{"product_id":"king-crimson-penn-state-29-june-1974-double-vinyl","title":"King Crimson 'Penn State 29 June, 1974' DOUBLE VINYL","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLive King Crimson multi-track recording of live set from June 29th, 1974, at Penn State University.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable on vinyl for the first time, exclusively for Record Store Day 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2LP set cut by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering and pressed on 200-gram audiophile vinyl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGatefold sleeve with new sleeve notes from King Crimson biographer Sid Smith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Fripp: Guitar, Mellotron \u0026amp; Devices\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Cross: Violin, Viola, Mellotron, Electric Piano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Wetton: Bass, Lead Vocals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBill Bruford: Drums \u0026amp; Percussion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo coincide with the releases of “Starless \u0026amp; Bible Black” in March 1974, King Crimson set out on a run of shows that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emany fans consider to be that line-up’s peak with the late music critic John Kelman (All About Jazz) describing them \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eas being at their “heaviest and most guitar-centric version of Crimson to date” where “even 24 hours represented a s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eignificant difference in how this group approached form-based material”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith the rapid growth of CD in the 1980s came an equally rapid growth in bootlegging and by 1992 there were over \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e120 different King Crimson bootlegs – many focusing on poor quality recordings of the 1973\/74 touring band whose \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereputation among fans and influence on a generation of musicians continued to grow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThus prompting the band to release their own multi tracked live performances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLong requested by fans for a vinyl release, Penn State is being made available on 200-gram double vinyl for the first \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etime exclusively for Record Store Day in April 2026, ‘1974 Penn State University’ also includes the recording of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e21st Century Schizoid Man from the band’s Central Park gig 2 days later which was to be this line-up’s last incarnation \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebefore becoming a trio to start recording the ‘Red’ album.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Landspeed Records Canberra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44592893788295,"sku":null,"price":89.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/7303\/7908\/files\/XpD2DRcqW29UQv9Edj4Kq5hjzuXpV4kIp821Gkzo6sY-1920w.webp?v=1778645234","url":"https:\/\/www.landspeed.com.au\/products\/king-crimson-penn-state-29-june-1974-double-vinyl","provider":"Landspeed Records Canberra","version":"1.0","type":"link"}