Emerson, Lake & Palmer
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Delmarva
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Here's something interesting. Someone on Ebay has the Works promotional cardboard standup that I posted on the last page. Asking $200.00 for it.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Emerson-La...882661?hash=item25ed96f2a5:g:v7YAAOSw2tFagi-Z
This one has pretty bad damage at the top and is being held together with tape in several places according to seller. It's also missing the Work's cover.
The cover was held in place with two tabs and was always trying to fall of on my personal copy of the promotional .piece.
Mine was in much better shape than this one until a leaking water pipe in my basement ceiling destroyed it. Glad I didn't pay $200.00 for it!!!!
It was a pretty remarkable piece. 40 inches tall by 36 inches wide, and about 12 inches deep front to back. There was a support that held the front and back sections apart or could be popped out to allow for flat storage.
The Works album cover stood out about 3/4 of an inch via it's tabs.
It was a beast. Think I paid $10.00 for it in 1977 when my local record shop was finished displaying it. Wish I'd have had it stored away properly when that pipe leaked all over it. I'd say it was around 15 years when it met it's demise.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Emerson-La...882661?hash=item25ed96f2a5:g:v7YAAOSw2tFagi-Z
This one has pretty bad damage at the top and is being held together with tape in several places according to seller. It's also missing the Work's cover.
The cover was held in place with two tabs and was always trying to fall of on my personal copy of the promotional .piece.
Mine was in much better shape than this one until a leaking water pipe in my basement ceiling destroyed it. Glad I didn't pay $200.00 for it!!!!
It was a pretty remarkable piece. 40 inches tall by 36 inches wide, and about 12 inches deep front to back. There was a support that held the front and back sections apart or could be popped out to allow for flat storage.
The Works album cover stood out about 3/4 of an inch via it's tabs.
It was a beast. Think I paid $10.00 for it in 1977 when my local record shop was finished displaying it. Wish I'd have had it stored away properly when that pipe leaked all over it. I'd say it was around 15 years when it met it's demise.
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Delmarva
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Since sharing that one with you, Ray, I've learned that the Gary Farr & The T-Bones song was a cover of Jack McDuff's "Rock Candy".
So many likes here and thank you for the read. I have to say that among all the cuts that could be played Lucky Man was and remains my favorite and has not suffered with time... to me much of it does not generate that same 'ol excitement.... maybe I'm just getting old. Lucky Man... the 'hit', I know, is what sold the record to me... the music, composition, and, of course, the vocal... that vocal is without peer. At the time I had separates which included a 100 watt per Sony power amp and six original large Advents all playing at once... all in parallel, the amp took it... a Dual TT and Shure V-15 type III as a source. A friend of mine had a JBL S8 system we used to play it through... Lucky Man sounded great loud or soft through most anything Hi Fi... but loud and clean it was awesome.
Delmarva
Lunatic Member
That was his Moog ribbon controller. It didn't have keys. I recall that Keith played it with his thumbs and his bum when he went mobile with it.This is not a great photo, but thought some of you might like to see it. It's ELP at the Springfield, MA Civic Center in either Jan or Feb, 1979. It was freezing cold outside, but inside it was fired up!
Keith, always a showman, had a portable keyboard that would appear to spit smoke. It was also lit. Carl had a drum kit that rose in the air, that allowed some wild mobility. An amazing show.
Delmarva
Lunatic Member
That's a good question, Ray. I reckon that not unlike a river, it'll go wherever it goes.
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Delmarva
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I did this youtube audio rip months ago. Just got around to editing and adding nomenclature. Of all the ELP bootleg recordings I have, I consider this to be perhaps the most important.
It was the 2nd to last show of their last tour. August 30th, 1998. at L.A.'s Universal Ampitheater. They were supporting Deep Purple on the tour with Dream Theater rounding out the bill. The next night they played San Diego on their own, and then it was over.
The opening song is kind of a Holy Grail for ELP fans. It was the title track to the album that Keith was writing for ELP called Crossing The Rubicon. The album never materialized, the band fell apart for the last time. Emerson used Crossing The Rubicon as the main theme for a Godzilla movie. This is believed to be the only known recording of ELP doing the piece. It was classically bombastic, a perfect ELP song. Who knows what else would have been on the album, but it's clear that Emerson was done with catering to record company's need for commercial music.
