God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners
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| God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners | ||||
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| Released | January 1980 | |||
| Recorded | July–December 1979 | |||
| Venue | Tower Records, Berkeley ("Red Two Scorer") Calgary Planetarium, Calgary ("Under Heavy Manners" loop) Madame Wong's, Los Angeles ("The Zero of the Signified" loop) | |||
| Studio | The Hit Factory, New York City | |||
| Genre | Ambient, drone, art rock, disco | |||
| Length | 47:56 | |||
| Label | E.G., Polydor | |||
| Producer | Robert Fripp | |||
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God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners is the second solo album by British guitarist and composer Robert Fripp, released on E.G. Records in 1980.
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 dance sound. The design concept was by Fripp and Chris Stein, with Stein credited for the cover portrait.