During this period, Fripp began working on solo material, with contributions from poet/lyricist Joanna Walton and several other musicians, including Eno, Gabriel, and Hall (including the latter's partner, John Oates), as well as Peter Hammill, Jerry Marotta, Phil Collins, Tony Levin and Terre Roche.
Sodeloval je s Keithom Tippettom (in ostalimi, ki so sodelovali pri albumih King Crimson) na področjih, ki niso bila povezana z rock glasbo, nastala sta "Septober Energy" (1971) in "Ovary Lodge" (1973).