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# King Crimson Shades Spotify With Apple Music Exclusive
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/king-crimson-shades-spotify-with-apple-music-exclusive/
- Published: 2019-05-14T09:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-10-28T16:04:58.000Z
- Description: King Crimson, one of the last major streaming holdouts, has finally made its entire catalog available. In an apparent dis to market leader Spotify, the classic rockers has made all. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/05/king-crimson-shades-spotify-with-apple-music-exclusive.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, Music Business, Music Tech, Streaming, Apple Music, DIY, DIY musicians, indie, King Crimson, music, music industry, musician, musicians, Spotify, streaming, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:55

King Crimson, one of the last major streaming holdouts, has finally made its entire catalog available. In an apparent dis to market leader Spotify, the classic rockers has made all 13 albums available only on Apple Music.Pictured is the cover of the band’s “In the Court of the Crimson King.” Spotify will reportedly get the catalog next month.From Wikipedia:

King Crimson are an English [progressive rock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive%5Frock?ref=hypebot.com "Progressive rock") band formed in London in 1968\. King Crimson have been influential both on the early 1970s progressive rock movement and numerous contemporary artists. The band has undergone numerous [formations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%5FCrimson?ref=hypebot.com#Personnel) throughout its history, in the course of which 22 musicians have been members; since October 2017 it has consisted of [Robert Fripp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%5FFripp?ref=hypebot.com "Robert Fripp"), [Jakko Jakszyk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakko%5FJakszyk?ref=hypebot.com "Jakko Jakszyk"), [Tony Levin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony%5FLevin?ref=hypebot.com "Tony Levin"), [Mel Collins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel%5FCollins?ref=hypebot.com "Mel Collins"), [Pat Mastelotto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat%5FMastelotto?ref=hypebot.com "Pat Mastelotto"), [Gavin Harrison](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin%5FHarrison?ref=hypebot.com "Gavin Harrison"), [Jeremy Stacey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy%5FStacey?ref=hypebot.com "Jeremy Stacey") and [Bill Rieflin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%5FRieflin?ref=hypebot.com "Bill Rieflin"). Fripp is the only consistent member of the group and is considered the band’s leader and driving force. The band has earned a large [cult following](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult%5Ffollowing?ref=hypebot.com "Cult following").[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%5FCrimson?ref=hypebot.com#cite%5Fnote-AMGBIO-1) They were ranked No. 87 on [VH1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VH1?ref=hypebot.com "VH1")‘s *100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock*.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%5FCrimson?ref=hypebot.com#cite%5Fnote-6) Although considered to be a seminal progressive rock band (a genre characterised by extended instrumental sections and complex song structures), they have often distanced themselves from the genre: as well as influencing several generations of progressive and psychedelic rock bands, they have also been an influence on subsequent alternative metal, hardcore and experimental/noise musicians.