pp ▁and ▁Ian ▁Wal lace ▁teaching ▁him ▁to ▁play ▁rather ▁than ▁start ▁the ▁search ▁again . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁tou red ▁and ▁recorded ▁the ▁band ' s ▁fourth ▁studio ▁album , ▁Islands ▁( 1 9 7 1 ), ▁a ▁war mer ▁sound ing ▁release ▁and ▁the ▁band ' s ▁only ▁string ▁ensemble ▁experiment ation . ▁T ensions ▁began ▁soci ally ▁on ▁tour ▁and ▁cre atively ▁with ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁latest ▁effort . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁ly ric ist ▁Peter ▁Sin field ▁being ▁ou sted ▁following ▁the ▁band ' s ▁next ▁tour . ▁During ▁re he ars als ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁the ▁band ▁fell ▁apart ▁with ▁all ▁members ▁leaving ▁due ▁to ▁cre ative ▁restrictions ▁im posed ▁by ▁Fri pp ▁as ▁a ▁" quality ▁control " ▁measure . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁members ▁were ▁convinced ▁to ▁re join ▁and ▁ful fil ▁their ▁tour ing ▁commit ments ▁for ▁that ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁dis band ing ▁there after . ▁Record ings ▁from ▁this ▁subsequent ▁tour ▁exist ▁as ▁the ▁live ▁compilation , ▁Earth bound ▁( 1 9 7 2 ). ▁Although ▁relations ▁improved ▁between ▁both ▁parties ▁leading ▁to ▁an ▁offer ▁from ▁the ▁mus icians ▁to ▁continue ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁band , ▁Fri pp ▁had ▁already ▁moved ▁on ▁and ▁decl ined . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Bur rell , ▁Wal lace ▁and ▁Mel ▁Collins ▁reun ited ▁with ▁Sin field ▁for ▁his ▁solo ▁effort , ▁Still . ▁They ▁also ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁form ▁S na pe ▁with ▁Collect