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Bibliography

By no means exhaustive, this Fripp bibliography contains mostly items located through standard reference sources such as the Music Index, Popular Music Periodials Index, Index to Popular Music Record Reviews, and the New York Times Index.

In addition to the Fripp-related materials, I have listed other books and articles referred to in the text.

Items by the same author are listed chronologically. When an author has more than one item in the same year, the items are tagged with bold-faced listings, e.g., Jones 1979A, Jones 1979B.

Abbreviations:

BB -- Billboard
DB -- Down Beat
GP -- Guitar Player
MM -- Melody Maker
MPL -- Musician, Player and Listener
RS -- Rolling Stone
VV -- Village Voice

Albertson, Chris. "Record Reviews: In the Court of the Crimson King." DB 37 (Feb. 5 1970): 20.

Arieti, Silvano. Creativity: The Magic Synthesis. New York: Basic Books, 1976. 448 pp.

Ayres, Bill. "The Spirituality of Rock." The Catholic World (Jan./Feb. 1989): 39.

Bangs, Lester. "Records: Islands." RS 103 (March 2 1972): 58.
___. "'Rosco' Fripp's Funky Tape-Loop." VV (April 18 1980): 59.

Barber, Lynden. "Crimson: Back to Division One." MM 56 (Sept. 26 1981): 5. Barber 1981A.
___. "Enforcing Discipline: King Crimson, Discipline." MM 56 (Sept. 26 1981): 20. Barber 1981B.
___. "Albums: Too Much Pussyfooting: I Advance Masked." MM 57 (Oct. 2 1982): 18.
___. "Albums: Three of a Perfect Pair." MM 59 (April 14 1984): 27.

Barthes, Roland. Elements of Semiology. Translated from the French by Annette Leavers and Colin Smith. New York: Hill and Wang, 1967. 111 pp.

Beer, Stafford. Platform for Change: A Message from Stafford Beer. London and New York: Wiley, 1975. 457 pp.

Bennett, John G. Gurdjieff: Making a New World. London: Turnstone, 1973. 320 pp.
___. Witness: The Autobiography of John G. Bennett. Charles Town, W. Va.: Claymont Communications, 1983. 380 pp.

Bergman, Billy, and Richard Horn. Recombinant DoReMi: Frontiers of the Rock Era. New York: Quill, 1985.

Blacking, John. How Musical Is Man? Seattle: U. of Washington Press, 1973. 116 pp.

Bloom, Michael. "Is Robert Fripp Really Exposed? An Awesomely Hollow Sound." RS 298 (Aug. 23 1979): 56.

Bourne, Mike. "Record Reviews: King Crimson, Islands." DB 39 (April 13 1972): 22.

Brooks, William. "On Being Tasteless." Popular Music 2: Theory and Method. Edited by Richard Middleton and David Horn. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982. Pp. 9-18.

Carson, Tom. "Records: God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners." RS 322 (July 24 1980): 56.

Cohen, Debra Rae. "Robert Fripp Climbs the Heap." VV (Nov. 11 1981): 57.

Coomaraswamy, Ananda K. Christian and Oriental Philosophy of Art. New York: Dover, 1956. 146 pp.

Corbett, Jerry. "King Crimson." Beetle (July 1973): n.p.

Crowe, Cameron. "King Crimson's Fripp: 'Music's Just a Means for Magic.'" RS 149 (Dec. 6 1973): 22.

D., B. "King Crimson Click in America." MM 44 (Nov. 15 1969): 16.

Dallas, Karl. "Caught in the Act: Robert Fripp, ICA, London." MM 55 (Oct. 4 1980): 47.
___. "King Crimson: Venue, London." MM 55 (Oct. 17 1981): 22.
___. "Disciplinary Action: Karl Dallas Goes to Holland to Meet the Born-Again King Crimson." MM 56 (June 19 1982): 27.

Darling, Cary. "Talent in Action: King Crimson, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles." BB 94 (Sept. 11 1982): 35.
___. "Summers and Fripp Go Multi-Media: Two Guitarists Team Up for 'Advance Masked' Project." BB 94 (Oct. 2 1982): 48.

