King Crimson - Formentera Lady

[@markcharig1]

I had a wonderful time playing the cornet on this album. Robert and the rest of the crew there were such an awesome group to be around. Being able to feature on an album created by rock legends was an experience I will never forget.

[@ericarmstrong6540]

Your contribution is first rate. So glad your talents are featured to good effect on this album.

[@carlosxd9739]

This is Amazing

[@chengershuni313]

When you were playing the cornet on this album, in Command Studios in London in 1971, I was a one-year-old baby living in Israel. Some twenty years later, after years of delving into classical British rock music, I discovered this album and was enchanted by it. Your cornet playing certainly contributed to the album's charm. And so, what you recorded in Lodnon in 1971 had a profound positive impact on a troubled young man living in Israel circa 1990. Some years later, I discovered that the cause of both my troubles and my fascination with classical British rock music was my autism - I grew up on the autism spectrum in an era in which nobody knew that such a spectrum existed. King Crimson's early albums remain among my favourite natural tranquilizers to this very day.

[@hrvojebubic515]

You did a great job. Greetings from Croatia Solin

[@hrvojebubic515]

I was wondering, did you ever been in Croatia, Split before?

[@darkblakdk2865]

Islands Is super underrated, I get it's different than literally every other Crimson album, but it's actually sooooo good

[@leggedihooke6774]

Every King Crimson album is difderent than others

[@darkblakdk2865]

@@leggedihooke6774 not all albums are different. The 2nd album is very much like the 1st, and the 80's all have a similar feel. You could also maybe get away with saying ConstruKction of Light and Power to Believe have a similar feel as well.

[@MerkinMuffly]

That's the great thing about Crimson, they are the Stanley Kubrick of rock.

[@antonkovner4220]

I agree with you

[@icysurfer1]

I love it too.

[@mwmann]

I didn't know who King Crimson was. But I saw the album at Hit Records in Dallas and I liked the cover. Can't remember the year if it was 74, 75, 76 ? But I went home after buying it and put it on my record player and realized these dudes were top of the line musicians. I've loved Fripp and his changing company ever since. I was a big YES fan and I remember thinking that drummer plays just like Bill Bruford. Come to find out it was Bill Bruford. At 66 I still love this music today.

[@marcelak4792]

This is lovely! I cannot imagine my husband's parents which are about your age would ever listen to King Crimson! Great to know there are people who have good taste in music and are not afraid to listen to something more difficult! Greetings from Prague.

[@icysurfer1]

Absolutely. We had a great music life, which continues today. All those concerts. I've seen all the old bands except for a few.

[@wolfvopo1502]

Hi my first experience was about 75 or 76 on AFN - Amercian Forces Network on AM band in Germany. Yes KC was part of various listeners' request broadcasts. My new generation now 10 years old is interested as well. Unfortunately the famous Circus songs with the very right animations is now unavailable here!

[@markgore9202]

Delicate

[@markgore9202]

Delicate

[@beckoning-chasm]

This is really one of the most unique items in the KC catalogue. There's really nothing like it.

[@Burt472]

Agreed

[@joserumbado317]

Formentera is a small island, close to Ibiza. This music seems to be distilled from its atmosphere, in the middle of summer: the heat, the burning light of the Mediterranean, the siesta time in the shade of a pine tree, the smells of a thousand flowers and the sea, and a girl, tanned by the sun, which approaches smiling.

[@Burt472]

Exactly....Agreed....Thanks from Italy

[@oupahens9219]

Nottin wrong with that.

[@Gandalf-The-Green]

Formentera was widely known in the 60s and 70s as a haven for hippies living out their lives on the beaches under the sun. It still is to a degree, but was really famous back then.

[@caiosoares2834]

It's finally time for the Formentera Ladies to sing their songs and for the Sailors to tell their tales. Y E S! My favorite album with my favorite track!!

[@StephenSeabird]

Interesting. A lot of people didn't like this at all. Probably it is too quiet and introspective after the previous albums, but obviously they knew what they were doing.

[@anothertime1282]

This, for me, is a song of lost love. July 1968: Barcelona, Ibiza, Formentera. The girl from Berkeley. She was going there and I wasn't. But i pursued her and have never forgotten my loss.

