Heartbeat: The Abbreviated King Crimson

Heartbeat: The Abbreviated King Crimson
Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 1991
Recorded1969–1984
GenreProgressive rock
Length22:44
LabelCaroline
ProducerKing Crimson
King Crimson chronology
The Compact King Crimson
(1986)
Heartbeat: The Abbreviated King Crimson
(1991)
Frame by Frame: The Essential King Crimson
(1991)

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.