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The Great Deceiver

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Also cited30 October 1992

The Great Deceiver is a four-disc live box set drawn from King Crimson's concerts of 1973 and 1974, released on 16 November 1992. It follows Frame by Frame, the career-spanning box set that appeared the year before, and takes its name from a song on Starless and Bible Black. The same four musicians play throughout: Robert Fripp on guitar and keyboards, John Wetton on bass and vocals, David Cross on violin and keyboards, and Bill Bruford on drums. Percussionist Jamie Muir had left in early 1973, so he is not heard here.

The heart of the set is the band's concert in Providence, Rhode Island on 30 June 1974, presented complete across the first two discs. It was the second-to-last show by this line-up, which makes it a close look at the group just before it came to an end. The remaining discs gather further performances from the same two years. In 2007 the set was reissued as two separate double-CD volumes with new artwork.

The Great Deceiver: tracklist, credits and charts

47 tracks · 4:55:17

Tracklist

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1Walk On… No PussyfootingBrian Eno and Robert Fripp0:49
  3. 2Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part TwoRobert Fripp6:25
  4. 3LamentFripp, Wetton, Palmer‐James4:38
  5. 4ExilesCross, Fripp, Palmer‐James8:57
  6. 5Improv: A Voyage to the Centre of the Cosmos15:03
  7. 6Easy MoneyFripp, Wetton, Palmer‐James7:13
  8. 7Improv: ProvidenceBruford, Cross, Fripp, Wetton10:19
  9. 8FractureRobert Fripp11:14
  10. 9StarlessBruford, Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Palmer‐James12:03
  11. Disc 2
  12. 121st Century Schizoid ManFripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield8:27
  13. 2Walk Off From Providence / No PussyfootingBrian Eno and Robert Fripp2:11
  14. 3Sharks’ Lungs in Lemsip2:31
  15. 4Larks’ Tongues in AspicBruford, Cross, Fripp, Muir, Wetton7:50
  16. 5Book of SaturdayFripp, Wetton, Palmer‐James3:03
  17. 6Easy MoneyFripp, Wetton, Palmer‐James6:41
  18. 7We’ll Let You KnowBruford, Cross, Fripp, Wetton4:55
  19. 8The Night WatchFripp, Wetton, Palmer‐James5:17
  20. 9Improv: Tight Scrummy8:58
  21. 10Peace: A ThemeRobert Fripp1:01
  22. 11Cat FoodFripp, McDonald, Sinfield4:36
  23. 12Easy MoneyFripp, Wetton, Palmer‐James2:20
  24. 13…It Is for You, but Not for Us9:10
  25. Disc 3
  26. 1Walk On… No PussyfootingBrian Eno and Robert Fripp0:58
  27. 2The Great DeceiverFripp, Wetton, Palmer‐James4:27
  28. 3Improv: Bartley Butsford3:12
  29. 4ExilesCross, Fripp, Palmer‐James7:20
  30. 5Improv: Daniel Dust4:09
  31. 6The Night WatchFripp, Wetton, Palmer‐James4:40
  32. 7Doctor DiamondBruford, Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Palmer‐James5:12
  33. 8StarlessBruford, Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Palmer‐James12:26
  34. 9Improv: Wilton Carpet5:53
  35. 10The Talking DrumBruford, Cross, Fripp, Muir, Wetton5:29
  36. 11Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part TwoRobert Fripp4:08
  37. 12Applause & Announcement2:12
  38. 13Improv: Is There Life Out There?14:50
  39. Disc 4
  40. 1Improv: The Golden Walnut11:47
  41. 2The Night WatchFripp, Wetton, Palmer‐James4:38
  42. 3FractureRobert Fripp11:52
  43. 4Improv: Clueless and Slightly Slack8:13
  44. 5Walk On… No PussyfootingBrian Eno and Robert Fripp0:53
  45. 6Improv: Some Pussyfooting2:27
  46. 7Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part OneBruford, Cross, Fripp, Muir, Wetton8:16
  47. 8Improv: The Law of Maximum Distress, Part OneBruford, Cross, Fripp, Wetton6:32
  48. 9Improv: The Law of Maximum Distress, Part Two2:34
  49. 10Easy MoneyFripp, Wetton, Palmer‐James7:32
  50. 11Improv: Some More Pussyfooting5:53
  51. 12The Talking DrumBruford, Cross, Fripp, Muir, Wetton6:03
Produced by
Robert Fripp
Executive producer
Robert Fripp
Recorded at
Providence Performing Arts Center, The Apollo, Volkshaus, Pennsylvania State University, Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Massey Hall
Recorded
23 October 1973 – 30 June 1974
Mixed by
Tony Arnold, Robert Fripp, David Singleton
Mixed at
Courthouse
Photography
The Douglas Brothers
Labels
Caroline Records, E.G., Virgin
Length
4:55:17

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30 October 1992GBCaroline Records017046159722original
November 1992USDiscipline Records017046159722other
20 November 1992JPCanyon International4988013409439other
2007GBPanegyric633367500526other
2007USDiscipline Global Mobile633367500427other
2007GBPanegyric633367500427other
2007USDiscipline Global Mobile633367500526other
2021XWDiscipline Global Mobile633367885128other
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