Ladies of the Road

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. It is named after a song on their 1971 album Islands, although the song does not feature on the album.

The first disc is a compilation of concert recordings of 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 operated the soundboard, VCS3 synthesizer and lights during the shows.

The second disc consists of guitar and saxophone solos taken from multiple performances of the song "21st Century Schizoid Man" from the 1972 American tour, edited together to form a continuous, 11-part, 46 minute “extended” version titled "Schizoid Men", which never returns to the song and which ends with an abrupt mute. After 60 seconds of silence there is a "hidden" final part, which once again cuts off suddenly.

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