{"product_id":"khruangbin-white-gloves-ii-m-blanc-rsd-2026-copy","title":"King Crimson \/ Penn State 29 June, 1974 (2LP black vinyl) (RSD26)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLive King Crimson multi-track recording of live set from June 29th, 1974, at Penn State University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable on vinyl for the first time, exclusively for Record Store Day 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2LP set cut by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering and pressed on 200-gram audiophile vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGatefold sleeve with new sleeve notes from King Crimson biographer Sid Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Fripp: Guitar, Mellotron \u0026amp; Devices\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Cross: Violin, Viola, Mellotron, Electric Piano\u003cbr\u003eJohn Wetton: Bass, Lead Vocals\u003cbr\u003eBill Bruford: Drums \u0026amp; Percussion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo coincide with the releases of “Starless \u0026amp; Bible Black” in March 1974, King Crimson set out on a run of shows that\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003emany fans consider to be that line-up’s peak with the late music critic John Kelman (All About Jazz) describing them\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eas being at their “heaviest and most guitar-centric version of Crimson to date” where “even 24 hours represented a\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003esignificant difference in how this group approached form-based material”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the rapid growth of CD in the 1980s came an equally rapid growth in bootlegging and by 1992 there were over\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e120 different King Crimson bootlegs – many focusing on poor quality recordings of the 1973\/74 touring band whose\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ereputation among fans and influence on a generation of musicians continued to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThus prompting the band to release their own multi tracked live performances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong requested by fans for a vinyl release, Penn State is being made available on 200-gram double vinyl for the first\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003etime exclusively for Record Store Day in April 2026, ‘1974 Penn State University’ also includes the recording of\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21st Century Schizoid Man from the band’s Central Park gig 2 days later which was to be this line-up’s last incarnation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ebefore becoming a trio to start recording the ‘Red’ album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinyl Audio Café","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107809849657,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/4180\/2553\/files\/KingCrimsoncover500.jpg?v=1775827190","url":"https:\/\/vinylaudiocafe.com\/products\/khruangbin-white-gloves-ii-m-blanc-rsd-2026-copy","provider":"Vinyl Audio Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}