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VROOOM VROOOM
Vrooom Vrooom is a two-CD live set from King Crimson, drawn from performances recorded in 1995 and 1996 and released on 13 November 2001. It captures the six-piece "double trio" line-up: guitarists Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew, bassists Tony Levin and Trey Gunn, and drummers Bill Bruford and Pat Mastelotto. It gathers material first issued in 1999 in more limited forms, bringing it to a wider audience.
The first disc is built largely from the recordings behind Live in Mexico City, once available only as a download. It also includes "Biker Babes of the Rio Grande", an alternative take on "Fearless and Highly Thrakked". The second disc draws mostly on On Broadway, which came out through the Collectors' Club. Together they document the band in the period of THRAK, between that album and The ConstruKction of Light.
VROOOM VROOOM: tracklist and credits
26 tracks · 2:08:34Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1VROOOM VROOOMKing Crimson5:02
- 2Coda: Marine 475King Crimson and Adrian Belew2:44
- 3DinosaurKing Crimson and Adrian Belew5:06
- 4B'BOOMKing Crimson4:51
- 5THRAKKing Crimson6:39
- 6The Talking DrumBruford, Cross, Fripp, Muir, Wetton4:03
- 7Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part TwoRobert Fripp6:14
- 8NeuroticaBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin3:40
- 9PrismPierre Favre4:25
- 10RedRobert Fripp7:04
- 11Improv: Biker Babes of the Rio Grande2:27
- 1221st Century Schizoid ManFripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield7:37
- Disc 2
- 1Conundrum1:58
- 2Thela Hun GinjeetBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin6:44
- 3Frame by FrameBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin5:12
- 4PeopleKing Crimson and Adrian Belew6:12
- 5One TimeKing Crimson and Adrian Belew5:53
- 6Sex Sleep Eat Drink DreamKing Crimson and Adrian Belew4:55
- 7IndisciplineBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin, Belew7:17
- 8Two Sticks1:50
- 9Elephant TalkBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin5:14
- 10Three of a Perfect PairBelew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin4:16
- 11B'BOOMKing Crimson3:47
- 12THRAKKing Crimson6:44
- 13Free as a BirdHarrison, Lennon, McCartney, Starr3:04
- 14Walking on AirKing Crimson and Adrian Belew5:35
- Produced by
- Robert Fripp, David Singleton, The Vicar, David Singleton and Robert Fripp
- Recorded at
- Teatro Metropólitan, Longacre Theatre, The Wiltern
- Recorded
- 2-4 August 1996 (Disc 1), 20-25 November 1995 (Disc 2)
- Mixed by
- Robert Fripp, Ronan Chris Murphy, David Singleton, Adrian Belew, Ken Latchney
- Engineered by
- Noah Evens
- Mastered by
- Robert Fripp, David Singleton
- Artwork
- Hugh O'Donnell
- Photography
- Steve Jennings, Robert Leslie, Tony Levin
- Label
- Discipline Global Mobile
- Length
- 2:08:34
Line-up
- Adrian Belew · guitar · guest
- Bill Bruford · percussion, drums (drum set), electronic drum set · guest
- Robert Fripp · guitar · guest
- Trey Gunn · guitar · guest
- Tony Levin · Chapman stick, bass · guest
- Pat Mastelotto · percussion, drums (drum set), electronic drum set · guest
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How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 2001 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 13 November 2001 | |
| Wikidata | 13 November 2001 | |
| UK / Europe release | 2001 | earliest UK or European date |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | GB | Discipline Global Mobile | 633367010520 | original |
| 2004 | JP | Discipline Global Mobile | 4988005359681 | other |
| 2018 | XE | Discipline Global Mobile | 633367501820 | other |
| 28 September 2018 | XW | Discipline Global Mobile | 633367882622 | other |
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| coverartarchive | 1425×1425 | upscaled |