King Crimson - Sheltering Skies -Fréjus, 1982 (2 VINYL LP) Black Vinyl

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 d’Agde also included.
Robert Fripp: Guitar
Adrian Belew:¬ Guitar, Lead Vocal
Tony Levin: Stick, Bass Guitar and Support Vocal
Bill Bruford: Drums and Percussion
There’s 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 couldn’t 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.
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.

First release on vinyl of a 1980s King Crimson concert.
Vinyl cut by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering.
Pressed on 200gram vinyl & presented in a gatefold sleeve.

Tracklist

Side A: (LP)
1 Thela Hun Ginjeet
2 Matte Kudasai
3 Indiscipline

Side B:
1 Red
2 Heartbeat
3 The Sheltering Sky

Side C:
1 Elephant Talk
2 Neal and Jack and Me
3 Waiting Man

Side D:
1 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic: Part II
2 The Sheltering Sky (Cap d’Agde)