Description
King Crimson spent 1970 as a studio band recording a single 'Catfood' and two albums – 'In the Wake of Poseidon' and 'Lizard'. 'Catfood' was released in March – earning the band an appearance on British BBC TV flagship music show "Top of the Pops". "Poseidon" followed in May. While McDonald and Giles had announced their intention to leave in December 1969 and Greg Lake would depart in April 1970, Giles and Lake appeared on the single and album with Peter Giles (formerly of Giles, Giles and Fripp) and incoming members Keith Tippett, Mel Collins and Gordon Haskell – alongside Fripp and Sinfield. As a result, the album shares some similarities in approach and sound to their debut "In the Court of the Crimson King" and has been a firm favourite among fans of the band since its initial release.
