King Crimson Islands Island Records ILPS 9175 UK 1ST PROG ROBERT FRIPP

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King Crimson – Islands

Island Records – ILPS 9175, Island Records – ILPS-9175

Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo

1971

Prog Rock

Tracklist

Formentera Lady

9:55

Sailor's Tale

7:20

The Letters

4:25

Ladies Of The Road

5:29

Prelude: Song Of The Gulls

4:14

Islands

9:14

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Island Records Ltd.
Copyright © – E.G. Music Ltd.
Produced For – E.G. Records (2)
Recorded At – Command Studios
Printed By – E.J. Day Group
Made By – E.J. Day Group
Published By – E.G. Music Ltd.
Pressed By – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.

Credits

Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals, Choreography – Boz*
Cornet – Mark Charig*
Design [Cover], Painting – Peter Sinfield
Double Bass [String Bass] – Harry Miller
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Ian Wallace
Engineer – Andy Hendrikson*
Flute, Bass Flute, Saxophone, Vocals – Mel Collins
Guitar, Mellotron, Harmonium [Peter's Pedal], Effects [Sundry Implements] – Robert Fripp
Oboe – Robin Miller
Orchestra, Strings, Leader [Uncredited] – Wilf Gibson (tracks: B2, B3)
Photography By – Robert Ellis (4)
Piano – Keith Tippett
Producer [Produced By] – King Crimson
Soprano Vocals – Paulina Lucas
Technician [Equipment] – Mike*, Vick*
Violin [Uncredited] – Wilf Gibson (tracks: A1)
Words By, Sounds, Other [Visions] – Peter Sinfield
Written-By – Sinfield* (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B3), Fripp*

Notes

This edition (1st edition) comes in a sleeve with flipback.
Released on a pink rim palm tree label
with a gatefold lyrics inner sleeve, inside opening.

℗ 1971 (on center labels).
Recorded at Command Studios, Piccadilly, London.
Produced for E.G. Records.
All songs published by E.G. Music Ltd. © 1971.
Printed and made by the E.J. Day Group, London and Bedford.

Catalogue numbers:
- ILPS-9175 on center labels
- ILPS 9175 on inner sleeve
- no designations on outer sleeve whatsoever

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

This version has an hidden track (1:36), about 1 min. after the end of 'Islands' side B. It is an excerpt from a 'Prelude: Song of the Gulls' studio session (R. Fripp talking and ensemble tuning sounds). It does appear also on CD issues, again after 1 minute of silence.

All runout variants: stamper "M" may look like "I.I", stamper "G" may look like "C".
Runouts are stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout Side A
ILPS 9175 A-1 C D
Matrix / Runout Side B
ILPS 9175 B-1 U CD

SLEEVE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION has edge wear SEE PICS

VINYL EXCELLENT CONDITION 1 or 2 tiny marks under bright light

Plays EX+ Great Audio

LABELS EXCELLENT

LYRIC BOOKLET IS VG+ has age discolouration and a little edge tear to fold 6cm .

GREAT LP!!!

POSTAGE COSTS:

UK - : £4.50 2nd class

EUROPE - ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR: £15.50

REST OF THE WORLD - ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR: £19.50

IF YOU ARE NOT ENTIRELY SATISFIED WITH THE ITEM. PLEASE CONTACT ME, SO THAT I CAN RECTIFY THE ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO BE 100% HAPPY WITH OUR TRANSACTION.