Collectors Music Reviews

Live At The Mar Y Sol Festival (Shout! Factory 826663-12894) Mar Y Sol Festival, Manati, Puerto Rico – April 2nd, 1972 (78:55):  Hoedown, Tarkus, Take A Pebble, Lucky Man, piano improvisation, Pictures At An Exhibition, Rondo Emerson, Lake & Palmer made their name at large scale festivals.  Their second ever performance was at the massive [...]

 Live At Nassau Coliseum ’78 (Shout! Factory 826663-12398-B1) Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY – February 9th, 1978 Disc 1 (58:34):  Hoedown, Tarkus, Take A Pebble, Piano Concerto #1 1st Movement, Maple Leaf Rag, Take A Pebble (Reprise), C’est La Vie, Lucky Man, Pictures At An Exhibition Disc 2 (49:24):  Tiger In A Spotlight, Watching Over You, [...]

Heading For Glory (Virtuoso 091/092) Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA – September 12th, 1986 Disc 1 (56:15):  The Score, Learning To Fly, Pirates, Knife Edge, Tarkus, Pictures At An Exhibition, Dream Runner, Creole Dance Disc 2 (65:35):  Still…You Turn Me On, From The Beginning, Lucky Man, Farfare For The Common Man, Touch And Go, Mars The Bringer [...]

Legacy (Virtuoso 099/100) Boston Garden, Boston, MA – February 4th, 1978 Disc 1 (64:46):  Intro., Introductory fanfare, Hoedown, Tarkus, Take A Pebble, Piano Concerto No. 1 1st Movement, Maple Leaf Rag, Take A Pebble (reprise), C’est La Vie, Lucky Man, Pictures At An Exhibition Disc 2 (58:10):  Intro., Karn Evil 9, Tiger In The Spotlight, Watching Over [...]

Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (Manticore M-CD-101) Isle Of Wight Festival, Alton Down, Isle Of Wight, England – August 29th, 1970 (68:22):  The Barbarian, Take a Pebble, Pictures at an Exhibition (Promenade 1 / The Gnome / Promenade 2 - The Sage / The Old Castle – Blues Variation / Promenade 3 / Baba Yaga / The [...]

In Concert (King Biscuit Flower Hour Records 70710-88010-2) Hammersmith Odeon, London, England - November 5th, 1981 (56:56):  Fanfare For The Common Man / Karn Evil 9, Nuclear Attack, The Lie, Retribution Drive, Lucky Man, Parisienne Walkways, You Really Got A Hold On Me, Love You Too Much, 21st Century Schizoid Man, In The Court Of The Crimson King When an exhausted Emerson Lake & Palmer [...]

Historical At An Exhibition (Highland HL448/449) Obras Sanitarias Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina – April 5th, 1993 Disc 1 (56:41):  Opening, Tarkus, Knife Edge, Paper Blood, Black Moon, Piano Solo, Creole Dance, From The Beginning,  C’est La Vie, Lucky Man, Honky Tonk Train Blues Disc 2 (63:25):  Touch And Go, Pirates, Hoedown, Inst Jam, Pictures At An Exhibition (Incl. Drum Solo), Fanfare For The Common Man ~ America ~ Rondo Emerson [...]

Monitor Desk Mix “The Set 1986″ (Tarantura TCDELP-1-1, 2) Hammersmith Odeon, London, England – July, 1986 Disc 1 (41:19):  Fanfare For The Common Man, The Score, Learning How To Fly, The Miracle, Knife Edge, Tarkus, Promenade 1, The Great Gates Of Kiev Disc 2 (40:28):  interval, Lucky Man, Still…You Turn Me On, Love Blind, Step Aside, [...]

The Original Bootleg Series From The Manitcore Vaults Volume Four (CMXBX1374) The fourth volume of Emerson Lake and Palmer’s bootleg boxset series was released several years after volume three in 2006.  Manticore use well known tapes for three of the shows in this collection and give the debut of the fourth tape.  And also like the other sets [...]

The Original Bootleg Series From The Manticore Vaults Vol. Two (Sanctuary records CMXBX330) The first volume of the Bootleg Series focused upon ELP’s live shows around the time they were recording and promoting their their studio LP Trilogy.  The second volume picks up where the first left off with one of the final Trilogy-era concerts [...]

