Islands (4*)

Islands - Original Cropped CoverSummary

Hughesy's assessment:

Significant

Track listing: Formentera Lady; Sailor's Tale; The Letters; Ladies of the RoadPrelude: Song of the Gulls; Islands; Untitled (hidden track, begins one minute after Islands ends)

2010 40th Anniversary Series re-issue bonus tracks: Islands (studio run through with oboe prominent); Formentera Lady (Take 2); Sailor's Tale (Alternate mix/edit)  (Fripp); A Peace Making Stint Unrolls (Previously unreleased); The Letters (Rehearsal/outtake); Ladies of the Road (Robert Fripp & David Singleton remix)

2010 40th Anniversary Series re-issue DVD-A bonus tracks ("Routes to Islands"/"Additional Tracks: Assorted Ladies")

Pictures of a City (Islands Lineup Rehearsal); Sailor's Tale (Islands Lineup Rehearsal); Islands (Fragment: Robert Fripp Reference Cassette - Mellotron on Vibes Setting); Formentera Lady (Rough Mix); Sailor's Tale (Rough Mix); Drop In (Early Rehearsal by Islands Lineup) ; The Letters (Live at Plymouth); Sailor's Tale (Live at the Zoom Club); Ladies of the Road (Robert Fripp & David Singleton remix); Ladies of the Road (Take 5); Formentera Lady (Take 1); Formentera Lady (Take Formentera Lady (Take 4)

Classics:Sailor's TaleThe Letters

Worthwhile: Formentera LadyPrelude: Song of the GullsIslands

Avoid: Ladies of the Road

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