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King Crimson
Frankfurt
13 Apr 1971

Circus moves at a fair rate tonight. Played at this kind of speed, with the stabbing massed brass Tron lines provided by Mel, it sounds very close to Dinosaur [endtease]– very close indeed. Also noteworthy because it must be one of the few times that RF slips in those Lizard-quick guitar lines during the chorus. The faint-hearted who think they’ve heard it all before should not be undaunted by the two versions of Get Thy Bearings on offer. They're a platform for some brave and fierce free-form explorations that veer excitedly between chaos and control; Collins and Wallace tear the place apart in the first set whilst fans of Lizard will thrill to Fripp’s allusions to Prince Rupert’s Lament in the second Bearings. Please note that this particular Schizoid Man was cut off in his prime when the tape ran out. Ouch.


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ARTICLES

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Recent KC 2014 download problems

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Happy Birthday, Lizard

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Islands at 53

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DIARIES

The Basement, Chateau Belewbeloid.

16.41

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01.00

Crimson Tourbus, Outside Hotel Acceptable,...

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#504, Hotel Quite Acceptable, Vancouver.

00.15

A supportive & generous audience and wh...

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Hotel Quite Acceptable, Vancouver.

11.03

The weather is changeable, a blue sky rapid...

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Hotel Quite Acceptable, Vancouver.

23.57

We arrived at Denver International Airport,...

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Hotel Quite Acceptable, Denver.

10.42

The sun is shining, the sky is mostly blue,...

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Room Most Acceptable, Hotel Quite Acceptable.

11.00

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Hotel Quite Acceptable, Denver.

23.15

And with free Ethernet access, too. A call...

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Mobile HQ, Crimbus.

12.47

We left our hotel punctually at noon and ar...

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Hotel Quite Acceptable, Chicago.

11.29

The sun is shining, the sky is blue. The vi...

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Mobile HQ Crimbus Through the

07.46

Mobile, HQ, Crimbus.

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Mobile HQ, Crimbus.

06.01

Mobile HQ, Crimbus.

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Mobile HQ, Crimson Tourbus, currently at W.42 & 8th. Avenue, NYCNY.

10.48

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Hotel Designer.

00.09

We continue to pull astonishing errors from...

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#809, Hotel Designer, W. 44th., New York.

05.00

Driving in from Jersey, through the Lincoln...

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Hotel Acceptable, Alexandria, Virginia.

10.24

E-flurry discharged. Incoming mail included...

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Fripp Mobile HQ, Alexandria.

12.20

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The Rest of the World Tour.

11.15

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Mount Juliet.

09.47

Another grey day.

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DGM Sound World I
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Wessex Studio Cirkus

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8 Sep 1970

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6 Aug 2021

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1 Sep 1971

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Command Studios Prelude

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Command Studios
2 Oct 1971

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Warner Theatre

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7 Jun 1995

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In The Wake of Posedon

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15 May 1970

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10 Dec 2015

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12 Sep 2016

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30 Jun 1995

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12 Apr 1974

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9 Jun 1995

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Jakko Jakszyk

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Keith Tippett

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