King Crimson - Larks' Tongues In Aspic - POLYDOR 2302 061 AUTOGRAPHED
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Larks' Tongues in Aspic is the fifth studio album by the English progressive rock group King Crimson, released on 23 March 1973 through Island Records in the UK and Atlantic Records in the United States and Canada. This album is the debut of King Crimson's third incarnation, featuring co-founder and guitarist Robert Fripp along with four new members: bass guitarist and vocalist John Wetton, violinist and keyboardist David Cross, percussionist Jamie Muir, and drummer Bill Bruford. It is a key album in the band's evolution, drawing on Eastern European classical music and European free improvisation as central influences.
From my personal collection, Polydor 1977 UK repress, autographed by Bill Bruford, cover shows very light aging, vinyl is NM-
"I'm sitting here, waiting for “Larks’ Tongues In Aspic, Part One” to explode all over again, convinced that Crimson is King. For all intents and purposes, this is King Crimson Part Two. Robert Fripp assembled a new cast, including seasoned veterans that invoked the maiden voyage of the King: John Wetton, Bill Bruford, Jamie Muir, David Cross, lyricist Robert Palmer-James. Not since the original Court has so much talent been brought to bear on the King’s vision. In a sense, Crimson had handed the crown to Emerson, Lake & Palmer after their debut, only to reclaim it on Larks’ Tongues In Aspic. The addition of Wetton (a Greg Lake soundalike) and Bruford now aligned Crimson with ELP, enabling them to again make propulsive music at once pretty and profane. Lest they be overlooked, the roles of Cross and Muir are equally important, expanding the range of what might be considered music and giving Larks a decidedly Eastern and adventurous flavor. Exotic percussion, violins, the mournful and otherworldly sounds of Fripp’s leads, strange noises, unconventional rhythms... the musical objects in this picture are to traditional drums/bass/guitar rock what the Sistine Chapel is to a simple portrait. Larks is a reinvention of the band that stays true to their original mission statement. Every track on here is essential, though the improbably easy “Book of Saturday” and the caustic “Easy Money” have garnered the most attention over the years. It’s something of a daunting appetizer, so start with Court and Wake; by then you’ll have developed a taste for Larks’ Tongues In Aspic..."
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