GROON ALT TAKE
Posted by Sid Smith on Oct 18, 2019

Groon alt take

This week's 50th-anniversary download revisits the immediate aftermath of King Crimson's American tour in 1969. Here Giles, Giles, and Fripp find themselves unexpectedly reunited in Wessex Studios to begin work on the next chapter in the King Crimson story. 

Download Groon here

 

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