[@Jacin-yi5ie-9]

I understand you. I was have similar experience. Un abrazo

[@blownupfishnchips9071]

They're seriously considering uploading their entire catalogue?! What kind of universe I'm in?

[@guy3nder529]

A shit one, if the same as mine, but at least we have king crimson in KZbin and spotify

[@waitingforwonderland6036]

I know right! I remember back in 2019 people would upload The Court Of the Crimson King under different names as a meme and they all got taken down! 😂

[@giuseppeagresta1425]

We're in the right timeline

[@michaeldera4298]

I blindly bought this album in my teens . It was one that I never lent to others and that's the reason why I still have it . Unlike other albums lent to friends. It has shaped my musical appreciation throughout my life . Absolute classic for me.

[@billmay7364]

A Hidden GEM. ISLANDS HAS A ELEGANCE TO IT. AGES BEAUTIFUL. FORMENTERA LADY DANCE FOR ME ...

[@tommyrawlings3046]

The later Crimson with Wetton , Buford and Cross was an incredible live band, producing some of the greatest improvisational music of all time!! But, the first 4 Crimson albums were the most fresh and creative they ever made! Fripp truly is a musical genius!

[@StephenSeabird]

You might be interested to know that their lyricist Pete Sinfield once explained on his website that the first 4 albums were intended to have themes for each of the four alchemical elements, earth, water, fire and air (I'm not sure I have the order correct here).

[@josedealbuquerquejr.941]

Islands is the KC’s lost gem

[@mellowtron214]

This may be my favorite song of all time. It’s just.... like nothing else. And it hits deep in there.

[@marcelaoyarce5384]

Me too, this one and Ladies of the Road are especial, really different

[@jeffreyrwilliams9345]

@@marcelaoyarce5384 Ladies of the Road is Burlesque, filthiest sax ever

[@Burt472]

Definitely one of my KC faves....Greeting from Italy

[@MrBeGorda]

"tHis sOng iS sO unDeRratEd coMparEd tO oTheR KC sOngS" other KC songs: *tHis sOng iS sO unDeRratEd*

[@magosreditus295]

lmao so true to be honest all their albums are equally unique XD

[@triangulum8869]

King crimson is just awesome

[@goon-705]

this happens in every comment section of every song on youtube

[@krwrie]

@@goon-705 well not every song, exculding overrated and new songs like Wish You Were Here or New Released Pop Songs

[@clark985]

Bing crippled

[@louisenickell9892]

I love the way Pete Sinfield wrote the lyric to Formentera lady this takes you to a very beautiful place

[@Burt472]

RIP Peter Sinfield

[@louisenickell9892]

@Burt472 yes he brought great lyrics to Emerson Lake and Palmer . Rest in peace Greg Lake and Keith Emerson and Pete Sinfield

[@alramirez9032]

My first KC álbum/experience around 1972, ISLANDS awesome album

[@krwrie]

Y'all saying that Islands is underrated and other KC Albums are underrated, how about we say KC is Underrated

[@juanpedroparrasanchez4884]

Está canción, totalmente "infravalorada" contiene musicalmente,la esencia de lo mejor de KC ,experimental,y vanguardista, excelente trabajo en los "vientos" y en las cuerdas,( violín y viola)... magnífico!!

[@juanpedroparrasanchez4884]

Si,sin ninguna duda.

[@robertjoseph8008]

I was fortunate to experience a King Crimson concert at the Eastown Theater in Detroit in 1971. Their music soared & so did I. Timeless....

[@christophermoebs5514]

Wow I was a senior in HS in Dearborn that year How did I miss that??

[@V.G.F.]

Imagine returning from the record store with his album in hand in ‘71 or early ‘72, putting the needle on the first track and the first thing you hear are those strings 0:00

[@Burt472]

I lived it.....Almost 67 yr old from Italy

[@joserumbado317]

Formentera es una pequeña isla, cercana a Ibiza. Esta música parece estar destilada de su atmósfera, en pleno verano: el calor, la luz abrasadora del Mediterráneo, la hora de la siesta a la sombra de un pino, los olores de mil flores y del mar, y una muchacha morena, bronceada por el sol, que se acerca sonriendo.

