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Epitaph (King Crimson album)

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Epitaph is a live 4CD set of concert performances and radio sessions by the band King Crimson, released in 1997. Volumes 1 and 2 (Discs 1 and 2) were available in retail shops, and the set included a flyer with instructions on how to obtain Volumes 3 and 4 (Discs 3 and 4) via mail-order.

Track listing

All tracks written by Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield, unless otherwise indicated.

Disc one

  • Tracks 1-4 recorded for BBC Radio in 1969
  • Tracks 5-7 recorded at the Fillmore East, New York, USA, November 21, 1969
  • Tracks 8-11 recorded at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, USA, December 13, 1969
  1. "21st Century Schizoid Man" – 7:06
    including:
    • "Mirrors"
  2. "The Court of the Crimson King" (McDonald, Sinfield) – 6:27
    including:
    • "The Return of the Fire Witch"
    • "The Dance of the Puppets"
  3. "Get Thy Bearings" (Donovan Leitch) – 5:59
  4. "Epitaph" – 7:08
    including:
    • "March for No Reason"
    • "Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
  5. "A Man, A City" – 11:41
  6. "Epitaph" – 7:42
    including:
    • "March for No Reason"
    • "Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
  7. "21st Century Schizoid Man" – 7:16
    including:
    • "Mirrors"
  8. "Mantra" – 3:47
  9. "Travel Weary Capricorn" – 3:15
  10. "Improv - Travel Bleary Capricorn" – 2:23
  11. "Mars" (Gustav Holst) – 8:53

Disc two

  1. "The Court of the Crimson King" (McDonald, Sinfield) – 7:13
    including:
    • "The Return of the Fire Witch"
    • "The Dance of the Puppets"
  2. "Drop In" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald) – 5:14
  3. "A Man, A City" – 11:19
  4. "Epitaph" – 7:31
    including:
    • "March for No Reason"
    • "Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
  5. "21st Century Schizoid Man" – 7:37
    including:
    • "Mirrors"
  6. "Mars" (Holst) – 9:42

Disc three

Recorded at Plumpton Racetrack (at the Ninth National Jazz and Blues Festival), Streat, UK, August 9, 1969

  1. "21st Century Schizoid Man" – 7:14
    including:
    • "Mirrors"
  2. "Get Thy Bearings" (Leitch) – 10:32
  3. "The Court of the Crimson King" (McDonald, Sinfield) – 6:43
    including:
    • "The Return of the Fire Witch"
    • "The Dance of the Puppets"
  4. "Mantra" – 8:46
  5. "Travel Weary Capricorn" – 3:57
  6. "Improv" – 8:54
    including:
  7. "Mars" (Holst) – 7:23

Disc four

Recorded at the Chesterfield Jazz Club, Chesterfield, UK, September 7, 1969

  1. "21st Century Schizoid Man" – 7:57
    including:
    • "Mirrors"
  2. "Drop In" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald) – 6:20
  3. "Epitaph" – 7:22
    including:
    • "March for No Reason"
    • "Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
  4. "Get Thy Bearings" (Leitch) – 18:10
  5. "Mantra" – 5:29
  6. "Travel Weary Capricorn" – 4:54
  7. "Improv" – 4:34
  8. "Mars" (Holst) – 5:37

Personnel