Epitaph (album)

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Epitaph
Live album by King Crimson
Released	1997
Recorded	1969
Genre	Progressive rock
Label	Atlantic Records
King Crimson chronology
THRaKaTTaK (1996)	Epitaph (1997)	The Night Watch (1998)

Epitaph is a live 4CD set of concert performances and radio sessions by the band King Crimson, released in 1997.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Disc one 1.2 Disc two 1.3 Disc three 1.4 Disc four 2 Personnel

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 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" (Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield) – 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" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) – 7:08

   including:

   • "March for No Reason"
   • "Tomorrow and Tomorrow"

5. "A Man, A City" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) – 11:41
6. "Epitaph" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) – 7:42

   including:

   • "March for No Reason"
   • "Tomorrow and Tomorrow"

7. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) – 7:16

   including:

   • "Mirrors"

8. "Mantra" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) – 3:47
9. "Travel Weary Capricorn" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) – 3:15
10. "Travel Bleary Capricorn" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) – 2:23
11. "Mars: The Bringer of War" (Gustav Holst) – 8:53

[edit] Disc two

• Recorded at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, USA, December 14, 1969

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" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) – 11:19
4. "Epitaph" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) – 7:31

   including:

   • "March for No Reason"
   • "Tomorrow and Tomorrow"

5. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) – 7:37

   including:

   • "Mirrors"

6. "Mars: The Bringer of War" (Holst) – 9:42

[edit] Disc three

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

1. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) – 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" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) – 8:46
5. "Travel Weary Capricorn" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) – 3:57
6. "Improv" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) – 8:54

   including:

   • "By the Sleeping Lagoon" (Eric Coates)

7. "Mars: The Bringer of War" (Holst) – 7:23

[edit] Disc four

Recorded at the Victoria Ballroom, Chesterfield, UK, September 7, 1969

1. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) – 7:57

   including:

   • "Mirrors"

2. "Drop In" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald) – 6:20
3. "Epitaph" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) – 7:22

   including:

   • "March for No Reason"
   • "Tomorrow and Tomorrow"

4. "Get Thy Bearings" (Leitch) – 18:10
5. "Mantra" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) – 5:29
6. "Travel Weary Capricorn" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) – 4:54
7. "Improv" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) – 4:34
8. "Mars: The Bringer of War" (Holst) – 5:37

[edit] Personnel

• Robert Fripp - guitar
• Greg Lake - bass guitar, vocals
• Ian McDonald - woodwinds, keyboards, mellotron, vocals
• Michael Giles - drums, percussion, vocals

King Crimson
Robert Fripp | Adrian Belew | Tony Levin | Pat Mastelotto Former members | Guest musicians
Original studio albums
In the Court of the Crimson King | In the Wake of Poseidon | Lizard | Islands | Larks' Tongues in Aspic | Starless and Bible Black | Red | Discipline | Beat | Three of a Perfect Pair | THRAK | The ConstruKction of Light | The Power to Believe
Other records
Cat Food/Groon | Atlantic Sampler | The Night Watch/The Great Deceiver | Epitaph/21st Century Schizoid Man | Matte Kudasai | Elephant Talk | Thela Hun Ginjeet | Heartbeat | Three of a Perfect Pair/Man With an Open Heart | Sleepless | VROOOM | Dinosaur | People | Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream | Level Five | Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With
Live albums
Earthbound | USA | The Great Deceiver | B'Boom: Live in Argentina | THRaKaTTaK | Epitaph | The Night Watch | Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal | Cirkus: The Young Persons' Guide to King Crimson Live | Live in Mexico City | The ProjeKcts | The Deception of the Thrush: A Beginners' Guide to ProjeKcts | The Beginners' Guide to the King Crimson Collectors' Club | Heavy ConstruKction | VROOOM VROOOM | Ladies of the Road | EleKtrik: Live in Japan | The Power To Believe Tour Box
Compilations
A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson | The Compact King Crimson | Heartbeat: The Abbreviated King Crimson | Frame by Frame: The Essential King Crimson | Sleepless: The Concise King Crimson | The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson - Volume One - 1969-1974 | The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson - Vol. 2 - 1981-2003
Side projects and guest appearances
ProjeKct One | ProjeKct Two | ProjeKct Three | ProjeKct Four | ProjeKct X | ProjeKct Six
See Also
Giles, Giles and Fripp | McDonald and Giles | 21st Century Schizoid Band