KING CRIMSON: Talking to the wind

Left: The band on stage in 1969, the lineup was: GREG LAKE (bass, vocals), ROBERT FRIPP (guitars, devices), MICHAEL GILES (drums), IAN McDONALD (sax, flute, keyboards); Right: A youthful Robert Fripp on guitar.

Top: The band live at Hyde Park in 1971; Bottom Left: The 1973-74 lineup on stage: DAVID CROSS (violin, mellotron), JOHN WETTON (bass, vocals), BILL BRUFORD (drums), ROBERT FRIPP (guitars); Bottom Right: The captain of the crimson ship, Robert Fripp.

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