{"id":6094,"date":"2016-07-03T16:47:50","date_gmt":"2016-07-03T16:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/07\/03\/bmg-re-issues-the-emerson-lake-palmer-albums\/"},"modified":"2016-07-03T16:47:50","modified_gmt":"2016-07-03T16:47:50","slug":"bmg-re-issues-the-emerson-lake-palmer-albums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2016\/07\/03\/bmg-re-issues-the-emerson-lake-palmer-albums\/","title":{"rendered":"BMG re-issues the Emerson Lake Palmer albums"},"content":{"rendered":"


Emerson, Lake & Palmer were one of the most successful, innovative and ground breaking British groups of the golden age of Progressive Rock.\u00a0As well as creating spectacular \u2018live\u2019 shows that incorporated advanced technology and showmanship, they also recorded a cascade of powerful albums that sold in millions around the world. During 2016 and 2017\u00a0the band\u2019s musical legacy will be celebrated by\u00a0BMG\u00a0with an important and comprehensive re-issue programme that will put the spotlight on ELP\u2019s nine studio albums as well as their \u2018live\u2019 recordings and compilations.\u00a0The trio\u2019s remarkable style, combining original compositions with rock, jazz, folk and classical influences, was performed with passion and integrity by the founder members:<\/p>\n

Keyboard maestro – the late great, Keith Emerson
Singer, guitarist and bass player –\u00a0Greg Lake\u00a0
Drummer and percussionist –\u00a0Carl Palmer<\/p>\n

Their phenomenal mix of melodic songs, dynamic arrangements, brilliant musicianship and electrifying sound broadened the audience for progressive rock and guaranteed ELP massive international appeal, as they headlined stadium tours throughout the 1970s and 1990s and achieved sales of over 40 million albums. ELP also enjoyed two major hit singles with \u2018Lucky Man\u2019 and \u2018Fanfare For The Common Man\u2019, and their 21 minute epic track \u2018Tarkus\u2019 is hailed as a milestone in Prog Rock history.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

New and old generations of fans will now be able to enjoy ELP\u2019s music afresh, as their albums are released in a range of different formats, from CD and freshly cut vinyl LP to digital download, high definition digital and mastered for iTunes. Vinyl connoisseurs will be pleased that following a special request from Greg Lake, the LPs will be presented on 140 gsm vinyl to ensure a superior high quality sound. LP inner bag features an explanation of this by Greg.<\/p>\n

THE ALBUMS<\/p>\n

The group\u2019s first three albums are scheduled for re-release on Friday,July, 29th 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n

All the CD version booklets will feature authorative liner notes and interviews conducted in 2016 with Keith Emerson and Greg Lake, by legendary rock journalist Chris Welch.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The band\u2019s debut album \u2018Emerson, Lake & Palmer\u2019 (1970)\u00a0will be available as a 2 CD set with CD 1 comprising the original album in its 2012 remastered edition. CD 2 offers an Alternate Album in a 2012 Steven Wilson stereo mix, with bonus tracks. The LP version will be the original album, newly cut for the first time from 24 Bit\/HD 2012 remasters.\u00a0
The Standard Digital Download will comprise the remastered 1970 album and an Alternate Album (2012 Stereo remix) with bonus tracks. The same contents will be available on MFiT\u00a0 and HD digital formats, all taken from the 2012 remasters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Emerson, Lake & Palmer\u2019 was first released after the group\u2019s critically acclaimed debut show at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival, when they performed to 600,000 people. Its dynamic original compositions and classical adaptations are brimful of Keith Emerson\u2019s superb piano and Moog synthesizer work, Greg Lake\u2019s magnificent vocals, bass and acoustic guitar playing and Carl Palmer\u2019s lightning fast drumming.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bartok\u2019s \u2018The Barbarian,\u2019 together with originals \u2018Take A Pebble,\u2019 \u2018Knife Edge,\u2019 and the three part suite \u2018The Three Fates\u2019 are followed by \u2018Tank\u2019 and Greg Lake\u2019s ballad \u2018Lucky Man\u2019 which was the band\u2019s debut single and a huge U.K. and U.S. hit. The Alternate album has 12 tracks peppered with bonus items notable an informal \u2018Rave Up,\u2019 a Carl Palmer \u2018Drum Solo,\u2019 and alternate versions of \u2018Take A Pebble,\u2019 \u2018Knife Edge\u2019 and \u2018Lucky Man.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

The band\u2019s second album \u2018Tarkus\u2019 (1971)\u00a0saw ELP take a new direction with yet more complex keyboard sounds. The title track took up the whole of side one of the original LP, and defined the band\u2019s exultant, bombastic approach. \u2018Jeremy Bender\u2019 \u2018Bitches Crystal,\u2019 The Only Way (Hymn)\u2019, \u2018Infinite Space (Conclusion)\u2019, \u2018A Time And A Place,\u2019 and the rocking \u2018Are You Ready Eddy?\u2019 complete this Number One U.K. album that also shot to Number 9 in the U.S. charts.<\/p>\n

