Title: On (And Off) The Road: 1981-1984
Artist: King Crimson
Label: Panegyric
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 633367198129
Genre: Rock

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 recordings: a CD newly edited & expanded from sessions for the 'abandoned' third album & a "making of"CD featuring studio snippets & outtakes from across the studio recordings3 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" recordings with shots 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 insight into the studio recordings. 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 recordings 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 recordings 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 staple 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 recording 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 Recording 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 Recording Gary? An insight 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: Sleepless promo (4) Disc 13: Blu-ray DISC Discipline Contents as Disc 10 (audio 24/96) plus: Video content

Tracks:
1.1 Discipline 2011 Stereo Mix
1.2 CD1-1 Elephant Talk 4:44
1.3 CD1-2 Frame By Frame 5:09
1.4 CD1-3 Matte Kudasai 3:48
1.5 CD1-4 Indiscipline 4:34
1.6 CD1-5 Thela Hun Ginjeet 6:26
1.7 CD1-6 the Sheltering Sky 8:22
1.8 CD1-7 Discipline 5:11
1.9 Bonus Tracks
1.10 CD1-8 a Selection of Adrian's Vocal Loops 0:19
1.11 CD1-9 a Selection of Adrian's Vocal Loops 0:34
1.12 CD1-10 the Sheltering Sky (Alternate Mix - Steven Wilson) 8:27
1.13 CD1-11 Thela Hun Ginjeet (Alternate Mix - Steven Wilson) 6:32
1.14 Live in Japan
2.1 CD2-1 Discipline 6:10
2.2 CD2-2 Thela Hun Ginjeet 8:10
2.3 CD2-3 Red 7:30
2.4 CD2-4 Matte Kudasai 3:47
2.5 CD2-5 the Sheltering Sky 12:19
2.6 CD2-6 Frame By Frame 5:14
2.7 CD2-7 Manhattan 6:14
2.8 CD2-8 Indiscipline 10:10
2.9 CD2-9 Neal and Jack and Me 6:51
2.10 CD2-10 Elephant Talk 5:32
2.11 CD2-11 Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part II 7:29
2.12 Beat 2016 Stereo Mix
3.1 CD3-1 Neal and Jack and Me 4:24
3.2 CD3-2 Heartbeat 3:51
3.3 CD3-3 Sartori in Tangier 3:35
3.4 CD3-4 Waiting Man 4:27
3.5 CD3-5 Neurotica 4:50
3.6 CD3-6 Two Hands 3:23
3.7 CD3-7 the Howler 4:14
3.8 CD3-8 Requiem (Extended Version) 12:16
3.9 Bonus Track
3.10 CD3-9 Absent Lovers (Instrumental, Studio Recording) 4:12
3.11 Live at Alabamahalle
4.1 CD4-1 Waiting Man 10:03
4.2 CD4-2 Thela Hun Ginjeet 7:24
4.3 CD4-3 Frame By Frame 5:30
4.4 CD4-4 Matte Kudasai 3:47
4.5 CD4-5 the Sheltering Sky 10:49
4.6 CD4-6 Neal and Jack and Me 5:46
4.7 CD4-7 Elephant Talk 5:02
4.8 CD4-8 Indiscipline 10:18
4.9 CD4-9 Heartbeat 4:16
4.10 CD4-10 Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part II 7:01
4.11 Fragmented
5.1 CD5-1 San Francisco 2:04
5.2 CD5-2 Tony Bass Riff 3:29
5.3 CD5-3 Sequenced 3:56
5.4 CD5-4 Steinberger Melody 5:00
5.5 CD5-5 Fragmented 4:02
5.6 CD5-6 Not One of Those 1:45
5.7 CD5-7 ZZZZS 2:11
5.8 CD5-8 Reel 3 Jam 2:33
5.9 CD5-9 Robert and Bill 2:08
5.10 CD5-10 Say No 2:46
