CD, 9x DVD-Audio

Islands

Album by King Crimson

Released 3 December 1971

rock progressive rock

Tracklist

CD 1: 2010 Stereo Mix
1
Formentera Lady
10:18
2
Sailor’s Tale
7:35
4.0 ★
3
The Letters
4:30
4
Ladies of the Road
5:35
5
Prelude: Song of the Gulls
4:17
6
Islands
12:03
3.0 ★
7
Islands (studio run through with oboe prominent)
2:02
8
Formentera Lady (take 2)
2:24
9
Sailor’s Tale (alternate mix/edit)
3:37
10
A Peacemaking Stint Unrolls
3:56
11
The Letters (rehearsal/outtake)
2:43
12
Ladies of the Road (Robert Fripp & David Singleton remix)
5:43
DVD-Audio 2: Original Album (MLP lossless 5.1 surround)
1
Formentera Lady
10:19
2
Sailor’s Tale
7:29
3
The Letters
4:27
4
Ladies of the Road
5:34
5
Prelude: Song of the Gulls
4:17
6
Islands
11:56
DVD-Audio 3: Original Album (DTS 5.1 digital surround)
1
Formentera Lady
10:19
2
Sailor’s Tale
7:29
3
The Letters
4:27
4
Ladies of the Road
5:34
5
Prelude: Song of the Gulls
4:17
6
Islands
11:56
DVD-Audio 4: 2010 Stereo Mix (MLP lossless stereo, 24/96)
1
Formentera Lady
10:19
2
Sailor’s Tale
7:29
4.0 ★
3
The Letters
4:27
4
Ladies of the Road
5:34
5
Prelude: Song of the Gulls
4:17
6
Islands
11:56
3.0 ★
DVD-Audio 5: 2010 Stereo Mix (PCM stereo 2.0,24/48)
1
Formentera Lady
10:19
2
Sailor’s Tale
7:29
4.0 ★
3
The Letters
4:27
4
Ladies of the Road
5:34
5
Prelude: Song of the Gulls
4:17
6
Islands
11:56
3.0 ★
DVD-Audio 6: Original Album (30th anniversary edition, MLP lossless stereo, 24/96)
1
Formentera Lady
10:19
3.5 ★
2
Sailor’s Tale
7:29
4.0 ★
3
The Letters
4:28
2.0 ★
4
Ladies of the Road
5:34
3.0 ★
5
Prelude: Song of the Gulls
4:17
4.0 ★
6
Islands
11:50
3.0 ★
DVD-Audio 7: Original Album (30th anniversary edition, PCM stereo 2.0, 24/48)
1
Formentera Lady
10:19
3.5 ★
2
Sailor’s Tale
7:29
4.0 ★
3
The Letters
4:28
2.0 ★
4
Ladies of the Road
5:34
3.0 ★
5
Prelude: Song of the Gulls
4:17
4.0 ★
6
Islands
11:50
3.0 ★
DVD-Audio 8: Islands: The Alternate Album (stereo, 16/48)
1
Formentera Lady (take 2)
2:24
2
Sailor’s Tale (alternate mix/edit)
3:37
3
The Letters (rehearsal/outtake)
2:41
4
Ladies of the Road (rough mix)
5:50
5
A Peacemaking Stint Unrolls
3:55
6
Islands (studio run through with oboe prominent)
2:01
DVD-Audio 9: Routes to Islands (stereo, 16/48)
1
Pictures of a City (Islands lineup rehearsal)
8:37
2
Sailor’s Tale (Islands Lineup rehearsal)
2:43
3
Islands (fragment: Robert Fripp reference cassette – mellotron on vibes setting)
0:32
4
Formentera Lady (rough mix)
8:13
5
Sailor’s Tale (rough mix)
6:05
6
Drop In (early rehearsal by Islands lineup)
3:49
7
The Letters (live at Plymouth)
4:49
8
Sailor’s Tale (live at the Zoom club)
15:09
DVD-Audio 10: Additional Tracks: Assorted Ladies (stereo 16/48)
1
Ladies of the Road (Robert Fripp & David Singleton remix)
5:45
2
Ladies of the Road (take 5)
5:29
3
Formentera Lady (take 1)
2:29
4
Formentera Lady (take 3)
2:21
5
Formentera Lady (take 4)
2:52