CD 1 comprises the 1971 album remastered in 2012 by renowned rock remastering engineer Andy Pearce. CD 2 is the Steven Wilson Stereo Mix of the 2012 remaster, with bonus tracks taken from the original recording sessions. They are \u2018Oh My Father,\u2019 \u2018Unknown Ballad\u2019 and an alternate take of \u2018Mass\u2019 from the extended piece \u2018Tarkus.\u2019 The LP version is newly cut from the 2012 remaster, with original gatefold sleeve and artwork faithfully reproduced. The three Digital versions are also taken from the 2012 remasters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

ELP\u2019S third album \u2018Pictures At An Exhibition\u2019 (1971)\u00a0has been credited with inspiring many young musicians to embrace and study classical music. Based on the group\u2019s enthusiastic interpretation of the famous work by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky, it was a major hit and reached Number 3 in the U.K. and Number 10 in the U.S. album charts. \u2018Pictures\u2019 was recorded on March 21st, 1971 at Newcastle City Hall, where Emerson made use of the hall\u2019s thunderous pipe organ.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The LP and disc 1 of the CD comprises an excellent new remaster of the \u2018Pictures\u2019 album from the original master tapes. On the 2 CD set, tracks on CD 1 include \u2018Promenade,\u2019 \u2018The Gnome,\u2019 \u2018Promenade,\u2019 \u2018The Sage,\u2019 \u2018The Old Castle, \u2018 \u2018Blues Variations,\u2019 another reprise of \u2018Promenade\u2019, \u2018The Hut of Baba Yaga, \u2018 The Curse of Baba Yaga,\u2019 \u2018The Hut of Baba Yaga,\u2019 \u2018The Great Gates of Kiev\u2019 and encore number \u2018Nut Rocker\u2019 a hit by B.Bumble & The Stingers. Bonus tracks are a medley of \u2018Pictures\u2019 recorded \u2018live\u2019 at the Mar Y Sol Festival, Puerto Rico, on December 4th, 1972.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Disc 2 has another live performance of the extended work, recorded at the Lyceum Ballroom, London, on December 9th, 1970, complemented by live performances of ELP favourites \u2018The Barbarian,\u2019 \u2018Knife Edge,\u2019 \u2018Rondo\u2019 and \u2018Nut Rocker.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

Accompanying these three albums is a special 3 CD and Download release\u00a0\u2018Emerson, Lake & Palmer – The Anthology.\u2019\u00a0Produced by Greg Lake, this superb, career-spanning set has 39 tracks from the years 1970 to 1998, the choice of material approved by all three band members. It is presented in special \u2018casebound\u2019 book packaging with detailed, informative sleeve notes by Chris Welch, illustrated with rare band photographs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The songs are selected from the albums \u2018Emerson, Lake & Palmer,\u2019 \u2018Tarkus\u2019, \u2018Pictures At An Exhibition,\u2019 \u2018Trilogy\u2019, \u2018Brain Salad Surgery,\u2019 \u2018Welcome Back My Friends To the Show That Never Ends,\u2019 \u2018Works Volume 1,\u2019 \u2018Works Volume 2,\u2019 \u2018Works Live\u2019, \u2018Love Beach,\u2019 \u2018Live At Nassau Coliseum \u2018 78\u2019. \u2018Black Moon\u2019. \u2018In The Hot Seat,\u2019 \u2018Live At The Royal Albert Hall 1993\u2019 and \u2018Then & Now.\u2019<\/p>\n

Among the highlights are the band\u2019s performance of Copland\u2019s \u2018Hoedown\u2019, and their version of \u2018Jerusalem\u2019 by William Blake and Hubert Parry. CD 3 includes the stirring \u2018Fanfare For The Common Man,\u2019 Keith Emerson\u2019s hit rendition of the famed \u2018Honky Tonk Train Blues,\u2019 Greg Lake\u2019s 1975 solo hit \u2018I Believe In Father Christmas\u2019 and the group\u2019s menacing interpretation of the TV theme \u2018Peter Gunn.\u2019 \u2018Tiger In A Spotlight\u2019 is another live track, recorded at the group\u2019s comeback show at the Royal Albert Hall.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Subsequent batches of important original ELP albums will be released by BMG later in 2016. They are \u2018Trilogy,\u2019 (1972), \u2018Brain Salad Surgery\u2019 (1973) and the unique triple live album \u2018Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends\u2019 (1974).\u00a0<\/p>\n

News Source: www.emersonlakepalmer.com
Image source: Emerson Lake Palmer Official Ebsite<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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