Earthbound

Earthbound
Live album by King Crimson
Released	June 1972
Recorded	February 11-March 10, 1972
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	46:38
Label	Island Records Polydor Records E.G. Records Virgin Records
Producer	Robert Fripp
Professional reviews
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King Crimson chronology
Islands (1971) Earthbound (1972) Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973)

Earthbound is a live album by the band King Crimson, released in 1972 as a budget record shortly after the line-up which recorded it had broken up. It has been praised for its funky grooves (unusual for the band), its version of "Groon", and a performance of "21st Century Schizoid Man", but widely criticized for its very poor sound quality, due to it being recorded onto cassette by live sound engineer Hunter MacDonald.

The CD reissue does not significantly improve the overall sound quality of the album, due to its cassette origins.

The Acid Mothers Temple album, Electric Heavyland, features cover art alluding to Earthbound.

Track listing

Side one

1. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (Including: "Mirrors") (Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield) – 11:45

   Recorded at the Armoury, Wilmington, USA, February 11, 1972

2. "Peoria" (Boz Burrell, Mel Collins, Fripp, Ian Wallace) – 7:30

   Recorded at The Barn, Peoria, USA, March 10, 1972

3. "Sailor's Tale" (Fripp) – 4:45

   Recorded at the Baseball Park, Jacksonville, USA, February 26, 1972

Side two

1. "Earthbound" (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) – 7:08

   Recorded at Kemp Coliseum, Orlando, USA, February 27, 1972

2. "Groon" (Fripp) – 15:30

   Recorded at the Armoury, Wilmington, USA, February 11, 1972

Personnel

• Robert Fripp - electric guitar
• Boz Burrell - bass guitar, vocals
• Mel Collins - baritone saxophone, mellotron
• Ian Wallace - drums
• Hunter MacDonald - VCS3

External links

• List of fan reviews