To coincide with the releases of Starless amp Bible Black in March 1974, King Crimson set out on a run of shows thatmany fans consider to be that lineups peak with the late music critic John Kelman All About Jazz describing themas being at their heaviest and most guitarcentric version of Crimson to date where even 24 hours represented asignificant difference in how this group approached formbased material.With the rapid growth of CD in the 1980s came an equally rapid growth in bootlegging and by 1992 there were over 120 different King Crimson bootlegs many focusing on poor quality recordings of the 197374 touring band whosereputation among fans and influence on a generation of musicians continued to grow.Thus prompting the band to release their own multi tracked live performances.Long requested by fans for a vinyl release, Penn State is being made available on 200gram double vinyl for the firsttime exclusively for Record Store Day in April 2026, 1974 Penn State University also includes the recording of 21stCentury Schizoid Man from the bands Central Park gig 2 days later which was to be this lineups last incarnationbefore becoming a trio to start recording the Red album.Please allow 57 business days for dispatch.