Davis, Michael. "Records: Bobby Go Loop-de-Loop, Terry Go Loop-de-Li: Robert Fripp, God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners; Terry Riley, Shri Camel." Creem12 (July 1980): 54.

DeCurtis, Anthony. "Fripp, Lord of Discipline." Record 3 (May 1984): 20.

Dery, Mark. "Fripp: the 21st Century Schizoid Man Sounds Off." Record (Nov. 1985): 51.

Diliberto, John. "Record Reviews: Robert Fripp: Let the Power Fall." DB 49 (Jan. 1982): 33.
___. "Reviews: Three of a Perfect Pair." DB 51 (July 1984): 45.
___. "Zen and the Art of Fripp's Guitar." Electronic Musician (June 1987): 48.

Dillard, Annie. The Writing Life. New York: Harper & Row, 1989. 111 pp.

Doerschuk, Robert L. "Brian Eno: On Simplicity, Context, and the Necessity of Urgency." Keyboard 158 (June 1989): 82.

Dove, Ian. "Fripp: After King Crimson, the Apocalypse." RS 176 (Dec. 19 1974): 14.

Driscoll, J. Walter, and the Gurdjieff Foundation of California. Gurdjieff: An Annotated Bibliography. New York: Garland, 1985. 363 pp.

Drozdowski, Ted. "Robert Fripp: A Plectral Purist Answers the Dumb Questions." Musician (Feb. 1989): 28.

Edwards, Paul, ed. The Encyclopedia of Philosophy. New York: Macmillan and the Free Press, 1967. 8 vols.

Eldridge, Royston. "Dissent in the Court of King Crimson." MM 45 (Jan. 17 1970): 13.

Ellul, Jacques. The Technological Society. Translated from the French by John Wilkinson. New York: Vintage, 1964. 449 pp.
___. The Theological Foundation of Law. Translated from the French by Marguerite Wieser. New York: Seabury, 1969. 140 pp.

Eno, Brian. "Pro Session: The Studio as Compositional Tool -- Part I." DB (July 1983): 56.

Epictetus. The Golden Sayings of Epictetus. Translated by Hastings Crossley. The Harvard Classics. Danbury, Connecticut: Grolier, 1980. 345 pp.

Fallon, B.P. "Give King Crimson Six Months." MM 44 (July 12 1969): 7.

Farber, Jim. "Robert Fripp: The Untold Story." Creem 10 (Nov. 1978): 26.

Festiner, Leon. A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1957. 291 pp.

Fleischmann, Mark. "High C with Mr. Fripp: Our Reporter Sits in on a Master Class." Guitar World (Nov. 1986): 86.

Fletcher, Gordon. "Records: Starless and Bible Black." RS 162 (June 6 1974): 70.

Freff. "Crimson: Organizing Conflict in Time and Space." Musician 70 (Aug. 1984): 28.

Fricke, David. "Crimson's Fripp Challenges the Dinosaur." Feature 96 (May 1979): 25.
___. "Records: The League of Gentlemen." RS 345 (June 11 1981): 59.
___. "Old Cult Groups Never Die (They Just Become More Popular): King Crimson Hits the Road." Trouser Press 71 (March 1982): 22.
___. "Reviews: Three of a Perfect Pair." Musician 67 (May 1984), 82.

