King Crimson - Live In Toronto June 24, 1974 (2011)

If you listen carefully to the first improv, The Golden Walnut, you’ll hear guitar lines that would later form the basis of One More Red Nightmare making a tentative, fast-moving appearance. After the gig opinion in the group was divided about what had taken place with both Wetton and Cross experiencing difficulties during the show (Cross hadn’t been able to hear what was going on in places). All agreed the audience hadn’t been the easiest to win over. Fripp’s diary entry for on June 24th concludes “General verdict: hard work, not the kind of gig one would want every day of the week, but a success.”

Robert Fripp - Guitar, Mellotron, Devices
John Wetton - Bass, Vocals
Bill Bruford - Drums, Percussion
David Cross - Violin, Mellotron, Keyboards