Crimson in 1969 as a part of the once performed live prog epic "Trees", which also included Fripp's penned "Pictures of a City." The transition to the bridge part appear in both "Wishbone Ascension" and "Pictures of a City" "Tomorrow's People" was written by Michael Giles in 1967, and expanded and arranged in 1970. The song was dedicated to Tina and Mandy, his children. The lyrics for "Birdman" begin "Long ago / In Walthamstow". Walthamstow Marshes was the location of Alliott Verdon Roe's attempts to build and fly his early aeroplanes. (A. V. Roe was the first British aviator and founder of Avro Aircraft Company). The parenthetical acronym in the title of "The Inventor's Dream (O.U.A.T.)" stands for "Once Upon a Time". "Flight of the Ibis" shares similarities to "Cadence & Cascade" on "In The Wake of Poseidon" in melody and, indeed, "Ibis" had the "Cadence & Cascade" lyric at one point. When McDonald left the band he took his music with him, while Sinfield retained the lyric. Fripp composed a song that used the lyric and had some similarities to "Ibis" in terms of structure, melody and chord progression to provide enough material for the second King Crimson album. Personnel Musicians Ian McDonald – guitar, piano, organ, saxes, flute, clarinet, zither, vocals and sundries Michael Giles – drums, percussion (including milk bottle, handsaw, lip whistle and nutbox), vocals Peter Giles – bass guitar Steve Winwood – organ, and piano solo on "Turnham Green" Michael Blakesley – trombone on "Tomorrow's People" Technical Ian McDonald and Michael Giles – producers & arrangers Brian Humphries – engineer Richard Digby Smith – assistant engineer Mike Gray – strings and brass arrangements on "Birdman" and "Suite in C" Richard DiLello – photography Charlotte Bates – painting References 1970 debut albums Michael Giles albums King Crimson Island Records albums Cotillion Records albums Atlantic Records albums Polydor Records albums Virgin Records albums