Review
Upon its release, the 1973 LP Brain Salad Surgery had been hailed as Emerson, Lake & Palmer's masterpiece. A long tour ensued that left the trio flushed and begging for time off. Before disbanding for three years, they assembled a three-LP live set (something of a badge of achievement at the time, earned by Yes in 1973 with Yessongs and, somewhat more dubiously, Leon Russell with Leon Live). Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends gives a very accurate representation of ELP's shows at the time, including their uncertain sound quality. It isn't that the group didn't try hard to give a good show; they did, but left to just his two hands, … » Read more
Tracks
Disc 1
Title | Composer | Time | ||||
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1 | Hoedown | Copland | 4:28 | |||
2 | Jerusalem | Blake, Blondy, Diamond, Parry | 3:18 | |||
3 | Toccata | Ginastera, Palmer | 7:21 | |||
4 | Tarkus: Eruption/Stone of Years/Iconoclast/Mass/Manticore/Battlefield/E | Emerson, Emerson, Fripp, Giles, Lake… | 27:23 | |||
5 | Take a Pebble/Still...You Turn Me On/Lucky Man | Emerson, Gulda, Lake | 11:07 |
Disc 2
Title | Composer | Time | ||||
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1 | Piano Improvisations: Fugue/Little Rock Getaway | Emerson, Gulda, Sullivan | 11:53 | |||
2 | Take a Pebble (Conclusion) [Conclusion] | Lake | 3:14 | |||
3 | Medley: Jeremy Bender/The Sheriff | Emerson, Lake | 5:24 | |||
4 | Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression/2nd Impression/3rd Impression | Emerson, Emerson, Lake, Lake… | 35:24 | |||
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Releases
Year | Type | label | Catalog # |
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CD | Sanctuary | 060 | |
1996 | CD | Rhino | 72228 |
2001 | CD | Castle Music Ltd. | SMDDDD-060 |
2002 | CD | JVC Victor | 607445 |
2005 | CD | Membran | 230050 |
2005 | CD | Victor Records | 631812 |
2006 | CD | JVC Compact Discs | 63221 |
2007 | CD | Shout | 10539 |
2009 | CD | Sanctuary | 2712812 |