Xavier Birtwich's Collection
Robert Fripp 02/05/1978
The Kitchen (early show), New York, NY
| Source | AUD - lossless data disk 17153 |
| Media | FLAC 1 disc |
| Notes | AUD - lossless data disk 17153 |
| Tech Notes | Robert Fripp (solo) February 5, 1978 The Kitchen New York City 1st show Frippertronics THIS IS ABSOLUTELY MY FAVORITE FRIPPERTRONICS SHOW. I've got about 30 and this is the one I keep listening to, for almost 30 years now. I got a tape of this show in September 1978. I was told then that it was of the 1st show of the evening. It was Fripp's first live performance since he disbanded King Crimson after a show in Central Park on July 1, 1974. You can only imagine the pent up demand. Due to popular demand a 2nd show was added later that evening. Years later a recording of the later show surfaced. Now, 28 years later, there seems to be some debate about which show is which. I stand by this one being the first just because that's what the guy I got it from (Cosmophonic Beam Machine - does anybody remember him?) said all those years ago. This recording also has a freshness and spontaneity to it that the other show (I think) lacks. I can not be sure though. And anyway, does it really matter? ------------------------------------------------- THE TITLES I just made them up. Don't blow a gasket. Some people get upset that I assigned titles to these originally untitled pieces. Lighten up. It's just a goof. If you'd prefer to call them "Piece #1", etc, be my guest. Can you figure out what the inspiration for the titles was? It's not too tough a puzzle. If you are from the era of 12" circular black plastic wafers you'll be better equipped. "Reflect on it" a bit :-) or, ask your Dada 01 Endless Reflection 23:22 02 Futurist Manifestations 11:45 03 Camel 6:21 04 Father's Cards 11:47 05 1,928 Days 9:28 * 06 Mooncowisms (Entr'acte) 8:08 BONUS TRACKS 07 Hazaard 3:56 From the Midnight Special TV show 5 October, 1979 I taped this during a fraternity party while in college. The joint was jumping, but when Fripp came on the TV everyone there KNEW they had to be quiet. There I stood, mic in hand, stationed in front of the TV speaker. Not a bad sound considering the circumstances of it's recording. 08 Part of the Craft 4:37 From The Cutting Edge MTV 4 May 1984 * Mooncowisms was actually performed in the middle of the show as a sort of intermission. I've put it at the end just because I find it a bit jarring in the midst of the Frippertronics. I'm sure it was a VERY different thing if you were there in the Kitchen that night a long, long time ago. If you want to stick it after track 02 where it actually happened, go right ahead. ------------------------------------------------- LINEAGE: As I said I had a tape of this show 7 months after the performance. Unfortunately I lost that tape in a move and this recording comes from a clean vinyl boot that I got sometime in the early or mid 1980s. Since I listened to my original tape incessantly for a few years I can say with assurance that the vinyl is a faithful reproduction of that tape. Tracks 01-06 audience > vinyl > cassette > CD-R > Appleworks > FLAC via xAct Track 07 TV speaker into handheld cassette mic > CD-R > Flac 8 via xAct Track 08 TV > VHS > CD-R > Flac 8 via xAct |
| Trades Allowed | Yes |
| Ratings | Sound: AUD |
| Reference / Generation | data disk 17153 |
Owned by Xavier Birtwich
· Last Updated Oct 19, 2025
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