USA (album)
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For the Flatlinerz album, see U.S.A. (album).
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| Live album by King Crimson | ||||
| Released | April 1975 | |||
| Recorded | June 1974 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 40:56 | |||
| Label | Island Atlantic Polydor E.G. Virgin |
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| Producer | King Crimson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (B+)[2] |
USA is a live album by the English band King Crimson, released in 1975. It was mostly recorded at the Casino, Asbury Park, on 28 June 1974. The exceptions are track 7, which was recorded at the Palace Theatre, Providence, USA, on 30 June 1974, and Eddie Jobson's overdubs on tracks 2, 3 and 7, which were recorded in a studio.
Track 1 is a brief performance of material from (No Pussyfooting). While it was not listed as a separate track on the original album, it is present on all releases.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side one
- "Walk On...No Pussyfooting" (Brian Eno, Robert Fripp) – 0:35
- "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II)" (Fripp) – 7:03
- "Lament" (Fripp, Richard Palmer-James, John Wetton) – 4:21
- "Exiles" (David Cross, Fripp, Palmer-James) – 7:09
[edit] Side two
- "Asbury Park" (Bill Bruford, Cross, Fripp, Wetton) – 7:06
- "Easy Money" (Fripp, Palmer-James, Wetton) – 6:41
- "21st Century Schizoid Man" (Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield) – 8:40
[edit] Bonus tracks on 30th anniversary edition CD
- "Fracture" (Fripp) – 11:19
- "Starless" (Bruford, Cross, Fripp, Palmer-James, Wetton) – 14:55
[edit] Personnel
[edit] King Crimson
- Robert Fripp - guitar & mellotron
- John Wetton - bass & lead vocals
- David Cross - violin, viola, mellotron & electric piano
- Bill Bruford - drums, percussion
[edit] Additional musician
- Eddie Jobson - violin (2 & 7), electric piano (3)
[edit] References
- ^ Planer, Lindsay (2011 [last update]). "USA - King Crimson | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/usa-r42278. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2011 [last update]). "Robert Christgau: CG: King Crimson". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=748&name=King+Crimson. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
