Between April and July 1974 King Crimson embarked on a tour of Canada and America which has come to be recognised as one of the most powerful series of concerts performed not just by Fripp, Cross, Wetton and Bruford but by any band of the era.

The band, who had been rarely off the road - except to record studio albums - chose to perform a selection of recent material from the then newly released Starless And Bible Black, older fan favourites, newly written/then unrecorded material & nightly improvisations at a level described by many eye-witnesses and observers as "the most intense" gigs they'd ever attended.

A single live LP "USA" was issued in 1975, a year after the band split but failed to convey the full extent of how ferocious a beast King Crimson was in full-flight. No other band blended powerful rock with an ability to turn in epic improvisations of immense subtlety or strength.

Many of the shows on this final tour had been recorded, either professionally to multi-track tape, or on the band's stereo cassette feed from the mixing desk. These remained unheard until 1992 when selected highlights were released in 1992 on the 4 CD boxed set, The Great Deceiver.

Now The Road To Red offers a comprehensive overview of this final tour and at last does justice to a group who were operating at the very height of their powers.

Every soundboard quality recording known to exist is presented with audio fully restored, all released on CD for the first time. There are also five complete concerts, drawn from multi-track recordings, alongside the restored audio bootleg of the band's final show from New York and a new stereo mix of "Red" by Robert Fripp and Steven Wilson undertaken in 2012.

A total of 16 concerts are featured across 20 discs, with the studio "Red" as the 21st CD.

LÅTAR:
CD 1: Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Columbus, OH April 28, 1974
1. The Great Deceiver
2. Lament
3. Improv I
4. Exiles
5. Fracture
6. Easy Money
7. Improv II
8. The Night Watch
9. RF Announcement

CD 2: Stanley Warner Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA April 29, 1974
1. Walk On: No Pussyfooting
2. The Great Deceiver
3. Lament
4. Improv: Bartley Butsford
5. Exiles
6. Fracture
7. Easy Money
8. Improv: Daniel Dust
9. The Night Watch

CD 3: Stanley Warner Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA April 29, 1974
1. Doctor Diamond
2. Starless
3. Improv: Wilton Carpet
4. The Talking Drum
5. Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
6. 21st Century Schizoid Man

CD 4: Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, TX June 5, 1974
1. The Great Deceiver
2. Lament
3. Improv
4. Exiles
5. Fracture
6. Starless
7. The Talking Drum
8. Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part II)

CD 5: Tarrant County Convention Centre, Fort Worth, TX June 6, 1974
1. Walk On: No Pussyfooting
2. Easy Money
3. Lament
4. Fracture
5. Improv
6. The Talking Drum
7. Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
8. 21st Century Schizoid Man

CD 6: Fairground Arena, Oklahoma City, OK June 7, 1974
1. The Great Deceiver
2. Lament
3. Improv I
4. Exiles
5. Fracture
6. Starless
7. Improv II
8. The Talking Drum
9. The Talking Drum insert +
10. Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part II)

CD 7: Civil Auditorium, El Paso, TX June 8, 1974
1. Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
2. Lament
3. Improv I
4. Exiles
5. Easy Money
6. Fracture
7. RF Announcement
8. Starless (Part I)
9. Starless (Part II)

CD 8: Coliseum, Denver, CO June 16, 1974
1. The Great Deceiver
2. Lament
3. Exiles
4. Easy Money
5. Starless
6. The Talking Drum

CD 9: Performing Arts Centre, Milwaukee, WI June 22, 1974
1. Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part II) *
2. Lament
3. Improv I
4. Exiles
5. Improv II
6. The Night Watch
7. Starless

CD 10: Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI June 23, 1974
1. Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part II) *
2. Lament
3. Improv I
4. Exiles
5. Easy Money *
6. Improv II
7. Great Deceiver
8. Fracture
9. Starless

CD 11: Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario June 24, 1974
1. Walk On: No Pussyfooting
2. Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
3. Lament
4. Exiles
5. Improv: The Golden Walnut
6. The Night Watch
7. Fracture

CD 12: Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario June 24, 1974
1. Improv: Clueless And Slightly Slack
2. Easy Money
3. Starless
4. 21st Century Schizoid Man

CD 13: Convention Center, Quebec City, Quebec June 25, 1974
1. 21st Century Schizoid Man *
2. Lament
3. Improv I
4. Exiles
5. Easy Money
6. Improv II
7. Fracture
8. Starless *

CD 14: Kennedy Centre, Washington, DC June 27, 1974
1. Lament
2. Improv I
3. Exiles
4. Easy Money
5. Improv II
6. Fracture
7. Starless

CD 15: Casino Arena, Asbury Park, NJ June 28, 1974
1. Walk On: No Pussyfooting
2. Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
3. Lament
4. Exiles
5. Improv: Asbury Park
6. Easy Money
7. Improv
8. Fracture
9. Starless
10. 21st Century Schizoid Man

CD 16: Casino Arena, Asbury Park, NJ June 28, 1974
1. Walk On: No Pussyfooting
2. Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
3. Lament
4. Exiles
5. Improv: Asbury Park
6. Easy Money
7. Fracture
8. Starless
9. 21st Century Schizoid Man

CD 17: Penn State University, University Park, PA June 29, 1974
1. Walk On: No Pussyfooting
2. Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
3. Lament
4. Exiles
5. Improv: Is There Life Out There?
6. Easy Money
7. Improv: It Is For You, But Not For Us
8. Fracture
9. Starless

CD 18: Penn State University, University Park, PA June 29, 1974
1. Walk On: No Pussyfooting
2. Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
3. Lament
4. Exiles
5. Improv: A Voyage To The Centre Of The Cosmos
6. Easy Money
7. Improv: Providence

CD 19: Palace Theatre, Providence, RI June 30, 1974
1. Fracture
2. Starless
3. 21st Century Schizoid Man

CD 20: Central Park, New York, NY July 1, 1974
1. Walk On: No Pussyfooting
2. 21st Century Schizoid Man
3. Lament
4. Improv
5. Exiles
6. Improv: Cerberus
7. Easy Money
8. Fracture
9. Starless
10. The Talking Drum
11. Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part II)

CD 21: Red 2013 Stereo Mix
1. Red
2. Fallen Angel
3. One More Red Nightmare
4. Providence
5. Starless

DVD:
1. Casino Arena, Asbury Park, NJ 2013 Mix PCM Stereo (2448)
2. Casino Arena, Asbury Park, NJ 2005. Mix
3. USA 30th Anniversary Remaster
4. USA Original UK Vinyl Transfer

Bluray 1:
1. Stanley Warner Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
2. Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario
3. Penn State University, University Park, PA
4. Palace Theatre, Providence, RI

Bluray 2:
1. Casino Arena, Asbury Park, NJ 2013 Mix
2. Casino Arena, Asbury Park, NJ 2005 Mix
3. USA 30th Anniversary Remaster
4. USA Original UK Vinyl Transfer
5. Red The 2009 Surround Mix
6. Bonus studio track
7. onus live tracks
8. Red 30th Anniversary Remaster
9. Red 2013 Stereo Mix
10. Bonus studio tracks

ÖVRIGT:
Mediatyp: 21 CD + DVD + 2 Blu-ray
Label: Panegyric

Streckkod: 0633367197528
SKU: 29177