Robert Fripp discography


Over 45 years, Robert Fripp has been extremely active as a recording musician and a producer. He has contributed to more than 700 official releases. The Robert Fripp Discography Summary, compiled by John Relph, also lists 120 compilations and 315 unauthorised releases. This means that more than 1100 releases can be found with Robert Fripp participating. A full list can be found at the location provided above. Major releases are listed here.

Studio albums

YearTitleNotes
1979Exposure
  • Released: June 1979
  • Label: EG
1980God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners
  • Released: January 1980
  • Label: E.G.
  • 1981Let the Power Fall: An Album of Frippertronics
  • Released: April 1981
  • Label: E.G.
  • 1998The Gates of Paradise
  • Released: 28 April 1998
  • Label: Discipline
  • Live albums

    YearTitleNotes
    19941999 Soundscapes: Live in Argentina
    • Released: 28 November 1994
    • Label: Discipline
    1995A Blessing of Tears: 1995 Soundscapes, Vol. 2
  • Released: 18 August 1995
  • Label: Discipline
  • 1995That Which Passes: 1995 Soundscapes, Vol. 3
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Discipline
  • 1996Radiophonics: 1995 Soundscapes, Vol. 1
  • Released: 28 May 1996
  • Label: Discipline
  • 1997November Suite: 1996 Soundscapes – Live at Green Park Station
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Discipline
  • 2005Love Cannot Bear
  • Released: 31 October 2005
  • Label: Discipline
  • 2007At the End of Time
  • Released: 17 July 2007
  • Label: Discipline
  • Collaborative albums

    YearTitleNotes
    1968The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles and Fripp
    • Released: 1968
    • Label: Deram
  • With Michael and Peter Giles
  • 1973
  • Released: November 1973
  • Label: Island
  • With Brian Eno
  • 1975Evening Star
  • Released: December 1975
  • Label: Island
  • With Brian Eno
  • 1981The League of Gentlemen
  • Released: February 1981
  • Label: E.G.
  • With The League of Gentlemen
  • 1982I Advance Masked
  • Released: October 1982
  • Label: A&M
  • With Andy Summers
  • 1984Bewitched
  • Released: September 1984
  • Label: A&M
  • With Andy Summers
  • 1985God Save The King
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: E.G.
  • With The League of Gentlemen
  • Compilation album
  • 1986Live!
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: E.G.
  • With The League of Crafty Guitarists
  • Co-production
  • 1986The Lady or the Tiger
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: E.G.
  • With Toyah Willcox and The League of Crafty Guitarists
  • Co-production
  • 1991Show of Hands
  • Released: 15 March 1991
  • Label: E.G.
  • With The League of Crafty Guitarists
  • Production
  • 1991Kneeling at the Shrine
  • Released: 7 May 1991
  • Label: E.G.
  • With Sunday All Over The World
  • 1993The First Day
  • Released: 5 July 1993
  • Label: Virgin
  • With David Sylvian
  • Co-production
  • 1993The Bridge Between
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Discipline
  • With Trey Gunn and the California Guitar Trio
  • Listed as Robert Fripp String Quintet
  • 1994FFWD
  • Released: 11 July 1994
  • Label: Inter-Modo
  • With Thomas Fehlmann, Kris Weston, and Dr. Alex Paterson
  • 1994
  • Released: 1 October 1994
  • Label: Virgin
  • With David Sylvian
  • Co-production
  • 1995Intergalactic Boogie Express: Live in Europe 1991
  • Released: 10 July 1995
  • Label: Discipline
  • With The League of Crafty Guitarists
  • Co-production
  • 1995Cheikha Rimitti Featuring Robert Fripp and Flea
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Absolute Records
  • With Cheikha Rimitti and Flea
  • 1996Thrang Thrang Gozinbulx
  • Released: 11 June 1996
  • Label: Discipline
  • With The League of Gentlemen
  • Official live bootleg
  • 1999The Repercussions of Angelic Behavior
  • Released: 9 November 1999
  • Label: First World Music
  • With Bill Rieflin and Trey Gunn
  • 1999Birth of a Giant
  • Released: 16 November 1999
  • Label: First World Music
  • With Bill Rieflin and Trey Gunn
  • 2000A Temple in the Clouds
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Projekt
  • With Jeffrey Fayman
  • 2005The Equatorial Stars
  • Released: 5 April 2005
  • Label: Discipline
  • With Brian Eno
  • 2006The Cotswold Gnomes
  • Released: 23 October 2006
  • Label: Discipline
  • With Brian Eno
  • Live album
  • Renamed Beyond Even for CD release
  • 2008Thread
  • Released: 23 September 2008
  • Label: Panegyric
  • With Theo Travis
  • 2010Live at Coventry Cathedral
  • Released: 21 September 2010
  • Label: Panegyric
  • With Theo Travis
  • 2011A Scarcity of Miracles – A King Crimson ProjeKct
  • Released: 30 May 2011
  • Label: Discipline
  • With Jakko Jakszyk and Mel Collins
  • 201128 May 1975 Olympia Paris, France
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: DGMLive.com
  • With Brian Eno
  • 2012Follow
  • Released: 30 October 2012
  • Label: Inner Knot
  • With Theo Travis
  • Guest appearances