The encore of Fanfare For The Common Man/21st Century Schizoid Man and Dave Brubeck's Rondo is tremendous. Emerson calls out tons of musical quotes. He slides out of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana with the Cavalry Bugle Call "Charge", then Greg Lake yells out "Bring On The Cavalry! CARL PALMER!!!" and Carl launches into his drum solo. They were playing very loose that night. It's a shame there isn't a clean official release of this show. Thankfully the bootlegger did a tremendous job with his concealed gear.
You can hear the whole concert here. Whoever uploaded the audio to youtube has the date wrong. Their final show was the next night in San Diego on August, 31st 1998.
Of course they reunited in 2010 for the one off High Voltage Festival performance. I don't really count that as them being back together though and the show was a train wreck.
It was the 2nd to last show of their last tour. August 30th, 1998. at L.A.'s Universal Ampitheater. They were supporting Deep Purple on the tour with Dream Theater rounding out the bill. The next night they played San Diego on their own, and then it was over.
The opening song is kind of a Holy Grail for ELP fans. It was the title track to the album that Keith was writing for ELP called Crossing The Rubicon. The album never materialized, the band fell apart for the last time. Emerson used Crossing The Rubicon as the main theme for a Godzilla movie. This is believed to be the only known recording of ELP doing the piece. It was classically bombastic, a perfect ELP song. Who knows what else would have been on the album, but it's clear that Emerson was done with catering to record company's need for commercial music.
The encore of Fanfare For The Common Man/21st Century Schizoid Man and Dave Brubeck's Rondo is tremendous. Emerson calls out tons of musical quotes. He slides out of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana with the Cavalry Bugle Call "Charge", then Greg Lake yells out "Bring On The Cavalry! CARL PALMER!!!" and Carl launches into his drum solo. They were playing very loose that night. It's a shame there isn't a clean official release of this show. Thankfully the bootlegger did a tremendous job with his concealed gear.
You can hear the whole concert here. Whoever uploaded the audio to youtube has the date wrong. Their final show was the next night in San Diego on August, 31st 1998.
Of course they reunited in 2010 for the one off High Voltage Festival performance. I don't really count that as them being back together though and the show was a train wreck.
I did this youtube audio rip months ago. Just got around to editing and adding nomenclature. Of all the ELP bootleg recordings I have, I consider this to be perhaps the most important.
It was the 2nd to last show of their last tour. August 30th, 1998. at L.A.'s Universal Ampitheater. They were supporting Deep Purple on the tour with Dream Theater rounding out the bill. The next night they played San Diego on their own, and then it was over.
The opening song is kind of a Holy Grail for ELP fans. It was the title track to the album that Keith was writing for ELP called Crossing The Rubicon. The album never materialized, the band fell apart for the last time. Emerson used Crossing The Rubicon as the main theme for a Godzilla movie. This is believed to be the only known recording of ELP doing the piece. It was classically bombastic, a perfect ELP song. Who knows what else would have been on the album, but it's clear that Emerson was done with catering to record company's need for commercial music.
The encore of Fanfare For The Common Man/21st Century Schizoid Man and Dave Brubeck's Rondo is tremendous. Emerson calls out tons of musical quotes. He slides out of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana with the Cavalry Bugle Call "Charge", then Greg Lake yells out "Bring On The Cavalry! CARL PALMER!!!" and Carl launches into his drum solo. They were playing very loose that night. It's a shame there isn't a clean official release of this show. Thankfully the bootlegger did a tremendous job with his concealed gear.
You can hear the whole concert here. Whoever uploaded the audio to youtube has the date wrong. Their final show was the next night in San Diego on August, 31st 1998.
Of course they reunited in 2010 for the one off High Voltage Festival performance. I don't really count that as them being back together though and the show was a train wreck.
I will definitely listen to this later. Thank you
Listening right now . Great stuff .
damacman
Resident Psycho
I came into ELP only two decades ago. Picked up a copy of BSS at a yard sale and got my mind blown. I just played the DVD-A of this album last night for my step daughter. She freakin' loved it (she's 16).
About the only record of theirs that I'm lost on is Love Beach ... Just don't get that one.
About the only record of theirs that I'm lost on is Love Beach ... Just don't get that one.
