USA is a live album by the English band King Crimson, released in 1975. It was recorded at the Casino, Asbury Park, New Jersey, on 28 June 1974, except “21st Century Schizoid Man”, which was recorded at the Palace Theatre, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, on 30 June 1974. Violin and electric piano overdubs by Eddie Jobson were recorded at Olympic Studios, London in 1975.
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Released | 3 May 1975 | |||
Recorded | 28–30 June 1974 | |||
Venue | Casino Arena, Asbury Park, New Jersey Palace Theatre, Providence, Rhode Island | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, heavy metal | |||
Length | 38:48 67:18 (2002 reissue) | |||
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Producer | King Crimson | |||
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Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
Live recording was performed by George Chkiantz and David Hewitt using the Record Plant Remote Truck.
“Asbury Park” and “Easy Money” were edited to about half their original lengths for the LP release. The unedited versions were released digitally on dgmlive.com in 2005, along with the rest of the show in original running order.
The album opens with a brief excerpt of "The Heavenly Music Corporation" from (No Pussyfooting), an album Robert Fripp recorded with musician and producer Brian Eno. While it was not listed as a separate track on the original album, it is present on all releases.
Jobson plays violin on “Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (Part II)” and “21st Century Schizoid Man”, and Fender electric piano on “Lament” to improve the poor sound quality of the original parts played by David Cross.
On the original UK vinyl release, the audience noise after the end of the last track was embedded in a locked groove, leaving the applause to go on as long as the phonograph needle remained on the record.
There have been four releases of the album:
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II)" | Fripp | 6:45 |
2. | "Lament" | Fripp, John Wetton, Richard Palmer-James | 4:05 |
3. | "Exiles" | David Cross, Fripp, Palmer-James | 7:04 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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4. | "Asbury Park" | Cross, Fripp, Bill Bruford, Wetton | 6:50 |
5. | "Easy Money" | Fripp, Wetton, Palmer-James | 6:32 |
6. | "21st Century Schizoid Man" | Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield | 7:32 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Walk On... No Pussyfooting" | Brian Eno, Robert Fripp | 0:35 |
2. | "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II)" | Fripp | 6:25 |
3. | "Lament" | Fripp, John Wetton, Richard Palmer-James | 4:22 |
4. | "Exiles" | David Cross, Fripp, Palmer-James | 7:24 |
5. | "Asbury Park" | Cross, Fripp, Bill Bruford, Wetton | 6:54 |
6. | "Easy Money" | Fripp, Wetton, Palmer-James | 7:12 |
7. | "21st Century Schizoid Man" | Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield | 8:11 |
8. | "Fracture" | Fripp | 11:20 |
9. | "Starless" | Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Bruford, Palmer-James | 14:55 |
Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 52 |
US Billboard 200[4] | 125 |
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