Fripp, Robert. "Speaking of Jimi." GP 9 (Sept. 1975): 7.
___. Liner notes to The Young Persons' Guide to King Crimson. Editions EG EGKC 10, 1976.
___. "Moving Off Center: New Concepts in Stereo Mixing." MPL 22 (Jan. 1980): 26. Fripp 1980A.
___. "The New Realism: A Musical Manifesto for the 80s." MPL 22 (Jan. 1980): 34. Fripp 1980B.
___. "The Vinyl Solution." MPL 24 (April-May 1980): 34. Fripp 1980C.
___. "Creativity: Finding the Source." MPL 25 (June-July 1980): 33. Fripp 1980D.
___. "Touring with Fripp." MPL 26 (Aug. 1980): 34. Fripp 1980E.
___. "Guitarists on Hendrix, Guitars, Amps, Solos, and Performance." MPL 27 (Sept.-Oct. 1980), 62. Fripp 1980F.
___. "Touring: The Troubadour Today." MPL 28 (Nov. 1980): 38. Fripp 1980G.
___. "The Musician in Politics." MPL 29 (Dec. 1980): 30. Fripp 1980H.
___. "Bootlegging, Royalties, and the Moment." MPL 32 (April-May 1981): 28. Fripp 1981A.
___. "The Diary of the Return of King Crimson." MPL 37 (Nov. 1981), 40. Fripp 1981B.
___. "The Diary of King Crimson, Part II." MPL 38 (Dec. 1981), 44. Fripp 1981C.
___. "The Diary of King Crimson, Part III." MPL 39 (Jan. 1982): 35. Fripp 1982A.
___. "John McLaughlin with Robert Fripp: Coffee and Chocolate for Two Guitars." MPL 45 (July 1982): 52. Fripp 1982B.
___. "Fripp Strikes Back!" Musician 131 (Sept. 1989): 8. Fripp 1989A.
___. "Guitar Craft: The Resonance of Rightness." GP (Dec. 1989): 123. Fripp 1989B.
___. "Guitar Craft: The Principle of Balance." GP (Jan. 1990): 114. Fripp 1990A.
Fripp, Robert: see also Guitar Craft.

Fritz, Steve. "Yogi Bob: Relaxing with Robert Fripp." Option (July-Aug. 1986): n.p.

Garbarini, Vic. "Robert Fripp." MPL 19 (Aug. 1979): 30.
___. "Rude Boys: An Interview with Joe Strummer and Robert Fripp." MPL 33 (June 1981): 50.
___. "Summers, Fripp: An Odd Couple Takes Sanctuary." Musician 74 (Dec. 1984): 36.
___. "Robert Fripp." Musician 100 (Feb. 1987): 88.

Gerber, Robert. "Guitar Craft Systematics." Impressions 4 (Spring 1986): 11.
___. "Guitar Craft Systematics, Part II." Impressions (Summer 1986): 20.
___. "The Six Triads of a Musical Performance." Unis Journal 1 (Fall 1987): 53.

Giles, Mike. "Good Day from a Very Homesick Scribe." MM 44 (Dec. 20 1969): 23.

Grabel, Richard. "Robert Fripp's Chocolate Cake Discipline: In the Court of the Crimson King, Phase II." Creem 13 (Feb. 1982): 22.

Grant, Steven. "Brian Eno Against Interpretation." Trouser Press (Aug. 1982): 27.

Groome, Carle. "Reviews: Robert Fripp and the League of Crafty Guitarists: Live!" Ear 12 (June 1987): 26.

Guitar Craft. "The Act of Music" in three parts. Also labelled "Guitar Craft Monograph One (A)," "One (B)," and "One (C)." Feb. 1¸ 1988. Unpaginated.
___. "Guitar Craft Newsletter" (irregular). With and without the "Newsletter" title, Fripp has been writing open letters to Crafties-at-large since 1985.
___. "The Art of Craft: Guitar Monograph II." Sept. 1988. Unpaginated.
___. "An Introduction to Guitar Craft: GC Pamphlet I." Sept. 3 1988. Actually titled "GC Phamplet I," I have it on authority that this was a printer's error.
___. "Guitar Craft Monograph III: Aphorisms." Oct. 27 1988.

Gurdjieff, George Ivanovich. Meetings with Remarkable Men. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1969. 303 pp.
___. Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson: An Impartial Criticism of Man. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1974. 3 vols.
___. Views from the Real World: Early Talks in Moscow, Essentuki, Tiflis, Berlin, London, Paris, New York and Chicago, As Recollected by His Pupils. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1975. 276 pp.
___. Life is Real Only Then, When "I Am." New York: E.P. Dutton, 1978. 177 pp.

Hadley, Frank-John. "Record Reviews: God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners." DB 47 (Dec. 1980): 40.

