Delmarva
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Ummmm, what do I have backwards?I think you have it backwards.
Ummmm, what do I have backwards?I think you have it backwards.
Wow! I am very interested. Mine is SD19124/ Stereo
I do not have any other albums that can create the same sound as I shake them back an forth. Maybe I do, but I don't listen to those as often
With how much we have been talking about ELP, I actually took this album off of my turntable.
I just put it on the scale again against a variety of albums. BSS has more gram weight than the other four that I put it up against. This time I weighed the inner sleeve as well without the vinyl. The sleeve was 5 grams, so the vinyl is actually 132 grams. I compared it to Anthrax's "Armed And Dangerous" EP which another AK member proclaimed the thinnest record he'd ever seen. Sure enough that one came in at 119 grams, however my 1st pressing of Armored Saint's "Raising Fear" was only 104 grams. Now that record can really wobble when you shake it! So you can see that BSS certainly has some weight to it.
Ummmm, what do I have backwards?
Ummmm, what do I have backwards?
You will find that ELP's fan base is small, but furiously passionate and loyal. We celebrate and revel in the fact that we love and cherish something that few people understand or are even aware of.
BTW, I'm Frank. Delmarva is my home. Once again, thanks for starting this thread. It's getting a lot of hits as you can see. I've needed an outlet for my ELP passion ever since Greg Lake's old message board withered away in the wake of his death. Greg always had a VERY active message board. Keith and Carl never did. Somehow, the fans of ELP were always drawn toward Greg's official site above the others and the message board on his site. So what does that say about who was the most important member of the band?
I see. You misunderstood me. What I said was that the band 3 (Emerson, Berry & Palmer) were attempting to recreate the Asia sound and it's commercial success. I believe 3 was founded and disbanded around 1988.Seeing as how ELP formed in 1970 and Asia in 1981, Asia is copying of ELP and not the other way around.
We haven't even scratched the surface yet.I know a lot has been added to this thread, but I don't know that I realized how much I liked this band until this tread developed.
That was the first time that I've put an album on a scale. It was an interesting exercise.Very nice information! Thank you for doing that.
I have not weighed albums before, though I do understand that the practice is nice for comparison. I had thought to buy on of the recent reissues of BSS (the RSD release), but I have -- and do -- enjoy my copy.
That was the first time that I've put an album on a scale. It was an interesting exercise.
As for the recent Record Store Day release of Brain Salad Surgery. I'm pretty sure that it was a re-release of the BSS flexi-disc sampler of the album.
My buddy Ray, aka @MX5Seeker bought the RSD release last April.
http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/9343
https://www.discogs.com/Emerson-Lake-Palmer-Brain-Salad-Surgery/master/1169691
Hey Ray, I knew you'd find us here. How cool to have a thread devoted to ELP? Why didn't we think to do it before?Very glad to see this thread! Frank is absolutely right about Keith being the driving force behind the band. The Nice was originally a quartet. Once they lost their lead guitarist and became a trio, Keith's keyboards became the lead instrument. And that became the founding idea of ELP - a band with the keyboards playing lead, bass, and drums. The fact that Lake could also play guitar and could take on lead when needed was a bonus. Add that to his already extraordinary voice. As for Palmer, what can I say? He has always been a musical hero of mine and he is why I have a set of electronic drums in my office.
So sad.Hey Ray, I knew you'd find us here. How cool to have a thread devoted to ELP? Why didn't we think to do it before?
Today marks the second anniversary of Keith's passing. A very sad day indeed.
https://www.facebook.com/keithemersonmemorialbench/
Not my rarest ELP related item, but perhaps my most cherished.
My autographed copy of "Emerson Plays Emerson".
OK folks, we've hit some highlights. Where do we want this thread to go next?
Here's something to be going on with. I posted it on WAYLTRN in case Frank hadn't seen it, and it may be of general interest here.