Album
Earthbound
1972 · Rock
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Earthbound is a Rock album by King Crimson, originally released in 1972. On Gatefold: 78 pressings tracked, owned by 10 collectors.
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Earthbound is a live album by the band King Crimson, released in 1972 as a budget record shortly after the line-up that recorded it had broken up. It contains the band's first official live release of their signature song "21st Century Schizoid Man", and an extended live version of their 1970 non-LP B-side "Groon". It also contains two improvised tracks with scat vocals from Boz Burrell. The album's sound quality is very poor, because of its being recorded onto cassette tape (a low-fidelity recording medium, even by 1972 standards) by live sound engineer Hunter MacDonald. The liner notes to the.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A121st Century Schizoid Man11:45
- A2Peoria7:30
- A3The Sailor's Tale4:45
Side B
- B1Earthbound7:08
- B2Groon15:30
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- distorted
- intense
- smoky
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
'Schizoid Man' and 'Groon' were recorded at Wilmington, Delaware on 11 February 1972; 'Peoria' at Peoria on 10 March 1972; 'The Sailors Tale' at Jacksonville, Florida 26 February 1972; 'Earthbound' at Orlando, Florida 27 February 1972.
The recordings were captured live on an ampex stereo cassette fed from a Kelsey Morris custom built mixer operated by John Robson and Hunter Macdonald on Schizoid Man and Groon and Hunter Macdonald on the other titles: at Jacksonville in the rain from the back of a Volkswagon truck.
VCS3 operated by Hunter.
Produced by Robert Fripp for E.G. Records.
Produced by Robert Fripp for E.G. Records.
This release has misprint of 'MacDonald' for Ian McDonald on the rear sleeve in writing credit for 21st Century Schizoid Man (see images). Similar version without misprint: Earthbound (UK 1972) (opens in a new tab).
The vinyl was originally housed in a faux crepe paper black inner sleeve.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- BozBASS GUITAR, VOCALS BASS, VOCALS VOCALS, BASS GUITAR
- Boz BurrellBASS GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS BASS GUITAR, VOCALS BASS, GUITAR, VOCALS
- Hunter MacdonaldSYNTHESIZER SYNTH
- Ian WallaceDRUMS
- Mel CollinsALTO SAXOPHONE, BARITONE SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE, MELLOTRON ALTO SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE, BARITONE SAXOPHONE ALTO SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE, BARITONE SAXOPHONE, MELLOTRON
- Robert FrippELECTRIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR, MELLOTRON GUITAR
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