1982.
Three of a Perfect Pair. 1984.


Fripp Solo Albums and Primary Collaborations

Giles, Giles and Fripp: The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles and Fripp. 1968.
Fripp and Eno: No Pussyfooting. 1973.
Fripp and Eno: Evening Star. 1975.
Fripp: Exposure. 1979.
Fripp: "Silent Night" à la Frippertronics [Flexi-disk in Praxis 3 (Dec. 1979).]
Fripp: God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners. 1981.
Robert Fripp and the League of Gentlemen: Robert Fripp/the League of Gentlemen. 1981.
Fripp: Let the Power Fall: An Album of Frippertronics. 1981.
Summers and Fripp: I Advance Masked. 1982.
Summers and Fripp: Bewitched. 1984.
Fripp: Network. 1984.
Robert Fripp and the League of Gentlemen: Robert Fripp and the League of Gentlemen/God Save the King. 1985.
Fripp: Easter Sunday [Tear-out Soundpage in Guitar Player 20 (Jan. 1986).]


Guitar Craft

Robert Fripp and The League of Crafty Guitarists: Live! 1986.
Toyah and Fripp, featuring the League of Crafty Guitarists: The Lady or the Tiger? 1986.
The League of Crafty Guitarists: Get Crafty I. 1988.
Fripp: How I Became a Professional Guitarist. 1988.


Productions

Keith Tippett: Blueprint. 1971.
Keith Tippett: Ovary Lodge. 1972.
Matching Mole: Matching Mole's Little Red Record. 1972.
Keith Tippett's Centipede: Septober Energy. 1974.
John G. Bennett: tapes of various lectures.
Peter Gabriel: Peter Gabriel [II]. 1978.
Daryl Hall: Sacred Songs. 1980.
The Roches: The Roches. 1980.
The Roches: Keep On Doing. 1982.
Elan Sicroff: Journey to Inaccessible Places and Other Music (Music by George Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann.) Produced by R.F. and Tony Arnold. 1985.
Keith and Julie Tippett: Couple in Spirit. (Mixed by R.F.) 1988.


Contributions to Other Recordings

Van der Graaf Generator: H to He Who Am the Only One. 1970.
Van der Graaf Generator: Pawn Hearts. 1971.
Colin Scott: Colin Scott. 1971.
Peter Hammill: Fool's Mate. 1972.
Brian Eno: Here Come the Warm Jets. 1973.
Brian Eno: Another Green World. 1975.
Brian Eno: Before and After Science. 1977.
Brian Eno: Music for Films. 1978.
Peter Gabriel: Peter Gabriel [I]. 1977.
David Bowie: "Heroes." 1977.
Blondie: Parallel Lines. 1978.
Talking Heads: Fear of Music. 1979.
David Bowie: Scary Monsters. 1980.
Various artists: Miniatures - A Sequence of Fifty-One Tiny Masterpieces Edited by Morgan-Fisher. 1980.
Flying Lizards: Fourth Wall. 1981.
Various Artists: Recorder Three. 1981.
David Sylvian: Alchemy -­ An Index of Possibilities. 1985.
David Sylvian: Gone to Earth. 1986.

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