Robert Fripp announces new solo work box set

From Loudersound.

King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp has announced the release of a massive 32-disc box set, celebrating his solo career from 1977 to 1983.

Exposures will be released through DGM/Panegyric on May 27, and contains a whopping  24 CDs, four DVDs and four Blu-rays (both audio only). The ninth in a series of boxed sets collecting King Crimson/Robert Fripp material from 1969 to 2008, Exposures is the largest set in the series and one of the most comprehensive boxed sets devoted to a single period of an artist’s career released to date

Exposures features the complete collection of Robert Fripp’s studio and live solo material from 1977-1983, covering the period from the first Exposure sessions to the end of The League of Gentlemen and final Frippertronics concerts.

It features the Steven Wilson mixes of Fripp’s 1979 solo debut Exposure in (in two versions), Under Heavy Manners (1980), The League of Gentlemen studio recordings and numerous unreleased tracks from the albums’ sessions appear in Dolby Atmos, DTS- HD 5.1 Surround and 24/96 hi-res stereo audio on Blu-Ray discs 1 and 4. Also featured are the David Singleton mixes of God Save The Queen (1980), Let The Power Fall (1981) and the Washington Square Church Frippertronics album.

In addition, all editions and versions of Exposure (including previously unreleased), original masters of all of the albums from the period and a wealth of additional material, much of it previously unreleased appear on Blu-Ray in hi-res stereo audio on those discs.

Two further Blu-Ray discs present the complete DGM archive of Frippertronics loops, masters and concert performances – over 68 hours of music in 24/48 hi-res stereo.

Three DVDs feature the main albums in 5.1, quad and hi-res stereo. Twenty five CDs present material including the earliest existing master loops, all of the albums in new Steven Wilson and David Singleton mixes, plus original mixes newly mastered and a number of studio and live discs featuring previously unreleased and/or music new to disc.

Exposures is presented in a 12” box containing extensive notes and photos from throughout this era and lots of memorabilia including tickets, posters, press releases and more.

Additinally, Washington Square Church will be released on 29th April as a 2LP 200gram vinyl & CD/DVD (audio only) and Exposure – Fourth Edition (Steven Wilson mix) will also be available from 27th May as a single LP 200gram vinyl & CD/DVD (audio only).

Pre-order Exposures.

Robert Fripp

(Image credit: DGM/Panegyric)

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  • Robert Fripp - Exposure - US - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.90, €18.00 (New Item) (arrived 16-Nov-2024 18:00)
    on November 17, 2024 at 4:02 am

    ROBERT FRIPP Exposure (1979 US 17-track LP, once described in the press as "the Sgt. Pepper of avant-punk", starring everyone from Brian Eno & Peter Hammill to Daryl Hall & Peter Gabriel, picture sleeve with NO deletion cut corner. The cover shows a little shelf/edgewear & the vinyl is Excellent with minimal play PD-1-6201)

  • King Crimson - Lizard - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.20, €24.00 (New Item) (arrived 31-Oct-2024 18:00)
    on November 17, 2024 at 4:02 am

    KING CRIMSON Lizard (1981 UK Polydor issue of the 1970 5-track LP, gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics across the inner spread. The sleeve displays some foxing and light scuffing, with all text legible, & the vinyl reveals only the lightest signsof play)

  • King Crimson - Discipline - embossed p/s - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.90, €18.00 (New Item) (arrived 11-Oct-2024 09:38)
    on November 17, 2024 at 4:02 am

    KING CRIMSON Discipline (1981 UK 7-track LP, the first album from the band following a seven year hiatus, featuring Robert Fripp & Bill Bruford from previous incarnations of the Crim, alongside former David Bowie guitarist Adrian Belew & former Peter Gabriel bassist Tony Levin - the newly vamped line-up refined any former prog excesses in favour of ultra tight, interlocking precision for the new wave era - this was Crim getting a cool haircut! embossed picture sleeve. The sleeve displays noticeable edgewear & scuffing, whilst the vinyl shows the odd cosmetic hairline and only light signs of play. A great play copy offered at an advantageous price EGLP49)

  • King Crimson - Larks Tongues In Aspic - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.20, €24.00 (New Item) (arrived 11-Oct-2024 09:40)
    on November 17, 2024 at 4:02 am

    KING CRIMSON Larks Tongues In Aspic (1982 UK Polydor issue of the 1973 6-track LP. The picture sleeve shows just a little shelf/ringwear with some scuffing to the reverse, and the vinyl looks barely played)

  • King Crimson - The Complete 1969 Recordings - UK - cd album box set - £95.00, $119.70, €114.00 (New Item) (arrived 12-Oct-2024 14:22)
    on November 17, 2024 at 4:02 am

    KING CRIMSON The Complete 1969 Recordings (2020 UK Deluxe Limited Edition TWENTY SIX DISC Box Set, comprising multiple versions of their landmark debut album with multiple live recordings from the era across TWENTY CDs, FOUR Blu-Ray discs, oneDVD-Audio & one DVD disc. Includes a new Dolby Atmos mix of the album by Steven Wilson, six CDs worth of session material on CD & Blu-Ray for the first time [fully mixed by David Singleton], a further disc of newly compiled studio material, the box also includes the original studio album, every alternate take known to exist, every mix known to exist, all live recordings known to exist & a selection of pre-Crimson 1968 recordings. All twenty-six discs come housed inside specially designed fold-out gatefold sleeves inside a fully glossed & deluxe 12" box displaying meticulously restored artwork from the original iconic design derived from 2019 scans of the original paintings complete with an exclusive booklet featuring an introduction by Robert Fripp, notes about the source tapes from David Singleton, liner-notes by King Crimson biographer Sid Smith, previously unseen photos from the recordings sessions, additional memorabilia & a protective outer sleeve. The packaging is in Excellent (light scuffs to outer slipcase) and the contents are Near Mint KCCBX9111)

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