Delmarva
Lunatic Member
Love Beach was a disjointed affair. They were in a period of disillusionment and Atlantic Records wanted one more album from them and they wanted it to be something more commercial. The album is largely a disaster, however it has the 20 minute concept piece, Memoirs Of An Officer And A Gentleman which stands up well to their past work, and it also has a great Emerson romp through a classical piece, Canario taken from the third movement of Joaquín Rodrigo's Fantasía para un Gentilhombre.
Both of those songs make Love Beach listenable. Ya just have to skip the rest of the album.
Both of those songs make Love Beach listenable. Ya just have to skip the rest of the album.
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Delmarva
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The cover killed Love Beach. Looked like Saturday Night Flu.
The infighting in the band didn't help either. Basically they got the tracks recorded and Greg and Carl split and left Keith to finish the production on his own.
Give the two songs I mentioned a chance and you'll se that it does have redeeming value.
Something I didn't realize until today is that Fantasía para un Gentilhombre translates to Fantasia Of A Gentleman. Was Keith tying Canario to Memoirs Of An Officer And A Gentleman? I kind of think he was. The man was a master of musical mash-up's.
Also it's interesting to note that Carl Palmer was living in The Canary Islands at the time (escaping the high taxes that life in the U.K. imposed on them)
Canario
Memoirs Of An Officer And A Gentleman
All the lyrics on this were written by Pete Sinfield. Clearly Greg had lost the spark and he never really got it back.
The infighting in the band didn't help either. Basically they got the tracks recorded and Greg and Carl split and left Keith to finish the production on his own.
Give the two songs I mentioned a chance and you'll se that it does have redeeming value.
Something I didn't realize until today is that Fantasía para un Gentilhombre translates to Fantasia Of A Gentleman. Was Keith tying Canario to Memoirs Of An Officer And A Gentleman? I kind of think he was. The man was a master of musical mash-up's.
Also it's interesting to note that Carl Palmer was living in The Canary Islands at the time (escaping the high taxes that life in the U.K. imposed on them)
Canario
Memoirs Of An Officer And A Gentleman
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Your wealth of ELP knowledge is amazing . I am enjoying every second of it .
Delmarva
Lunatic Member
Thanks Z.
40+ years of absorbing everything I could about the band. It's good to have like minded folks to discuss ELP with rather than keeping it bottled up inside.
When Greg was still active his website had a very vibrant message board. There was some SERIOUS ELP geeking going on over there. I learned a lot from those folks. Also the Ladies Of The Lake message board was an incredibly knowledgeable group of folks.
40+ years of absorbing everything I could about the band. It's good to have like minded folks to discuss ELP with rather than keeping it bottled up inside.
When Greg was still active his website had a very vibrant message board. There was some SERIOUS ELP geeking going on over there. I learned a lot from those folks. Also the Ladies Of The Lake message board was an incredibly knowledgeable group of folks.
Delmarva
Lunatic Member
Emerson, Lake & Palmer Brain Salad Surgery/Still...You Turn Me On
1974 Manticore Music Ltd. MC 2003 PR
https://www.discogs.com/Emerson-Lake-Palmer-Brain-Salad-Surgery/master/572750
1974 Manticore Music Ltd. MC 2003 PR
https://www.discogs.com/Emerson-Lake-Palmer-Brain-Salad-Surgery/master/572750
MX5Seeker
Prog-aholic
One of my favorite ELP song is one that does not get played a lot - Living Sin. Greg's voice goes from cigarette induced gravel to one of the clearest, loudest verses in rock. And the keyboards are just awesome.
And I need to add, very closely followed by The Endless Enigma.
And I need to add, very closely followed by The Endless Enigma.
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Delmarva
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Was digging around in my bookcase today and found my Emerson, Lake & Palmer Works Tour Programme from 1977. I hadn't seen it in years and honestly though it wasn't here and simply hadn't made the move to Delaware five years ago.
To celebrate I'm playing Works Volume 1 in it's entirety from the remastered CD contained in the Fanfare 1970 - 1997 box set.
The centerfold of that program is total ELPorn eye candy. I remember opening it up 40+ years ago and thinking, "I wanna take pictures like that!"
To celebrate I'm playing Works Volume 1 in it's entirety from the remastered CD contained in the Fanfare 1970 - 1997 box set.
The centerfold of that program is total ELPorn eye candy. I remember opening it up 40+ years ago and thinking, "I wanna take pictures like that!"
