KING CRIMSON – „On (and off) The Road 1981 – 1984″ (11CD+3DVD-A+3BD-A)
VÖ: 21.10.16
The 17 disc limited edition box set On (and off) The Road presents a complete overview of the enduringly popular 1980s incarnation of King Crimson.
Featuring a wealth of previously unheard audio and / or upgraded audio from the band’s first to final performances, stereo and 5.1 editions of Discipline, Beat and The Three Of A Perfect Pair, plus video recordings of some of the best live shows the line-up played and substantial new concert footage, all presented to the high standards that have been a staple of King Crimson boxed sets of recent years.
Contents include:
* 9cds including new Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp stereo mixes of Discipline (2011), Beat (2016) and Three of a Perfect Pair (2016), and 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 edition)
* 2cds of additional studio recordings including 1 cd containing edited and expanded of sessions for the abandoned third album and a ‚making of…‘ CD featuring studio snippets and outtakes from across the studio recordings (providing a fascinating audio insight into the ‚Crimson process‘)
* 3dvd-a discs (hybrid discs compatible with all dvd players and rom-drives, region free, ntsc) feature the three original studio albums in high-resolution stereo (new & original mixes), 5.1 Surround Sound mixes and additional audio and videos on all three discs
* 3 blu-ray discs containing all the dvd-a disc material 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) and additional hi-res audio options
* The Three Of A Perfect Pair blu-ray also features previously unseen footage from the final run of 1984 Japanese concerts plus 2 sets of ’single camera footage‘ recordings with shots focusing on each of the individual musicians
* Absent Lovers concert is also included in a new Surround Sound mix on the Three Of A Perfect Pair blu-ray
Presented in a 12″ box with booklet, memorabilia, extensive sleevenotes and eyewitness accounts of KC live
Source: https://www.burningshed.com/store/kingcrimson/product/313/7898/country/79/
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