Robert Fripp - Exposure 2 CD reissue

I will admit to an extreme allergy to Hall in general, I think this record was saved when Hammil re-recorded most of his tracks. But Hammil is the anti-Hall, it might be a very small subset of people to whom both vocalists appeal

having the 2 versions of this album on 2 discs is a good move -- Hammil fans of noise get disc 1, Hall fans get disc 2

But then it hit me that what makes the track is the contrast between Fripp's stark guitar accompaniment and Hall's virtuosically florid soul melismas -- particularly, when you realize that Hall's speaking a language and channeling something Fripp could never express himself. Exposure, indeed.

Here's a long interview with Fripp about the record: http://www.dgmlive.com/dl.php?tickle=yes&track=1202

"Ooh! Mr. Fripp" is one of the tracks on Thrang Thrang Gozinbulx, that excellent live League Of Gentlemen LP. But unfortunately, that entire album is totally instrumental; so even if it's the same track, it's NOT the same. (Damn, now I wanna hear that that Roches track too!)

FWIW, in that interview, you have to hear how he says, "oooooohhh, Mistah Fripp!" It's outstanding; Fripp is unabashedly flirting his ass off with the interviewer, who seems totally unfazed by the ludicrousness of his whole "Drive to 1981"/nervous breakdown/new age mumbo jumbo. She tries to end the interview, but he insists on sticking around -- he clearly thinks his schtick works with this woman. And who knows? Maybe it did...

i only know the vinyl version of 'disengage', but i always loved the song. Yeah, i agree with this, preferring Hall doing something different to Hammill as usual.

I always loved all the different directions of this lp except for the Peter Gabriel thingey (though i like the Fripp-produced PG2).

One of my favourite lps.

Rerelease is exciting indeed. The title track is one of my favorite vocal performances.

synapse magazine 1979 interview

Greatest album ever. OK, top ten, at least.

Also, could never choose between Hammill and Hall. Two of the finest singers to ever step into a vocal booth. I think there's more crossover in those fanbases than you might think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k96zkPrXQh4

Exposure now on Spotify, along with two Soundscape releases. Fripp/Eno, Fripp/Cross and Sylvian/Fripp releases had been added already in the past weeks.

which version of Exposure did they put up?

(and Damage...assuming it's the second version of that)

xp 2-disc version. I don't know the difference btw versions of Damage.

one is a complete remix and may even have some different takes on it and also includes a different song or two but I can't recall off the top of my head what; song order completely different as well. the first one out was handled by Fripp and Sylvian did the second one. I vastly prefer the first one but that may only be because I was so familiar with it.

They also have The First Day, and Damage is a live album with much of the same material, from what I read.

That's awesome.

Yes, it's the 2-disc with the Daryl Hall vox.

Damage is, indeed, the second version which swaps out the (less long but still) long "Darshan" for the knotty "Jean the Birdman," has a lusher Sylvian mix instead of the more austere one by Fripp's guy and a slightly different running order.

The two Soundscapes releases are very good. At the End of Time is a compendium of his "Churchscapes" tour of British cathedrals which was incredible. As I've said elsewhere on ILM, after initially thinking Soundscapes was a pale digital imitation of Frippertronics, I've actually come to enjoy listening to them more. They are really intense and really deep -- and that tour (which I bought for super cheap on DGM) is their peak.

Some of the more recent Fripp and Eno is up as well. After initially being really disappointed in Equatorial Stars (tho I think I gave it a C, not a D IIRC), I came around. Beyond Even I haven't heard but based on the first few tracks it sounds like a lot of the working tapes during the 90s, with more beats, etc. That stuff is less essential.

Timing is good on all this as Sid Smith's KC biography is being updated and reissued this month.

Sorry, WmC -- just realized you mentioned the Fripp and Eno. I'm pretty sure the Cross record was the only thing up for a long time but I hadn't seen anything else drop. So good to see -- I don't actually own most of these so I'll be I'll be looking forward to digging in.

