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King Crimson - Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania - June 29, 1974 (2007) {DGM Official Digital Download}

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King Crimson - Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania - June 29, 1974 (2007) {DGM Official Digital Download}

King Crimson - Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania - June 29, 1974 (2007) {DGM Official Digital Download}
FLAC (tracks) - 16bit/44kHz - Official Digital Download (dgmlive.com) -> 478 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 170 Mb | Artwork (pdf+jpg) | 5% repair rar
© 1974, 2007 Discipline Global Mobile / King Crimson / DGMlive.com
Rock / Art Rock / Progressive Rock

Though this particular line-up were edging closer to oblivion, listening to this full show 30 years after the event, the energy levels are astounding. In his journal from the time RF described the show as "Tired. Lifeless. Lacklustre” Maybe Fripp’s estimation of the gig was informed by his recovering from mild food poisoning, the cumulative effect of prunes and a boil in his ear!

It seems nobody was happy this particular night. Sound engineer George Chkaintz had trouble with the sound in the recording truck, roadie Tex is frightened to turn down Wetton’s amp despite the discreet urgings of other members of the band and crew, Fripp is giving tour manager Dik Frasier grie, and the promoter isn’t best pleased because the band haven’t done an encore!

Despite all of this, the concert isn’t anywhere near as bad as Fripp and others judged it at the time. LTIA rips and roars like an angry beast, and the exquisite lead lines during Exiles compensate for the liberties taken with some of ithe timing. Fracture is a major event with Wetton and Bruford seemingly in a deathmatch race to see who can reach the end of the song first. Thankfully Fripp and Cross manage to keep up with them! The improvs are robust in character and prove that even with all of the problems and politics in the band, Crimso hit escape velocity: the second one in particular gives a gently-inclined Cross a chance to move out from under the overbearing rhythm section. Oh, and did I mention that Starless is a must-have belter?

Mixed directly from the multitracks, with the exception of those improvs, having been previously pressed into active service on The Great Deceiver box set, this is the first time the entire concert has been made available.
King Crimson - Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania - June 29, 1974 (2007) {DGM Official Digital Download}


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Audio Source: Multi-Track Recording
DGM Audio Quality Rating: 5 stars


Personnel:
Bill Bruford - Drums, Percussion
David Cross - Violin, Viola, Mellotron, Electric Piano
Robert Fripp - Guitar, Mellotron
John Wetton - Bass Guitar & Lead Vocal

tracklist:
01 - Walk On
02 - Larks' Tongues In Aspic Pt II
03 - Lament
04 - Exiles
05 - Improv - Is There Life Out There?
06 - Easy Money
07 - Improv - Its For You But Not For Us
08 - Fracture
09 - Starless

King Crimson - Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania - June 29, 1974 (2007) {DGM Official Digital Download}


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