Hajdu, David. "Home-Grown Rock & Roll: Taping Tips from the Pros." RS 300 (Sept. 20 1979): 78.

Heckman, Don. "Reviews: Islands." Stereo Review (June 1972): 101.

Hoffmeister, Mark, and Joy Williams. "King Crimson: Sounding the Depths." Artist Magazine 2 (Sept. 1984): 8.

Holden, Stephen. "Daryl Hall: 'Sacred Songs' and Bubblegum." RS 318 (May 29 1980): 20.

Iamblichus of Chalics. Iamblichus' Life of Pythagoras. Translated from the Greek by Thomas Taylor. London: John M. Watkins, 1965. 252 pp.

Jenkins, Mark. "Reviews: Bewitched." MM 59 (Sept. 22 1984): 29.

Jones, Allan. "Riding on the Dynamic of Disaster." MM 54 (April 2¸ 1979): 19. "Jones 1979A.
___. "Frippertronics without Tears: Robert Fripp, Virgin Record Shop, New Oxford Street." MM 54 (May 5 1979): 40. Jones 1979B.
___. "Serious Business: God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners." MM 55 (March 15 1980): 29.

Jung, Carl Gustav. Memories, Dreams, Reflections. Recorded and edited by Aniela Jaffe. Translated from the German by Richard and Clara Winston. New York: Pantheon, 1963. 398 pp.

Kenton, Gary. "Records: Exposure." Creem 11 (Sept. 1979): 56.

Kirby, Fred. "Concert Reviews: Procol Harum (5), King Crimson (4), Yes (5)." Variety 265 (Dec. 1 1971): 46.
___. "Concert Reviews: King Crimson (4), Flying Burrito Bros., Redbone (4)." Variety 266 (Feb. 23 1972): 56.
___. "Concert Reviews: King Crimson (4), Spooky Tooth (5), Strawbs (5)." Variety 270 (May 9 1973): 245. Kirby 1973A.
___. "Concert Reviews: King Crimson (4), Steelwind (5)." Variety 272 (Sept. 26 1973): 16. Kirby 1973B.
___. "Concert Reviews: King Crimson (4), Robin Trower (3)." Variety 274 (May 8 1974): 272.

Kirk, Cynthia. "New Acts: Robert Fripp, Songs, Instrumental." Variety 295 (Aug. 1 1979): 78. Kirk 1979A.
___. "Fripp 'Anti-Tour' Unconventional, But Artist Says It Proves Point." Variety 296 (Aug. 8 1979): 59. Kirk 1979B.
___. "Concert Reviews: King Crimson (4)." Variety 305 (Dec. 9 1981): 66.
___. "Concert Reviews: King Crimson (4), Philip Wellford." Variety 315 (June 13 1984): 72.


Kozak, Roman. "Together Again: Fripp, King Crimson." BB 93 (Sept. 12 1981): 10.

Lee, Craig. "Robert Fripp and His Crafty League at Bogart's." Los Angeles Times (Jan. 20 1989, Part VI): 14.

Lehman, Michael. "At the Door of the Magus." Rock (Sept. 10 1973): 12.

Lennon, John. In His Own Write. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1964. 79 pp.

Lewis, Alan. "Caught in the Act." MM 44 (Oct. 15 1969): 6.

Loder, Kurt. "Performance: Robert Fripp Returns to Form - His First Band Since King Crimson: The League of Gentlemen, Irving Plaza, New York City." RS 325 (Sept. 4 1980): 60.

Lossky, Vladimir. Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church. London: J. Clarke, 1957. 252 pp.

Melody Maker. "New Year Pop Shocks: King Crimson Lose Two Members." MM 45 (Jan. 3 1970): 1. MM 1970A.
___. "Haskell Quits Crimson." MM 45 (Nov. 7 1970): 3. MM 1970B."

Malamut, Bruce. "Records: Starless and Bible Black." Crawdaddy. 39 (Aug. 1974): 69.

Messiaen, Olivier. The Technique of My Musical Language. Translated from the French by John Satterfield. Paris: A. Leduc, 1956. 2 vols.

