Exposures Deluxe Box Set edition

Super Deluxe Box Set i 12" format (indeholder 25 x CD / 3 x DVD Audio / 4 x Blu-ray Audio)

After King Crimson's dissolution in 1974, Robert Fripp embarked on a lengthy sabbatical away from the public eye. His relocation from Great Britain to New York in February 1978 marked his return as a producer, solo artist, and 'wild card' collaborator with an impressive roster of artists including Daryl Hall, Blondie, Peter Gabriel, and David Bowie. Fripp's first solo album, Exposure, was released in 1979. A further two solo records, Under Heavy Manners/God Save The Queen and Let The Power Fall followed, and in 1980 he formed The League Of Gentlemen. Described as a New Wave dance band, this led to King Crimson's reformation in 1981.

The term 'Classic album' has been devalued somewhat through overuse, but if ever an album has proved worthy of the term it's Robert Fripp's 1979 solo debut Exposure. An invitation from David Bowie and Brian Eno in July 1977 resulted in his appearance as lead guitarist on Heroes, David Bowie's 2nd 1977 album from his own golden year and marked Fripp's return to full time musician. Further work with Daryl Hall, Peter Gabriel, The Roches & Blondie (a version of "I Feel Love" sung by Debbie Harry was planned for inclusion on the album but never recorded), preceded the sessions. Recorded at the Record Plant in New York, the album was originally conceived as part of a trilogy alongside Daryl Hall's Sacred Songs and Peter Gabriel's 2nd solo album (both Fripp produced). Exposure was delayed from its scheduled 1978 release date by RCA's postponement of the release of the Hall album (that remained unissued until 1980) & Hall's then manager's insistence that some of his vocals be removed from the album. When the album finally appeared in 1979, its mixture of songs, singers, instrumentals, snatches of speech, audio verite sound collages - all linked by an autobiographical/diary approach - presented a very different musician from that of the initial King Crimson period 1969-74. Even in a period when the wheel as represented by a vinyl album seemed to be reinvented on a routine basis, a time when "expect the unexpected" was the best approach to any number of then new or current recordings, Exposure stood apart. It still does.

Disc 1 Major Loops I

Disc 2 Major Loops II

Disc 3 Major Loops III

Discs 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

Disc 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

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

Disc 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

Disc 6 Exposure First Edition, Plus:

The 2006 master/running order of the First Edition of Exposure plus loops recorded for Here Comes the Flood.

Disc 6 - Previously released except Flood Loops

Disc 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

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

Disc 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.

Disc 8 – New mixes/Previously unreleased

Disc 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

Disc 10 Frippertronics: The Kitchen, NYC, 5/2/78, Disc One

Disc 11 Frippertronics: The Kitchen, NYC, 5/2/78, Disc Two

Disc 12 Frippertronics: Wintergarden, Copenhagen, 18/5/79 and Polydor, Paris 23/5/79

Disc 13 Frippertronics: Le Pretzel Enchainé, Montreal 19/8/79

New 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.

Discs 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.

Disc 14 – Material previously released in different masters/formats.

Disc 15 Discotronics/UHM 2021:

UHM and session tracks extended versions and newly mixed tracks from the original multi-track tapes by Steven Wilson.

Disc 15 – New mixes/Previously unreleased

Disc 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

Disc 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.

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

Disc 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

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

Disc 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.

Disc 19 – New mixes/Previously unreleased

Disc 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.

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

Disc 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 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 - Previously released, some material new to disc

Disc 30 Blasts and Blasms - Sessions, Jams and Rehearsals

Disc 31 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 The League of Gentlemen - Royal Exeter, Bournemouth, 21/9/80, John Peel Session, 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 plus, tracks as recorded by the band for broadcast by John Peel on his radio show. Unusually, for such sessions, these were recorded independently and supplied as finished masters rather than the usual practice of being recorded at BBC studios.

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