Cirkus: The Young Persons' Guide to King Crimson Live

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Cirkus: The Young Persons' Guide to King Crimson Live
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Live album by King Crimson
Released May 25th, 1999
Recorded 1969 - 1998
Genre Progressive Rock
Label Virgin Records
King Crimson chronology
Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal
(1998)
Cirkus: The Young Persons' Guide To King Crimson Live
(1999)
Live in Mexico City
(1999)


Cirkus: The Young Person's Guide to King Crimson Live is a live album compilation from King Crimson. It was released in 1999 through Virgin Records.

[edit] Track list

[edit] Vol. 1 - Neon Heat Disease 1984-1998

  • Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 & 10 recorded at the Metropolitan Theatre, Mexico City, 2-4 August 1996
  • Tracks 2, 13 & 15 recorded at the Spectrum, Montreal 11 July, 1984
  • Tracks 8 & 15 recorded at Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, 5-6 October 1995
  • Track 6 recorded at the Jazz Cafe, London, 1 December 1997
  • Tracks 11 & 12 recorded at Pearl Street, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1 July 1998
  1. Dinosaur (Belew, Fripp, Levin, Bruford, Gunn, Mastelotto) 5:05
  2. Thela Hun Ginjeet (Belew, Fripp, Levin, Bruford) 5:17
  3. Red (Fripp) 6:10
  4. B'Boom (Belew, Fripp, Levin, Bruford, Gunn, Mastelotto) 4:54
  5. THRAK (Belew, Fripp, Levin, Bruford, Gunn, Mastelotto) 1:04
  6. 1 ii 2 (Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Bruford) 2:43
  7. Neurotica (Belew, Fripp, Levin, Bruford) 3:43
  8. Indiscipline (Belew, Fripp, Levin, Bruford) 6:40
  9. VROOOM VROOOM (Belew, Fripp, Levin, Bruford, Gunn, Mastelotto) 4:42
  10. Coda: Marine 475 (Belew, Fripp, Levin, Bruford, Gunn, Mastelotto) 2:38
  11. Deception of the Thrush (Belew, Fripp, Gunn) 6:05
  12. Heavy ConstruKction (Belew, Fripp, Gunn) 3:52
  13. Three of a Perfect Pair (Belew, Fripp, Levin, Bruford) 4:23
  14. Sleepless (Belew, Fripp, Levin, Bruford) 6:10
  15. Elephant Talk (Belew, Fripp, Levin, Bruford) 4:36

[edit] Vol. 2 - Fractured 1969-1996

  • Track 1 recorded at the Baseball Park, Jacksonville, FL, 26 February 1972
  • Track 2 recorded at Kemp Coliseum, Orlando, FL, 27 February 1972
  • Tracks 3 & 4 recorded at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, 15 December 1969
  • Tracks 6 & 8 recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 23 November 1973
  • Track 7 recorded at Palais Du Sport, Besançon, 25 March 1974
  • Track 5 recorded at Massey Hall, Toronto, 24 June 1974
  • Track 10 recorded at Stanley Warner Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, 29 April 1974
  • Track 9 recorded at the Metropolitan Theatre, Mexico City, 2-4 August 1996
  1. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Fripp, Lake, McDonald, Giles, Sinfield) 9:26
  2. Ladies of the Road (Fripp, Sinfield) 6:00
  3. A Man A City (Fripp, Lake, McDonald, Giles, Sinfield) 10:00
  4. In the Court of the Crimson King (McDonald, Sinfield) 6:50
  5. Fracture (Fripp) 11:04
  6. Easy Money (Fripp, Wetton, Palmer-James) 6:12
  7. Improv: Besancon (Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Bruford) 1:37
  8. The Talking Drum (Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Bruford, Muir) 6:25
  9. Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II) (Fripp) 6:29
  10. Starless (Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Bruford, Palmer-James) 12:07
  • Musicians (disc 2):
  • Robert Fripp: Guitar, Mellotron
  • Mel Collins: Saxes and Flute (1 & 2)
  • Boz Burrell: Bass Guitar, Lead Vocal (1 & 2)
  • Ian Wallace: Drums (1 & 2)
  • Ian McDonald: Sax, Flute, Mellotron, Vocal (3 & 4)
  • Greg Lake: Bass Guitar, Lead Vocal (3 & 4)
  • Michael Giles: Drums, Percussion, Vocal (3 & 4)
  • Peter Sinfield: Words & Illumination (3 & 4)
  • David Cross: Violin, Mellotron (5-8, 10)
  • John Wetton: Bass Guitar, Vocal (5-8, 10)
  • Bill Bruford: Drums, Percussion (5-10)
  • Adrian Belew: Guitar & Voice (9)
  • Trey Gunn: Touch Guitar (9)
  • Tony Levin: Basses & Stick (9)
  • Pat Mastelotto: Drums, Percussion (9)
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