King Crimson / 1974 - Massey Hall, Toronto (2LP Black Friday) Pre Order 27/11/2026

King Crimson  
1974: Massey Hall, Toronto  
Format: 2LP 200 gram vinyl, Limited Record Store Day Black Friday First  
Catalogue No: KCLVX2  
UPC: 633367 799111

As King Crimson biographer Sid Smith notes, “this performance is one of the band’s very best. While it’s true that there’s probably no such thing as a perfect gig, or, for that matter, the perfect LP, King Crimson live in Toronto comes as close to that benchmark as it’s possible to get”.

For King Crimson fans, this Massey Hall release is the kind of record that reminds you why live albums matter. Captured in one of music’s most iconic venues, it provides the chance to hear beloved songs from a different angle. There’s a looseness and immediacy here that only comes from a live performance, with the artist and band feeding off the audience and pushing the music into new territory. Even fans who know every note of the studio recordings will find fresh moments to appreciate.

Pressed on vinyl for the first time and presented as a limited 2LP set as a Record Store Day First for 2026 Black Friday, 1974: Massey Hall, Toronto forms the second in the series of performances from the Fripp, Bruford, Wetton and Cross line-up.

Side A  
Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part II  
Lament  
Exiles

Side B  
Improv: The Golden Walnut  
Fracture

Side C  
Improv: Clueless and Slightly Slack  
Easy Money  
The Night Watch

Side D  
Starless  
21st Century Schizoid Man

The original concert running order has been altered for the vinyl release so that all of the music could be presented on this 2LP set.