{"product_id":"king-crimson-usa-limited-50th-anniversary-blue-sparkle-vinyl-2lp","title":"KING CRIMSON \"USA\" LIMITED 50th ANNIVERSARY   BLUE SPARKLE VINYL  2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003epre order 28\/6\/24\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKING CRIMSON \"USA\" LIMITED 50th ANNIVERSARY :  BLUE SPARKLE VINYL  : 2xLP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• USA – LIMITED EDITION COLOURED VINYL IN BLUE SPARKLE; LIMITED TO 3,000 COPIES WORLDWIDE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• RELEASED ON THE EXACT 50TH ANNIVERSARY DATE OF THE ORIGINAL CONCERT RECORDING AT THE CASINO,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY, USA, ON JUNE 28TH, 1974.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• THE COMPLETE CONCERT TAKEN FROM THE 2013 MIX OF THE FULL CONCERT BY ROBERT FRIPP, DAVID SINGLETON \u0026amp; TONY ARNOLD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• CUT BY JASON MITCHELL AT LOUD MASTERING\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTRACKLIST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide A: Walk On.. No Pussyfooting • Larks’ Tongues In Aspic: Part II • Lament • Exiles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide B: Asbury Park • Easy Money\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide C: Fracture • 21st Century Schizoid Man\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide D: Starless\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNOTES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom one of the last few concerts of King Crimson’s final US tour of the ‘70s, “USA” was issued as an epitaph for the band in Spring 1975 as a single album,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eat a time when doubles or even triple live albums were considered more the norm for live releases. Deleted towards the end of the vinyl era in the mid-1980s,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eit remained unreleased in the CD era until the expanded edition was finally issued in October 2002. In common with much of Crimson’s output,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eit was not well received by critics when originally released, though its critical reputation grew immeasurably\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ein the intervening years to the point where a review of the “21st Century Guide to King Crimson”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eboxed set in 2004 identified the album as the point “...where Fripp maps out the guitar blueprint for the entire post-punk movement.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf that claim sounds somewhat exaggerated, a casual listen to the opening minutes of the album –\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewhere the ethereal ‘Walk On..’ tape of Fripp \u0026amp; Eno’s ‘No Pussyfooting’ gives way to the sonic assault of ‘Larks’ II’ –\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eprovides ample evidence to back up the claim. It’s also worth noting the audience response to the band –\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eespecially at the end of ‘Starless’, a piece that had yet to be recorded in the studio at that point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1972\/1974 King Crimson line-ups is now revered by critics and fans alike as one of the key bands of the era –\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ea reputation enhanced by DGM’s archival live releases from that period,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003estarting with “The Great Deceiver” released in 1992, through to the multi-disc boxed sets of more recent years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally issued on vinyl in 2018 as part of the second King Crimson vinyl series boxed sets \u0026amp; only briefly available as a standalone set from that box,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethis vinyl reissue is much sought after by King Crimson fans \u0026amp; presents the 2013 mix of the concert by Robert Fripp, David Singleton \u0026amp; Tony Arnold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Cross: Violin and Keyboards Robert Fripp: Guitar and Mellotron John Wetton: Bass and Voice William Bruford: Percussives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"punk to funk heaven","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45144302059777,"sku":"","price":33.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1837\/1115\/files\/king-crimson-usa-limited-50th-anniversary-blue-sparkle-vinyl-2lp-3385791.png?v=1779726367","url":"https:\/\/punktofunkheaven.co.uk\/products\/king-crimson-usa-limited-50th-anniversary-blue-sparkle-vinyl-2lp","provider":"punk to funk heaven","version":"1.0","type":"link"}