EMERSON, LAKE
& PALMER 
* THE ISLE OF WIGHT
29aug70
CD(r) 9.5 The Isle Of Wight Pop
Festival
A great recording of one of the first ELP's
performance. It was claimed as being the first (definitely wrong) and
(even by the band themselves) as the second.
However, I have found the following
dates, previous to this where they also played: 23ug, Plymouth, 26aug,
London, 28aug, Croydon), thus making this their fourth appearance.
(Note:
In the Manticore Vaults series, vol.1 there's a poster announcing
the Plymouth show).
The show at the famous Isle Of Wight
festival was not all that long but it does feature a 35min version of
'Pictures At An Exhibition', including the (beautiful!) guitar part
from Greg Lake that was omitted at later performances. The
´instrumental´ is ´The barbarian´.
As a bonus there's an interview with the
band talking about their appearance at this festival.
Part of this performance I also have on
video.
Tracks:
Instrumental / Take A Pebble / Pictures
At An Exhibition / Rondo / Nutrocker / Interview
* HOLLYWOOD BOWL (71)
19jul71
CD 8.5 Hollywood bowl,
LA
Includes a 20+ min version of "Rondo" with
drum solo.
Tracks:
The Barbarian / Take A Pebble / Tarkus /
Knife Edge / Rondo / Nutrocker
* THE MANTICORE VAULTS Volume 1
(71-72)
1sep71,21apr72,28jul72,13aug72
7CD
7.5-8.5
New York, Louisville, Long Beach, Saratoga Springs
First of a series of box set containing no less
then 4 shows.
Sound differs from show to show. These recordings have been
available
on bootlegs before (from the vinyl days), but now have been collected
into a CD box set. The
liner notes suggest with approval from the band and although I couldn't
verify the latter, it seems legit.
"Tarkus" from New York contains a few bars from Fleetwood Mac´s
"Oh Well". "Knife Edge" features bars from Bach´s Brandenburg
concert. "Rondo" has a long drum solo. The last two songs ("Piano
Interlude" and "Hoedown") are from 11dec71, Birmingham and have speed
problems.
The Kentucky show includes a rare occurrence of "Abando´s Bolero"
and
some awesome (and long) versions of "Rondo"..
Great collection!
Tracks:
Gaelic Park, New York, 1sep71
CD 1:
The Barbarian / Take A Pebble / Tarkus
CD 2:
Knife Edge / Rondo / Piano Interlude(incl. Fugue) / Hoedown
Louisville Town Hall, Kentucky 21apr72
CD 3:
Hoedown / Tarkus / Take A Pebble / Lucky Man / Piano Improvisation
CD 4:
Abandon´s Bolero / Pictures At An Exhibition / Nutrocker / Rondo
Long Beach Arena, Long Beach 28jul72
CD 5:
Tarkus / The Endless Enigma (incl. fugue) / The Sheriff / Take A Pebble
/ Lucky Man
CD 6:
Take A Pebble / Pictures At An Exhibition / Hoedown / Grand Final
(Rondo'
Performing Arts Center, Sartoga Springs 13aug72
CD 7:
Hoedown / Tarkus / The Endless Enigma (incl. Fugue) / The Sheriff /
Take A Pebble (incl. Lucky Man) / Pictures At An Exhibition
* THE MANTICORE VAULTS Volume 2
(72-77)
26nov72, 25mar73,26jul74, 30nov77
8CD
7.5-8.5 London, Wichita, Buffalo,New Haven
Second in a series of three box sets. This one
has 4 complete shows.
Sound differs from show to show. All are audience recordings except for
the New Haven show, which comes from soundboard. These recordings have
been available on (vinyl) bootlegs before , but now have been collected
into a
CD box set. The liner notes suggest with approval from the band and
although
I couldn't verify the latter, it seems legit.
Great collection!
