“The shop assistant said, ‘I could phone up Eric Clapton and he’d come and buy it.’” Robert Fripp on a briefcase of cash, a music store showdown and the ’59 Les Paul Custom that powered King Crimson’s most radical music.
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February 10, 2026
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