Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion)
~ Recording by King Crimson
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | SD-8245 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Philips | PDS 348 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 1C 062-91 093 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | SD-8245 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | ILPS 9111 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | ILPS 9111 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:09 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Stateside | 5C 062-91 093 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Philips | 6343 002 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | P-8080 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | En la corte del Rey Carmesi | King Crimson | Album |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 50.017 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 85 796 IT |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 410 009 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Taiwan Union Records | TD-1818 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 88 166 XAT |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Continental (Brazilian) | 3-17-404-040 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | P-10115A |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | En la corte del Rey Carmesi | King Crimson | Album |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 50-14311.2 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| E’G (British label) | EGLP 1 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 2310 516 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | SD-19155 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | P-6365A |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 24 75 695 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 2344 093 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including “The Dream” and “The Illusion”) | 12:15 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | MFSL 1-075 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:12 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 800 030-2 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Editions EG | EGKC 1 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 2302-057 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Sung Eum | SEL-RG-645 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | En la corte del Rey Carmesi | King Crimson | Album |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | LPR 16503 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| E’G (British label), Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 800 030-2 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Polydor (Japanese domestic artists only, prior to 2023) | P33P-50019 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| E’G (British label), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 32VD-1063 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| E’G (British label), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 32VD-1063 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:12 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| E’G (British label) | EGCD1 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| E’G (British label) | EGCD 1 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| E’G (British label) | EGCD 1 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| E’G (British label) | EGCD 1 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| E’G (British label) | 0777 7 86485 2 9, EGCD 1 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Virgin Japan (1988–1992), E’G (British label) | VJCP-2301 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | The First Three | King Crimson | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | TPAK 28 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Canyon International | PCCY-00661 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDVKC1 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
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| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King (remastered, gold CD) | King Crimson | Album |
| Canyon International, Discipline Global Mobile, 株式会社ポニーキャニオン (corporate owner of the Pony Canyon imprint - do NOT file releases here!) | PCCY-01421 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King (30th anniversary edition; EMI Uden) | King Crimson | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 8 44065 2 3, CDVKC1 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including “The Dream” and “The Illusion”) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King (30th anniversary edition) | King Crimson | Album |
| Caroline Records (1973–76 Virgin subsidiary, UK; 1986– pseudo-indie label, US/worldwide) | 0 1704 61502 2, CAR1502, CAR1502-2 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King (30th anniversary edition) | King Crimson | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDVKCX 1 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
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| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Discipline Global Mobile | PCCY-01523 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Universal International (Japanese label; release must say “制作:Universal International” AND have no logos other than “Universal Music”) | UICE-9051 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King (original master edition) | King Crimson | Album |
| Discipline Global Mobile | DGM0501 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Discipline Global Mobile, Panegyric | DGM0501 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| WHD Entertainment, Inc. | IECP-10003 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| WHD Entertainment, Inc. | IECP-50001 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| WHD Entertainment, Inc. | IECP-30001 |
| 2.4 | Moonchild | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King (40th anniversary series) | King Crimson | Album |
| Panegyric | DGM5009, KCCBX1 |
| 2.14 | Moonchild (2004 original master edition) | 12:14 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King (40th anniversary series) | King Crimson | Album |
| Discipline Global Mobile | KCSP1 |
| 2.4 | Moonchild | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King (40th anniversary series) | King Crimson | Album |
| Discipline Global Mobile, Panegyric | KCCBX1 |
| 3.9 | Moonchild | 12:12 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King (40th anniversary series) | King Crimson | Album |
| Discipline Global Mobile, Panegyric | KCCBX1 |
| 6.14 | Moonchild (original master edition 2004) | 12:12 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King (40th anniversary series) | King Crimson | Album |
| Discipline Global Mobile, Panegyric | KCCBX1 |
| 6.9 | Moonchild (original master edition 2004) | 12:14 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King (40周年記念限定ボックス·エディション) | King Crimson | Album |
| WHD Entertainment, Inc. | IEZP-18 |
| 3.9 | Moonchild | 12:12 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King (40周年記念限定ボックス·エディション) | King Crimson | Album |
| WHD Entertainment, Inc. | IEZP-18 |
| 2.4 | Moonchild | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King (40周年記念限定ボックス·エディション) | King Crimson | Album |
| WHD Entertainment, Inc. | IEZP-18 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (Including (A) The Dream (B) The Illusion) | ?:?? | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album | Discipline Global Mobile, Inner Knot, Panegyric | KCLP1 | |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King (expanded and remastered original album mix) | King Crimson | Album |
| Discipline Global Mobile | |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including “The Dream” and “The Illusion”) | ?:?? | King Crimson | King Crimson 1969–1972 | King Crimson | Album + Compilation |
| Discipline Global Mobile | KCLPBX502 |
| 3.4 | Moonchild | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King (50th anniversary) | King Crimson | Album |
| Panegyric | KCXP5008 |
| 4.19 | Moonchild | 12:12 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King (50th anniversary) | King Crimson | Album |
| Panegyric | KCXP5008 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild | ?:?? | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Panegyric | KCLPX2019 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album | Discipline Global Mobile, Panegyric | KCLLP1 | |
| 22.24 | Moonchild (UK vinyl transfer) | 12:12 | King Crimson | The Complete 1969 Recordings | King Crimson | Album + Compilation |
| Inner Knot, Panegyric | KCCBX9111 |
| 8.4 | Moonchild | 12:13 | King Crimson | The Complete 1969 Recordings | King Crimson | Album + Compilation |
| Inner Knot, Panegyric | KCCBX9111 |
| 23.19 | Moonchild (original master edition) | 12:12 | King Crimson | The Complete 1969 Recordings | King Crimson | Album + Compilation |
| Inner Knot, Panegyric | KCCBX9111 |
| 20.14 | Moonchild (original master edition) | 12:13 | King Crimson | The Complete 1969 Recordings | King Crimson | Album + Compilation |
| Inner Knot, Panegyric | KCCBX9111 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King (European 1990s repress) | King Crimson | Album |
| E’G (British label) | 0777 7 86485 2 9, EGCD 1 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:10 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 2302 057, 2302-057 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (Including the dream and the illusion) | 12:09 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| E’G (British label), Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 2310 516 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Ya Yin | AR-5045 |
| 1.4 | Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) | 12:13 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | Album |
| Спюрк, E’G (bootlegs) | 786485 2, EGCD 1 |
| 2.10 | Moonchild Including the Dream and the Illusion | 12:14 | King Crimson | King Crimson (unofficial release) | King Crimson | Album + Compilation |
| Club Eve | CECD 12-2, CECD 56-2 |
Relationships
| assistant engineer: | Tony Page (engineer at Wessex Sound Studios) |
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| engineer: | Robin Thompson (UK engineer) |
| producer: | King Crimson |
| bass guitar and lead vocals: | Greg Lake |
| drums (drum set) and percussion: | Michael Giles |
| guitar: | Robert Fripp |
| keyboard, mellotron, reeds, vibraphone [vibes] and woodwind: | Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) |
| vocals: | Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) |
| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/32GKpDMBMNQI3FdXlFFsMD [info] |
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| recording of: | Moonchild (suite) Moonchild (section) |
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Related works
Moonchild (suite)
| lyricist: | Peter Sinfield |
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| composer: | Robert Fripp Michael Giles Greg Lake Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) |
| parts: | 1. Moonchild (section) 2. The Dream 3. The Illusion |
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Moonchild (section)
| lyricist: | Peter Sinfield |
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| composer: | Robert Fripp Michael Giles Greg Lake Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner) |
| part of: | Moonchild (suite) (order: 1) |
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