The Cross album is interesting (endless iterations on Starless) though maybe not as interesting as it should be. I'd still be down with seeing Cross rejoin the current KC lineup.

re: the two exposure versions, I'm still partial to the originally released version because of familiarity and I also like Peter Hammill yelping on Disengage, it sounds like a better fit to me, though the Hall version of Chicago is maybe better. Anyway, absolutely stonking classic album, one of the best albums Fripp ever released.

the version with Hall is actually the *third* version aiui. this webpage is good on the differences between the first and second versions, both of which feature Hammill on vocals on both Disengage and Chicago:

https://www.elephant-talk.com/exposure/expodiff.htm

There's no other recent-ish Robert Fripp thread that I can find but I gotta point folks to the Music For Quiet Moments series Fripp has been releasing weekly since the start of pandemic. There's over thirty of them now - the last few have been great sounds for the day.

lol this is maybe the third Robert Fripp related thread that was bumped this week!

Ye gods!

Robert Fripp / Exposures 32-disc box set. Basically, everything between King Crimson Mark I and Mark II.

This is, of course, completely insane. And yet, I kinda want it.

CD 1
Major Loops I

CD 2
Major Loops II

CD 3
Major Loops III

CD 1 – 3 comprise some of the Major Loops for Frippertronics. Disc 3 also includes the loops for the track
Breathless. Discs 1 – 3 – Material previously unreleased

CD 4
NYC: Exposure Master Loops and Lost in the Bush of Ghosts
The master loops for Exposure plus loops recorded for the David Byrne/Brian Eno album My Life in the Bush of
Ghosts

CD 4 – Previously unreleased, except. Bush of Ghosts loops previously available as a download from
dgmlive.com under a later title. New to disc

CD 5
Last of the Great New York Heartthrobs, Plus: Exposure alt takes/rough mixes

Disc 5 contains the original album running order/featured vocalists/original lyrics in some instances (with the
original proposed album title) as mastered in August 1978, taken from the master tape and accompanied by a
selection of alternate takes and rough mixes from the album sessions.

Disc 5 – Previously unreleased, except select tracks from additional material section previously available as
downloads from dgmlive.com. New to disc

CD 6
Exposure First Edition, Plus:
The 2006 master/running order of the First Edition of Exposure plus loops recorded for Here Comes the Flood.

CD 6 – Previously released except Flood Loops

CD 7
Exposure Third Edition, Plus:
The 2006 master/running order of the Third Edition of Exposure plus the additional material from that release –
album songs with Daryl Hall/ Terre Roche vocals, plus material from Peter Gabriel II, Daryl Hall’s Sacred Songs
and a previously unreleased mix of Here Comes the Flood from Exposure

CD 7 – Previously released except Here Comes the Flood mix.

CD 8
Exposure Fourth Edition, 2021 Stereo Mix, Plus:
Full album newly mixed from the original multi-track tapes by Steven Wilson following the First Edition
running order and all alternate vocal performances also newly mixed and included.

CD 8 – New mixes/Previously unreleased

CD 9
Breathless or How I Gradually Internalised The Social Reality Of Manhattan Until It Seemed To
Be A Very Reasonable Way Of Life, Plus:
Using another abandoned title for the album (as does disc 5) and following, approximately, that album running
order using Steven Wilson 2021 mixes and, mostly, Daryl Hall vocal performances. Also includes a sequence of
previously unheard loops.

Disc 9 – New mixes/Previously unreleased

CD 10 Frippertronics: The Kitchen, NYC, 5/2/78, Disc One
CD 11 Frippertronics: The Kitchen, NYC, 5/2/78, Disc Two
CD 12 Frippertronics: Wintergarden, Copenhagen, 18/5/79 and Polydor, Paris 23/5/79
CD 13 Frippertronics: Le Pretzel Enchainé, Montreal 19/8/79New masters of Frippertronics’ shows, including the legendary first NYC shows at The Kitchen and two shows
from the tour to support the Exposure album release that included performances in restaurants, art galleries,
record company offices, radios stations and record shops.

CDs 10 – 13 – Previously available as downloads from dgmlive.com. New to disc

Disc 14
God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners 2021 remaster, Plus:
GSTQ/UHM newly mastered from the original master tapes by David Singleton. Material released on disc for
the first time in many years, plus a previously unreleased track from the same sessions, a single edit of UHM and
God Save the King from the 1985 Fripp/LOG CD compilation.

CD 14 - Material previously released in different masters/formats.

CD 15
Discotronics/UHM 2021:
UHM and session tracks extended versions and newly mixed tracks from the original multi-track tapes by Steven
Wilson.

