Emerson, Lake and Palmer - From the Beginning - 5CD-BOX 2012

Considered by many to be one of rock's original first super-groups, Emerson Lake & Palmer formed in England in 1970 consisting of Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg Lake (bass guitar, vocals, guitar) and Carl Palmer (drums, percussion). The band created a brand new world of music, combining classical and symphonic rock fused with beautiful vocals. Their penchant for appropriating themes from classical music and the group's more nuanced, textured approach to symphonic arrangements set ELP apart from their more bombastic guitar-based contemporaries of the time. This subtler and more sublime approach carries on today in the expansive atmospherics of Radiohead and Muse and also in the prog-influenced sphere of band's like Porcupine Tree, Dream Theatre, Opeth and many others, making ELP one of the more relevant torchbearers of the progressive rock sound. Along with Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, and Rush, Emerson Lake and Palmer ushered in the Prog era and as one of the most commercially successful rock bands of the 1970's having sold over 40 million albums. ELP's dramatic flair, sincere passion, labyrinthine song structures, and symphony-worthy virtuosity proved that classical rockers could compete for arena-scale audiences as the band headlined stadium tours around the world. (amazon.com)

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Emerson, Lake and Palmer - From the Beginning 1970-1997
(5CD Sony Music 2012)

1. Decline and fall (Atomic Rooster)
2. Fantasia: Intermezzo karelia suite (The Nice)
3. Lucky Man
4. Tank
5. Take a pebble
6. The barbarian (live 1970)
7. Knife edge (live 1970)
8. Rondo (live 1970)
9. Tarkus
10. Bitches Crystal
11. A Time And A Place
12. OH My Father
13. The Endless Enigma 1
14. Fugue
15. The Endless Enigma 2
16. From The Beginning
17. Trilogy
18. Abbadon`s Bolero
19. Hoedown
20. Jerusalem
21. Still You Turn Me On
22. When The Apple Blossoms
23. Karn Evil 9
24. Jeremy Bender / The Sheriff
25. Cèst La Vie
26. I Believe In Father Christmas (earlier Version)
27. The Enemy God Dances With The Black Spirit
28. Piano Concerto No.1
29. Pirates (live 10.02.78, at Nassau Coliseum, Hempstead, NY)
30. Interview 1967
31. Fanfare For The Common Man
32. Honkey Tonk Train Blues
33. Tiger In A Spotlight
34. Watching Over You
35. Introducing Fanfare - Peter Gunn Theme Live
36. Canario
37. Desede La Vida
38. Black Moon
39. Footprints In The Snow
40. Romeo And Juliet
41. Man In The Long Black Coat
42. Daddy
43. Hang On To A Dream
44. Touch And Go
45. Hoedown (live 04.01.72, at Mar Y Sol Festival, Puerto Rico)
46. Tarkus (live 04.01.72, at Mar Y Sol Festival, Puerto Rico)
47. Take A Pebble (live 04.01.72, at Mar Y Sol Festival, Puerto Rico)
48. Lucky Man (live 04.01.72, at Mar Y Sol Festival, Puerto Rico)
49. Piano Improvisation (live 04.01.72, at Mar Y Sol Festival, Puerto Rico)
50. Pictures At An Exhibition (live 04.01.72, at Mar Y Sol Festival, Puerto Rico)
51. Rondo (live 04.01.72, at Mar Y Sol Festival, Puerto Rico)