The Great Deceiver (King Crimson album)
| The Great Deceiver | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 16 November 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 23 October 1973 – 30 June 1974 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 264:31 | |||
| Label | E.G. Virgin | |||
| Producer | Robert Fripp | |||
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| Vol. 1 of 2007 double CD re-release | ||||
The original release was a four-CD box set. It was re-released in 2007 as two double-disc sets. | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz | |
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| Baltimore Sun | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| Record Collector | |
The Great Deceiver is a 4-CD box set by the band King Crimson, consisting of live recordings from 1973 and 1974, released on Virgin Records in 1992. In 2007, it was reissued on Fripp's Discipline Global Mobile label as two separate 2-CD sets, each featuring new artwork. The box set is titled after a song from the group's 1974 album Starless and Bible Black.
The box set features portions of concert recordings of the band from 1973 to 1974. All tracks are performed by the lineup of guitarist/keyboardist Robert Fripp, bassist/vocalist John Wetton, violinist/keyboardist David Cross and drummer Bill Bruford. Percussionist Jamie Muir left the band in early 1973, and hence is not featured on the set. The band's 30 June 1974 concert from Providence, Rhode Island is presented in its entirety on CDs 1 and 2; this was the second-to-last live concert ever performed by this incarnation of King Crimson.