Heartbeat: The Abbreviated King Crimson

Heartbeat: The Abbreviated King Crimson is a compilation by the band King Crimson, 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)
 * 1) "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)
 * 1) "The Court of the Crimson King" (McDonald, Sinfield) (4:54)
 * Single version from the album In the Court of the Crimson King
 * 1) "Elephant Talk" (Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Fripp, Levin) (3:33)
 * Edited version from the album Discipline (1981)
 * 1) "Matte Kudasai" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin) (3:46)
 * From the album Discipline
 * 1) "Heartbeat" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin) (2:57)
 * Edited version from the album Beat (1982)
 * 1) "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."