Epitaph | ||||
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Released | March 1997 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1969; actual dates vary with each disc | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 234:05 | |||
Label | Discipline Global Mobile | |||
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Epitaph is a live 4-CD set of concert performances and radio sessions from 1969 by the band King Crimson, released in 1997. Volumes 1 and 2 (Discs 1 and 2) were available in retail shops, and the set included a flyer with instructions on how to obtain Volumes 3 and 4 (Discs 3 and 4) via mail-order. In 2006, volumes 3 and 4 were released independently as a 2-disc set via DGM.
All tracks written by Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Greg Lake, Michael Giles and Peter Sinfield, unless otherwise indicated.
No. | Title | Recording date and venue | Length |
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1. | "21st Century Schizoid Man" | 6 May 1969 at Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio | 7:06 |
2. | "The Court of the Crimson King" (McDonald, Sinfield) | 6 May 1969 at Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio | 6:27 |
3. | "Get Thy Bearings" (Donovan, arr. by Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles) | 19 August 1969 at Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio | 5:59 |
4. | "Epitaph" (Includes introduction to track 5 at the end) | 19 August 1969 at Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio | 7:08 |
5. | "A Man, a City" | 21 November 1969 at the Fillmore East | 11:41 |
6. | "Epitaph" | 21 November 1969 at the Fillmore East | 7:42 |
7. | "21st Century Schizoid Man" | 21 November 1969 at the Fillmore East | 7:16 |
8. | "Mantra" | 13 December 1969 at the Fillmore West | 3:47 |
9. | "Travel Weary Capricorn" | 13 December 1969 at the Fillmore West | 3:15 |
10. | "Improv - Travel Bleary Capricorn" | 13 December 1969 at the Fillmore West | 2:23 |
11. | "Mars" (Gustav Holst, arr. Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles) | 13 December 1969 at the Fillmore West | 8:53 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Court of the Crimson King" (McDonald, Sinfield) | 7:13 |
2. | "Drop In" (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles) | 5:14 |
3. | "A Man, a City" | 11:19 |
4. | "Epitaph" | 7:31 |
5. | "21st Century Schizoid Man" | 7:37 |
6. | "Mars" (Holst) | 9:42 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "21st Century Schizoid Man" | 7:14 |
2. | "Get Thy Bearings" (Donovan, arr. Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles) | 10:32 |
3. | "The Court of the Crimson King" (McDonald, Sinfield) | 6:43 |
4. | "Mantra" | 8:46 |
5. | "Travel Weary Capricorn" | 3:57 |
6. | "Improv" (including "By the Sleeping Lagoon" (Eric Coates)) | 8:54 |
7. | "Mars" (Holst) | 7:23 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "21st Century Schizoid Man" | 7:57 |
2. | "Drop In" (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles) | 6:20 |
3. | "Epitaph" | 7:22 |
4. | "Get Thy Bearings" (Donovan, arr. Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles) | 18:10 |
5. | "Mantra" | 5:29 |
6. | "Travel Weary Capricorn" | 4:54 |
7. | "Improv" | 4:34 |
8. | "Mars" (Holst, arr. by Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles) | 5:37 |
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon) [4] | 42 |