Sheltering Skies Live in Frejus 1982 2LP

Vinyl


The first standalone vinyl release of King Crimson's complete concert at Frejus recorded on August 27th 1982. Taken from the original multi-track tapes by Robert Fripp and Brad Davis, the release includes an additional performance of The Sheltering Sky from Cap d’Agde (August 26th).

Sheltering Skies LP cover   
Pressed as a double 200g LP edition and presented in a gatefold sleeve. Vinyl cut by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering.
               

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. 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 night’s concert at Cap d’Agde. 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.
 
Sheltering Skies LP back
 
A
1 Thela Hun Ginjeet 
2 Matte Kudasai
3 Indiscipline 
 
B
1 Red  
2 Heartbeat
3 The Sheltering Sky  
 
C
1 Elephant Talk
2 Neal and Jack and Me
3 Waiting Man   
 
D
1 Larks’ Tongues In Aspic: Part II
2 The Sheltering Sky (Cap d’Agde)
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