[@alejandrobonahora6484]

ES VERDAD...PARA MI OPINION , ESTE DISCO ES EL MAS COOL DE CRIMSON...MISMO POR LAS ARMONIAS....MISMO QUE QUISE DECIR TAMBIEN QUE LOS DEMAS SON MAS RUIDOSOS....COMO ´´BIBLIA NEGRA Y SIN ESTRELLAS´´ O ´´RED´´..POR EJEMPLO.....ESTE ES MAS TRANQUILO COMPARACION DE LOS QUE NOMBRE Y DEL RESTO DE SUS DISCOS.....Un saludo desde Buenos aires amigo

[@Serendip98]

Have you seen the fim "More", from Barbet-Schroeder ? (starring Mimsy Farmer and Klaus Grünberg, music: Pink Floyd, mostly shot on the island of Ibiza)

[@FrancoBogado-nq4jl]

Mmmm lo dudo habla sobre la dama del trigo Y es bastante celta la melodía Ami parecer es una canción bastante oscura Habla sobre una bruja

[@mrp356b]

Had the pleasure of seeing KC perform this live on my 20th Birthday 2/20/1972 in Saint Louis. My eyes were opened to new great music. I seen KC everytime they came to Saint Louis. Each entity was comprised of superior talented musicians!!!

[@yellowkangdexasthur4904]

Wow you got to see them with Boz!

[@gregmorgan-jy9xl]

This song sounds so magical

[@nicolasb.7198]

Yeah, Fripp gonna download the Whole discography

[@spencer5599]

I love king crimson

[@paolovitali9917]

YES YES YES YES YES

[@sardaukar9058]

This is not YES...It's Crimson King. And YES are good too. :))))

[@cipherrephicsamplename554]

wrong band

[@THBBAS77]

@@cipherrephicsamplename554 yeah

[@faber6482]

I know what you are trying to "reference." Just don't. Would you?

[@MokieHotSquad]

​@@sardaukar9058 I think you are unaware that you have just given this man more fuel for his reference quest.

[@robertofrippo9012]

ISLANDS miglior album nel vastissimo panorama del rock mondiale. ..musica per palati fini. ...in questo album Robert Fripp è riuscito a riunire i migliori musicisti rock del momento ottenendo una qualità musicale di altissimi livelli

[@Burt472]

Concordo...Un saluto da Trento

[@SPLENDIDZEN]

Houses iced in whitewash guard a pale shore-line Cornered by the cactus and the pine Here I wander where sweet sage and strange herbs grow Down a crumpled sun-baked stony road Dusty wheels leaning rusting in the sun Snuff brown walls where Spanish lizards run Here I'm shadowed by a dragon fig tree's fan Ringed by ants and musing over man I'll unwind my old strings while the sun shine down Won't climb any high thing while the sun shine Formentera Lady, sing your song for me Formentera Lady, sun lover Lamplight glows on old guitars the travellers strum Incense children dance to an Indian drum Here Odysseus charmed for dark Circe fell Still her perfume lingers, still her spell Time's grey hand won't catch me while the stars shine down Untie and unlatch me while the stars shine Formentera Lady, dance your dance for me Formentera Lady, dark lover

[@SPLENDIDZEN]

Casas congeladas en cal guardan una línea costera pálida Acorralado por los cactus y el pino Aquí deambulo donde crecen la salvia dulce y las hierbas extrañas Por un camino pedregoso quemado por el sol arrugado Ruedas polvorientas que se inclinan oxidándose al sol Paredes marrones de tabaco por donde corren las lagartijas españolas Aquí estoy ensombrecido por el abanico de una higuera de dragón Rodeado de hormigas y reflexionando sobre el hombre Desenrollaré mis viejas cuerdas mientras el sol brilla No escalaré nada alto mientras brille el sol Señora de Formentera, cántame tu canción Formentera Lady, amante del sol La luz de las lámparas brilla en las viejas guitarras que los viajeros rasguean Los niños del incienso bailan al son de un tambor indio Aquí cayó Odiseo encantado por la oscura Circe Aún perdura su perfume, aún su hechizo La mano gris del tiempo no me atrapará mientras las estrellas brillen Desátame y desátame mientras brillan las estrellas Señora de Formentera, baila tu baile para mí Señora de Formentera, amante oscura

[@EyeAmMyOwn777]

"Time's grey hand" 😭 I've always loved that line, and it still resonates with me to this day.