CD 15 – New mixes/Previously unreleased

CD 16
Under Heavy Management/Eurotronics
Previously unreleased tracks from recording sessions of the era newly mixed by Steven Wilson and compiled
into the equivalent of two imaginary vinyl length albums.

Disc 16 – New mixes/Previously unreleased

CD 17
The League of Gentlemen – Paradise Club, Boston, 26/6/80 (2nd show), Plus:
Recorded just one week into the band’s sole US tour. Also included are two rehearsal performances including
the LOG take on Disengage.

CD 17 – Previously available as a download from dgmlive.com. New to disc.

CD 18
Thrang Thrang Gozinbulx and The League of Gentlemen (1985 CD mixes)
DGM released compilation of LOG live plus the original album tracks from the 1985 CD compilation GSTK

CD 18 – Material previously released in different masters/formats.

CD 19
The League of Gentlemen – 2021 stereo mixes, Plus:
Newly mixed from the original multi-track tapes by Steven Wilson, including several studio recordings
previously heard on live releases only and alternate mixes of five tracks.

CD 19 – New mixes/Previously unreleased

CD 20
Let The Power Fall, 2021, Plus:
Newly mastered from the original master tapes by David Singleton and on disc for the first time in many years
plus a single edit and two earlier mixes of another track titled 1984 at the time of mixing.

CD 20 – Material previously released in different masters/formats and/or previously unreleased.

CD 21
Washington Square Church, August 1981, 2021 mixes
Recordings drawn from a series of concerts at the New York City venue (the full series appears on Blu-Ray,
Disc 27). Newly mixed and mastered from the original tapes by David Singleton to produce the finest example
of Frippertronics in performance.

Disc 21 – New mixes/Previously unreleased

Disc 22 DVD
Exposure – Stereo editions and DTS Surround Sound
Exposure Fourth Edition – Steven Wilson mixes plus additional material in 24/96 hi-res stereo and DTS 5.1
Surround Sound.
Last of the New York Heartthrobs in 24/96 hi-res stereo
Exposure Third Edition plus additional material in 24/48 hi-res stereo

Disc 23 DVD
God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners – expanded/The League of Gentlemen –
Stereo/Quad/5.1 DTS Surround Sound
GSTQ – David Singleton, 2021 master, UHM 2021 plus additional material, League of Gentlemen 2021 mixes
by Steven Wilson in 24/96 hi-res stereo.
GSTQ in DTS Surround Sound (quad 4.1) mixes by David Singleton
GSTQ plus additional material in DTS 5.1 Surround Sound mixes by Steven Wilson
League of Gentlemen studio recordings in DTS 5.1 Surround Sound mixes by Steven Wilson

Disc 24 DVD
Let The Power Fall/Washington Square Church
LTPF in 24/96 and WSC in 24/48 hi-res masters/mixes by David Singleton
LTPF/WSC in DTS Surround Sound (quad 4.1) mixes by David Singleton.

Disc 25 Exposure/Under Heavy Manners – Blu-Ray I
Exposure Fourth Edition
Exposure Fifth Edition (running order as per First/Fourth Edition but with the inclusion of Daryl Hall lead vocals
on select tracks)
Breathless or How I Gradually Internalised The Social Reality Of Manhattan Until It Seemed To Be A Very
Reasonable Way Of Life
Under Heavy Manners and Additional Material from the recording sessions
2021 Masters/Mixes in 24/96 in hi-res stereo, DTS-HD 5.1 Surround Sound and Dolby Atmos mixed and
produced by Steven Wilson
God Save the Queen
2021 Masters in 24/96 hi-res stereo and DTS-HD Surround Sound (quad) mixed and produced by David
Singleton
Exposure: Additional Material/Sessions/Under Heavy Management/Eurotronics
Newly mixed material from the sessions in 24/96 hi-res stereo in recording date sequence and sequence as per
Disc 16 mixed and produced by Steven Wilson
Last of the New York Heartthrobs
Exposure Second Edition
Under Heavy Manners – Original Mix (David Singleton 2021 Master)
Master Recordings in 24/96 hi-res stereo
Exposure First Edition
Exposure Third Edition plus Additional Material
Master Recordings in 24/48 hi-res stereo