5.11 CD5-11 Robert's Ballad 3:46
5.12 CD5-12 Heat in the Jungle 7:08
5.13 CD5-13 Grace Jones 5:46
5.14 CD5-14 Adrian Looped 1:20
5.15 CD5-15 Yoli Yoli 3:22
5.16 CD5-16 Adrian and Robert 7:46
5.17 Three of a Perfect Pair 2016 Stereo Mix
6.1 CD6-1 Three of a Perfect Pair 4:21
6.2 CD6-2 Model Man 4:02
6.3 CD6-3 Sleepless 5:37
6.4 CD6-4 Man with An Open Heart 3:07
6.5 CD6-5 Nuages (That Which Passes, Passes Like Clouds) 4:48
6.6 CD6-6 Industry 7:04
6.7 CD6-7 Dig Me 3:16
6.8 CD6-8 No Warning 3:30
6.9 CD6-9 Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part III 6:08
6.10 Bonus Tracks
6.11 CD6-10 the King Crimson Barber Shop 1:38
6.12 CD6-11 Robert's Ballad 3:23
6.13 CD6-12 Shidare Zakura 2:41
6.14 CD6-13 Industrial Zone a 3:16
6.15 CD6-14 Industrial Zone B 5:35
6.16 CD6-15 Industrial Zone C 15:51
6.17 Absent Lovers
7.1 CD7-1 Entry of the Crims 6:27
7.2 CD7-2 Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part III 5:06
7.3 CD7-3 Thela Hun Ginjeet 7:08
7.4 CD7-4 Red 5:49
7.5 CD7-5 Matte Kudasai 3:47
7.6 CD7-6 Industry 7:31
7.7 CD7-7 Dig Me 4:00
7.8 CD7-8 Three of a Perfect Pair 4:31
7.9 CD7-9 Indiscipline 8:12
8.1 CD8-1 Sartori in Tangier 4:40
8.2 CD8-2 Frame By Frame 3:58
8.3 CD8-3 Man with An Open Heart 3:45
8.4 CD8-4 Waiting Man 6:26
8.5 CD8-5 Sleepless 6:08
8.6 CD8-6 Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part II 7:55
8.7 CD8-7 Discipline 5:04
8.8 CD8-8 Heartbeat 5:16
8.9 CD8-9 Elephant Talk 8:59
8.10 Are You Recording Gary?
9.1 CD9-1 Are You Recording Gary? 15:47
9.2 CD9-2 Discipline Redux 11:06
9.3 CD9-3 Beat Redux 15:21
9.4 CD9-4 Three of a Perfect Pair Redux 14:43
9.5 Discipline 2011 Surround Mix
10.1 DVD10-1 Elephant Talk 4:44
10.2 DVD10-2 Frame By Frame 5:09
10.3 DVD10-3 Matte Kudasai 3:47
10.4 DVD10-4 Indiscipline 4:35
10.5 DVD10-5 Thela Hun Ginjeet 6:27
10.6 DVD10-6 the Sheltering Sky 8:23
10.7 DVD10-7 Discipline 5:03
10.8 2011 Stereo Mix
10.9 DVD10-8 Elephant Talk 4:44
10.10 DVD10-9 Frame By Frame 5:09
10.11 DVD10-10 Matte Kudasai 3:47
10.12 DVD10-11 Indiscipline 4:35
10.13 DVD10-12 Thela Hun Ginjeet 6:27
10.14 DVD10-13 the Sheltering Sky 8:23
10.15 DVD10-14 Discipline 5:03
10.16 30th Anniversary Remaster
10.17 DVD10-15 Elephant Talk 4:44
10.18 DVD10-16 Frame By Frame 5:09
10.19 DVD10-17 Matte Kudasai 3:48
10.20 DVD10-18 Indiscipline 4:34
10.21 DVD10-19 Thela Hun Ginjeet 6:27
10.22 DVD10-20 the Sheltering Sky 8:23
10.23 DVD10-21 Discipline 5:11
10.24 DVD10-22 Matte Kudasai (Alternative Version) 3:54
10.25 Additional Tracks
10.26 DVD10-23 a Selection of Adrian's Vocal Loops 0:52
10.27 DVD10-24 the Sheltering Sky (Alternate Mix - Steven Wilson) 8:28
10.28 DVD10-25 Thela Hun Ginjeet (Alternate Mix - Steven Wilson) 6:33
10.29 The Terrifying Tale of Thela Hun Ginjeet (8:02)
10.30 DVD10-26.1 Robert Fripp: Venal Leader (Later Heartless and Raging) Promotes (WB Office, NYC, 1981)
10.31 DVD10-26.2 Adrian Belew: Shaking Artist (Basing St. Studios May 1981, As Featured on the Album "Discipline")
10.32 DVD10-26.3 Thela Hun Ginjeet (Philadelphia, July 30th 1982)
