King Crimson / Vrooom
Artist King Crimson
Album Title: Vrooom
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Rock: Progressive Rock
Format CD
Released 11/08/1994
Label Discipline Records
Catalog No DR 9401 2
Bar Code No 7 8228-49401-2 7
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Intro (0:17)
2. Vrooom (7:16)
3. Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream (4:42)
4. Cage (1:35)
5. Thrak (7:18)
6. When I Say Stop, Continue (5:20)
7. One Time (4:27)
Date Acquired 02/23/1995
Personal Rating
Acquired from Roadrunner Records
Purchase Price 20.00

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Notes

Notes:
Released in a clear-tray jewel case with an illustrated 6-panel folded insert that includes credits, lyrics, and release information. Some copies may include a postcard to order a VROOM promotional poster via Possible Productions.
Early releases through the DGM store included a card the same size as the CD cover, signed by the whole band.

First track is not listed ([Untitled] "VROOOM Intro").
Rest of tracklist is displaced by 1, (VROOOM is listed as track 1 instead of 2).

Recorded at Applehead, Woodstock, NY. May 4-7, 1994. Mixed at Real World, Box, UK. July 7-22, 1994.

Credits:
Bass, Chapman Stick [Stick] – Tony Levin
Chapman Stick [Stick] – Trey Gunn
Coordinator – Natasha, Richard Chadwick
Edited By [Digital Editing] – David Singleton
Engineer – David Bottrill
Engineer [Assistant, Mixing] – Meabh Flynn
Engineer [Assistant, Recording] – Noah Evens
Graphic Design – Bill Smith Studio
Guitar – Robert Fripp
Guitar, Voice – Adrian Belew
Management – Richard Chadwick
Music By – King Crimson
Percussion [Acoustic, Electronic] – Bill Bruford, Pat Mastelotto
Photography By – The Douglas Brothers
Producer – David Bottrill, King Crimson
Technician [Equipment], Management [Strategic Liason] – John Sinks
Words By – Adrian Belew

Companies, Etc.:
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Discipline Global Mobile
Published By – Crimson Music
Published By – BMG
Published By – Fuji Pacific
Recorded At – Applehead
Mixed At – Real World Studios

Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (Text): 7 8228-49401-2 7
Barcode (Scan): 782284940127
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): CAPOSIKINGCEJ0-94249-001-US KING CRIMSON
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, mirrored): CAPOS1KINGCEJ0 · NL 006

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Analyzed Folder: King Crimson - VROOOM_dr.txt
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DR          Peak         RMS     Filename    
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DR09  -29.79 dB   -42.93 dB  01 - [Untitled].aif    
DR08    -0.41 dB   -11.02 dB  02 - Vrooom.aif    
DR08    -0.41 dB   -10.09 dB  03 - Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream.aif
DR08    -0.41 dB   -09.64 dB  04 - Cage.aif      
DR09    -0.07 dB   -10.92 dB  05 - Thrak.aif    
DR10    -0.09 dB   -12.17 dB  06 - When I Say Stop, Continue.aif
DR13    -0.10 dB   -14.84 dB  07 - One Time.aif      
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Number of Files: 7
Official DR Value: DR9
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review by Greg Prato:

To reward longtime King Crimson fanatics who waited ten long years (1984-1994) for new studio material, the band issued this EP of six tracks that would (for the most part) later appear on the full-length THRAK. The band is caught at its rawest and most passionate, erasing any doubts that may have surfaced concerning whether the regrouped KC could still cut it. They haven't rocked this hard in years, the proof being in the first two songs -- the long and winding instrumental title track and "Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream," which contains some classic paranoid Adrian Belew vocals. "Cage" is a not-so-distant ancestor to their old track "Neurotica" (off 1982's Beat), due to its message and approach. And as for the three other songs, "Thrak" is as primal as KC have ever gotten; "When I Say Stop, Continue" is moody background music; and "One Time" is a slow, pretty number. And as on past releases, King Crimson are not scared to use cacophony to create musical tension -- there's lots of it on VROOOM.
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