LADIES OF THE ROAD

This album is so-called from Fripp's Collector Club along with a selection of other recordings from the final line-up of the first reign of our red coloured majesty. Most of the recording of that period ranging from 69 until this tour are generally atrocious sounding and the official album called Earthbound was typical, and even a bloody shame!!!!

While not perfect, this release offers a very correct-sounding (but no more) of that Island line-up which will tour extensively the US and making a name for themselves over there as a live group (which they were not before because of constant changes). Unsurprisingly, the track listing is mostly axed towards Island with touches into the first albums but rather sparsely. One of the biggest disappointments with this album is that the debut title track is only a 45 sec bluesy spoof, but a rare (and quite different than single or previous live version) of Groon makes this interesting.

The second disc is rather a curiosity of sorts but reserved for crimsonic monarchy absolutist since it has some 11 parts of Schizoid Man, mostly improvised parts. Interesting to a point, but rarely up for a regular spin in your deck unless you are a 21st Century Psychotic Man.

Although I have certainly not heard the other release on offer in that Collection, I think that this might be the best record you could own from that particular version of KC, with a rather interesting track listing.