Starless and Bible Black
Starless and Bible Black is an album released by the British progressive rock group King Crimson in 1974. Most of the vocal pieces on the album are satires on the sleaziness and materialism of society, similar to the track "Easy Money" on their previous album Larks' Tongues in Aspic. The most serene track is an instrumental piece for violin, bass guitar and mellotron flute titled "Trio". The last two tracks on the album, "Starless and Bible Black" and "Fracture", are instrumental jazz-rock fusion pieces similar to those on Larks' Tongues in Aspic.
Produced by King Crimson for E.G. Records at AIR Studios, London, January 1974.
The album art is by painter Tom Phillips. The enigmatic phrase "this night wounds time", which appears on the back cover, is a quotation from Phillips's signature work, the "treated novel" A Humument (p. 222).
Track listing
- The great deceiver (Robert Fripp/John Wetton/Robert Fripp/John Wetton/David Cross/Robert Fripp/John Wetton /Bill Bruford) 3:46
- The Night Watch (Robert Fripp/John Wetton/David Cross/Robert Fripp/John Wetton /Bill Bruford) 5:41
- The Mincer (David Cross/Robert Fripp/John Wetton /Bill Bruford/Robert Fripp/John Wetton/Robert Fripp) 11:14
Personnel
- David Cross - Violin, Viola, Keyboards
- Robert Fripp - Guitar, Mellotron, Devices
- John Wetton - Bass and Voice
- Bill Bruford - Percussives
- George Chkiantz - Acoustic Co-ordinator
- Peter Henderson - Assistant Engineer
- Tom Phillips - Cover Design
- Chris and Tex - Equipment
