King Crimson - Islands flac mp3 download

Tracklist

1	Formentera Lady	10:15
2	Sailor's Tale	7:34
3	The Letters	4:32
4	Ladies Of The Road	5:35
5	Prelude: Song Of The Gulls	4:15
6	Islands	11:54

Companies, etc.

• Marketed By – Virgin
• Produced For – E.G. Records Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – E.G. Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – E.G. Records Ltd.
• Published By – E.G. Music Ltd.
• Recorded At – Command Studios
• Glass Mastered At – Nimbus

Credits

• Acoustic Bass [String Bass] – Harry Miller
• Bass, Lead Vocals – Boz Burrell
• Cornet – Marc Charig
• Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Ian Wallace
• Engineer – Andy Hendrikson*
• Flute, Bass Flute, Saxophone [Saxes], Vocals – Mel Collins
• Guitar, Mellotron, Harmonium [Peter's Pedal Harmonium], Performer [Sundry Implements] – Robert Fripp
• Lyrics By – Sinfield* (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6)
• Music By – Fripp*
• Oboe – Robin Miller
• Photography By – Robert Ellis
• Piano – Keith Tippett
• Producer – King Crimson
• Soprano Vocals – Paulina Lucas
• Words By, Sounds, Other [Visions] – Peter Sinfield

Notes

Originally released in 1971, this is the first release on a CD.

Recorded at Command Studios, Piccadilly, London.
Produced for EG Records Ltd
All songs published by EG Music Ltd 1971
© 1971 EG Records Ltd
℗ 1971 EG Records Ltd

Outer cover illustration Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius by courtesy of The Institute of Technology and Carnegie Institutions of Washington.

Track durations on the release are taken from the original LP artwork: 1 5.20, 2 12.29, 3 4.32, 4 5.32, 5 4.15, 6 9.16 - those in the Tracklist are taken from a CD player.

There's no pause between tracks 1-3.
There is a hidden track at the end of track 6, (also on the original 1971 LP release). It was never considered as a separate track and not considered also on duration written on covers or labels. It contains a part of preparation to record or the rehersal of Prelude: Song Of The Gulls (track 5), including studio chat, Fripp's instructions, strings tuning, metronome beat, and counting to the start.
Real duration of track 6: 9:14
It is followed by a long silence: 1:00
Hidden track: 1:38

Packaged in a standard jewel case with 4-page booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 5 012985 300520
• Barcode (String): 5012985300520
• Matrix / Runout (Mirrored): EGCD 5 : ·MASTERED· ·BY NIMBUS·
• SPARS Code: AAD

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILPS 9175, ILPS-9175	King Crimson	Islands ‎(LP, Album)	Island Records, Island Records	ILPS 9175, ILPS-9175	UK	1971
SD 7212	King Crimson	Islands ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat)	Atlantic	SD 7212	US	1975
IEZP-22	King Crimson	Islands ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, HQC)	WHD Entertainment, Inc., Discipline Global Mobile, Inner Knot	IEZP-22	Japan	2010
PCCY-01424	King Crimson	Islands ‎(HDCD, Album, RE, RM, Gol)	Discipline Global Mobile	PCCY-01424	Japan	2000
2310 519	King Crimson	Islands ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Polydor, EG	2310 519	Italy	1979

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