This is the reason I joined the club
I must say this is THE track! Excellent audio quality, this trio really deserves more and more! And don't miss the whole MR STORMYS MONDAY SELECTION VOL.5
22 July 1971
This track was one of Stormy's Monday selections. It is currently unavailable, but will be part of his next bumper collection. His fourth year of treasures from the murky, cavernous DGM archives, torch in hand, fedora upon his head is now available for download.
Mister Stormy has unearthed a revealing rendition of Ladies of the Road in one of the earliest recordings of the song during the sessions for Islands. We hear Boz, Fripp and Wallace working on the feel of the tune as much as the notes, not quite letting rip but clearly things are loose and exploratory at this point. There’s some especially tasty guitar, and Ian Wallace produces some wonderfully funked-up beats, proving that it’s not what you put in but what you leave out that often makes the difference.
Mister Stormy has unearthed a revealing rendition of Ladies of the Road in one of the earliest recordings of the song during the sessions for Islands. We hear Boz, Fripp and Wallace working on the feel of the tune as much as the notes, not quite letting rip but clearly things are loose and exploratory at this point. There’s some especially tasty guitar, and Ian Wallace produces some wonderfully funked-up beats, proving that it’s not what you put in but what you leave out that often makes the difference.
