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How to Play King Crimson

King Crimson is a progressive rock band started by Robert Fripp in 1969. They are considered to be both one of the founders of progressive rock and one of the genre's best acts. The band has released several dozen albums during its career. They are available on physical media such as CDs, vinyl records and cassettes. They can also exist on your computer as digital files. Both types of media can be played.

Things You'll Need

  • King Crimson CD/vinyl/cassette
  • Physical media player
  • King Crimson digital files
  • Digital media player
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Instructions

  1. Physical Media

    • 1

      Turn on your physical media player.

    • 2

      Insert your physical media (CD/vinyl/cassette) into the physical media player's receptacle.

    • 3

      Press the play button on your physical media player. It is labeled "Play" or has a sideways triangle pointing to the right.

    • 4

      Adjust the volume to your preferred level.

    Digital Media

    • 5

      Open your digital media player (iTunes/Windows Media Player/Winamp/etc.). Download and install a media player if you do not have one already on your computer (see Resources).

    • 6

      Press "File," then choose the option to load media files. It is labeled "Play File," "Open File," "Add media to library" or something similar.

    • 7

      Navigate to the location on your computer where your King Crimson music is stored. Select the songs you wish to hear and click "Open."

    • 8

      Press the "Play" button on your digital media player if the music does not start automatically. You may have to first click on the King Crimson song you want to hear in your player's list of added media.

    • 9

      Adjust the volume to your preferred level.

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