Islands

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Islands is a 1971 progressive rock album by King Crimson, noted for its atmospheric, jazz-influenced compositions and expansive, orchestral arrangements.

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Islands canonical 3

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instanceOf album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist King Crimson ⓘ
chronology King Crimson studio albums ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception mixed contemporary reviews ⓘ
featuresArtist Boz Burrell ⓘ
Ian Wallace ⓘ
Mel Collins ⓘ
Peter Sinfield ⓘ
Robert Fripp ⓘ
followedBy Larks' Tongues in Aspic ⓘ
follows Lizard ⓘ
genre art rock ⓘ
jazz rock ⓘ
progressive rock ⓘ
hasCoverArtBy Peter Sinfield ⓘ
hasEdition 30th Anniversary remaster ⓘ
40th Anniversary stereo remix ⓘ
hasPart Formentera Lady ⓘ
Islands (title track) ⓘ
linked to: Islands (lyrics)

Ladies of the Road ⓘ
Prelude: Song of the Gulls ⓘ
Sailor's Tale ⓘ
The Letters ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterReception cult following among progressive rock fans ⓘ
length approximately 45 minutes ⓘ
musicStyle chamber music influences ⓘ
improvisational passages ⓘ
symphonic elements ⓘ
notableFeature atmospheric sound ⓘ
jazz-influenced compositions ⓘ
orchestral arrangements ⓘ
use of brass and woodwind instruments ⓘ
use of mellotron ⓘ
originalMedium vinyl record ⓘ
partOf King Crimson discography ⓘ
performer King Crimson ⓘ
producer Peter Sinfield ⓘ
Robert Fripp ⓘ
recordedIn Command Studios, London ⓘ
recordLabel Atlantic Records ⓘ
EG Records ⓘ
Island Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1971-12-03 ⓘ

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