The Letters

~ Recording by King Crimson

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3The Letters4:32King CrimsonIslandsKing CrimsonAlbum
  • GB1971-12-03
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)ILPS 9175
1.3The Letters4:23King CrimsonIslandsKing CrimsonAlbum
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)SD 7212
1.3The Letters4:23King CrimsonIslandsKing CrimsonAlbum
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)2310 519
1.3The Letters4:32King CrimsonIslandsKing CrimsonAlbum
E’G (British label)EGCD 5
1.3The Letters4:33King CrimsonIslandsKing CrimsonAlbum
E’G (British label)EGCD 5
1.3The Letters4:23King CrimsonIslandsKing CrimsonAlbum
  • JP1988-06-21
Virgin Japan (1988–1992)VJD-28020
1.3The Letters4:33King CrimsonIslands (reissue)King CrimsonAlbum
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), E’G (British label)0777 7 86774 2 0, EGCD 5
1.3The Letters4:32King CrimsonIslandsKing CrimsonAlbum
E’G (British label)EGCD 5
1.3The Letters4:29King CrimsonIslands (30th anniversary edition)King CrimsonAlbum
  • JP2000-03-01
Discipline Global MobilePCCY-01424
1.3The Letters4:32King CrimsonIslands (30th anniversary edition)King CrimsonAlbum
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)CDVKCX4
1.3The Letters4:32King CrimsonIslands (30th anniversary edition; EMI Uden)King CrimsonAlbum
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)7243 8 44069 2 9, CDVKC4
1.3The Letters4:32King CrimsonIslands (30th anniversary edition)King CrimsonAlbum
Discipline Global MobileDGM0504
1.3The Letters4:29King CrimsonIslandsKing CrimsonAlbum
Discipline Global MobileDGM0504
2.9The Letters (original album mix)4:28King CrimsonIslands (40th anniversary series)King CrimsonAlbum
  • GB2010-10-04
Discipline Global MobileKCSP4
6.3The Letters4:28King CrimsonIslandsKing CrimsonAlbum
  • JP2010-11-03
WHD Entertainment, Inc.IEZP-22
7.3The Letters4:28King CrimsonIslandsKing CrimsonAlbum
  • JP2010-11-03
WHD Entertainment, Inc.IEZP-22
1.3The Letters4:29King CrimsonIslands (expanded edition)King CrimsonAlbum
Discipline Global Mobile
21.15The Letters (original stereo mix)4:28King CrimsonSailors’ TalesKing CrimsonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2017-11-03
  • -2017-11-10
Inner Knot, PanegyricKCCBX4
4.3The Letters?:??King CrimsonKing Crimson 1969–1972King CrimsonAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2018-12-14
Discipline Global MobileKCLPBX502
1.3The Letters4:32King CrimsonIslands (1990s European repress EMI Swindon / STEMRA)King CrimsonAlbumVirgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)0777 7 86774 2 0, EGCD 5
1.3The Letters4:25King CrimsonIslandsKing CrimsonAlbumPolydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)2344073

Relationships

recording engineer, sound engineer and engineer:Andy Hendriksen
producer:King Crimson
bass guitar and lead vocals:Boz Burrell (English musician)
cornet:Marc Charig
flute and saxophone:Mel Collins
guitar and mellotron:Robert Fripp
membranophone and percussion:Ian Wallace (drummer, ex-King Crimson)
piano:Keith Tippett
background vocals:Mel Collins
Ian Wallace (drummer, ex-King Crimson)
arranger:King Crimson
recorded at:Command Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:The Letters

The Letters

lyricist:Peter Sinfield
composer:Robert Fripp
publisher:Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
revision of:Drop In