[@chrisbyars4422]

Just listening to King Crimson and having an appreciation for their music makes you an intellectual.

[@zavinullava]

This was the second KC album I heard, and at first I really didn't get it. I had it on a pirate tape borrowed from a friend and was preparing to return it, but decided to give it one more go and was blown away by the horns in The Letters, and held on to the cassette a little bit longer. 25 years later, I still have a VERY soft spot for Islands, a very special album in King Crimson discography. And of course I'm celebrating its 50th anniversary by listening to it yet again.

[@vincentperreault4519]

This is why I'm a passionate fan of King Crimson. The uniqueness of every album. Each plunges you in a different experience.

[@wongnaichungrd]

I first knew this album in the 70s as a teenager and loved it. Haven't heard it in decades but I've been listening to it constantly the last couple of weeks. What a beautiful transcendental album that, unlike a lot of music from that time, has not only not aged but got better. And in one of the more bizarre journeys in modern music Boz Burrell went off to join Bad Company.

[@DavidWatts83]

Another fantastic King Crimson album! Thank you mister Fripp.

[@Burt472]

Extraordinary track & album......and it's been for 50 years.......

[@Gladiator1492]

Una de las canciones mas bonitas de King Crimson.

[@juankgonzalez6230]

I'm just hoping that they fix the beeping noise near the end of the title track. Other than that, Islands gang

[@przemekkarwowski7367]

You stole my prof xDD

[@juankgonzalez6230]

@@przemekkarwowski7367 lmao. Larks' Tongues forever!

[@Uchiha-_-_-]

larls pfp

[@martinclarke7510]

Mark, as a sometime trumpet player can I say that your playing on this track has been an endless source of inspiration for me over many years. Thank you.

[@doceunodoceuno]

Tremendamente infravalorado este tema, al igual que el album, que siempre fue mi favorito de KC junto a In The Court...

[@XoanOrdonezIbarra]

Unha marabilla!!!!!!😎👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@holm4960]

Time to cry boys

[@waitingforwonderland6036]

yes it is 😭

[@typicalamerican2164]

You have to save the tears for Islands

[@claudebuysse7482]

Boz Burell played with Bad company too. Great bass player. One of my favorite album of that incredible group. May be the best of all . Superb photo of a constellation very far in that time.

[@robertopuppo3035]

Questa è poesia, ogni volta che l’ascolto è come se fosse La prima volta…….❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Burt472]

Une delle loro creazioni migliori.....

[@millertime6861]

My favorite

[@joshs4594]

Even after 50 years, the excellence continues. ❤👍

[@artyommca]

my favorite album !!!

[@allanmarkersdagreyt9731]

ok so we got islands album whats next larks tongue in aspic

[@HEHEHE_I_AM_A_MASKED_WARRIA]

🌞larls🌞

[@hibosmo]

larks tonge in aspic VI :0

[@allanmarkersdagreyt9731]

@@HEHEHE_I_AM_A_MASKED_WARRIA 🌞larls🌞

[@caiosoares2834]

@@HEHEHE_I_AM_A_MASKED_WARRIA now THIS is a 🌞larls🌞 moment.

[@jaydenwhitlen1489]

Earthbound

[@pooginmouse]

Paulina Lucas is so enchanting as is the entire song. One of my favorite KC songs. This one makes me melt, enchanted....

[@chatelain567]

Nothing compares to the power of A sailor's tale;assuredly one the hilights of KC jamming!!

[@rosalaurent4494]

Me envuelve hoy..como entonces en formentera en los años 80.

[@IMightBeVanny]

Thank you, Hirohiko Araki, for introducing me to this and all your favorite bands.

[@adasttra1740]

i'm glad too. If it hadn't been for JoJo's, I wouldn't be here apreciating this beauty.

[@revan7383]

heard this album for the first time recently and I'm really vibing with it :)

[@jaspergillgannon4991]

Love Islands, but I can't wait til we get to the Wetton Era

[@bailey___mixd]

Anything from the John Wetton era beats In the court of the crimson king

[@ozhagevermeleh7641]

@@bailey___mixd i personally like court just a smidge better than starless and bible black but red and larks' are definitely better

[@mikrophonie5633]

Keith Tippett on piano!

