King Crimson - Epitaph Vol 1 & 2 (CD)

Details: A mixture of chronological distance from the original events and the status of the band's debut album 'In the Court of the Crimson King' as an iconic/classic studio recording, has helped to obscure the fact that the original King Crimson line-up - although it lasted slightly less than a year - earned the bulk of it's contemporary standing as Britain's 'best new band' on the strength of it's incendiary live performances. Epitaph (Volumes I & II) presents recordings of BBC sessions from the period immediately preceding the launch of the album and US live performances from November and December 1969. Included is a complete performance from the final run of gigs at the legendary Fillmore West in San Francisco.

Tracklist:

1. 1-1 21st Century Schizoid Man 7:08
2. 1-2 in the Court of the Crimson King 6:28
3. 1-3 Get Thy Bearings 6:00
4. 1-4 Epitaph 7:29
5. 1-5 a Man a City 11:43
6. 1-6 Epitaph 8:03
7. 1-7 21st Century Schizoid Man 7:45
8. 1-8 Mantra 3:45
9. 1-9 Travel Weary Capricorn 3:17
10. 1-10 Improv - Travel Bleary Capricorn 2:23
11. 1-11 Mars 8:55
12. 2-1 in the Court of the Crimson King 7:24
13. 2-2 Drop in 5:15
14. 2-3 a Man a City 11:44
15. 2-4 Epitaph 8:21
16. 2-5 21st Century Schizoid Man 8:03
17. 2-6 Mars 9:44