Thrakattak (written with consonants capitalized as THRaKaTTaK on the album cover) is a live album by the band King Crimson, released in 1996.

  • Compiled from performances, including improvisations, from the "Thrak" tour in the United States and Japan.
  • Track 2, "Fearless and Highly Thrakked", is also featured on the live album (2-CD set) King Crimson on Broadway (1999) (disc 2, track 12), and an alternative version of the track entitled "Biker Babes of the Rio Grande" is featured on the live album (2-CD set) Vrooom Vrooom (2001) (disc 1, track 11).
Thrakattak
Live album by
Released21 May 1996 (1996-05-21)[1]
Recorded1995
GenreProgressive rock, experimental rock
Length57:14
LabelDiscipline Global Mobile
King Crimson chronology
B'Boom: Live in Argentina
(1995)
Thrakattak
(1996)
Epitaph
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[3]

Track listing

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All tracks written by Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, Tony Levin and Pat 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

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Charts

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

References

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  1. ^ "Official site".
  2. ^ Thrakattak at AllMusic
  3. ^ Rolling Stone
  4. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.