Epitaph (King Crimson album)

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.

Epitaph
Live album by King Crimson
Released	March 1997[1]
Recorded	1969; actual dates vary with each disc
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	234:05
Label	Discipline Global Mobile
Producer	Robert Fripp and David Singleton
King Crimson chronology
Thrakattak (1996) Epitaph (1997) The Night Watch (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Greg Lake, Michael Giles and Peter Sinfield, unless otherwise indicated.

Disc one

No.	Title	Recording date and venue	Length
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

Disc two (All tracks recorded on 15 December 1969 at the Fillmore West, San Francisco)

No.	Title	Length
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

Disc three (All tracks recorded on 9 August 1969 at the ninth National Jazz and Blues Festival, Plumpton)

No.	Title	Length
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

Disc four (All tracks recorded on 6 September 1969 at the Chesterfield Jazz Club)

No.	Title	Length
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

Personnel

King Crimson

• Robert Fripp – electric guitar
• Ian McDonald – woodwinds, Mellotron, backing vocals
• Greg Lake – bass guitar, lead vocals
• Michael Giles – drums, percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Travel Weary Capricorn"
• Peter Sinfield – lyrics, live sound mixing, stage lighting

Additional personnel

• David Enthoven and John Gaydon – management
• Dik Fraser and Richard Vickers – road crew

Production personnel

• Robert Fripp and David Singleton – editing and mastering
• P.J. Crook – cover artwork
• Bill Smith Studio – design

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4]	42