Tracks:
Hammersmith Odeon, London 26nov72
CD 1:
Hoedown / Tarkus / Endless Enigma / At The Sign Of the Swinging Cymbal
/ The Sheriff / Take A Pebble / Lucky Man
CD 2:
Piano Improvisation / Pictures At An Exhibition / Nutrocker
Henry Lewit Arena, Wichita, 26mar73
CD 3:
Hoedown / Jerusalem / Toccata / Tarkus / Benny The Bouncer / Jeremy
Bender / Take A Pebble / Still, You Turn Me On / Lucky Man
CD 4:
Piano Improvisation / Take A Pebble / Karn Evil 9 (complete)'
Rich Stadium, Buffalo, 26jul77
CD 5:
Hoedown / Jerusalem / Toccata / Tarkus / Take A Pebble / Still, You
Turn Me
On / Lucky Man / Piano Improvisation
CD 6:
Take A Pebble / Karn Evil 9 (complete) / Pictures At An Exhibition
New Haven Civic Center, New Haven 30nov77
CD 7:
Peter Gunn / Hoedown / Tarkus / Take A Pebble / Piano Concerto No.1 /
Maple
Leaf Rag / Take A Pebble / C´est La Vie / Lucky Man
CD 8:
Karn Evil 9 (1st impression, part 2) / Tiger In Spotlight / Watching
Over You / Nutrocker / The Pirates / Fanfare For The Common Man
* THE MANTICORE VAULTS Volume 3
(74-93)
10feb74, 1977,2oct92,mar93
5CD 8.5 / 9.5
Anaheim, Wheeling, London, LA
Third in the series of box sets with 2 complete
shows and mixed tracks from two shows in 1974 and 1977. All are
soundboard
recordings. These recordings have been available on bootlegs before,
but
now have been collected into a CD box set. The
liner notes suggest with approval from the band and although I couldn't
verify the latter, it seems legit.
The first disk features songs from two show, but it's not clear which
are from which. Some of these tracks are also cut short.
The second and third disk feature a complete show from 1992 in
excellent sound. 'Lucky Man' is with quite a different arrangement
where Greg is accompanied with some heavy backup on keyboards and drums.
Tracks:
CD 1: (Anaheim convention centre, 10feb74 / Wheeling coliseum 1977)
Hoedown / Tiger In Spotlight / C´est La Vie / Still you Turn Me
On / Lucky Man / Tank-Enemy God / Karn Evil 9 (1ste impression) / Karn
Evil 9 (2nd impression) / Fanfare For The Common Man / Pictures At An
Exhibition
Royal Albert Hall, London, 2 October 1992
CD 2:
Tarkus / Knife Edge / Paper Blood / Black Moon / Close To Home / Creole
Dance / From The Beginning / Still You Turn Me On / Lucky Man
CD 3:
Honky Tonk Train Blues / Romeo & Juliet / The Pirates / Pictures At
An Exhibition / Fanfare For The Common Man
Wiltern Theatre, LA March 1993
CD 4:
Karn Evil 9 (1st impression) / Tarkus / Knife Edge / Paper Blood /
Black Moon / Close To Home / Creole Dance / Still you Turn Me On /
C´est La Vie / Lucky Man / Honky Tonk Train Blues / Touch And Go
/ The Pirates
CD 5:
Hoedown / Pictures At An Exhibition / Fanfare For The Common Man
* HYOUGO (72)
24jul72
TAPE(2gen)
7.5 Koushien Stadium, Nishinomiya,
Hyougo, Japan
A second generation from the master tape. The
audience is very much present and at times clap-happy. The recording
also is a bit from a distant.
Tracks:
Side 1:
Hoedown / Tarkus / Take A Pebble ->
Lucky Man ->
Side 2:
Piano Improvisation -> Take A Pebble
/ Pictures At An Exhibition / Rondo
* THE 1972 AMERICAN TOUR (72)
28jul72
TAPE(1gen)
9 Long beach Arena
A first generation copy of a (bit scratchy) 2LP.
Great old ELP show with some of my favourite highlights from their
oeuvre.
Tracks:
Side 1:
Tarkus: Eruption-Stone Of
Years-Iconoclast-Mass-Manticore-Battlefield (incl.Epitaph)-Aquatarkus /
The Endless Enigma, pt.1 ->Fugue -> The Endless Enigma, pt.2 /
The Sheriff / Take A Pebble / Lucky Man
Side 2:
Take A Pebble (reprise) / Pictures At An
Exibition:Promenade-The Hut Of Baba Yaga-The Curse Of Baba Yag-The
Great Gates Of Kiev / Hoedown / Grand Finale (rondo).
* LIVE IN AMERICA
10feb74
CD 9.5
Convention Centre, Anaheim
Recorded forKing Biscuit Flower Hower. Not
a complete show but a complete version of
'Karn Evil 9' (33min!) in great sound.
I am a bit confused about the exact date and location as the official
King Biscuit release (see below) says it´s from 7mar74, Tulsa.
