KING CRIMSON — Live In Guildford, 1972 (review)

KING CRIMSON — Live In Guildford, 1972 album cover Promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs) · 2003 · Proto-Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Warthur
It's unfortunate that whilst we have ample soundboard recordings from the Starless and Bible Black/Red eras of King Crimson, the same isn't true of the Larks' Tongues In Aspic-era band - distinguished by the presence of Jamie Muir on percussion alongside Bill Bruford.

The Guildford tapes reproduced here are a welcome exception - a soundboard recording from what sounds like a pretty decent gig, what little we have of it. The only complete songs we have here are (99% of) Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Book of Saturdays, and an improv - but on the plus side, the improv is a truly epic affair. If we only had the full set, this might be a five star release; as it is it's a four star taster of what seems to have been a magical night.
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