10.33 DVD10-27 Elephant Talk 12" Dance Mix 5:05
10.34 Album Rough Mixes
10.35 DVD10-28 Discipline 5:06
10.36 DVD10-29 Thela Hun Ginjeet 6:22
10.37 DVD10-30 Matte Kudasai 3:47
10.38 DVD10-31 Elephant Talk 4:43
10.39 DVD10-32 the Sheltering Sky 8:23
10.40 DVD10-33 Frame By Frame 5:11
10.41 DVD10-34 Indiscipline 4:38
10.42 Video Content: Selections from the Old Grey Whistle Test
10.43 DVD10-35 Elephant Talk 4:46
10.44 DVD10-36 Frame By Frame 4:42
10.45 DVD10-37 Indiscipline 6:50
10.46 Beat
10.47 2016 Surround Mix
11.1 DVD11-1 Neal and Jack and Me 4:24
11.2 DVD11-2 Heartbeat 3:52
11.3 DVD11-3 Sartori in Tangier 3:34
11.4 DVD11-4 Waiting Man 4:26
11.5 DVD11-5 Neurotica 4:50
11.6 DVD11-6 Two Hands 3:23
11.7 DVD11-7 the Howler 4:13
11.8 DVD11-8 Requiem (Extended Version) 12:12
11.9 Bonus Track
11.10 DVD11-9 Absent Lovers (Instrumental, Studio Recording) 4:13
11.11 DVD11-10 Neal and Jack and Me 4:24
11.12 DVD11-11 Heartbeat 3:52
11.13 DVD11-12 Sartori in Tangier 3:34
11.14 DVD11-13 Waiting Man 4:26
11.15 DVD11-14 Neurotica 4:50
11.16 DVD11-15 Two Hands 3:23
11.17 DVD11-16 the Howler 4:13
11.18 DVD11-17 Requiem (Extended Version) 12:12
11.19 Bonus Tracks
11.20 DVD11-18 Absent Lovers (Instrumental, Studio Recording) 4:13
11.21 30th Anniversary Remaster
11.22 DVD11-19 Neal and Jack and Me 4:23
11.23 DVD11-20 Heartbeat 3:54
11.24 DVD11-21 Sartori in Tangier 3:34
11.25 DVD11-22 Waiting Man 4:27
11.26 DVD11-23 Neurotica 4:49
11.27 DVD11-24 Two Hands 3:23
11.28 DVD11-25 the Howler 4:13
11.29 DVD11-26 Requiem 6:38
11.30 Alternate Album
11.31 DVD11-27 Neal and Jack and Me 4:23
11.32 DVD11-28 Heartbeat 3:54
11.33 DVD11-29 Sartori in Tangier 3:33
11.34 DVD11-30 Waiting Man 4:23
11.35 DVD11-31 Neurotica 4:18
11.36 DVD11-32 Two Hands 3:24
11.37 DVD11-33 the Howler 3:50
11.38 DVD11-34 Requiem 6:43
11.39 DVD11-35 Neal and Jack and Me (Alt. Take) 6:14
11.40 DVD11-36 Absent Lovers (Live, Oxford) 4:59
11.41 Video Content
11.42 DVD11-37 Heartbeat (Studio) 4:01
11.43 DVD11-38 Waiting Man (Live, Munich 1982) 9:30
11.44 DVD11-39 Heartbeat (Live, Munich 1982) 4:19
11.45 Three of a Perfect Pair 2016 Surround Mix
12.1 DVD12-1 Three of a Perfect Pair 4:22
12.2 DVD12-2 Model Man 3:59
12.3 DVD12-3 Sleepless 5:37
12.4 DVD12-4 Man with An Open Heart 3:08
12.5 DVD12-5 Nuages (That Which Passes, Passes Like Clouds) 4:48
12.6 DVD12-6 Industry 7:06
12.7 DVD12-7 Dig Me 3:16
12.8 DVD12-8 No Warning 3:29
12.9 DVD12-9 Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part III 6:04
12.10 Bonus Tracks
12.11 DVD12-10 the King Crimson Barber Shop 1:41
12.12 DVD12-11 Robert's Ballad 3:23
12.13 2016 Stereo Mix
12.14 DVD12-12 Three of a Perfect Pair 4:22
12.15 DVD12-13 Model Man 3:59
12.16 DVD12-14 Sleepless 5:37
12.17 DVD12-15 Man with An Open Heart 3:08
12.18 DVD12-16 Nuages (That Which Passes, Passes Like Clouds) 4:48
12.19 DVD12-17 Industry 7:06
12.20 DVD12-18 Dig Me 3:16
12.21 DVD12-19 No Warning 3:29
12.22 DVD12-20 Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part III 6:04
12.23 Bonus Tracks
12.24 DVD12-21 the King Crimson