King Crimson – Live in Montreal July 11, 1984 (2024)

Review: The CD/DVD package features the complete final two shows played on July 11, 1984, partly used for the Absent Lovers release. The CD contains entirely unreleased tracks. The DVD contains both shows in full, as well as two sections of footage filmed by legendary bassist and stick player Tony Levin in 1982. King Crimson 1981-84 is widely considered to be a Definitive Formation, including by myself. The energy and focus of 1981 became dispersed during 1982-84, the interpersonal dynamics becoming highlighted while making Beat (1982) and Three Of A Perfect Pair (1983). What to do? My approach was to play live: the power within the musical event makes even the impossible possible. An example: the final four shows of the Discipline Quartet at Le Spectrum in Montreal on July 10/11th. 1984. The four Spectrum shows were recorded on multitrack, two shows each night. Bill Bruford mixed selected tracks from the 11th. for the King Biscuit Flower Hour. In 1997/98 David Singleton and myself remixed the same material for Absent Lovers. With this last release in the King Crimson Collectors’ Club series, the complete final two shows of KC 1981-84 are now available for the first time. Robert Fripp Easter Saturday 30th. March, 2024; Bredonborough, Middle England. — dusted

Track List: Disc 1 01 Entry of the Crims 02 Larks’ Tongues in Aspic Part III 03 Thela Hun Ginjeet 04 Red 05 Matte Kudasai 06 Industry 07 Three of a Perfect Pair 08 Indiscipline 09 Sartori in Tangier 10 Frame by Frame 11 Man With an Open Heart 12 Sleepless 13 Heartbeat 14 Elephant Talk

DVD 1 01. Untitled [Audience Chatter] 02. Entry Of The Crims (First Show) 03. Lark's Tongues In Aspic (Part III) (First Show) 04. Thela Hun Ginjeet (First Show) 05. Red (First Show) 06. Matte Kudasai (First Show) 07. Industry (First Show) 08. Dig Me (First Show) 09. Three Of A Perfect Pair (First Show) 10. Indiscipline (First Show) 11. Sartori In Tangier (First Show) 12. Frame By Frame (First Show) 13. Man With An Open Heart (First Show) 14. Waiting Man (First Show) 15. Sleepless (First Show) 16. Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part II) (First Show) 17. Discipline (First Show) 18. Heartbeat (First Show) 19. Elephant Talk (First Show)

DVD 2 01. Untitled [Audience Chatter] 02. Entry Of The Crims (Second Show) 03. Lark's Tongues In Aspic (Part III) (Second Show) 04. Thela Hun Ginjeet (Second Show) 05. Red (Second Show) 06. Matte Kudasai (Second Show) 07. Industry (Second Show) 08. Dig Me (Second Show) 09. Three Of A Perfect Pair (Second Show) 10. Indiscipline (Second Show) 11. Sartori In Tangier (Second Show) 12. Frame By Frame (Second Show) 13. Man With An Open Heart (Second Show) 14. Waiting Man (Second Show) 15. Sleepless (Second Show) 16. Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part II (Second Show) 17. Discipline (Second Show) 18. Heartbeat (Second Show) 19. Elephant Talk (Second Show)

Media Report: Genre: prog-rock Origin: UK
Format: FLAC Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec Bit rate mode: Variable Channel(s): 2 channels Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz Bit depth: 16 bits Compression mode: Lossless Writing library: libFLAC 1.2.1 (UTC 2007-09-17)

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