Islands

Islands

by King Crimson
Islands

Islands

by King Crimson

CD

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Overview

The weakest Crimson studio album from their first era is only a real disappointment in relation to the extraordinarily high quality of the group's earlier efforts. The songs are somewhat uneven and draw from three years of inspiration. "The Letter" is an adaptation of "Drop In," a group composition that was featured in the early set of the original Crimson lineup from 1969, while "Song of the Gulls" goes back to the pre-King Crimson trio of Giles, Giles & Fripp for its source ("Suite No. 1"). There are also a few surprises, such as the Beatles-like harmonies on the raunchy "Ladies of the Road" and the extraordinary interweaving of electric guitar and Mellotron by Robert Fripp on "A Sailor's Tale, which is one of the highlights of the early- to mid-period group's output. Some of the music overstays its welcome -- several of the six tracks are extended too far, out of the need to fill up an LP -- but the virtuosity of the band picks up most of the slack on the composition side: Collins' saxes and Wallace's drums keep things much more than interesting in tandem with Fripp's guitar and Mellotron, and guest vocalist Paulina Lucas' keening accompaniment carries parts of "Formentera Lady" that might otherwise have dragged. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date: 09/27/2005
Label: Discipline
UPC: 0633367050427
Rank: 34545

Tracks

  1. Formentera Lady
  2. Sailor's Tale
  3. The Letters
  4. Ladies of the Road
  5. Prelude: Song of the Gulls
  6. Islands

Album Credits

Performance Credits

King Crimson   Primary Artist
Keith Tippett   Guest Artist,Piano,Keyboards
Harry Miller   Bass,String Bass
Marc Charig   Cornet
Boz Burrell   Bass,Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Robert Fripp   Guitar,Pedals,Harmonium,Keyboards,Mellotron,Sound Effects
Peter Sinfield   Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Mel Collins   Flute,Vocals,Saxophone,Flute (Bass)
Paulina Lucas   Soprano,Soprano (Vocal),Vocals
Obin Miller   Wind
Ian Wallace   Drums,Vocals,Percussion
Robin Miller   Oboe

Technical Credits

Tony Arnold   Mastering
Simon Heyworth   Remastering
King Crimson   Producer
Boz Burrell   Choreographer
Robert Fripp   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Mastering,Remastering,Executive Producer
Peter Sinfield   Design,Sounds,Composer,Lyricist,Paintings,Cover Design,Cover Painting,Vision Control
Mike   Equipment Technician
Vick   Equipment Technician
Hugh O'Donnell   Design
Robert Ellis   Photography
Steven Wilson   Mixing,Producer
Andy Hendrikson   Engineer
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