Milano, Brett. "Robert Fripp, Speaking." Tower Records' Pulse (Nov. 1985): 34.

Milkowski, Bill. "Fripp: 'I Take My Iconic Role of Being Robert Fripp, Public Guitarist, Quite Seriously.'" Guitar World (Sept. 1984): 28.
___. "Robert Fripp: Discipline in Another Dimension." DB (June 1985): 16.

Morthland, John. "Records: In the Court of the Crimson King." RS 49 (Dec. 27 1969): 60.

Mulhern, Tom. "Review: Discipline." GP 16 (Feb. 1982): 140. Mulhern 1982A.
___. "Review: Beat." GP 16 (Sept. 1982): 126. Mulhern 1982B.
___. "Review: I Advance Masked." GP 17 (Jan. 1983): 124.
___. "Robert Fripp on the Discipline of Craft and Art." GP 20 (Jan. 1986): 88. Mulhern 1986A.
___. "Robert Fripp [on Roland guitar synthesizers]." GP 20 (June 1986): 119. Mulhern 1986B.

Niester, Alan. "Records: Larks' Tongues in Aspic." RS 142 (Aug. 20 1973): 82.

Nobles, Barr. "Fripp Fills Stage with Guitars." San Francisco Chronicle Datebook (Jan. 17 1989): E1.

Ochs, E. "King Crimson Makes Rock Turn Red." BB 81 (Dec. 6 1969): 22.

Ong, Walter J. Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the World. London and New York: Methuen, 1982. 201 pp.

Orme, John. "In the Hall of the Crimson King." MM 52 (Sept. 17 1977): 29.
___. "Drive to Nowhere: Robert Fripp: 'The League of Gentelmen.'" MM 56 (March 14 1981): 18.

Ouspensky, P.D. In Search of the Miraculous: Fragments of an Unknown Teaching. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1949. 399 pp.

Palmer, Robert. "King Crimson: Despite Upheaval the Band Plays On." New York Times (May 20 1984 II): 25. Palmer 1984A.
___. "Reticent Rock Guitarists Are Edging Into the Spotlight." New York Times (Sept. 30 1984 II): 25. Palmer 1984B.

Pareles Jon. "Robert Fripp Drives (to 1981, (He Says)." VV 24 (July 2 1979): 49.

Peel, Mark. "King Crimson's Welcome Return: A Germinal Band Back Better than Ever." Stereo Review 47 (Feb. 1982): 71. Peel 1982A.
___. "King Crimson's 'Beat': An Unbeatable Combination of Poetic Words and Strong, Rhythmic Music." Stereo Review 47 (Nov. 1982): 72. Peel 1982B.

Persichetti, Vincent. Twentieth-Century Harmony. New York: Norton, 1961. 287 pp.

Piccarella, John. "Robert Fripp Thrives on a Loop." VV 23 (Feb. 13 1978): 54.
___. "Records: Discipline." RS 363 (Feb. 1¸ 1982): 51.

Pritchard, Stephe and Thos. Brooman. "Discipline: The Robert Fripp Interview." Recorder Three (1981), n.p. (Bristol, album/magazine.)

Puterbaugh, Parke. "Records: Three of a Perfect Pair." RS 421 (May 10 1984): 56.

Randel, Don Michael, ed. The New Harvard Dictionary of Music. Cambridge, Mass., and London: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1986. 942 pp.

Rea, Steven X. "Reviews: I Advance Masked." High Fidelity 32 (Dec. 1982): 87.

Richardson, Ken. "Special CD Report: King Crimson." High Fidelity 37 (Oct. 1987): 83.

"Rock." "It Beats Sominex Anytime ... Let a King Crimson Interview Bore You to Sleep." Rock (June 1974): 10.

Rockwell, John. "The Odyssey of Two British Rockers." New York Times (July 23 1978, II): 16.
___. "Rock: King Crimson Plays Concert." New York Times (June 2¸ 1984, III): 17.

Rosen, Steve. "King Crimson's Robert Fripp." GP 8 (May 1974): 18.
___. "The Evolving Court of the Crimson King." Record Review (Aug. 1983): 19.

