Sheltering Skies (Live in Fréjus, August 27th 1982) (Vinyl) - By: King Crimson - Model Number: KCLPX1982

Description

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.
While King Crimson material from this period is always in demand, with the forthcoming US tour by Beat
(King Crimson™s 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.

Robert Fripp: Guitar
Adrian Belew: Guitar, Lead Vocal
Tony Levin: Stick, Bass Guitar and Support Vocal
Bill Bruford: Drums and Percussion

Label
Panegyric

Tracks & Genre

SOUTHBOUND