Epitaph (King Crimson album)
1997 live album by King Crimson
Epitaph | ||||
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Live album by King Crimson | ||||
Released | March 1997[1] | |||
Recorded | 1969; actual dates vary with each disc | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 234:05 | |||
Label | Discipline Global Mobile | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
Epitaph is a live 4-CD set of concert performances and radio sessions from 1969 by the band King Crimson, released in 1997. Volumes 1 and 2 (Discs 1 and 2) were available in retail shops, and the set included a flyer with instructions on how to obtain Volumes 3 and 4 (Discs 3 and 4) via mail-order. In 2006, volumes 3 and 4 were released independently as a 2-disc set via DGM.
Track listing
All tracks written by Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield, unless otherwise indicated.
No. | Title | Recording date and venue | Length |
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1. | "21st Century Schizoid Man" | 6 May 1969 at Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio | 7:06 |
2. | "The Court of the Crimson King" (McDonald, Sinfield) | 6 May 1969 at Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio | 6:27 |
3. | "Get Thy Bearings" (Donovan, arr. by Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald) | 19 August 1969 at Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio | 5:59 |
4. | "Epitaph" (Includes introduction to track 5 at the end) | 19 August 1969 at Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio | 7:08 |
5. | "A Man, a City" | 21 November 1969 at the Fillmore East | 11:41 |
6. | "Epitaph" | 21 November 1969 at the Fillmore East | 7:42 |
7. | "21st Century Schizoid Man" | 21 November 1969 at the Fillmore East | 7:16 |
8. | "Mantra" | 13 December 1969 at the Fillmore West | 3:47 |
9. | "Travel Weary Capricorn" | 13 December 1969 at the Fillmore West | 3:15 |
10. | "Improv - Travel Bleary Capricorn" | 13 December 1969 at the Fillmore West | 2:23 |
11. | "Mars" (Gustav Holst, arr. Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald) | 13 December 1969 at the Fillmore West | 8:53 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Court of the Crimson King" (McDonald, Sinfield) | 7:13 |
2. | "Drop In" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald) | 5:14 |
3. | "A Man, a City" | 11:19 |
4. | "Epitaph" | 7:31 |
5. | "21st Century Schizoid Man" | 7:37 |
6. | "Mars" (Holst) | 9:42 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "21st Century Schizoid Man" | 7:14 |
2. | "Get Thy Bearings" (Donovan, arr. Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald) | 10:32 |
3. | "The Court of the Crimson King" (McDonald, Sinfield) | 6:43 |
4. | "Mantra" | 8:46 |
5. | "Travel Weary Capricorn" | 3:57 |
6. | "Improv" (including "By the Sleeping Lagoon" (Eric Coates)) | 8:54 |
7. | "Mars" (Holst) | 7:23 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "21st Century Schizoid Man" | 7:57 |
2. | "Drop In" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald) | 6:20 |
3. | "Epitaph" | 7:22 |
4. | "Get Thy Bearings" (Donovan, arr. Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald) | 18:10 |
5. | "Mantra" | 5:29 |
6. | "Travel Weary Capricorn" | 4:54 |
7. | "Improv" | 4:34 |
8. | "Mars" (Holst, arr. by Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald) | 5:37 |
Personnel
- Robert Fripp – guitar
- Greg Lake – bass guitar, vocals
- Ian McDonald – woodwinds, keyboards, mellotron, backing vocals
- Michael Giles – drums, percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Travel Weary Capricorn"
Charts
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 42 |
References
- ^ "DGM".
- ^ Planer, Lindsay. "Epitaph, Vols. 1–2 – King Crimson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Rolling Stone". Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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Collector's Club |
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- A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson
- The Compact King Crimson
- Heartbeat: The Abbreviated King Crimson
- Frame by Frame: The Essential King Crimson
- Sleepless: The Concise King Crimson
- Cirkus: The Young Persons' Guide to King Crimson Live
- The Deception of the Thrush: A Beginners' Guide to ProjeKcts
- A Beginners' Guide to the King Crimson Collectors' Club
- The Power to Believe Tour Box
- The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson Volume One: 1969–1974
- The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson Volume Two: 1981–2003
- The Condensed 21st Century Guide to King Crimson: 1969–2003
- The Elements of King Crimson
- In the Court of the Crimson King
- Larks' Tongues in Aspic
- The Road to Red
- Starless
- THRAK
- On (and off) The Road
- Sailors' Tales
- Heaven & Earth
- The Complete 1969 Recordings
- "The Court of the Crimson King"
- "Cat Food"
- "Epitaph" / "21st Century Schizoid Man"
- "Matte Kudasai" / "Elephant Talk"
- "Thela Hun Ginjeet"
- "Heartbeat"
- "Three of a Perfect Pair"
- "Sleepless"
- "People"
- "Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream"
- "I Talk to the Wind"
- "Moonchild"
- "Islands"
- "Larks' Tongues in Aspic"
- "Fallen Angel"
- "Starless"
- Déjà Vrooom
- Neal and Jack and Me
- Eyes Wide Open
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