King Crimson - The Collectable King Crimson: Volume One

The Collectable King Crimson: Volume One
Live in Mainz, 1974
Also available as a single disc in the Collectors' Club
As a performing group, we had been developing a style of improvisation
which I believe was unique to this quartet. Most of the improv bands at the
time would have been Jazz, but we were the only artists to operate in a
"rock" environment. Our beefy rhythm section was crowned by an outstanding
soloing team of Robert and David, and my monitors were inevitably
de-throned by the firepower of the band. John Wetton.
Improv: The Savage
Dr Diamond
Improv: Arabica
Exiles
Improv: Atria
The Night Watch
Starless
Lament
Improv: Trio
Easy Money
Personnel:
David Cross - violin, mellotron, electric piano
Robert Fripp - guitar, mellotron, electric piano
John Wetton - bass guitar, vocals
Bill Bruford - drums, percussion
Drawn from the band's original 2 track stereo
soundboard mix - sound quality: Very Fine
Also available as a single disc in the Collectors' Club.
Live in Asbury Park, 1974
Presented uncut for the very first time using unreleased mixes from the
multitracks, and without the Eddie Jobson overdubs, the power of this gig
is tangible. Despite the internal politics and tensions of the period, the
band taps into a ferocious energy that never stops burning. Wetton is
especially inventive, infusing the material with a brutal force. Sid Smith.
Walk On ... No Pussyfooting
Larks' Tongues In Aspic: Part II
Lament
Exiles
Asbury Park
Easy Money
Fracture
Starless
21st Century Schizoid Man
Personnel:
David Cross - violin, mellotron, electric piano
Robert Fripp - guitar, mellotron, electric piano
John Wetton - bass guitar, vocals
Bill Bruford - drums, percussion
Drawn from the original multi track analogue
tapes - sound quality: Excellent