[@sergioiglesias6717]

Islands is my fav Crimson album with Red, I heard this album a lot times and every new listen I discover new sounds, is awesome.

[@waitingforwonderland6036]

Such a beautiful and melodic song this is the only King Crimson record I own! Such a gorgeous album cover! An interesting thing about it is that the front and back labels on the vinyl are backwards!

[@Burt472]

Agreed all the way...A greeting from Italy

[@JGLewis-jn2km]

Notice that the color red is prominent in the astronomical photograph. I saw KC play at Radio City Hall in NYC the prior decade, and somewhere in the middle of the performance various colors were being flashed onto the group and stage until they at last landed on a bright red... This was as if to say: Yes, it has been 50 years, but we are still here baby.

[@santanauto]

I started listening this great sound with my father, and I still have it all in vinil disk.

[@raimoroine5331]

This grows more beautiful every time I listen to it...

[@matthew-1710]

It's even better live

[@omduarteduedu6820]

Thank you...

[@fazmananarju8779]

Qué hermosura.Long Life to King

[@erjdfgkl]

Boz, my favorite voice

[@fatheroftwo852]

My list of favourite KC vocalists would probably go Wetton, Boz, Belew, Greg, then the rest. As much as I like lots of Greg's vocals in the first two albums, I feel he developed much further in ELP. Wetton had always blended well with the albums he was on, and offered quite a great range of styles, so that's probably why he's my favourite (gotta listen to some Asia huh?). Even though Boz was only on one record, he made a great impression on me and gave the record a great sense of uniqueness of tone in comparison to the other records, his reserved voice was a breathe of fresh air for King Crimson!

[@rporta]

I don't get why some ppl don't like this album, what is there not to like? it is amazing and their 4th best imo

[@mononoaware1960]

I’m with you and love it but it may be a little too jazz influenced for a lot of people. Same reason people don’t care for the improv section of Moonchild (I love it). For people who aren’t accustomed to hearing free jazz or jazz improvisation/harmony these may sound a little directionless. However, I didn’t like this album at first either. It wasn’t until after I got into jazz that it finally clicked. Sometimes the ear has to be slowly introduced to this kind of harmony in order to enjoy and “get it”, although I hate that term. The harmony used in Crim’s (and jazz) music isn’t something heard often in popular music. A lot of diminished, whole tone, altered, and non western sounds.

[@cesarincamendozaloyola4407]

There were tons of jazz in Lizard and it's a much richer album.

[@JeremiahPickardMusic]

I love this album too. It is a beautiful album. I do prefer the more aggressive edge to the next three albums though, but this is equal to those albums imo.

[@rporta]

@@JeremiahPickardMusic agree 👍🏼👍🏼

[@aycaseydasepetci930]

My soul needed an escape. This moment is the moment. 🐥💖

[@Castleclear1]

Like others posting here, I had never before heard music like the music made by King Crimson. Years later I was told the genre is Avant Garde and now 4 decades later, it still sounds original or "fresh" to me. As an impecunious teen, I bought these when I could find then and when I could afford them. $7 - $8 when your monthly income is around $250 - $300 is a big investment, but I love music and still do. I remember a light tan or beige album cover (thick paper) with little art, but for a raised, small bas-relief part. (I still don't know what that depicted, nor recall with precision where it was on the album cover.) Thanks for all the great music thru the years!

[@joseluissuarez2673]

Al fin!!!! Ya era hora de que alguien subiese el disco completo

[@nickparilac372]

Side one of Islands is probably the best album side ever!..dim the lights, lay back headphones on and float away

[@ZaphiroAnejo]

I get Moody Blues + King Crimson vibes from this

[@Orizln]

King Crimson time

[@ТимофійЛещенко]

OMG! GOD BLESS YOU!

[@Burt472]

Stunning track...Great lyrics too...Fripp & Sinfield Geniuses

[@dwp1970]

One of my Favorites! Thank you for posting.

[@gilbertojimenez1095]

Yes

[@safaalperyagmur8713]

Yess

[@millertime6861]

Yesss

[@vinylgoblin2780]

Yessss

[@Isakbruford]

No, this is King Crimson /s

[@Burt472]

Just heard the news....RIP Peter Sinfield....Superb lyricist

[@gilbrun7830]

Beautiful

[@JSoul]

One of my favorites ❤

[@zigzag2510]

Verrrrrrrry beautiful!!!❤

[@KanyeRaeJepsen]

I can't wait for the full album of this new release.

