KING CRIMSON—Earthbound (Polydor/ Import)::This steamy bit of juvenilia from the "original" 20th Century Schizoid Men was recorded on a small cassette player and set adrift into the Sargasso Seas of "who cares anyway?" Well, I do, goober brains. Why? 'Cause these mahatmas of decibel strappado had the early on savvy to hunker down and glom the internal beauty of NOISE, before the world went Pfttt! and the goblins of rhythm had their way with it ALL. The "live" version of "Schizoid Man" is monumental, frightening and without a doubt the harbinger of a sonic evolution that's just lurking on the otherside of last week. J.F.

JEBADIAH—Rock 'N' Soul (Epic)::Ever notice how many of the perpetrators of these disco atrocities don't even have the guts to own up to what they do? For instance, on this thumpthump thrashing of six Stones tunes (that's right, the Stones), you gotta check the fine print on the back to discover Jerry Love and Michael Zager, credited as producer and arranger. Just thought I'd bring up their names in order to curb any political ambitions they might have. M.D.