Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes / b) Bolero – The Peacock’s Tale / c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song / II. Last Skirmish / III. Prince Rupert’s Lament) / d) Big Top

~ Recording by King Crimson

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes / b) Bolero – The Peacock’s Tale / c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song / II. Last Skirmish / III. Prince Rupert’s Lament) / d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
  • GB1970-12-11
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)ILPS 9141
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes - b) Bolero: The Peacock's Tale - c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song - II. Last Skirmish - III. Prince Rupert's Lament) - d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
Stateside1C 062-92 231
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes - b) Bolero: The Peacock's Tale - c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song - II. Last Skirmish - III. Prince Rupert's Lament) - d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)6405 012
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes - b) Bolero: The Peacock's Tale - c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song - II. Last Skirmish - III. Prince Rupert's Lament) - d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
פונוקול2344 071
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes - b) Bolero: The Peacock's Tale - c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song - II. Last Skirmish - III. Prince Rupert's Lament) - d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)ILPS 9141
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes - b) Bolero: The Peacock's Tale - c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song - II. Last Skirmish - III. Prince Rupert's Lament) - d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
  • US1971-01-03
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)SD 8278
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes / b) Bolero: The Peacock’s Tale / c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song / II. Last Skirmish / III. Prince Rupert’s Lament) / d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)ILPS 19141
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes / b) Bolero: The Peacock’s Tale / c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song / II. Last Skirmish / III. Prince Rupert’s Lament) / d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Music Hall (Argentine label)50-14.273
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes / b) Bolero: The Peacock’s Tale / c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song / II. Last Skirmish / III. Prince Rupert’s Lament) / d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)30.012
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes - b) Bolero: The Peacock's Tale - c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song - II. Last Skirmish - III. Prince Rupert's Lament) - d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
Polydor (British label, see annotation)2302 059
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes / b) Bolero: The Peacock’s Tale / c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song / II. Last Skirmish / III. Prince Rupert’s Lament) / d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
Polydor (British label, see annotation)3100 359
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes / b) Bolero: The Peacock’s Tale / c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song / II. Last Skirmish / III. Prince Rupert’s Lament) / d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)P-6390A
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes / b) Bolero: The Peacock’s Tale / c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song / II. Last Skirmish / III. Prince Rupert’s Lament) / d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)LL-207 938
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes / b) Bolero – The Peacock’s Tale / c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song / II. Last Skirmish / III. Prince Rupert’s Lament) / d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
E’G (British label)EGCD 4
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes / b) Bolero – The Peacock’s Tale / c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song / II. Last Skirmish / III. Prince Rupert’s Lament) / d) Big Top23:23King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)EGCD 4
1.5Lizard: Prince Rupert Awakes / Bolero – The Peacock’s Tale / The Battle of Glass Tears (including Dawn Song, Last Skirmish, Prince Rupert’s Lament) / Big Top23:23King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
  • JP1988-04-30
Virgin Japan (1988–1992)VJD-28019
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes - b) Bolero: The Peacock's Tale - c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song - II. Last Skirmish - III. Prince Rupert's Lament) - d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)EGCD 4
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes - b) Bolero: The Peacock's Tale - c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song - II. Last Skirmish - III. Prince Rupert's Lament) - d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
E’G (British label)EGCD 4
3.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes / b) Bolero: The Peacock’s Tale / c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song / II. Last Skirmish / III. Prince Rupert’s Lament) / d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonThe First ThreeKing CrimsonAlbum + Compilation
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)TPAK 28
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes b) Bolero: The Peacock’s Tale c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song II. Last Skirmish III. Prince Rupert’s Lament) d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
  • JP1994-12-16
Discipline Global MobilePCCY-01423
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes - b) Bolero: The Peacock's Tale - c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song - II. Last Skirmish - III. Prince Rupert's Lament) - d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
  • GB2000-03-19
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)CDVKC3
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes - b) Bolero: The Peacock's Tale - c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song - II. Last Skirmish - III. Prince Rupert's Lament) - d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
  • GB2000-04-10
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes - b) Bolero: The Peacock's Tale - c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song - II. Last Skirmish - III. Prince Rupert's Lament) - d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes - b) Bolero: The Peacock's Tale - c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song - II. Last Skirmish - III. Prince Rupert's Lament) - d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
  • JP2001-08-10
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes - b) Bolero: The Peacock's Tale - c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song - II. Last Skirmish - III. Prince Rupert's Lament) - d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
  • JP2004-01-28
Universal International (Japanese label; release must say “制作:Universal International” AND have no logos other than “Universal Music”)UICE-9053
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes - b) Bolero: The Peacock's Tale - c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song - II. Last Skirmish - III. Prince Rupert’s Lament) - d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizard (30th anniversary edition)King CrimsonAlbum
  • GB2004-09-27
Discipline Global MobileDGM0503
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes / b) Bolero: The Peacock’s Tale / c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song / II. Last Skirmish / III. Prince Rupert’s Lament) / d) Big Top23:15King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
Discipline Global MobileDGM0503
1.5Lizard: a) Prince Rupert Awakes - b) Bolero: The Peacock's Tale - c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including I. Dawn Song - II. Last Skirmish - III. Prince Rupert's Lament) - d) Big Top23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
Discipline Global Mobile, Inner Knot, PanegyricKCLP3
1.5Lizard (Prince Rupert Awakes / Bolero / The Battle of Glass Tears / Big Top)23:20King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
  • XW2015-04-14
Discipline Global Mobile
20.49Lizard (ILPS 9141 vinyl transfer)23:18King CrimsonSailors’ TalesKing CrimsonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2017-11-03
  • -2017-11-10
Inner Knot, PanegyricKCCBX4
3.5Lizard: Prince Rupert Awakes / Bolero – The Peacock’s Tale / The Battle of Glass Tears (including: Dawn Song / Last Skirmish / Prince Rupert’s Lament) / Big Top?:??King CrimsonKing Crimson 1969–1972King CrimsonAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2018-12-14
Discipline Global MobileKCLPBX502
1.5Lizard: (a) Prince Rupert Awakes / (b) Bolero – The Peacock’s Tale / (c) The Battle of Glass Tears (including (i) Dawn Song / (ii) Last Skirmish / (iii) Prince Rupert’s Lament) / (d) Big Top23:23King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)0777 7 86745 2 8, EGCD 4
Bootleg
1.6Lizard23:20King CrimsonKing Crimson (unofficial release)King CrimsonAlbum + Compilation
Club EveCECD 12-2, CECD 56-2
1.5Lizard23:22King CrimsonLizardKing CrimsonAlbum
SomeWax (Russian bootleg label)SW158-2

Relationships

engineer:Robin Thompson (UK engineer)
producer:Robert Fripp
Peter Sinfield
bass:Gordon Haskell
drums (drum set):Andy McCulloch
flute and saxophone:Mel Collins
guitar, keyboard and mellotron:Robert Fripp
guest lead vocals:Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis)
vocals:Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis)
Gordon Haskell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Robert Fripp (in 2004)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1970)
recorded at:Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:Lizard

Related works

Lizard

lyricist:Peter Sinfield
writer:Robert Fripp
Peter Sinfield
publisher:UMG Music Publishing Ltd
parts:1. Prince Rupert Awakes
2. Bolero… The Peacock’s Tale
3. The Battle of Glass Tears
4. Big Top