Tracks:
Hoedown / Still, You Turn Me On / Lucky
Man / Piano Improvisation / Karn Evil 9 - First impressions pt.1 ->
First Impression pt.2 / Karn Evil 9 - 2nd Impression pt.1 ->
2nd Impression pt.2 -> 3rd Impression
* KING BISCUIT FLOWER HOUR (77 /
74)
12nov77, 7mar74
2CD 10(!)
The Coliseum,
Wheeling / Civic Center, Tulsa
From the famous radio show very, very good
sounding disks! Disc 1 is from 1977 up until "Fanare". The remainder of
Disc 1 (from "Hoedown") and "Karn Evil 9" on disc 2 is from
1974. The second disk also comes with some extra multi-media tracks
(videos).
I am a bit confused about the exact date for the 1974 part. This disc
clains it´s from Tulsa, 7mar74 however other sources indicate the
KBFH was recorded on 10feb74 at Anaheim (see above).
Tracks:
CD 1:
Peter Gunn / Tiger In A Spotlight /
C´est La Vie / Piano Improvisation / Maple Leaf Rag / Drum Solo /
The Enemy God / Watching Over you / Pirates / Fanfare For The Common
Man / Hoe Down / Still you Turn Me On / Lucky Man / Piano Improvisation
CD 2:
Karn Evil 9
* NEW YORK CITY (77)
8jul77
2CD 8.5 Madison
Square Garden, New York
Complete show with full orchestra.
.
Tracks:
CD 1:
Rondo / Hoedown / Karn Evil 9 (1st impression) / Enemy God / Tarkus /
Still, You Turn Me On / Lucky Man / Pictures Of An Exhibiton / Piano
Concerto nr. 1
CD 2:
Closer To Believing / C´est La Vie / Knife Edge / Tank /
Nutrocker / Pirates / Fanfare For The Common Man - Rondo
* NASSAU (78)
9feb78
2CD 8
Nassau Coliseum, Long Island
Complete show without the orchestra which they
had
abandoned a few weeks earlier.
Tracks:
Disk 1:
Tarkus / Knife Edge / Paper Blood /
Black Moon / Close To home / Creole Dance / From The Beginning /
Still... you Turn
Me On / Lucky Man
* PIRATES (92)
2oct92
2CD 9
Royal Albert Hall, London
Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall on 2oct92. See
also the MANTICORE VAULTS vol.3 above.
Tracks:
Disk 1:
Tarkus / Knife Edge / Paper Blood /
Black Moon / Close To home / Creole Dance / From The Beginning /
Still... you Turn
Me On / Lucky Man
Disk 2:
Honky Tonk Train Blues / Romeo And
Juliet / Pirates / Pictures At An Exhibition / Fanfare For The Common
Man
* BUENOS AIRES (93)
5apr93
2CD 9.5
Obras Stadium, Buenos Aires,
Complete show from soundboard.
Tracks:
Disk 1:
Tarkus / Knife Edge / Paper Blood /
Black Moon / Close To home / Creole Dance / From The Beginning /
Still... you Turn
Me On / Lucky Man / Honky Tonk Train
Blues
CD 2:
Touch And Go / Pirates / Hoedown / Pictures
At An Exhibition / Fanfare For The Common
Man - America - Rondo
* FANFARE FOR THE KINGDOM (97)
25jul97 / 7jul96
2CD 9 The Kingdom
Festival,
Switzerland / Venice Beach, CA
Good sound but mono.
The second disk features some songs from an Emerson performance. Not to
great sound but a great piano solo version of ´Tarkus!
Disk 1:
Karn Evil 9 (1st impression) / Tiger In A Spotlight / Hoedown / Touch
And Go / From The Beginning / Knife Edge / Bitch Crystal / Keith solo /
Honky Tonk Train Blues / Take A Pebble / Lucky Man / Tarkus / Pictures
At An Exhibition
Disk 2:
Fanfare For The Common Man / Rondo / 21st Century Schizoid Man / America
Bonus:
Touch And Go / Hoedown / Piano Solo / Tarkus / Nutrocker / Benny the
Bouncer / Fanfare For The Common Man / Give Me Some Lovin´ /
Honky tonk Train Blues
* TANK
???
CD 9 ?
Not sure where this comes from, but it may be
another incarnation of the "smash the piano" (Anaheim 74) bootleg,
albeit with the tracks in a different running order.
Tracks:
Hoedown / Still you Turn Me On / Lucky Man / Piano Improvisation / Karn
Evil 9 / Tiger In Spotlight / C´est La Vie / Tank-Enemy God /
Fanfare For The Common Man