USA (King Crimson album)

USA
Live album by King Crimson
Released	3 May 1975
Recorded	28–30 June 1974
Venue	Casino Arena, Asbury Park, New Jersey; Palace Theatre, Providence, Rhode Island
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	40:56
Label	Island; Atlantic;
Producer	King Crimson
King Crimson chronology

USA is a live album by the English band King Crimson, released in 1975. It was mostly recorded at the Casino, Asbury Park, New Jersey, on 28 June 1974. The exceptions are track 7, which was recorded at the Palace Theatre, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, on 30 June 1974, and Eddie Jobson's overdubs on tracks 2, 3 and 7, which were recorded in a studio. Live recording was performed by George Chkiantz and David Hewitt on the Record Plant NY Remote Truck. Tracks 5 and 6 were edited to about half their lengths for the original 1975 release. The uncut versions were released digitally on dgmlive.com in 2005, along with the rest of the show.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]

Track 1 is a brief performance of "The Heavenly Music Corporation" from (No Pussyfooting), an album Robert Fripp recorded with musician and producer Brian Eno. While it was not listed as a separate track on the original album, it is present on all releases. On the original UK vinyl release, the audience noise after the end of the last track was embedded in a locked groove, leaving the applause to go on so long as the phonograph needle remained on the disc.

There have been four releases of the album:

Original vinyl release in 1975. Includes tracks 1 - 7 (although track 1 & 2 are combined) and Eddie Jobson's overdubs.
30th Anniversary Remaster released 2002. Added tracks 8 & 9 to original release, credited track 1.
2005 mix of original multi-track tapes by Ronan Chris Murphy at DGM. Released as download from dgmlive.com in 2005 and on The Collectable King Crimson Vol. 1 in 2006. Includes all tracks, with the uncut versions of "Asbury Park" and "Easy Money"; "21st Century Schizoid Man" is moved to be the last track and is now the version from Asbury Park 28 June 1974. Does not include Eddie Jobson's overdubs.
2013 mix by original multi-track tapes by Robert Fripp, Tony Arnold and David Singleton at the Courthouse, Cranborne, Dorset. Same track order and versions as release #3. Splits improv at end of track 6 into its own track.

In addition, the complete show, without fadeouts, edits or the Eddie Jobson overdubs was released through the King Crimson Collector's Club as Live in Asbury Park 1974.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Walk On...No Pussyfooting"	Brian Eno, Robert Fripp	0:35
2.	"Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II)"	Fripp	7:03
3.	"Lament"	Fripp, John Wetton, Richard Palmer-James	4:21
4.	"Exiles"	David Cross, Fripp, Palmer-James	7:09

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Asbury Park"	Cross, Fripp, Bill Bruford, Wetton	7:06
6.	"Easy Money"	Fripp, Wetton, Palmer-James	6:41
7.	"21st Century Schizoid Man"	Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield	8:40

Bonus tracks on 30th anniversary edition CD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
8.	"Fracture"	Fripp	11:19
9.	"Starless"	Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Bruford, Palmer-James	14:55

2013 40th Anniversary edition

Disc one - CD - Original Album - bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Walk On...No Pussyfooting" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2013 Mix)	Eno, Fripp	1:39
2.	"Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II)" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2013 Mix)	Fripp	6:23
3.	"Lament" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2013 Mix)	Fripp, Wetton, Palmer-James	4:22
4.	"Exiles" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2013 Mix)	Cross, Fripp, Palmer-James	7:24
5.	"Improv: Asbury Park" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2013 Mix)	Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Bruford	11:44
6.	"Easy Money" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2013 Mix)	Fripp, Wetton, Palmer-James	2:25
7.	"Improv" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2013 Mix)	Fripp, Wetton, Palmer-James	8:41
8.	"Fracture" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2013 Mix)	Fripp	11:02
9.	"Starless" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2013 Mix)	Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Bruford, Palmer-James	15:50
10.	"21st Century Schizoid Man" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2013 Mix)	Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield	9:01

