'' is an album by the 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 was not particularly well received critically, although fans have suggested that the second side of the LP is much stronger than the first, which could have something to do with the poor reviews.
{Link without Title} There are four tracks with lyrics on this album, and three of them concern women, one of them in a notoriously misogynistic way: "Ladies of the Road", about
Groupies , although fans have suggested that the song might be a joke.
- The original album cover was off-white with colored "islands", but was later replaced with a cover that depicts the Trifid Nebula .
- 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 .
- This was the first King Crimson album to display the band name and title on the cover art.
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# "
Formentera Lady" (
Robert Fripp ,
Peter Sinfield ) – 10:14
# "Sailor's Tale" (Fripp) – 7:21
# "The Letters" (Fripp, Sinfield) – 4:26
# "Ladies of the Road" (Fripp, Sinfield) – 5:28
# "Prelude: Song of the Gulls" (Fripp) – 4:14
# "Islands" (Fripp, Sinfield) – 11:51
