Earthbound is a live album by the band King Crimson, released in 1972 as a budget record shortly after the band which recorded it had broken up. It has been praised for its funky grooves (unusual for the band), and a blistering performance of "21st Century Schizoid Man", but widely criticized for its very poor sound quality, due to it being recorded onto cassette by live sound engineer Hunter MacDonald.

The CD reissue does not significantly improve the overall sound quality of the album, due to its cassette origins.

Track listing

1. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (Including: "Mirrors") (Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield) - 11:45

   Recorded at the Armoury, Wilmington, USA, February 11, 1972

2. "Peoria" (Boz Burrell, Mel Collins, Fripp, Ian Wallace) - 7:30

   Recorded at the Barn, Peoria, USA, March 10, 1972

3. "Sailor's Tale (Fripp) - 4:45

   Recorded at the Baseball Park, Jacksonville, USA, February 26, 1972

4. "Earthbound" (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 7:08

   Recorded at Kemp Coliseum, Orlando, USA, February 27, 1972

5. "Groon" (Fripp) - 15:30

   Recorded at the Armoury, Wilmington, USA, February 11, 1972

Personnel

• Robert Fripp - guitar
• Boz Burrell - bass guitar, vocals
• Mel Collins - baritone saxophone, mellotron
• Ian Wallace - drums
• Hunter MacDonald - VCS3

External links

• List of fan reviews

King Crimson albums Live albums 1972 albums