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Two life stories intertwine in Jakko M Jakszyk’s memoir Who’s The Boy With The Lovely Hair?
By Dave Everley published
His colourful life and remarkable times feature Sir Richard Attenborough, The Nolan Sisters, Ruud Gullit, Michael Jackson (and Morris Minor And The Majors’ Stutter Rap)

The heavenly harmony of the spheres: A beginner's guide to the Mellotron in six essential songs
By Paul Henderson published
The official sound of prog, made in Birmingham

Prog writers to celebrate 55th anniversary of King Crimson's debut album with listening party
By Jerry Ewing published
Sid Smith, Jo Kendall and Mike Barnes host A King Crimson Listening party in London this October

The radical neutrality that gave birth to King Crimson’s Red
By Sid Smith published
Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford, John Wetton and guests struggled to deliver the 1974 album that, for many years, remained severely underrated

Ever wondered what King Crimson is all about? Here’s Robert Fripp’s observation
By Prog published
Ever wondered what the band is all about? Here are several ways of approaching the question, suggested by the man who’s done the most thinking about it

“Seat-of-the-pants stuff served by a revelatory sound mix”: King Crimson’s Sheltering Skies
By Ian Fortnam published
1982 live set, previously part-released as The Noise, finds the post-Discipline line-up repurposing prog

80s' King Crimson shine brightly on Sheltering Skies
By Kris Needs published
Enter the post-prog maelstrom

The series of incidents that led to Jakszyk, Fripp & Collins’ A Scarcity Of Miracles
By Rob Hughes published
The reunion of two bandmates who’d fallen out badly in the 70s, combined with the energy of a lifelong fan, resulted in a stunning album that assembled the leading lights of Crimson’s final era

Tony Levin shares his memories of the one and only show by Aha, The Attack Of The Green Slimebeast
By Paul Brannigan published
Aha, The Attack Of The Green Slimebeast, featuring Tony Levin and three members of The Mothers Of Invention, only ever played one show, but it was a memorable one, involving gunpowder, a sex toy and a near-naked Danny DeVito
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