Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Works Volume 2 (Deluxe Edition) [1977] (2017)

Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Works Volume 2 (Deluxe Edition) [1977] (2017)
Label: BMG Rights Management
Country: UK
Genre: Rock,progressive rock,art rock
Quality: FLAC (*tracks)
Bitrate: Lossless [96kHz/24bit]
Time: 02:11:56
Full Size: 2.51 GB

Formed in 1970, Emerson, Lake & Palmer were torchbearers of the progressive rock sound and one of rock’s first super-groups. The world-conquering, stadium-filling prog giants helped to broaden the audience for the genre from hundreds of thousands into tens of millions and were one the most commercially successful rock bands of the 1970s. Their first 7 album releases all made the U.K. albums chart top 10 and U.S. top 20. Works Volume 2 is ELP’s sixth studio album, released in 1977, and now expertly remastered for the first time in 24 bit / High Density formats from the original tapes. The album’s brief, eclectic compositions cover an array of musical styles, combining stimulating originals and handsomely orchestrated renditions of ‘Maple Leaf Rag’, ‘Honky Tonk Train Blues’, and ‘Show Me The Way to Go Home’. Works 2 showcases incredibly strong performances from all 3 band members – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer. Includes the massive hit ‘I Believe in Father Christmas’, Greg Lake’s beautiful composition, highlighting his strong voice and vibrant acoustic guitar. CD only: CD1 features the remastered original album. Some of CD1 and all of CD2 feature tracks from the ‘In Concert’ (1979) album (later reissued as ‘Works Live’, 1993), recorded at a 26th August 1977 show at the Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada and other shows on that year’s world tour. The booklet in this gatefold, softpack, double CD set contains extensive, exclusive sleeve notes with new band interviews, and rare ELP archive photos.

Tracklist:
01. Tiger In A Spotlight (4:35)
02. When The Apple Blossoms Bloom In The Windmills Of Your Mind I’ll Be Your Valentine (3:58)
03. Bullfrog (3:52)
04. Brain Salad Surgery (3:08)
05. Barrelhouse Shake-Down (3:50)
06. Watching Over You (4:05)
07. So Far To Fall (4:57)
08. Maple Leaf Rag (2:02)
09. I Believe In Father Christmas (3:19)
10. Close But Not Touching (3:22)
11. Honky Tonk Train Blues (3:12)
12. Show Me The Way To Go Home (3:31)
13. Introductory Fanfare (Live) (0:52)
14. Peter Gunn (Live) (3:35)
15. Tiger In A Spotlight (Live) (4:09)
16. C’est la Vie (Live) (4:14)
17. Watching Over You (Live) (3:56)
18. Maple Leaf Rag (Live) (1:11)
19. The Enemy God Dances With The Black Spirits (Live) (2:49)
20. Fanfare For The Common Man (Live) (11:03)
21. Knife Edge (Live) (5:02)
22. Show Me The Way To Go Home (Live) (4:22)
23. Abaddon’s Bolero (Live) (6:03)
24. Pictures At An Exhibition: I. Promenade, II. The Gnome, III. Promenade, IV. The Hut Of Baba Yaga, V. The Curse Of Baba Yaga, VI. The Hut Of Baba Yaga, VII. The Great Gates Of Kiev (Live) (15:48)
25. Closer To Believing (Live) (5:29)
26. Piano Concerto, Third Movement: Toccata con Fuoco (Live) (6:43)
27. Tank (Live) (12:50)