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Release credits

Andy Hendriksen
engineer [1.1-12, 10.1, 8.1-3, 8.5-6, 5.1-6, 6.1-6, 4.1-6, 7.1-6], recording [6.1-6, 4.2, 4.6, 5.2, 5.6, 7.1-6, 1.2, 1.6], sound [1.2, 1.6, 4.2, 4.6, 5.2, 5.6, 6.1-6, 7.1-6]
Bob Ellis
executive [2.1-6, 3.1-6]
Boz Burrell
bass [8.5-6, 1.7, 1.10], bass guitar [1.2, 1.6, 7.1-6, 4.2, 4.6, 5.2, 5.6, 6.1-6], lead vocals [5.6, 7.1, 7.3-4, 7.6, 6.1, 6.3-4, 6.6, 4.6, 1.6], vocal [1.7, 8.6]
Harry Miller
double bass [4.6, 1.6, 5.6, 6.1, 6.6, 7.1, 7.6]
Ian Wallace
background vocals [5.6, 1.6, 6.1, 6.3-4, 6.6, 4.6, 7.1, 7.3-4, 7.6], drums (drum set) [1.7, 1.10, 8.5-6, 7.4, 6.4], membranophone [5.2, 5.6, 6.1-6, 7.1-6, 1.2, 1.6, 4.2, 4.6], percussion [1.2, 1.6, 7.1-6, 4.2, 4.6, 6.1-6, 5.2, 5.6], vocal [6.4, 7.4]
Keith Tippett
piano [7.1-6, 6.1-6, 1.2, 1.6, 5.2, 5.6, 4.2, 4.6]
King Crimson
arranger [1.2, 1.6, 5.2, 5.6, 4.2, 4.6, 7.1-6, 6.1-6], producer [7.1-6, 5.2, 5.6, 6.1-6, 4.2, 4.6, 1.2, 1.6]
Marc Charig
cornet [1.2, 1.6, 7.1-6, 5.2, 5.6, 6.1-6, 4.2, 4.6]
Mel Collins
background vocals [4.6, 1.6, 6.1, 6.3-4, 6.6, 7.1, 7.3-4, 7.6, 5.6], bass flute [7.6, 1.6, 4.6, 5.6, 6.6], flute [7.1-5, 5.2, 6.1-5, 4.2, 1.2], mellotron [8.6, 1.7], saxophone [8.5-6, 5.2, 5.6, 6.1-6, 1.2, 1.6-7, 1.10, 4.2, 4.6, 7.1-6], vocal [6.4, 7.4]
Paulina Lucas
soprano vocals [6.1, 7.1]
Robert Fripp
guitar [4.2, 4.6, 7.1-6, 5.2, 5.6, 1.2, 1.6-7, 1.10, 6.1-6, 8.5-6], harmonium [6.6, 5.6, 7.6, 1.6, 4.6], mellotron [1.2, 1.6-7, 8.6, 5.2, 5.6, 6.1-6, 7.1-6, 4.2, 4.6], mix [4.1-6, 6.2, 6.6, 7.2, 7.6, 5.1-6, 1.1-6], producer [5.1-6, 4.1-6, 6.2, 6.6, 7.2, 7.6, 1.1-6]
Robin Miller
oboe [8.6, 1.7]
Steven Wilson
mix [2.1-6, 6.2, 6.6, 4.1-6, 1.1-6, 1.8-11, 3.1-6, 5.1-6, 7.2, 7.6, 10.2-5, 8.1-3, 8.5], producer [4.1-6, 7.2, 7.6, 1.1-6, 3.1-6, 5.1-6, 6.2, 6.6, 2.1-6]
Wilfred Gibson
violin [6.1, 6.5, 7.1, 7.5]
[unknown]
strings [5.6, 7.5-6, 6.5-6, 1.6, 4.6]