Disc 26 The DGM Frippertronics’ Archive Volume I – Blu-Ray II
Disc 27 The DGM Frippertronics’ Archive Volume II – Blu-Ray III
The Complete DGM Archive of Frippertronics loops, studio and live recordings 1977 – 1983 in 24/48 hi-res
stereo

Disc 28 Let The Power Fall/Washington Square Church/The League of Gentlemen Blu-Ray IV
The League of Gentlemen
2021 Masters/Mixes in 24/96 in hi-res stereo, DTS-HD 5.1 Surround Sound and Dolby Atmos, Additional
Material in 24/96 hi-res stereo mixed and produced by Steven Wilson
Let The Power Fall
2021 Masters in 24/192 hi-res stereo, DTS-HD Surround Sound (Quad) mixed and produced by David Singleton.
Original Master plus Additional Material in 24/96 hi-res stereo
Washington Square Church
2021 Masters in 24/48 hi-res stereo and DTS-HD Surround Sound (Quad) mixed and produced by David
Singleton
God Save the King
The 1985 Robert Fripp/League of Gentlemen compilation Masters in 16/48 stereo

Discs 22 – 28 – All material new to disc in these formats, mixes, audio quality

Disc 29 (CD) Resplendent in Divergence
A collection of Frippertronics that appeared as individual tracks on compilations, other albums and the DGM
website assembled and mastered by Alex R. Mundy at DGM.

Disc 29 (CD) – Previously released, some material new to disc

Disc 30 (CD) Blasts and Blasms – Sessions, Jams and Rehearsals
Disc 31 (CD) More Blasts, More Blasms – Sessions, Jams and Rehearsals
Two discs of recordings and elements of recordings from various points during the Exposure sessions giving an
insight into the process that led to the album. Assembled and mastered by Alex R. Mundy at DGM.

Discs 30/31 – Some material previously available as downloads at dgmlive.com, most new to disc.

Disc 32 (CD) The League of Gentlemen – Royal Exeter, Bournemouth, 21/9/80, John Peel broadcast, 17/11/80
The League of Gentlemen’s autumn tour of the UK included some of the short-lived band’s most energised
performances. This newly mastered audience recording is one of the few recorded examples of that tour. Also
included are recordings from LOG rehearsal tapes made by the band & first broadcast on the John Peel Show on
the BBC in November 1980.

Disc 32 – Some material previously available as a download from dgmlive.com. New to disc.

The lad doesn't do things by halves, that's for sure.

Dag, Fripp.

Holy heck

Headline: Robert Fripp Crushed in Massive Box Set Collapse

As far as I can tell, though, this doesn't include the original mix of The League of Gentlemen LP? Is that going to be on the revised 33 CD version?

Goodness!

CD 5: Last of the Great New York Heartthrobs - Previously unreleased, the original album running order/featured vocalists/original lyrics in some instances (with the original proposed album title) as mastered in August 1978, taken from the master tape

Is this basically what would have come out had Daryl Hall's management not intervened? If so, I hope it gets its own standalone release for those of us who can't splurge.

Beyond that, discs 1-4 sounds like mana for anyone who wants to play around with those loops.

correct, the original The League of Gentlemen LP is not included in this, for some reason. I read some explanation somewhere but it was weaksauce. There was plenty of room for it.

Maybe the League of Gentlemen LP is going to get its own 25 disc boxed set.

For whatever reason Dripp does t find those “indiscreet” tracks (which are assemblages off people talking) Important. They ARE funny.

It wasn’t just Hall. I believe Debbie Harry was on Heartthrobs – perhaps doing I Feel Love? Fripp also supposedly shot the album cover at Radio City Music Hall of him with the Rockettes.

Notwithstanding the cost, I’m definitely franxious for this release.

I believe the new box set marks the first CD release of God Save the Queen / Under Heavy Manners. When I was in high school around 2004/05 and first getting into Fripp/Crimson, I went over to the house of a friend whose cool dad had a great record collection. He played us that record, which I had no idea existed, and the "Discotronics" side kind of blew my mind. More jerky new wave than disco and definitely proto-Discipline-era Crimson, complete with an extra-yelpy David Byrne on "Under Heavy Manners." So I'm rerally looking forward to the extended Discotronics sessions on this box...

TIL Joanna Walton (credited w/backing vox and uncredited w/lyrics) was killed in the Pan Am Lockerbie bombing.