"The Complete 1969 Recordings represents the final word and most complete document of King Crimson's formative year, combining In the Court of the Crimson King: An Observation by King Crimson's various reissues with live shows and recording sessions which would ultimately result in the sound that shook the music world. While the band's first lineup lasted only 335 days, its dissolution pushing Fripp into a two-year searching for a suitable touring band while, at the same time, releasing three additional and extraordinary King Crimson albums, it remains a watershed period in the history of rock music or, for that matter, music period".