I am one of the few people that owns King Crimson Earthbound.  It is a great performance as far as i can tell, but it was recorded on a 2 track cassette in a live performance somewhere.  It was recorded very very hot.  

The sound quality is somewhere between that of a speaker at a drive through Dairy Princess (Dairy Queen knockoff) built in the 50s in a small town and the speaker from a drive in movie theater where you accidentally ripped part of the wiring loose when you rolled up the windows because it was starting to rain.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUuWUkJBF8E

You be the judge!

Pass The Corn Syrup, Sugar

It's just horrible on every level.

ouch.... and I like that song..... just not that version.

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My copy of Earthbound is MINT MINT MINT.  I cannot make it through the record.  

Now an alternative answer might have rightly been Metal Machine Music by Lou Reed.  I cannot tell if the recording was bad or great.  I cannot listen to it.  Rumor has it that the 4th side has no lead out groove so that the cacophony just continues forever.  

Its amazing what drugs can do for the creative process.  This is evidence.  

this is like, the best kind of noise. like the static between radio stations in Hell.


Someone's review of Metal Machine Music.  

mmmmm...wondering whether the 2 track was tracking straight even then.

Sounding like there was something in the background as well.

I think the poorest recording I have is of the Space Ritual Tour by Hawkwind, the version was called Bring Me The Head of Yuri Gagarin...peaky peaky peaky

Hah and I love Hawkwind.  I would venture to say I have one of the larger Hawkwind collections in Texas - maybe 15++ albums.  Maybe more.  

Then again..I also have The Village People.

We even tried to have the record run over by some cars..but no one would run over it!!!!   

Do my own count?


 
(What if I don't own up to them?)

I've heard it, Spacey. As bad as you make it sound--I think it's worse.