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Heartbeat: The Abbreviated King Crimson
Compilation album by King Crimson
Released	1991
Recorded	1969–1984
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	22:44
Label	Caroline
Producer	King Crimson
King Crimson chronology
The Compact King Crimson (1986) Heartbeat: The Abbreviated King Crimson (1991) Frame by Frame: The Essential King Crimson (1991)

Heartbeat: The Abbreviated King Crimson is a compilation by the band King Crimson, ^[1] originally intended for radio stations as a promo vehicle to accompany Frame by Frame: The Essential King Crimson 4-CD boxed set. It was released in 1991. The medley was prepared to present an intensive overview of the catalogue to Virgin Records.

Track listing

1. "The King Crimson Barber Shop" ( Tony Levin) (1:31)

   Also featured on the compilation (4-CD set) Frame by Frame: The Essential King Crimson (1991); subsequently featured on the reissued version of the album Three of a Perfect Pair (1984)

2. " 21st Century Schizoid Man" ( Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield) (4:43)

   Abbreviated version from the album In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)

3. " The Court of the Crimson King" (McDonald, Sinfield) (4:54)

   Single version from the album In the Court of the Crimson King

4. " Elephant Talk" ( Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Fripp, Levin) (3:33)

   Edited version from the album Discipline (1981)

5. " Matte Kudasai" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin) (3:46)

   From the album Discipline

6. " Heartbeat" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin) (2:57)

   Edited version from the album Beat (1982)

7. "Medley" (1:20)

   Consisting of the following songs: "The King Crimson Barber Shop," "21st Century Schizoid Man," "Ladies of the Road," "Red," " Starless,"

   " Epitaph," "The Court of the Crimson King," "Elephant Talk," " Cat Food," "Matte Kudasai," " Sleepless," and "Heartbeat."

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