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