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Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal 1984
Absent Lovers is a two-CD live album from King Crimson, recorded at the Spectrum in Montreal on 11 July 1984 and released on 23 June 1998. It draws on the early and late shows played that night, the last date of the tour supporting Three of a Perfect Pair.
Its place in the band's story matters. These were King Crimson's final live performances until October 1994, so the record captures the end of the 1980s line-up that made Discipline, Beat and Three of a Perfect Pair. It is a good way to hear how that run of albums sounded on stage. Anyone who wants more can turn to the two complete shows, issued in 2024 as the last release in the King Crimson Collector's Club.
Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal 1984: tracklist and credits
18 tracks · 1:44:39Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1Entry of the Crims6:27
- 2Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part ThreeBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin5:05
- 3Thela Hun GinjeetBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin7:07
- 4RedRobert Fripp5:49
- 5Matte KudasaiBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin3:46
- 6Industry7:31
- 7Dig Me4:00
- 8Three of a Perfect PairBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin4:31
- 9IndisciplineBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin, Belew8:14
- Disc 2
- 1Sartori in TangierKing Crimson4:41
- 2Frame by FrameBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin3:58
- 3Man With an Open HeartBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin3:45
- 4Waiting ManKing Crimson and Adrian Belew6:26
- 5SleeplessKing Crimson and Adrian Belew6:08
- 6Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part TwoRobert Fripp7:55
- 7DisciplineBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin5:04
- 8HeartbeatBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin5:15
- 9Elephant TalkBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin8:57
- Produced by
- Robert Fripp and David Singleton, Robert Fripp
- Recorded at
- Le Spectrum
- Recorded
- July 1984
- Mixed by
- Robert Fripp, David Singleton
- Mixed at
- DGM Soundworld
- Engineered by
- David Singleton, Brad Davis
- Label
- Discipline Global Mobile
- Length
- 1:44:39
Line-up
- Adrian Belew · guitar · guest
- Bill Bruford · percussion, drums (drum set), electronic drum set · guest
- Robert Fripp · guitar · guest
- Tony Levin · Chapman stick, bass, vocals · guest
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1998-06-15 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 15 June 1998 | ignored lone early release dated 1998-04-17 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 23 June 1998 | |
| Wikidata | 23 June 1998 | |
| US release | 23 June 1998 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 15 June 1998 | earliest UK or European date |
9 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XE | Discipline Global Mobile | 633367980427 | other |
| 17 April 1998 | JP | Discipline Global Mobile | 4988013691537 | original |
| 15 June 1998 | GB | Discipline Global Mobile | 633367980427 | other |
| 23 June 1998 | US | Discipline Global Mobile | 633367980427 | other |
| 24 March 2004 | JP | Discipline Global Mobile | 4988005359674 | other |
| 2007 | GB | Discipline Records | 633367980427 | other |
| 21 February 2007 | JP | Discipline Global Mobile | 4582213911152 | other |
| 2018 | XE | Discipline Global Mobile | 633367501721 | other |
| 28 September 2018 | XW | Discipline Global Mobile | 633367882523 | other |
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coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1428x1434, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
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| coverartarchive ✓ | 1428×1434 | upscaled: minor: best source 1428x1434, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05) |