Description
First release on vinyl of a 1980s King Crimson concert
The complete concert from Fréjus, France taken from the original multi-track tapes by Robert Fripp & Brad Davis.
Additional performance of The Sheltering Sky at Cap dAgde also included
Vinyl cut by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering
Pressed on 200gram vinyl & presented in a gatefold sleeve.
Robert Fripp: Guitar
Adrian Belew:¬ Guitar, Lead Vocal
Tony Levin: Stick, Bass Guitar and Support Vocal
Bill Bruford: Drums and Percussion
Theres a palpable sense of energy and enthusiasm from the audience captured on the tapes at this concert as King Crimson (sharing a European tour with then label band mates Roxy Music) take to the stage in Fréjus, France, in late Summer, 1982. With two albums worth of material to draw upon (Discipline, Oct 1981& Beat, June 1982) & extensive touring that had already seen the band play concerts in the UK, Europe, USA & Japan, the live shows as often with King Crimson had a dynamism & punch that simply couldnt be replicated in a recording studio. Add a pair of classic KC instrumentals, (Red & Larks Tongues in Aspic Part Two), to that mix & all the ingredients were there for a very special performance.
Recorded initially for a video release, the audio from the concert has, inexplicably, never been issued as a standalone release. Nor has a live album from the 1980s line-up previously appeared on vinyl. Sheltering Skies presents the complete King Crimson performance across 2LPs pressed on 200gram vinyl or a single CD, both completed with the addition of the recording of The Sheltering Sky from the previous nights concert at Cap dAgde. The 1980s King Crimson was, in terms of concert performances/album releases, still less than a year old when this album was recorded. The collective decades of experience of the individual musicians is funnelled through the enthusiasm & freshness of the line-up & the newness of the material to produce a special concert recording.
While King Crimson material from this period is always in demand, with the forthcoming US tour by Beat (King Crimsons Adrian Belew & Tony Levin, joined by guitarist Steve Vai & Tool drummer Danny Carey), performing the material from that period, there is increased interest in hearing this material as it was originally performed.
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