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In the Court of the Crimson King is the debut studio album by English rock band King Crimson, released on 10 October 1969 by Island Records. Barry Godber (1946–1970), a computer programmer, painted the design for the album cover. He used his own face, viewed through a mirror, as the model. Godber died in February 1970 from a heart attack, shortly after the album's release. It was his only album cover; the original painting is now owned by Robert Fripp.