Needless to say, king crimson got hold of my spirit from the first time I heard them. I need to say thank you very much for putting this version in my ears. Brotherly greetings from Argentina.
Hadn't heard this version of "Sailor's Tale" so far. Quite different from the originally recorded one (neither worst nor better, simply different). Quite a discovery!
Thank You for posting! Been listening since "Posieden" and every little recording being posted are real treasures! And, with that odd glint of humor in RFs work, you just know they are taking you somewhere you hadn't even thought of!!!
According to Fripp, Lake said to him, "You can't sit down on stage! You'll look like a mushroom!" Fripp then reminded him that, in many cultures, a mushroom is considered a symbol of fertility.
Ian Wallace used some kind of synth drums live at that time, as one can hear on Earthbound and briefly here I think - unless you do mean mean the mellotron.
