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The Essential Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Compilation album by
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Released2007
Recorded1970-78, 1992-97
Genre Progressive rock
Label Shout! Factory
Manticore
Producer Greg Lake
Mark Mancina
Emerson, Lake & Palmer chronology
The Original Bootleg Series from the Manticore Vaults Vol.4
(2006) 		The Essential Emerson, Lake & Palmer
(2007) 		From the Beginning
(2007)
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The Essential Emerson, Lake & Palmer is a greatest hits album by British progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in 2007.

Track listing

Disc 1

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1." The Barbarian" Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer Emerson, Lake & Palmer, 19704:28
2." Take a Pebble"LakeEmerson, Lake & Palmer12:29
3."Knife-Edge" (Adapted from Leoš Janáček's Sinfonia)Leoš Janáček, Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Richard FraserEmerson, Lake & Palmer5:03
4."Tank"Emerson, PalmerEmerson, Lake & Palmer6:47
5." Lucky Man"LakeEmerson, Lake & Palmer4:36
6." Tarkus"
  1. "A) Eruption"
  2. "B) Stones of Years"
  3. "C) Iconoclast"
  4. "D) Mass"
  5. "E) Manticore"
  6. "F) Battlefield"
  7. "G) Aquatarkus"
Emerson, Lake Tarkus, 197120:39
7." Bitches Crystal"Emerson, LakeTarkus3:55
8." Nut Rocker" (Live) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Kim Fowley, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer Pictures at an Exhibition, 19713:56
9." From the Beginning"Lake Trilogy, 19724:13
10." Hoedown" Aaron Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, PalmerTrilogy3:43
11." Trilogy"Emerson, LakeTrilogy8:54

Disc 2

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1." The Endless Enigma, Part One"Emerson, LakeTrilogy6:41
2." Fugue"EmersonTrilogy1:56
3." The Endless Enigma, Part Two"Emerson, LakeTrilogy2:00
4." Jerusalem" William Blake, Hubert Parry, adapted by Emerson, Lake, Palmer Brain Salad Surgery, 19732:44
5." Toccata" (Adaptation of Alberto Ginastera's 1st Piano Concerto)Alberto Ginastera, arr. by EmersonBrain Salad Surgery7:21
6." Still...You Turn Me On"LakeBrain Salad Surgery2:51
7." Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 1"Emerson, LakeBrain Salad Surgery8:35
8." Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2"Emerson, LakeBrain Salad Surgery4:49
9." Jeremy Bender/The Sheriff" (Live medley)Emerson, Lake Welcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends ~ Ladies and Gentlemen, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, 19745:02
10." I Believe in Father Christmas"Lake, Peter SinfieldNon-album single, 1975; later released on Works Volume 2, 19773:32
11." C'est la Vie"Lake, Sinfield Works Volume 1, 19774:17
12." Fanfare for the Common Man" (Edited version)Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, PalmerWorks Volume 15:40
13." Honky Tonk Train Blues" Meade "Lux" Lewis, arr. by EmersonNon-album single, 1976; later released on Works Volume 23:12
14."Canario" Joaquín Rodrigo Love Beach, 19783:59
15." Peter Gunn" (Live version) Henry Mancini, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer Emerson, Lake & Palmer in Concert, 19793:38
16."Black Moon"Emerson, Lake, Palmer Black Moon, 19926:58
17."Paper Blood"Emerson, Lake, PalmerBlack Moon4:27

References

  1. ^ Monger, James Christopher. The Essential Emerson, Lake & Palmer at AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
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