Essential Emerson Lake & Palmer [Original recording remastered]

Emerson Lake & Palmer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 30, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Shout Factory
• ASIN: B000LPR5AM
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,079 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. The Barbarian

2. Take A Pebble

3. Knife-Edge

4. Tank

5. Lucky Man

6. Tarkusa) Eruptionb) Stones Of Yearsc) Iconoclastd) Masse) Manticoref)

7. Bitches Crystal

8. Nutrocker

9. From The Beginning

10. Hoedown

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. The Endless Enigma, Part One

2. Fugue

3. The Endless Enigma, Part Two

4. Jerusalem

5. Toccata

6. Still ... You Turn Me On

7. Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression - Part 1

8. Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression - Part 2

9. Jeremy Bender / The Sheriff (medley)

10. I Believe In Father Christmas

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

A comprehensive, career-spanning collection from one of progressive rock's most popular groups.

On 2 CDs crammed with nearly 160 minutes of music!

The fully remastered 28-song set, compiled with ELP's participation, brings together their biggest hits, including "Lucky Man," "From The Beginning," "Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression - Part 2" and "I Believe In Father Christmas," as well as other must-have recordings drawn from all of the albums they released in their '70s heyday--their self-titled debut (1970), Tarkus (1971), Trilogy (1972), Pictures At An Exhibition (1972), Brain Salad Surgery (1973), Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends (1974), Works, Vol. 1 & Works, Vol. 2 (both 1977), Love Beach (1978) and Emerson Lake & Palmer In Concert (aka Works Live) (1979)--and the reunion album Black Moon (1992).

Comes with a fully-illustrated booklet containing color photos, detailed liner notes and complete track info.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beware!, April 14, 2007

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Brian Reynolds (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essential Emerson Lake & Palmer (Audio CD)

Something is horribly wrong with the mixing of the Brain Salad Surgery tracks on disc two. They sound atrocious. I don't understand how this was missed by Shout Factory. If these songs were the right mixes, I would have given a higher rating, but this foul up is unforgivable. You may be better off to search for the older Rhino releases. I don't know if this will be remedied when Shout Factory re-releases Brain Salad Surgery later this year. I for one will wait to read reviews on whether the proper mixes are on there or not.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Is it just me or....?, April 2, 2007

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Brian Wilson "Wizard of Time and Space" (Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essential Emerson Lake & Palmer (Audio CD)

Dittos on what everyone says about the collection- I am a BIG fan, but... The mastering on Karn Evil 9 is diasterous! The kick drum is brought up way too far in the mix and has a distracting tubby sound that is noticeable even in the Amazon demo stream. This is not the band's fault, but my favorite song has been rendered very irritating now!

27 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Be Careful!, January 31, 2007

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Vincent G. Marino (Staten Island, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essential Emerson Lake & Palmer (Audio CD)

They used the wrong version of "Jerusalem." It's the same bizarro remix with extra percussion and a different lead vocal from Greg that Sanctuary used on their reissue of "Brain Salad Surgery." Same with "Toccata," "Still You Turn Me On, and "Karn Evil 9 First Impression." Hopefully, once Shout! Factory reissues the full ELP catalog, they'll use the correct masters.