# Thrakattak

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Thrakattak (written with consonants capitalized as THRaKaTTaK on the album cover) is a live album by the band King Crimson released in 1996 and recorded during their 1995 Thrak tour of the United States and Japan.
Each night the band would perform a collective improvisation in the middle of the instrumental piece "THRAK". This album presents an hour-long version of that piece by editing many of these improvisations together, bookended by the "THRAK" theme.
Track 2, "Fearless and Highly Thrakked", also appears as track 12 on disc 2 of the 1999 live album On Broadway. An alternative version appears as track 11 on disc 1 of the 2001 live compilation album Vrooom Vrooom, retitled "Biker Babes of the Rio Grande".

## Track listing

All music by Belew, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Bruford and Mastelotto
* "Thrak" – 2:20
    Recorded at:
       Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 21 November 1995
* "Fearless and Highly Thrakked" – 6:35
    Recorded at:
       Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 20 November 1995
       Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 21 November 1995
* "Mother Hold the Candle Steady While I Shave the Chicken's Lip" – 11:18
    Recorded at:
       Nagoya Shimin Kaikan, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, 8 October 1995
       Hitomi Kinen Kōdō, Tokyo, Japan, 10 October 1995
       Omiya Sonic Hall, Saitama, Saitama, Japan, 12 October 1995
* "Thrakattak (Part I)" – 3:42
    Recorded at:
       Koseinenkin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 2 October 1995
       Koseinenkin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 3 October 1995
       Festival Hall, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, 9 October 1995
* "The Slaughter of the Innocents" – 8:03
    Recorded at:
       Koseinenkin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 14 October 1995
       Paramount Theater, Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 17 November 1995
       Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, 8 November 1995
       Roxy Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 11 November 1995
* "This Night Wounds Time" – 11:16
    Recorded at:
       Tupperware Convention Center, Kissimmee, Florida, United States, 9 November 1995
       Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 22 November 1995
       Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 24 November 1995
       Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 25 November 1995
       Palace Theatre, Columbus, Ohio, United States, 27 November 1995
       Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 29 November 1995
* "Thrakattak (Part II)" – 11:08
    Recorded at:
       Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, 16 November 1995
       Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 22 November 1995
       Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 25 November 1995
       Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 29 November 1995
* "Thrak (Reprise)" – 2:52
    Recorded at:
       Nakano Sun Plaza, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan, 5 October 1995
       Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 20 November 1995

## Personnel

King Crimson
* Adrian Belew – guitar
* Robert Fripp – guitar
* Trey Gunn – Warr guitar
* Tony Levin – Ned Steinberger upright bass
* Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
* Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion
Technical personnel
* George Glossop – live sound engineer
* Noah Evens – ADAT recording
* David Singleton – arrangement, editing and mastering
* Steve Jennings – cover photography
* Tony Levin – burning house and guitar photography
* Bill Smith Studio – design

## Charts

| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 87 |