    YearTitleNotes
    1970H to He, Who Am the Only One
  • With Van der Graaf Generator
  • Guitar on track No. 3 "The Emperor in His War Room"
  • 1971Septober Energy
  • Released: 1971
  • With Centipede
  • Producer
  • 1971Fool's Mate
  • Released: 1971
  • With Peter Hammill
  • Electric guitar on tracks "Imperial Zeppelin", "Sunshine", "Child", "Viking", "The Birds" and "I Once Wrote Some Poems"
  • 1971Pawn Hearts
  • Released: October 1971
  • Label: Charisma
  • With Van der Graaf Generator
  • Guitar on track No. 3 "Man-Erg" and track No. 4 "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers"
  • 1972Blueprint
  • Released: 1972
  • With Keith Tippett
  • Producer
  • 1973Ovary Lodge
  • Released: 1973
  • With Keith Tippett, Roy Babbington & Frank Perry
  • Producer
  • 1974Here Come the Warm Jets
  • Released: January 1974
  • With Brian Eno
  • Guitar on "Baby's on Fire", "Driving me Backwards", "Blank Frank"
  • 1975Another Green World
  • Released: September 1975
  • With Brian Eno
  • Guitar on "St. Elmo's Fire", "I'll Come Running", "Golden Hours"
  • 1977Peter Gabriel
  • Released: 25 February 1977
  • Label: Atco
  • With Peter Gabriel
  • Electric & classical guitars, banjo
  • 1977"Heroes"
  • Released: 14 October 1977
  • Label: RCA
  • With David Bowie
  • Also with Brian Eno
  • Lead guitar on track "Heroes"
  • 1977Before and After Science
  • Released: December 1977
  • With Brian Eno
  • Guitar on "King's Lead Hat"
  • 1978Peter Gabriel
  • Released: 3 June 1978
  • Label: Charisma, Atlantic
  • With Peter Gabriel
  • Producer
  • Electric guitar on tracks "On the Air","Mother of Violence","White Shadow" & "Perspective"; acoustic guitar on "White Shadow"; Frippertronics on "Exposure"
  • 1978Along the Red Ledge
  • Released: August 1978
  • With Hall & Oates
  • Guitar on "Don't Blame It on Love"
  • 1978Parallel Lines
  • Released: September 1978
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • With Blondie
  • Guitar on track No. 4 "Fade Away and Radiate"
  • 1979Fear of Music
  • Released: 3 August 1979
  • Label: Sire
  • With Talking Heads
  • Guitar on track No. 1 "I Zimbra"
  • Also with Brian Eno
  • 1979The Roches
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Warner
  • With The Roches
  • Electric guitar, Fripperies and production
  • 1980Sacred Songs
  • Released: March 1980
  • Label: RCA
  • With Daryl Hall
  • Producer
  • Guitar, electronics
  • 1980Peter Gabriel
  • Released: 30 May 1980
  • Label: Charisma, Mercury
  • With Peter Gabriel
  • Guitar on "No self-control", "I Don't Remember" & "Not One of Us"
  • 1980Scary Monsters
  • Released: 12 September 1980
  • Label: RCA
  • With David Bowie
  • Guitar on "Fashion", "It's No Game", "Scary Monsters ", "Kingdom Come", "Up the Hill Backwards" and "Teenage Wildlife"
  • 1980Walter Steding
  • With Walter Steding
  • Guitar on "Hound Dog"
  • 1982Keep On Doing
  • With The Roches
  • Guitar, devices, producer
  • 1986Gone to Earth
  • Released: 23 September 1986
  • Label: Virgin Records LTD.
  • With David Sylvian
  • Guitars & Frippertonics on "Taking The Veil", "Gone To Earth", "Wave", "River Man", "Silver Moon" "Camp Fire: Coyote Country" & "Upon This Earth"
  • 1994Lifeforms
  • Released: 27 May 1994
  • Label: Virgin
  • With The Future Sound of London
  • Guitar textures and bytes on track No. 3 "Flak"
  • 1996X
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: EastWest
  • With The Beloved
  • Featuring
  • 1999Approaching Silence
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Venture
  • With David Sylvian
  • Vocals and Frippertronics on track No. 3 "Approaching Silence"
  • 2001The Thunderthief
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Discipline Global Mobile
  • With John Paul Jones
  • Guitar solo on track No. 1 "Leafy Meadows"
  • 2006Side Three
  • Released: 18 April 2006
  • Label: Sanctuary Records
  • With Adrian Belew
  • Guitar on "Water Turns To Wine"
  • 2007Fear of a Blank Planet
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Roadrunner / Atlantic
  • With Porcupine Tree
  • Soundscapes on "Way Out of Here" and lead guitar on "Nil Recurring"