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Released | April 1975[1] | |||
Recorded | 28–30 June 1974 | |||
Venue | Casino Arena, Asbury Park, New Jersey Palace Theatre, Providence, Rhode Island | |||
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Length | 38:48 67:18 (2002 reissue) | |||
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Producer | King Crimson | |||
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Christgau's Record Guide | B+[3] |
USA is a live album by the English progressive rock band King Crimson, released in 1975.[4] It was recorded at the Casino, Asbury Park, New Jersey, on 28 June 1974, except “21st Century Schizoid Man”, which was recorded at the Palace Theatre, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, on 30 June 1974. Violin and electric piano overdubs by Eddie Jobson were recorded at Olympic Studios, London in 1975.
The live recording was performed by George Chkiantz and David Hewitt using the Record Plant Remote Truck.
“Asbury Park” and “Easy Money” were edited to about half their original lengths for the LP release. The unedited versions were released digitally on dgmlive.com in 2005, along with the rest of the show in original running order.
The album opens with a brief excerpt of "The Heavenly Music Corporation" from (No Pussyfooting), an album Robert Fripp recorded with musician and producer Brian Eno. While it was not listed as a separate track on the original album, it is present on all releases.
Jobson plays violin on “Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (Part II)” and “21st Century Schizoid Man”, and Fender electric piano on “Lament” to improve the poor sound quality of the original parts played by David Cross.
Original vinyl releases contain audio content in both the lead-in grooves to both sides of the album, and in side two's run-out groove. In the latter case, the audience's applause following "21st Century Schizoid Man" continues through side two's final locked groove, causing the applause to continue on manual turntables as long as the phonograph needle remains on the record.
There have been four releases of the album: