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, jazz rock
Length	111:48
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 two CD set by the band King Crimson, recorded in 1971 & 1972, released in 2002, and reissued in 2008 in Japan.^[2] It is named after a song on their 1971 album Islands.

The first disc consists of concert recordings performed by the band's second touring lineup: guitarist/keyboardist Robert Fripp, vocalist/bass guitarist Boz Burrell, saxophonist/flautist/keyboardist Mel Collins, drummer/backing vocalist Ian Wallace, and lyricist Peter Sinfield, who also operated the soundboard, VCS3 synthesizer and lights during the shows. The second disc consists of guitar and saxophone solos from different performances of the song "21st Century Schizoid Man" from the 1972 American tour, edited together to form a single 46+ minute “extended” version which never returns to the song and ends with an abrupt mute. After 60 seconds of silence there is a "hidden" final part, which once again is cut off suddenly.

The set was compiled mostly from King Crimson Collectors' Club albums - limited release live recordings of concert performances, studio and radio sessions.