If anyone has ever worshipped at the alter of Starless and Bible Black: further, if anyone has scratched their head or damaged their tendons in the pursuit of Fracture…Mr Fripp gives a demonstration of a small part.

But it crosses my mind: if Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads, in order to gain his blues guitar playing ability – what multi-fingered Lovecraftian nightmare did Mr Fripp meet?