Larks' Tongues in Aspic

Larks’ Tongues In Aspic
LP by King Crimson
Released	March 23, 1973
Recorded	January-February 1973 at Command Studios in London
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	46 min 37 s
Record label	Island Records
King Crimson Chronology
Earthbound (1972)	Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973)	Starless and Bible Black (1974)

Larks' Tongues in Aspic is the title of a 1973 album by the British progressive rock group King Crimson. On this album, the band began to incorporate into their sound violin and various exotic percussion instruments, including sheet metal.

The album opens with a long experimental instrumental piece titled "Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One". After that there are three vocal pieces, "Book of Saturday", "Exiles" and "Easy Money". These are followed by two more instrumentals, "The Talking Drum" and "Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two". The instrumental pieces on this album have strong jazz fusion influences.

Track listing

1. "Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One" (D. Cross /R. Fripp/J. Wetton/B. Bruford/J. Muir ) (13:36)
2. "Book of Saturday" (R. Fripp/J. Wetton/R. Palmer-James ) (2:49)
3. "Exiles" (D. Cross /R. Fripp/R. Palmer-James ) (7:40)
4. "Easy Money" (R. Fripp/J. Wetton/R. Palmer-James ) (7:54)
5. "The Talking Drum" (D. Cross /R. Fripp/J. Wetton/B. Bruford/J. Muir ) (7:26)
6. "Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two" (R. Fripp) (7:12)

Personnel

• David Cross (violin, viola, mellotron)
• Robert Fripp (guitar, mellotron, devices)
• John Wetton (bass, vocals)
• Bill Bruford (drums)
• Jamie Muir (percussion, miscellaneous)