Disc two - DVD-A (various mixes and bonuses)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Walk On...No Pussyfooting" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2013 Mix - LPCM Stereo (24/96))	Eno, Fripp	1:39
2.	"Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II)" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2013 Mix - LPCM Stereo (24/96))	Fripp	6:23
3.	"Lament" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2013 Mix - LPCM Stereo (24/96))	Fripp, Wetton, Palmer-James	4:22
4.	"Exiles" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2013 Mix - LPCM Stereo (24/96))	Cross, Fripp, Palmer-James	7:24
5.	"Improv: Asbury Park" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2013 Mix - LPCM Stereo (24/96))	Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Bruford	11:44
6.	"Easy Money" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2013 Mix - LPCM Stereo (24/96))	Fripp, Wetton, Palmer-James	2:25
7.	"Improv" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2013 Mix - LPCM Stereo (24/96))	Fripp, Wetton, Palmer-James	8:41
8.	"Fracture" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2013 Mix - LPCM Stereo (24/96))	Fripp	11:02
9.	"Starless" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2013 Mix - LPCM Stereo (24/96))	Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Bruford, Palmer-James	15:50
10.	"21st Century Schizoid Man" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2013 Mix - LPCM Stereo (24/96))	Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield	9:01
11.	"Walk On...No Pussyfooting" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2005 Mix - LPCM Stereo (24/48))	Eno, Fripp	1:39
12.	"Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II)" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2005 Mix - LPCM Stereo (24/48))	Fripp	6:23
13.	"Lament" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2005 Mix - LPCM Stereo (24/48))	Fripp, Wetton, Palmer-James	4:22
14.	"Exiles" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2005 Mix - LPCM Stereo (24/48))	Cross, Fripp, Palmer-James	7:24
15.	"Improv: Asbury Park" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2005 Mix - LPCM Stereo (24/48))	Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Bruford	11:44
16.	"Easy Money" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2005 Mix - LPCM Stereo (24/48))	Fripp, Wetton, Palmer-James	2:25
17.	"Fracture" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2005 Mix - LPCM Stereo (24/48))	Fripp	11:02
18.	"Starless" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2005 Mix - LPCM Stereo (24/48))	Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Bruford, Palmer-James	15:50
19.	"21st Century Schizoid Man" (Casino Arena, Asbury Park - 2005 Mix - LPCM Stereo (24/48))	Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield	9:01
20.	"Walk On...No Pussyfooting" (30th Anniversary Remaster - LPCM Stereo (24/48))	Eno, Fripp	1:39
21.	"Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II)" (30th Anniversary Remaster - LPCM Stereo (24/48))	Fripp	6:23
22.	"Lament" (30th Anniversary Remaster - LPCM Stereo (24/48))	Fripp, Wetton, Palmer-James	4:22
23.	"Exiles" (30th Anniversary Remaster - LPCM Stereo (24/48))	Cross, Fripp, Palmer-James	7:24
24.	"Improv: Asbury Park" (30th Anniversary Remaster - LPCM Stereo (24/48))	Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Bruford	11:44
25.	"Easy Money" (30th Anniversary Remaster - LPCM Stereo (24/48))	Fripp, Wetton, Palmer-James	2:25
26.	"21st Century Schizoid Man" (30th Anniversary Remaster - LPCM Stereo (24/48))	Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield	9:01
27.	"Fracture" (30th Anniversary Remaster - LPCM Stereo (24/48))	Fripp	11:02
28.	"Starless" (30th Anniversary Remaster - LPCM Stereo (24/48))	Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Bruford, Palmer-James	15:50
29.	"Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II)" (Original UK Vinyl Transfer - LPCM Stereo (24/96))	Fripp	6:23
30.	"Lament" (Original UK Vinyl Transfer - LPCM Stereo (24/96))	Fripp, Wetton, Palmer-James	4:22
31.	"Exiles" (Original UK Vinyl Transfer - LPCM Stereo (24/96))	Cross, Fripp, Palmer-James	7:24
32.	"Improv: Asbury Park" (Original UK Vinyl Transfer - LPCM Stereo (24/96))	Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Bruford	11:44
33.	"Easy Money" (Original UK Vinyl Transfer - LPCM Stereo (24/96))	Fripp, Wetton, Palmer-James	2:25
34.	"21st Century Schizoid Man" (Original UK Vinyl Transfer - LPCM Stereo (24/96))	Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield	9:01

Personnel

King Crimson

Robert Fripp – guitar, Mellotron
John Wetton – bass guitar, vocals
David Cross – violin, viola, Mellotron, electric piano except on (2,3,7)
Bill Bruford – drums, percussion

Additional musician

Eddie Jobson – violin (2 & 7), electric piano (3)

References

Planer, Lindsay (2011). "USA - King Crimson | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 28 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

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[1] Planer, Lindsay (2011). "USA - King Crimson | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 June 2011.

[CG-2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 28 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.