"The Fillmore East concerts in New York 1969 were an important landmark for King Crimson. The band had, in the space of only nine months, risen from obscurity to international recognition, and the American tour was a crucial part of this process. The two nights are enjoyably different, including the recovery from "dropped stitches". The band is in consistently good form, especially on A Man A City and Schizoid Man, which are taken at blistering speed, and in my opinion, the best way, because if the fast sections are too comfortable the half speed sections become relatively ponderous. So I'm pleased to have found this Fillmore East tape, and hope that it is as valuable to the collector as it is to me." - Michael Giles
The two shows from Fillmore East are also available as KCCC 25.
"The Fillmore East concerts in New York 1969 were an important landmark for King Crimson. The band had, in the space of only nine months, risen from obscurity to international recognition, and the American tour was a crucial part of this process. The two nights are enjoyably different, including the recovery from "dropped stitches". The band is in...
From early 2019 DGM download, 22nd much better than 21st, CLUB25
First, I will amplify comments on the page for the 21st as I screwed up and got this even though I have CLUB25 i.e. King Crimson Collector's Club 25 already. Had I realized I already had it, I wouldn't have gotten it again. Don't make my mistake, if you have CLUB25 already, there's no point in grabbing this, from what I can tell.
That out of the way, as of this writing (early 2019) the files from the 22nd have very good audio quality for the time period, and the performance is both strong and...
First, I will amplify comments on the page for the 21st as I screwed up and got this even though I have CLUB25 i.e. King Crimson Collector's Club 25 already. Had I realized I already had it, I wouldn't have gotten it again. Don't make my mistake, if you have CLUB25 already, there's no point in grabbing this, from what I can tell.
That out of the way, as of this writing (early 2019) the files from the 22nd have very good audio quality for the time period, and the performance is both strong and musical.
In short, if you don't own CLUB25, I would get the 22nd, and not bother with the 21st, given how similar they are, unless you are a completist.
