{"product_id":"king-crimson-live-penn-state-university-29-june-1974-rsd-2026","title":"King Crimson - 1974 Penn State University [2LP] [RSD 2026]","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo coincide with the release of \u003cem\u003eStarless \u0026amp; Bible Black\u003c\/em\u003e in March 1974, King Crimson set out on a run of shows that many fans consider to be that line-up's peak with the late music critic John Kelman (\u003cem\u003eAll About Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e) describing them as being at their \"heaviest and most guitar-centric version of Crimson to date\" where \"even 24 hours represented a significant difference in how this group approached form-based material\". In the final week of June, as the band neared its conclusion as a live act, four of these concerts --including the Asbury Park show from which much of the 1975 \u003cem\u003eUSA\u003c\/em\u003e live LP was derived -- were recorded to multi-track tape but, with the exception of that release, lay unreleased until the 1992 assemblage\/mix \u0026amp; compilation of \u003cem\u003eThe Great Deceiver\u003c\/em\u003e boxed set by Robert Fripp \u0026amp; David Singleton which was centred around those performances. In the notes to that set, Robert Fripp described the band's 1974 tour as a period of \"balanced disarray\" characterised by \"chaotic and intense\" performances and \"powerful, almost brutal improvisations\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the rapid growth of CD in the 1980s came an equally rapid growth in bootlegging and by 1992 there were over 120 different King Crimson bootlegs -- many focusing on poor quality recordings of the 1973\/74 touring band, whose reputation among fans and influence on a generation of musicians continued to grow. The first pressing run of \u003cem\u003eThe Great Deceiver\u003c\/em\u003e sold out within weeks \u0026amp; was re-pressed by DGM in the same format before being split into two double-CD sets in the early 2000s. The release also did much to re-establish King Crimson's critical reputation, especially in the UK. Of the four multi-tracked concerts, Penn State was a last minute addition to the schedule and required grueling additional journeys there and back, book-ended, on the original tour schedule, by the geographically easier Asbury Park, New Jersey on the 28th and Providence, Rhode Island on the 30th, leaving audiences then \u0026amp; since, grateful for the band's willingness to use a \"rest day\" for an unplanned performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the travel complications, the Penn State gig featured two of the best improvs from this tour -- \"Is There Life Out There?\" and \"It Is For You But Not For Us\", which sounded, in many respects, no less fully composed than the recently released \"Fracture\" or the yet-to-be-recorded \"Starless\". For most attendees, the majority of the material would have been heard for the first time, not an uncommon feature of King Crimson gigs in that period, though unthinkable for most bands today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong requested by fans for a vinyl release, \u003cem\u003e1974 Penn State University \u003c\/em\u003eis being made available on 200-gram double vinyl for the first time exclusively for Record Store Day in April 2026. \u003cem\u003e1974 Penn State University\u003c\/em\u003e also includes the recording of \"21st Century Schizoid Man\" from the band's Central Park gig 2 days later which was to be this line-up's last incarnation before becoming a trio to start recording the \u003cem\u003eRed\u003c\/em\u003e album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2LP set cut by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering and pressed on 200-gram audiophile vinyl. Gatefold sleeve with new sleevenotes from King Crimson biographer Sid Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalk on: No Pussyfooting Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLament\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImprov: Is There Life Out There?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy Money\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImprov: It Is for You But Not for Us\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFracture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarless\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e21st Century Schizoid Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 633367798510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Panegyric\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.18.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IMPORT VENDOR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51712495747374,"sku":"n633367798510","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0803\/7856\/0814\/files\/King_Crimson_-_1974_Penn_State_University_2LP_RSD_2026.jpg?v=1774374719","url":"https:\/\/parkavecds.shop\/products\/king-crimson-live-penn-state-university-29-june-1974-rsd-2026","provider":"Park Ave CDs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}