[@weltire]

Masterpiece! Greetings from cooly Poland!

[@bugeanuflorin1531]

King Crimson is King

[@progrockplaylists]

*ISLANDS GANG ASSEMBLE*

[@n.a.8708]

Que belleza!! Gracias gracias

[@claudioalejandrogonzalezmi5998]

I can't believe it, beautiful

[@skortan]

Yes.

[@unrealwaifu1152]

Larks Gang waiting for the Larks album to drop

[@HEHEHE_I_AM_A_MASKED_WARRIA]

🌞larls🌞

[@elizabethsusanlibra]

@@HEHEHE_I_AM_A_MASKED_WARRIA 🌞larls🌞🌞larls🌞

[@elizabethsusanlibra]

🌞larls🌞 🌞larls🌞

[@juankgonzalez6230]

🌞larls🌞

[@christianvictor827]

And here I am wandering King Crimson Road in Es Pujols, Formentera wondering why King Crimson? You never cease to learn.

[@gustavoarias5199]

Extraordinario..

[@DeathMetalheadish]

Wow, I feel sorry for having waited so long to listen to this album. So different from usual KC, yet so good.

[@malcolmmeighan5508]

fav KC album

[@suzycreamcheese2197]

Yes, Crimson started uploading albums!! Still waiting for THRAK❤️

[@Indskret]

The real question is, will we get Earthbound 😳

[@petrovic7064]

or the steven wilson mixs

[@seemoore9175]

the best game ever

[@nickgodalin6487]

AI'll admit that if he gave us Earthbound + the Complete Ronan Chris Murphy remix of the 28/6/1974 Casino Asbury Park, NJ gig (which essentially is USA), that would certainly be astonishing indeed {he says, as suddenly a vision of Diagelev exclaiming to a young & naive Jean Cocteau, "Astonish me!"} But, alas, I do believe that Fripp gave us Premium KZbinrs the Ladies of the Road Live 1971-1972 compilation and the 23/11/73 Amsterdam Concertgebouw show as stand-ins for the others. The reason for this swap is a mystery, but it's a theory.

[@elizabethsusanlibra]

😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳 I wish.

[@123agidee_2]

I really want USA. The version of larks 2 on that is incredible. As well as the asbury park improv and exiles.

[@andregurgel9201]

Keith Tippett tocando muito!!! Mestre!!!

[@jousif21]

Thank you mister Fripp for allowing this on youtube

[@ohtravo997]

My English class was put into the retired English teacher's room. This album among many other gems were up on the wall for display. Let's just say that the album mysteriously disappeared from the classroom and somehow ended up in my room

[@ricardo5717]

Que bello este tema recuerdos acompañado ahora con mi perro.

[@joenethen6752]

Cannot wait for 🌞larls🌞

[@TMVsacrophagi]

Loops

[@francoisjeansaudrodriguez1961]

KING CRIMSON "Formentera Lady" Houses iced in whitewash guard a pale shore-line Cornered by the cactus and the pine Here I wander where sweet sage and strange herbs grow Down a crumpled sun-baked stony road Dusty wheels leaning rusting in the sun Snuff brown walls where Spanish lizards run Here I'm shadowed by a dragon fig tree's fan Ringed by ants and musing over man I'll unwind my old strings while the sun shine down Won't climb any high thing while the sun shine Formentera Lady, sing your song for me Formentera Lady, sun lover Lamplight glows on old guitars the travellers strum Incense children dance to an Indian drum Here Odysseus charmed for dark Circe fell Still her perfume lingers, still her spell Time's grey hand won't catch me while the stars shine down Untie and unlatch me while the stars shine Formentera Lady, dance your dance for me Formentera Lady, dark lover...

[@bouyou59]

Magnifique

[@sergegirard9712]

Never has been something better than KC !

[@yenaju6309]

:< CRIMSONS R KINGS FOR A REASON

[@sqTake2]

Prays quietly for Sailor’s Tale variations

[@bernardovargasc]

Love this!

[@not_ryuka]

🕺🕺🕺 times grey hand wont catch me while the stars shine down🕺🕺🕺