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The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles and Fripp

The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles and Fripp is the only studio album by the English band Giles, Giles and Fripp. The music shows a varied mix of psychedelic pop, folk, jazz and classical influences. The songs on each LP side are connected with comedic spoken word pieces, "The Saga of Rodney Toady" and "Just George", which tell stories.

Personnel
Giles, Giles & FrippRobert Fripp – guitars, mellotron, spoken word (The Saga of Rodney Toady) • Peter Giles – bass, lead (2, 4, 5, 12, 14) and backing vocals • Michael Giles – drums, percussion, lead (1-3, 6-14) and backing vocals, spoken word (Just George) • Ian McDonald – guitar, sax, piano, lead vocals (14) guitar, lead vocals (15) Additional personnel • Ted Barker, Cliff Hardy – tromboneRaymond Cohen, Gerry Fields, Kelly Isaccs, Boris Pecker, William Reid, G. Salisbury – violin • John Coulling, Rebecca Patten – viola • Alan Ford, Charles Tunnell – celloIvor Raymonde – string arrangements • The Breakaways – backing vocals • Mike Hill, Nicky Hopkins – keyboards Production • Produced by Wayne Bickerton • Engineers: Terry Johnson, Bill Price, Martin Smith • Re-mastering: Anthony Hawkins ==References==
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