KING CRIMSON ISLANDS LP PINK RIM ISLAND 1971 ILPS-9175

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KING CRIMSON

ISLANDS 1st PRESS LP

197 PINK RIM ISLAND ILPS - 9175

SLEEVE.... the sleeve is in excellent condition 

VINYL.....condition is as near mint with jet black mirror like surfaces (looks unmpayed)

LABELS.....both labels are in excellent ++ ++condition

MATRIX NUMBERS..... ILPS 9175-A1   ILPS 9175-B1

Islands is the fourth album by the British band King Crimson, released in 1971.

The last King Crimson studio album before the group's trilogy of Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Starless and Bible Black and Red, it is also the last to feature the lyrics of Peter Sinfield and the last to feature the band's 'traditional' progressive sound.

The album received mixed reviews. There are four tracks with lyrics on this album, and three of them concern women. One of them, "Ladies of the Road", has been criticized for perceived misogyny.

 Trivia

• The original U.K. and European cover depicts the Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius. The original U.S. and Canadian album cover (as released by Atlantic Records) was a Peter Sinfield painting of off-white with coloured "islands". This was used as an internal gatefold sleeve in the U.K. When the King Crimson catalog was re-issued by EG, they standardised on the "Trifid Nebula" cover world-wide.
• Robert Fripp taught Boz Burrell how to play bass so that he could perform the instrument as well as sing on the album. Burrell later became the bassist for the band Bad Company.
• The original LP cover displayed neither the name of the band nor the title.
• "Islands" was covered by Japanese artist Ai Aso on the She's So Heavy split 7".
• The harmonic basis for the tune "The Letters" is derived from the Giles, Giles, and Fripp song "Why Don't You Just Drop In," available on The Brondesbury Tapes compilation.
• On the original vinyl issue of the album, after a few silent rotations of the disc at the end of side two, some rustling sounds became audible, followed by the sounds of feet shuffling, the odd instrument being tuned, and finally a voice, possibly Fripp's, saying "Alright, let's try it twice more, once with the oboe, once without it." A single note or two are heard before the needle lifts from the record. This little surprise bonus was not included on the initial CD release but was restored on all subsequent reissues.

 Track listing

 Side one

1. "Formentera Lady" (Robert Fripp, Peter Sinfield) – 10:14
2. "Sailor's Tale" (Fripp) – 7:21
3. "The Letters" (Fripp, Sinfield) – 4:26

 Side two

1. "Ladies of the Road" (Fripp, Sinfield) – 5:28
2. "Prelude: Song of the Gulls" (Fripp) – 4:14
3. "Islands" (Fripp, Sinfield) – 11:51

 Personnel

 King Crimson

• Robert Fripp – guitar, mellotron, Peter's pedal harmonium, sundry implements
• Peter Sinfield - words, sounds and visions
• Boz Burrell – bass, lead vocals, choreography
• Mel Collins – saxophones, flutes, mellotron
• Ian Wallace – drums, percussion

 Additional musicians

• Paulina Lucas – soprano (vocals)
• Keith Tippett – piano
• Robin Miller – oboe
• Mark Charig – cornet
• Harry Miller – double bass

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MINT (M): Unplayed, pristine condition, often still sealed.

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GOOD (G): The record has been played so much that the sound quality has deteriorated noticeably, perhaps with some distortion and/or scratches. The cover and/or contents may suffer from folding, scuffing, spine-splits, major discolouration, etc.

+ or - indicates a grading in between the given categories

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