Three of a Perfect Pair

Infobox Album
Name = Three of a Perfect Pair
Type = studio
Artist = King Crimson


Released = start date|1984|3|27
Recorded =
Genre = Progressive rock
Length = 40:59
Label = E.G. Records
Warner Bros./E.G.
Virgin Records
Producer = King Crimson
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:azmtk65x9kr3 link]
*Robert Christgau (B-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=king+crimson link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/kingcrimson/albums/album/174497/rid/5943266/ link]
Last album = "Beat" (1982)
This album = "Three of a Perfect Pair" (1984)
Next album = "The Great Deceiver" (1992)

"Three of a Perfect Pair" is an album by the band King Crimson, released in 1984. It was noted for being quite clearly divided into two distinct sides: the first side featured the more accessible tracks; the second side contained King Crimson's more experimental offerings. This was assumed to be somewhat of a concession to fans of King Crimson's non-experimental music, such that one could listen to the listener-friendly tracks on one side, and ignore the other side, instead of having to skip around through an album to avoid the experimental songs.

Tracks 10-15 were added for the 2001 remaster. The three Sleepless mixes were previously available in separate vinyl releases of that single.

Track listing

All songs written by Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp and Tony Levin.

ide one ("The Left Side")

# "Three of a Perfect Pair" – 4:13
# "Model Man" – 3:49
# "Sleepless" – 5:24
# "Man with an Open Heart" – 3:05
# "Nuages (That Which Passes, Passes Like Clouds)" – 4:47

ide two ("The Right Side")

# "Industry" – 7:04
# "Dig Me" – 3:16
# "No Warning" – 3:29
# "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part III)" – 6:05

2001 remaster bonus tracks ("The Other Side")

#

"The King Crimson Barber Shop" – 1:37
# "Industrial Zone A" – 1:44
# "Industrial Zone B" – 4:33
# "Sleepless" (Tony Levin Mix) – 7:26
# "Sleepless" (Bob Clearmountain Mix) – 5:24
# "Sleepless" (Dance Mix: François Kevorkian) – 6:17

Personnel

*Adrian Belew – voice, fretted guitar, fretless guitar
*Robert Fripp – guitar
*Tony Levin – bass, stick, synth, voice
*Bill Bruford – acoustic and electric drumming

Charts

Album

External links

* [http://www.elephant-talk.com/releases/three.htm Lyrics]