Listen to Jakko Jakszyk and Mel Collins' new version of I Talk To The Wind

Jakko Jakszyk
(Image credit: Jakko Jakszyk)

King Crimson alumni Jakko Jakszyk and Mel Collins, along with Jakszyk's son Django, have recorded a new version of the band's song I Talk To The Wind, originally from the band;s groundbreaking 1969 debut album In The Court Of The Crimson King, and you can listen to it below.

The new version is taken from the upcoming Reimagining The Court Of The Crimson King, a new reworking of that debut, which will be released through Cleopatra Records on April 19.

Alongside Jakszyk and Collins, Reimagining The Court Of The Crimson King features an array of musical talent from the progressive world including all of those mentioned above plus Todd Rundgren, Arthur Brown, former Megadeth guitarist Chris Poland and Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice, Steve Hillage, Chester Thompson, Brian Auger, the late Nik Turner and Dream Theater's James LaBrie as well as Joe Lynn TurnerMarty FriedmanCarmine Appice and more.

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Reimagining The Court Of The Crimson King will be available on coloured vinyl, CD and as a digital album. You can see the album's new striking artwork and the tracklisitng and cast below.

Pre-order Reimagining The Court Of The Crimson King.

Jakko Jakszyk

(Image credit: Cleopatra Records)
Jerry Ewing

Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including Wonderous Stories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock.

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