King Crimson – Beat [40th Anniversary Steven Wilson & Robert Fripp Stereo Mix] (LP)

Released on CD as part of King Crimson’s 40th anniversary series, the Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp remixes of the 1980s trilogy of albums Discipline, Beat and Three Of A Perfect Pair have long been over-due on vinyl. Seven years after King Crimson had ‘ceased to exist’, King Crimson’s reinvention as a new quartet consisting of Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford, Adrian Belew and Tony Levin brought about a surprising new era, which delighted fans old and new. Stylistically very different from the King Crimson of the 1970s, this new line-up incorporated rock with electronica, funk, pure pop, modern avant-garde, and a complex variety of musical textures and influences.

Beat (1982) was released just eight months after the quartet’s recording of Discipline and marked the first occasion where a KC line-up had remained intact for a two album stretch and the first album by the band to employ a separate producer – Rhett Davies. The album also charted upon release in the US and the UK with compositions such a ‘Waiting Man’, ‘Neal and Jack and Me’ and ‘Heartbeat’ becoming firm favourites with fans and concert goers.

Tracklist:

A1. Neal And Jack And Me
A2. Heartbeat
A3. Sartori In Tangier
A4. Waiting Man

B1. Neurotica
B2. Two Hands
B3. The Howler
B4. Requiem