Andy Summers/Robert Fripp LPs in... SURROUND???? The Complete Recordings 1981-1984 5.1 Blu-Ray March 28, 2025

[privateuniverse]

I am not familiar with these albums, though I was able to find Bewitched & I Advance Masked on youtube for a quick sample and I really like what I'm hearing. I couldn't seem to find a match for Mother Hold The Candle Steady for some reason. Is it "similar" to either of the other two?

Mother Hold The Candle Steady is previously unreleased material.

 

[LuvMyQuad]

Im proud of you guys. No one has complained that it isnt Atmos. (Yet)

 

[GOS]

Mother Hold The Candle Steady is previously unreleased material.

Oh, OK. I didn't catch that. Makes sense.

 

[gene]

I am not familiar with these albums, though I was able to find Bewitched & I Advance Masked on youtube for a quick sample and I really like what I'm hearing. I couldn't seem to find a match for Mother Hold The Candle Steady for some reason. Is it "similar" to either of the other two?

Mother Hold the Candle Steady is all unreleased stuff that Andy found on tapes in the vault

Almost 40 years later - during plans to reissue the original albums and searching for the original tapes - Summers came across four new tapes in a Los Angeles vault. Not only was most of the original material on those tapes, but a treasure trove of previously unreleased material, early versions, alternative versions of tracks were unearthed.


From that, eleven unreleased tracks were arranged/edited and newly mixed and, along with an alternative take of “Maquillage” and an early slower version of “Parade”, a third mini album titled ‘Mother Hold the Candle Steady’ was created.

 

[ssully]

I am not familiar with these albums, though I was able to find Bewitched & I Advance Masked on youtube for a quick sample and I really like what I'm hearing. I couldn't seem to find a match for Mother Hold The Candle Steady for some reason. Is it "similar" to either of the other two?

It's unreleased material.

"Mother Hold the Candle Steady While I Shave the Chicken's Lip" was the title given to a composite track of live improvs assembled for the 1995 KC release Thrakattak, but knowing it, I rather doubt it has anything to do with the Fripp/Summers tracks.

(Thrakattak would make an insane surround release)

 

[H.A.L.]

I don't mind a good 5.1 or a good quad or a Living Stereo three speaker or plain old good stereo or heck, even a good mono.

 

[LuvMyQuad]

I don't mind a good 5.1 or a good quad or a Living Stereo three speaker or plain old good stereo or heck, even a good mono.

So hard to please.

 

[Steve Bruzonsky]

Im proud of you guys. No one has complained that it isnt Atmos. (Yet)

I'm complaining that the 5.1 isn't by Stephen W.Tayler. THERE!

 

[César]

Fripp's vaults must be getting empty, will we next the Fripp & Eno collaborations? With Eno supporting Atmos, they would surely be stunning

 

[PurpleMoustache]

Fripp's vaults must be getting empty, will we next the Fripp & Eno collaborations? With Eno supporting Atmos, they would surely be stunning

Oh god yes please.

 

[privateuniverse]

Here's one of the unreleased tracks. (Streaming in stereo only, unfortunately).

 

[GOS]

Here's one of the unreleased tracks. (Streaming in stereo only, unfortunately).

Wow, nice. I really dig that tune. I need to buy this set for sure.

 

[Godman]

Oh god yes please.

And how about a great boxset with the Sylvian Fripp material!!!!???

 

[esimms86]

Mother Hold the Candle Steady is all unreleased stuff that Andy found on tapes in the vault

Almost 40 years later - during plans to reissue the original albums and searching for the original tapes - Summers came across four new tapes in a Los Angeles vault. Not only was most of the original material on those tapes, but a treasure trove of previously unreleased material, early versions, alternative versions of tracks were unearthed.


From that, eleven unreleased tracks were arranged/edited and newly mixed and, along with an alternative take of “Maquillage” and an early slower version of “Parade”, a third mini album titled ‘Mother Hold the Candle Steady’ was created.

So @gene knows more about this release than Gene?

 

[esimms86]

I’m guessing that price with shipping on the US side of the pond is a wash between SDE and the Shed?

 

[Steve Bruzonsky]

One thing I have found is that if available from JPC.DE, their shipping is significantly cheaper.

 

[Bill_in_Cle]

For those of us in North America, I'm pretty sure this will be widely distributed to many retailers; no need to get stung by overseas shipping costs.

 

[konoyaro]

I'm really looking forward to this. I do wish it were simply released on Blu-Ray though - I feel guilty about the 3 CDs I'll never play...