USA (album)

USA is a live album by the English band King Crimson, released in 1975.

• Tracks 1-6 and 8-9 recorded at the Casino, Asbury Park, June 28, 1974
• Track 7 recorded at the Palace Theatre, Providence, USA, June 30, 1974
• Tracks 2, 3 and 7 feature overdubs performed by Eddie Jobson.
• Track 1 is a brief excerpt from Fripp & Eno (No Pussyfooting). While it was not listed as a separate track on the original album, it is audible to the careful listener.
• Tracks 8 and 9 were not featured on the original release of the album, but were added for a subsequent release.

Track listing

1. "Walk On...No Pussyfooting" (Brian Eno, Robert Fripp) – 0:35
2. "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II)" (Fripp) – 6:24
3. "Lament" (Fripp, Richard Palmer-James, John Wetton) – 4:21
4. "Exiles" (David Cross, Fripp, Palmer-James) – 7:09
5. "Asbury Park" (Bill Bruford, Cross, Fripp, Wetton) – 7:06
6. "Easy Money" (Fripp, Palmer-James, Wetton) – 6:41
7. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield) – 8:40

Bonus tracks on 30th Anniversary Edition:

1. "Fracture" (Fripp) – 11:19
2. "Starless" (Bruford, Cross, Fripp, Palmer-James, Wetton) – 14:55

Personnel

King Crimson

• Robert Fripp - guitar & mellotron
• John Wetton - bass & lead vocals
• David Cross - violin, viola, mellotron & electric piano
• Bill Bruford - drums, percussion

Additional musician

• Eddie Jobson - violin (2 & 7), electric piano (3)