21 September 1971

This track was one of Stormy's Monday selections. It is currently unavailable, but will be part of his next bumper collection. His fifth year of treasures from the murky, cavernous DGM archives, is now available for download.

"Now what we're going to do...once with the oboe and once without it and then we're finished for the evening" said Robert Fripp in 1971 on the secret track appended to Islands.

We all know the version with Robin Miller's beautiful oboe part but Mister Stormy has revisited the original tapes and blown the dust off this rather lovely alternative where the oboe is only faintly heard,picked up on the microphones placed around the strings.

Listening via headphones reveals the rumbles, bumps, clicks, and extraneous unwanted noises that were a feature of Command Studios. "Excelencio" says one of the string players at the conclusion of the take. As you do.

Various Members - Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass

AUDIO SOURCE: Multi-Track Tapes

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Prelude Strings

04:52

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Prelude Strings	04:52

Written by Orn Orrason

better sound

This actually sounds better then the one with the oboe version. I mean this from the sound quality point of view. My wife who is an oboe player is practicing her version of the oboe solo which I might mix to an 2013 version.

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