God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners
God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners is the second solo album by Robert Fripp, released on the Polydor Records label in 1980 (US catalogue no. PD-1-6266).
| God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners | ||||
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| Studio album by Robert Fripp | ||||
| Released | January 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 8 August 1979 ("Under Heavy Manners" Frippertronics loop) 25 July 1979 ("The Zero of the Signified" Frippertronics) September 1979 (bass and drums for Side One tracks) December 1979 (voice in "Under Heavy Manners") | |||
| Venue | Calgary Planetarium, Calgary ("Under Heavy Manners" loop) Madame Wong's, Los Angeles ("The Zero of the Signified" Frippertronics) | |||
| Studio | The Hit Factory, New York (compilation) | |||
| Genre | Art rock, ambient | |||
| Length | 47:56 | |||
| Label | Polydor, E.G. | |||
| Producer | Robert Fripp | |||
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The album largely consists of Frippertronics, with much of the work being performed by improvisation. On the Under Heavy Manners side of the album, the effect was modified in what Fripp described as "Discotronics", adding a solid drum beat and bass line to create a dancier sound. The design concept was by Fripp and Chris Stein, with Stein credited for the cover photography.
The original planned title for the album was Music for Sports, but Fripp eventually decided to choose a title that would not be associated with colleague Brian Eno's Music for... album series.
The original album was released on CD for the first time in 2021, remastered by David Singleton, and including a previously unreleased jam titled "Music on Hold". The track "Under Heavy Manners" and a longer and retitled version of "The Zero of the Signified" (called "God Save the King") with an added guitar solo are on the abridged Robert Fripp and The League of Gentlemen God Save the King CD release.