Thrakattak

Thrakattak (written with consonants capitalized as THRaKaTTaK on the album cover) is a live album by the band King Crimson released in 1996 and recorded during their 1995 THRAK tour of the United States and Japan.

Thrakattak
Live album by King Crimson
Released	21 May 1996 (1996-05-21)[1]
Recorded	1995
Venue	Various
Genre	Progressive rock, experimental rock, free improvisation
Length	57:14
Label	Discipline Global Mobile
Producer	Robert Fripp and David Singleton
King Crimson chronology
B'Boom: Live in Argentina (1995) Thrakattak (1996) Epitaph (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[3]

Each night the band would perform a collective improvisation in the middle of the instrumental piece "THRAK". This album presents an hour-long version of the piece, created by editing many of these improvisations together, bookended by the "THRAK" theme.

Track 2, "Fearless and Highly Thrakked", also appears on the 1999 live album On Broadway. An alternative version appears on Disc 1 of the 2001 live compilation album Vrooom Vrooom as "Biker Babes of the Rio Grande".

Track listing

All music by Belew, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Bruford and Mastelotto

1. "Thrak" – 2:20

   Recorded at:

   Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 21 November 1995

2. "Fearless and Highly Thrakked" – 6:35

   Recorded at:

   Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 20 November 1995

   Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 21 November 1995

3. "Mother Hold the Candle Steady While I Shave the Chicken's Lip" – 11:18

   Recorded at:

   Nagoya Shimin Kaikan, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, 8 October 1995

   Hitomi Kinen Kōdō, Tokyo, Japan, 10 October 1995

   Omiya Sonic Hall, Saitama, Saitama, Japan, 12 October 1995

4. "Thrakattak (Part I)" – 3:42

   Recorded at:

   Koseinenkin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 2 October 1995

   Koseinenkin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 3 October 1995

   Festival Hall, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, 9 October 1995

5. "The Slaughter of the Innocents" – 8:03

   Recorded at:

   Koseinenkin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 14 October 1995

   Paramount Theater, Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 17 November 1995

   Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, 8 November 1995

   Roxy Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 11 November 1995

6. "This Night Wounds Time" – 11:16

   Recorded at:

   Tupperware Convention Center, Kissimmee, Florida, United States, 9 November 1995

   Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 22 November 1995

   Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 24 November 1995

   Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 25 November 1995

   Palace Theatre, Columbus, Ohio, United States, 27 November 1995

   Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 29 November 1995

7. "Thrakattak (Part II)" – 11:08

   Recorded at:

   Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, 16 November 1995

   Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 22 November 1995

   Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 25 November 1995

   Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 29 November 1995

8. "Thrak (Reprise)" – 2:52

   Recorded at:

   Nakano Sun Plaza, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan, 5 October 1995

   Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 20 November 1995

Personnel

King Crimson

• Adrian Belew – electric guitar
• Robert Fripp – electric guitar
• Trey Gunn – Warr guitar
• Tony Levin – Ned Steinberger upright bass
• Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
• Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion

Technical personnel

• George Glossop – live sound engineer
• Noah Evens – ADAT recording
• David Singleton – arrangement, editing and mastering
• Steve Jennings – cover photography
• Tony Levin – burning house and guitar photography
• Bill Smith Studio – design

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4]	87