Rush, George. "Brian Eno: Rock's Svengali Pursues Silence." Esquire 98 (Dec. 1982): 130.

Salewicz, Chris. "In the Court of the Crimson Kings." Let it Rock (Sept. 1973): 36.

Schaefer, John. New Sounds: A Listener's Guide to New Music. New York: Harper & Row, 1987. 297 pp.

Schillinger, Joseph. The Schillinger System of Musical Composition. New York: C. Fischer, 1964. 2 vols.

Schruers, Fred. "Robert Fripp's Public Exposure: The Return to 'An Intelligent Way of Listening.'" RS 296 (July 26 1979): 16.

Schumacher, E.F. Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered. New York: Harper & Row, 1975. 290 pp.

Seaker, Meg, Richard Lehnert, and Merridee Shaw. "Dancing on the Edge: Keith Jarrett on Music and Art." East West Journal (Boston, (Oct. 1981): 36.

Seay, David, with Mary Neely. Stairway to Heaven: The Spiritual Roots of Rock'n'Roll. New York: Ballantine, 1986. 355 pp.

Seiler, Carol. "Talent in Action: King Crimson, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Redbone." BB 84 (Feb. 26 1972): 16.

Sofronii, Archimandrite. The Monk of Mount Athos: Staretz Silouan, 1866-1938. Translated from the Russian by Rosemary Edmonds. London: Mowbray, 1973. 124 pp.

Song Talk 1989. "The Best of '88." Song Talk (Spring 1989): 3.

Stern, Chip. "Records: Beat." RS 374 (July 22 1982): 50.
___. "Obsessive Progressive." VV 29 (June 1984): 74.

Stubbs, David. "Albums: Robert Fripp and the League of Crafty Guitarists: Live!" MM 61 (Oct. 4 1986): 32.

Summers, Andy (as told to Jas Obrecht). "My New LP with Robert Fripp." GP 18 (Oct. 1984): 10.

Taylor, Barry. "Talent in Action: King Crimson, Robin Trower." BB 86 (May 18 1974): 23.

Twigg, Geoff, and Penny Braybrooke. "A Crafty Guitarist." Guitarist (Aug. 1986): 25.

Tyler, Tony. "Working with Fripp was a Pushover - Real Laid Back." New Musical Express (Jan. 11 1975): 26-7, (Jan. 1¸ 1975): 28.

Van Lustbader, Eric. "King Crimson: Red-y for Success." Zoo World (Aug. 2 1973): 16.

Vare, Ethlie Ann. "Talent in Action: King Crimson." BB 96 (June 23 1984): 47.

Ventura, Michael. Shadow Dancing in the U.S.A. Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher, 1985. 232 pp.

Vorda, Allan. "Avoiding Boxes: An Interview with Steve Reich." Cum Notis Variorum: The Newsletter of the Music Library, University of California, Berkeley 131 (April 1989): 13.

Walls, Richard C. "Records: Beat." Creem 14 (Oct. 1982): 57.

Walters, Charley. "Records: USA." RS 192 (July 31 1975): 63.

Watts, Michael. "Matching Head, Hips and Heart: Robert Fripp: 'Exposure.'" MM 54 (April 21 1979): 19.
___. "The Devil in Mr Fripp." MM 55 (March 15 1980): 22.

Welch, Chris. "Doomwatch." MM 45 (May 16 1970): 20.

Wenner, Jann, ed. Lennon Remembers: The Rolling Stone Interviews by Jann Wenner. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books, 1971. 189 pp.

Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. New York: Billboard, 1987. 330 pp.

Williams, Richard. "Bob Fripp, Keith Tippett and Crimson's Resurrection." MM 45 (March 28 1970): 19.
___. "Robert Fripp of King Crimson." Jazz and Pop 10 (March 1971): 23.
___. "Frippertronics Without Tears: Robert Fripp, Pizza Express, Notting Hill Gate." MM 54 (May 5 1979): 40.

Young, Jon. "Reviews: I Advance Masked." Trouser Press 9 (Dec. 1982): 45.

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