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King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Greg Lake In Concert
Live album by
ReleasedJuly 1995 (1995)
RecordedNovember 5, 1981 (1981-11-05)
Venue Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
Genre Hard rock
Progressive rock
Length56:56
Label King Biscuit Entertainment
ProducerGreg Lake
The Greg Lake Band chronology
Manoeuvres
(1983)
King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Greg Lake In Concert
(1995)
The Greg Lake Retrospective: From The Beginning
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic [1]

King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Greg Lake In Concert is a live album of the Greg Lake Band recorded in concert November 5, 1981, at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, England, that was broadcast live on the King Biscuit Flower Hour radio program, first released on CD in 1995.

The Greg Lake Band were Greg Lake (guitar, lead vocals) featuring Gary Moore (lead guitar, vocals), Tommy Eyre (keyboards, vocals), Tris Margetts (bass, vocals), and Ted McKenna (drums, vocals). [2]

The set list included songs from the band's first album Greg Lake and Greg's King Crimson composition " 21st Century Schizoid Man" as well as a mix of ELP's " Fanfare For The Common Man" and " Karn Evil 9"; Greg's ELP song " Lucky Man", and Gary Moore's " Parisienne Walkways".

The recording has been released multiple times with various titles (including London '81), sometimes featuring songs recorded at other concerts during the band's 1981 tour of the UK, U.S. and Canada, and some releases include Greg's King Crimson song " In The Court Of The Crimson King" and other selections such as Greg's Emerson, Lake & Palmer song " C'est la Vie".

The recording was mastered at PolyGram Studios. The CD was mastered at Dolphin Studios. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1." Fanfare for the Common ManKarn Evil 9" Aaron CoplandKeith Emerson, Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield6:11
2."Nuclear Attack" Gary Moore5:45
3."The Lie"Tony Benyon, Tommy Eyre, Greg Lake4:33
4."Retribution Drive"Tony Benyon, Tommy Eyre, Greg Lake5:41
5." Lucky Man"Greg Lake4:50
6." Parisienne Walkways" Phil Lynott, Gary Moore6:03
7." You've Really Got a Hold on Me" Smokey Robinson5:25
8."Love You Too Much" Bob Dylan, Greg Lake, Helena Springs5:03
9." 21st Century Schizoid Man" Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Greg Lake, Michael Giles, Peter Sinfield9:06
10." The Court of the Crimson King"Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield5:39

Personnel

Greg Lake Band
  • Greg Lake – lead vocals, guitar
  • Gary Moore – lead guitar, vocals
  • Tommy Eyre – keyboards, vocals
  • Ted McKenna – drums, percussion
  • Tristram Margetts – bass

References

  1. ^ King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Greg Lake in Concert at AllMusic
  2. ^ Welch, Chris (December 1981). "Birth of a Band". International Musician and Recording World: pages 28-29, 31. Archived from the original article. http://ladiesofthelake.com/cabinet/birth.html . Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Greg Lake Feat. Gary Moore – King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Greg Lake In Concert (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 5 November 1981. Retrieved 27 February 2012.