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Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946) is an English musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the guitarist, founder and longest-lasting member of the progressive rock band King Crimson. He has worked extensively as a session musician and collaborator, notably with David Bowie, Blondie, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Daryl Hall, Midge. It’s the middle of May 1980 and Robert Fripp, ex-XTC organist Barry Andrews, bassist Sara Lee and drummer Johnny Toobad, collectively known as The League Of Gentlemen, have finished their set of what the ex-King Crimson guitarist calls a new wave instrumental dance band.

The First Day is the first of three collaborations between British musicians David Sylvian and Robert Fripp. It was released in August 1993, featuring a driving rock style with elements of funk.

After scattered collaborations from the late 1980s, Fripp asked Sylvian to join a new version of his band King Crimson, but Sylvian proposed a collaborative album. They recorded in Woodstock and New Orleans. Chapman stick player Trey Gunn provided a foundation for Fripp to experiment on electric guitar. Percussion duties were filled by Marc Anderson (longtime collaborator with Steve Tibbetts) and Jerry Marotta (drummer for Peter Gabriel and Tony Levin), while co-producer David Bottrill provided percussion treatments and samples.

The First Day was released in three versions: a double LP (V2712), a regular CD (CDV 2712) and a box set with eight photo prints (CDVX 2712).

Jean the Birdman was released as a single.

Impact[edit]

'Bringing Down the Light' appeared in the Chris Morris TV series Jam.

Track listing[edit]

All songs by David Sylvian (music & lyrics), Robert Fripp (music), and Trey Gunn (music), except where noted.

1. 'God's Monkey' (David Bottrill, Fripp, Gunn, Sylvian) – 4:58
2. 'Jean the Birdman' – 4:09
3. 'Firepower' – 10:25
4. 'Brightness Falls' – 6:05
5. '20th Century Dreaming (A Shaman's Song)' – 11:50
6. 'Darshan (The Road to Graceland)' (Bottrill, Fripp, Gunn, Sylvian) – 17:17
7. 'Bringing Down the Light' (Fripp) – 8:31

Personnel and production[edit]

The League Of Gentlemen Band

• David Sylvian – vocals, guitars, keyboard instruments, tapes
• Robert Fripp – guitar, Frippertronics
• Trey Gunn – chapman stick, vocals
• Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion instruments
• Marc Anderson – percussion
• David Bottrill – treatments, sampled percussion, computer programming, engineer
• Ingrid Chavez – vocals

Additional personnel[edit]

The League Of Gentlemen Film

• Richard Chadwick – recording co-ordination
• Natasha White – recording co-ordination assistant
• Dan McLoughlin, John Yates, Mark Glass, Trina Shoemaker – assistant engineers
• Catherine McRae – design co-ordination
• Kevin Westenberg – photography
• Dave Coppenhall, Vaughan Oliver – design
• John Sinks – technical and strategic Liaison

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abcPrato, G. 'The First Day – David Sylvian | AllMusic'. allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
2. ^Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.

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