40th anniversary stereo mixes by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp. Mastered by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering from original studio masters.
Beat was released in June 1982 just eight months after the 80s Crimson line-up debut album “Discipline”. It marked the first occasion where a King Crimson line-up had remained intact for a two album stretch and was also the first album by the band to employ a separate producer – Rhett Davies.
The juxtaposition of lyrics heavily influenced by 50s beat luminaries Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, the complex polyrhythmic musical textures of the ‘80s Crimson, the strength of the songs and the cohesion of the studio performances, all helped the album chart upon release in the US and the UK.
A1. Neal And Jack And Me
A2. Heartbeat
A3. Sartori In Tangier
A4. Waiting Man
B1. Neurotica
B2. Two Hands
B3. The Howler
B4. Requiem
