Reissues: The Cheerful Insanity Of Giles, Giles & Fripp (1968)

I've always had great love for this 1968 psychedelic pop gem, essentially the first King Crimson record. Young guitarist Robert Fripp joined up with brothers Peter & Michael Giles for this one-off, and while it bears little similarity to the stunning prog beast that would emerge barely a year later on In The Court Of The Crimson King , it's still worth checking out. Most falls into the sort of whimsical British pop-psych championed by acts like Chad & Jeremy or Nirvana (the UK one, not the Cobain...