Complete Performance In The Stadium 1972 (Killing Floor KF 98025/26) The double bill of Free and Emerson, Lake & Palmer had a two date mini-tour of Japan.  It lasted for two days, July 22nd in Tokyo and July 24th in Osaka.  Instead of playing the Budokan and Festival Hall respectively (where most touring groups played), they played in massive [...]

The Original Bootleg Series From The Manticore Vaults:  Vol. One (Sanctuary Records CMXBX309) The common wisdom regarding ELP’s bootleg series is that it’s for the hardcore fan, the one who is willing to wade through inferior audience recordings. I disagree with that and would say that the Bootleg series are the place to begin investigating [...]

Fabulous Show (Virtuoso-073/074) Greatwoods Center For The Performing Arts, Mansfield, MA – September 16th, 1986 Disc 1 (77:02):  The Score, Learning To Fly, Pirates, Knife Edge, Tarkus, Pictures At An Exhibition, Still…You Turn Me On, Dream Runner, Creole Dance, From The Beginning, Lucky Man,  Fanfare For The Common Man Disc 2 (60:03):  Touch And Go, Mars The Bringer [...]

Karn Evil 9 Exhibition (Highland HL129#EL7) Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, NY – July 26th, 1974 Disc 1 (72:53):  Hoedown, Jerusalem, Toccata, Tarkus, Take a Pebble, Still…You Turn Me On, Lucky Man, piano improvisation, Take A Pebble (conclusion) Disc 2 (72:53):  Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression), Karn Evil 9 (2nd Impression), Karn Evil 9 (3rd Impression), Pictures At An Exhibition When ELP would approach the closing nights [...]

 The Dust Of Time (Highland HL361/362) Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC – August 10th, 1974 Disc 1 (68:09):  Jerusalem, Toccata, Tarkus, Take A Pebble, Still…You Turn Me On, Lucky Man, piano improvisations (incl. Fugue, Maple Leaf Rag, Little Rock Getaway, The Stripper), Take A Pebble (conclusion) Disc 2 (55:28):  Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression including drum [...]

Ganton 9 (Highland HL550/551) Friedrich Ebert Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany – April 10th, 1973 Disc 1 (58:32):  Abaddon’s Bolero, Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression), Jeremy Bender/The Sheriff, Tarkus, Take A Pebble, Still…You Turn Me On, Lucky Man Disc 2 (50:43):  piano improvisation, Take A Pebble (reprise), Hoedown, Pictures At An Exhibition, Toccata (including drum solo), Rondo [...]

The Velvet Coats of “Pirates” (Highland HL306/307) Madison Square Garden, New York, NY – July 8th, 1977 Disc 1 (71:41):  Introduction “Abaddon’s Bolero”, Hoedown, Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Part 2), The Enemy God Danced With The Black Spirits, Takrus, Still…You Turn Me On, Lucky Man, Pictures At An Exhibition, Piano Concerto No. 1 1st [...]

Aquakarn #10 (Highland HL350/351) Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada – December 7th, 1973 Disc 1 (64:52)  Hoedown, Jerusalem, Toccata, Tarkus, Benny The Bouncer, Take A Pebble (fugue), Still…You Turn Me On, Lucky Man (with piano), Piano improvisations (Little Rock Getaway), Take A Pebble (conclusion) Disc 2 (50:59):  Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression), Karn Evil [...]

Super Summer 0722 (Bad Wizard) Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – July 22nd, 1972 Free:  Seven Angels, Unseen Love, Fire And Water, Heatbreaker, Honky Tonk Women  ELP:  Hoedown, Tarkus, Take A Pebble, Lucky Man, piano solo, Pictures At An Exhibition, Rondo, interview Super Summer 0722 is the silver DVD debut of the television broadcast of the Free and [...]

  Boston 1971 (Virtuoso 010/011) Music Hall, Boston, MA – November 12th, 1971 Disc 1:  Intro., Hoedown, Tarkus, Take A Pebble, Piano Improvisations, Take A Pebble (Reprise) Disc 2:  Knife Edge, Rondo, Drum Solo, Rondo (Reprise) Emerson Lake & Palmer’s final appearance in the US in 1971 had five known shows over a three week period and is surprisingly poorly documented.  The highlight was their Madison [...]