{"product_id":"king-crimson-islands-1","title":"King Crimson - Islands","description":"\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date 25th September 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003eKing \u003ci data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eCrimson’s fourth album, 1971’s “Islands” was, for many years, somewhat underappreciated in Crimson history; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eregarded simply as one of those albums between undisputed classics “In the Court of the Crimson King” and “Larks’ Tongues in Aspic”.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn more recent times, the album has been reassessed, a process that began with the 2010 new stereo and 5.1 mixes undertaken by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven Wilson and Robert Fripp and continued with the inclusions of ‘The Letters’ and ‘Sailor’s Tale’ and the title track in the 2014–2021 line-up’s live sets.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis shift in attitude towards the album from listeners old and new alike, was confirmed when the 27 disc “Sailors’ Tales” boxed set, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhich featured extensive live recordings by the “Islands” line-up, became one of the fastest selling of the celebrated King Crimson boxed set series \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ea fitting testament to King Crimson’s second, albeit short-lived, live band.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hundred Records","offers":[{"title":"CD \/ Bluray","offer_id":56843118543228,"sku":null,"price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0283\/9012\/9750\/files\/KingCrimson-Islands-CDBlu-ray-KCXP5014-0633367799227-FL.jpg?v=1780660502","url":"https:\/\/hundredrecords.co.uk\/products\/king-crimson-islands-1","provider":"Hundred Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}