Ladies of the Road

Ladies of the Road
Live album by King Crimson
Released	12 November 2002 (US) reissue 2008 (Japan)
Recorded	1971-1972
Genre	Progressive rock
Label	Discipline Global Mobile
Producer	Robert Fripp, David Singleton
King Crimson chronology
Vrooom Vrooom (2001) Ladies of the Road (2002) Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With (2002)

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Ladies of the Road is a live album (2-CD set) by the band King Crimson, released in 2002 and reissued in Japan in 2008.^[2] It is named after a song on the Islands album.

The first disc consists of live recordings performed by the band's second active lineup (Robert Fripp, Boz Burrell, Mel Collins, Ian Wallace, Peter Sinfield) recorded in 1971 and 1972. The second disc consists of excerpts from performances of the song "21st Century Schizoid Man" recorded at the same time - these have been edited together to form a single 46-plus minute extended version of the song.

The album is compiled in part from King Crimson Collectors' Club albums - limited release live recordings of concert performances, studio sessions and radio sessions.

Track listing

Disc 1

1. "Pictures of a City" (Robert Fripp, Peter Sinfield) - 8:46

   from the album King Crimson Live at Summit Studios

2. "The Letters" (Fripp, Sinfield) - 4:42

   from the album King Crimson Live at Plymouth Guildhall

3. "Formentera Lady (abridged)" (Fripp, Sinfield) - 6:41

   abridged, from the album Live in Detroit, MI

4. "The Sailor's Tale" (Fripp) - 5:43

   abridged, from the album Live in Detroit, MI

5. "Cirkus" (Fripp, Sinfield) - 7:58

   from the album Live in Detroit, MI

6. "Groon" (Fripp) - 6:52

   abridged, from the album King Crimson Live at Summit Studios

7. "Get Thy Bearings" (Donovan Leitch, arr. by Boz Burrell, Mel Collins, Fripp, Ian Wallace) - 8:33

   from the album King Crimson Live at Plymouth Guildhall

8. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Sinfield) - 8:57

   from the album King Crimson Live at Summit Studios

9. "The Court of the Crimson King" (McDonald, Sinfield) - 0:48

   from the album Live in Detroit, MI

Disc 2

1. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield) - 1:44

   Baseball Park, Jacksonville, Florida - 26 February 1972

2. "Schizoid Men" (edit 1) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 4:46

   Baseball Park, Jacksonville, Florida - 26 February 1972

3. "Schizoid Men" (edit 2) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 3:12

   Sound Track, Denver, Colorado - 14 March 1972

4. "Schizoid Men" (edit 3) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 5:15

   Kemp Coliseum, Orlando, Florida - 27 February 1972

5. "Schizoid Men" (edit 4) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 6:22

   Armoury, Wilmington - 11 February 1972 (Late Show)

6. "Schizoid Men" (edit 5) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 3:56
7. "Schizoid Men" (edit 6) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 5:13
8. "Schizoid Men" (edit 7) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 3:18
9. "Schizoid Men" (edit 8) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 5:01
10. "Schizoid Men" (edit 9) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 3:23
11. "Schizoid Men" (edit 10) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 4:56
12. "Schizoid Men" (edit 11) (Burrell, Collins, Fripp, Wallace) - 5:42

Personnel

• Robert Fripp – guitar, mellotron
• Boz Burrell – bass guitar, lead vocals
• Mel Collins – saxophone, flute, mellotron
• Ian Wallace – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Peter Sinfield – VCS3

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