This Limited Edition King Crimson collection is a mix of live
and studio material. It includes stereo and 5.1 surround sound
editions of the three albums issued in the eighties - Discipline
(1981), Beat (1982) and The Three Of A Perfect Pair (1984). On
(and off) The Road also includes the final concert from each of
King Crimson's tours of this era: Japan 1981 (new to CD), Germany
1982 (new mixes for this edition), Canada 1984 (issued as Absent
Lovers in '98 but remastered for this edition).The complete 1980s
King Crimson boxed set!3CDs feature Steven Wilson & Robert Fripp
new stereo mixes of Discipline (2011), Beat (2016) & Three of a
Perfect Pair (2016)4CDs feature the final concert from each of
the band's tours: Japan 1981 - new to CD, Germany 1982 - new
mixes for this edition, Canada [Absent Lovers] 1984 - remastered
for this edition2CDs feature additional studio s: a CD
newly edited & expanded from sessions for the 'abandoned' third
album & a "making of"CD featuring studio snippets & outtakes from
across the studio s3 DVD-A discs (hybrid discs
compatible with all dvd players & rom-drives, region free, NTSC)
feature the three original studio albums in high-resolution
stereo (new & original mixes), 5.1 Surround Sound mixes with
additional audio & videos on all three discs3 Blu-ray discs
containing material as on DVD-A discs plus extensive additional
video material including: Frejus live (Discipline), Alabama-Halle
(Beat) - footage unseen since original 1982 broadcast), Japan
1984 (Three of a Perfect Pair) & additional hi-res audio
optionsTOAPP Blu-ray also features previously unseen footage from
the final run of 1984 Japanese concerts + 2 sets of "single
camera footage" s with s focusing on each of the
individual musiciansAbsent Lovers concert is also included in a
new Surround Sound mix on TOAPP BD.12" box with booklet,
memorabilia, new sleevenotes & eyewitness accounts of KC liveWhen
Robert Fripp declared in 1974 that King Crimson had 'ceased to
exist' nobody could have foreseen that the band would return in
1981 with a radically different line-up & sound, elements of
which had, perhaps, more in common with the then current
post-punk new wave than the band's notional progressive rock
past. Returning initially under the name Discipline for low-key
gigs & then as King Crimson proper with an album called
'Discipline' & as different from the 1970s King Crimson, as the
1970s line-ups had been from the 1960s band, the new quartet of
Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford, Adrian Belew (Zappa, Bowie, Talking
Heads) and Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel/Paul Simon), rapidly
established itself as a force on the live circuit. The longer
songs of the 1960s & early 1970s & the extended improvisations of
the live performances from the earlier touring bands were
replaced with a series of short taut songs & instrumentals imbued
with a minimalist aesthetic that featured complex interwoven
guitar lines from Fripp & Belew, (coined 'rock gamelan'),
Adrian's distinctive vocals & sharply apt lyrics, Bruford's new
armoury of electronic percussion & Levin's fluid bass & Chapman
Stick lines. With 'Discipline' charting in a number of countries
including the UK & USA, the clamour for the band's tours was
further enhanced, often to a greater extent than could actually
be fulfilled - not for the first or last time with a King Crimson
line-up - due to the other time demands made on the individual
musicians. Despite such pressures a further album 'Beat' appeared
& charted in 1982 & when 'Three of a Perfect Pair' hit the UK Top
30 upon release in 1984, it was clear that King Crimson had
managed not just to retain a large percentage of it's original
fanbase but had successfully reached a completely fresh audience
also. However, three albums and a number of tours in as many
years, for a quartet all of whom had substantial non-KC musical
commitments, strained the line-up beyond it's natural limit &
King Crimson was again retired from active service, not to return
until the mid-1990s. On (and off) The Road presents a complete
overview of this enduringly popular line-up. All three studio
albums are presented in remixed stereo editions on CD (Discipline
in it's 2011 mix), as are the final concerts from each year of
touring. Two further CDs present newly edited & extended takes
from the 'Champaign-Urbana' sessions for the band's proposed
third album & a 'making of' CD which provides a fascinating audio
in into the studio s. New Stereo, 5.1 Surround,
original stereo editions & videos appear on the DVD-A discs. The
Blu-ray discs bring full 24/96 stereo & 5.1 Surround sound plus
extended video/concert footage including the Frejus concert, the
Alabamahalle concert (unseen since it's 1982 broadcast) an array
of previously unreleased additional concert footage from the
band's 1984 Japanese concerts, along with audio only options for
some of the footage. Two bonus CDs present the band's first gig
as Discipline, from an audio restored bootleg at Moles Club Bath
& the unreleased live album that was prepared from the Frejus
tapes, with the additional s from that concert also
included, complete the audio & visual features. With a wealth of
previously unheard audio and/or upgraded audio - from the band's
first to final performances, newly issued stereo & 5.1 editions
of two of the band's studio albums - Beat & TOAPP, the classic
Discipline album in stereo & 5.1, audio and video s of
some of the best live shows the line-up played plus substantial
new concert footage, all presented to the high standards that
have been a ste of King Crimson boxed sets of recent years,
this is an essential edition for the many fans of this era of
King Crimson. All discs are CDs unless stated otherwise. Disc 1:
Discipline Mixed and produced from the original multi-track tapes
by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp (2011). Mastered by Simon
Heyworth and Robert Fripp (4) Disc 2: Live in Japan Taken from an
audience cassette at Kokusai Hall, Tokyo on December
18th, the final concert in 1981. Audio restored & newly mastered
at DGM by David Singleton and Alex R Mundy 2016. (1) Disc 3: Beat
Mixed and produced from the original multi-track tapes by Steven
Wilson and Robert Fripp (2016). Mastered by Simon Heyworth and
Robert Fripp (4) Disc 4: Live at Alabamahalle Recorded September
29 in Munich, the final concert in 1982. Remastered and
recompiled 2016 by David Singleton and Alex R Mundy with six
tracks from new audio sources. (2) Disc 5: Fragmented Mostly
recorded January 17-30, 1983 at C.V. Lloyd Music, Champaign, IL
Engineer: Gary Platt, Produced by Robert Fripp and
David Singleton. Two new bonus tracks 2016. (3) Disc 6: Three of
a Perfect Pair Mixed and produced from the original multi-track
tapes by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp (2016). Mastered by Simon
Heyworth and Robert Fripp (4) Discs 7 & 8: Absent Lovers Live at
The Spectrum, Montreal, July 11th, the final concert of 1984.
Mixed by David Singleton & Robert Fripp from the original
multi-track tapes for the DGM release "Absent Lovers" (1998). As
newly recompiled in high-resolution for inclusion on Disc 15 Disc
9: Are You Gary? An in into the inner working of
the band, and the familiar heard in an unfamiliar way. Edited &
assembled by David Singleton from original album session tapes,
with additional downmixes by Alex R. Mundy Disc 10: DVD-A
Discipline Audio content: 5.1 surround mix; original mix; 2011
mix & additional tracks in 24/96 and Album rough mixes in 24/48
Video content: Old Grey Whistle Test (4) Disc 11: DVD-A Beat
Audio content: 5.1 surround mix; original mix; 2016 mix &
Alternate Album in 24/48 Video content: Heartbeat promo; two
tracks live in Munich (4) Disc 12: DVD-A Three of a Perfect Pair
Audio content: 5.1 surround mix; original mix; 2016 mix in 24/48
Video content: less promo (4) Disc 13: Blu-ray DISC
Discipline Contents as Disc 10 (audio 24/96) plus: Video content
