Live at Summit Studios

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{{Infobox album

| name = Live at Summit Studios

| type = live

| artist = King Crimson

| cover = King Crimson Live at Summit Studios.jpg

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| released = February 2000

| recorded = 12 March 1972

| venue = Summit Studios, Denver, Colorado, United States

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| genre = Progressive rock

| length =

| label = Discipline Global Mobile

| producer = Robert Fripp and David Singleton

| chronology = King Crimson Collector's Club

| prev_title = The Vrooom Sessions

| prev_year = 1999

| next_title = Live in Central Park, NYC

| next_year = 2000

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Live at Summit Studios is a live album of radio session recordings by the band King Crimson, released through the King Crimson Collector's Club in February 2000.[https://www.discogs.com/label/575426-The-King-Crimson-Collectors-Club?sort=year&sort_order= The King Crimson Collectors' Club] at Discogs The album was recorded at Summit Studios in Denver, Colorado on 12 March 1972 during one of the band's American tours. The performance was notable for the absence of the band's trademark Mellotron, resulting in an unusual setlist and the inclusion of two lengthy collective improvisations.

The liner notes for Live at Summit Studios were written by the band's drummer Ian Wallace,[http://www.discogs.com/King-Crimson-Live-At-Summit-Studios-Denver-March-12-1972/release/1027092 King Crimson – Live at Summit Studios, Denver (March 12, 1972) (rel. 2000) album releases & credits] at Discogs who discusses the Denver show and chronicles his involvement with King Crimson throughout 1971 and 1972. Wallace's track "My Hobby" is a brief comedy piece in the style of Monty Python.

The album was later re-released in high resolution and surround sound on an audio DVD with the 40th Anniversary Edition of the live album Earthbound.

Track listing

  1. "Pictures of a City" (Fripp, Sinfield) – 9:38
  2. "Cadence and Cascade" (Fripp, Sinfield) – 4:46
  3. "Groon" (Fripp) – 13:49
  4. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield) – 10:10
  5. "Summit Going On" (Fripp, Collins, Burrell, Wallace) – 11:39
  6. "My Hobby" (Wallace) – 1:31
  7. "Sailor's Tale" (Fripp) – 6:52
  8. "The Creator Has a Master Plan" (Sanders, Thomas), including "Summit and Something Else" (Fripp, Collins, Burrell, Wallace) – 15:26

Personnel

King Crimson

Production personnel

  • Alex R. Mundy – digital editing
  • David Singleton – mastering
  • Hugh O'Donnell – design

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