The Collectable King Crimson, Vol. 1 [Discipline]

Performer: King Crimson
Engineer: George Chkiantz
Producer: David Singleton; Alex Mundy
Distributor: Ryko Distribution

Notes: Personnel: John Wetton (vocals, bass guitar); Robert Fripp (guitar, electric piano, Mellotron); Bill Bruford (drums, percussion). Audio Mixers: Ronan Chris Murphy; Robert Fripp. Liner Note Author: John Wetton. Recording information: Asbury Park, NJ (03/30/1974/06/28/1974); Mainz, Frankfurt, Germany (03/30/1974/06/28/1974). Taken from two concerts performed during a creative yet fraught year that would end in the band's being put on indefinite hiatus by a frustrated Robert Fripp, this double CD set contains a wealth of improvisatory magic from one of the progressive band's most storied lineups, including the seminal "21st Century Schizoid Man" and the graceful, soaring "Exiles."

Led by innovative guitarist/conceptualist Robert Fripp, King Crimson went through countless changes in style and personnel. They moved from early symphonic/progressive rock to angular, experimental improv to a mixture of hard rock and fusion before breaking up in the mid-'70s. Revived in the '80s, the group modernized its approach by incorporating Gamelan-like polyrhythms and an almost danceable Talking Heads-influenced sound into their approach. Always the coolest of the art-rockers, Crimson was also one of the most influential of the early-'70s prog crowd.

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