Emerson Lake & Palmer ~ Black Moon (1992) Deluxe • 2CD • BMG UK 2017 •• NEW ••

Description: Emerson, Lake & Palmer Black Moon Deluxe Edition 2CD SET BRAND NEW & FACTORY SEALED BMG Rights Management Manticore Records BMGCAT2CD11 UPC | 4050538181340 1992, 2017 ►New 2017 Remaster Of The 1992 Album ►Also Features 'Live At The Royal Albert Hall' ►Extended Booklet With Rare Photos ►Sleeve Notes With Recent Band Interviews TRACK LISTING DISC 1 - The Original 1992 Album (2017 Remaster) 01. Black Moon 02. Paper Blood 03. Affairs Of The Heart 04. Romeo And Juliet 05. Farewell To Arms 06. Changing States 07. Burning Bridges 08. Close To Home 09. Better Days 10. Footprints In The Snow BONUS TRACKS 11. Black Moon (Single Edit) 12. Affairs Of The Heart (Edit) 13. Paper Blood (Edit) 14. Romeo And Juliet (Edit) DISC 2 - Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2017 Remaster) 01. Karn Evil 9 1st Impression, Part 2 02. Tarkus 03. Knife Edge 04. Paper Blood 05. Romeo And Juliet 06. Creole Dance 07. Still... You Turn Me On 08. Lucky Man 09. Black Moon 10. Pirates 11. Finale I. Fanfare For The Common Man II. America III. Rondo When Emerson, Lake & Palmer released a new album in 1992, it signaled the warm glow of a rising sun, rather than the descending gloom of a black moon. Despite the menacing title, it was all good news for myriad fans, as this meant their favorite group was back in action. ‘Black Moon' was ELP's first album since ‘Love Beach' in 1978, after which time the group broke up and its members embarked on solo careers and different projects. Despite occasional attempts at reviving the spirit of the pioneering group, it wasn't until all three were fully reunited that the flame of creativity burned again. ELP had been at the forefront of musical and technological innovation since making their debut at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. They went on to enjoy an extraordinary ten-year career together, when they roared around the world with ever more elaborate stage shows and a succession of hit albums such as ‘Tarkus’, ‘Pictures At An Exhibition' and Brain Salad Surgery.' Keith Emerson, the keyboard virtuoso, who first came to fame with The Nice, formed the new group with Greg Lake, formerly singer and bassist with King Crimson. Drummer Carl Palmer from the Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Atomic Rooster, added even more fire power, as ELP devised a unique blend of rock, jazz and classical music. An ELP concert was always a thrilling experience and the group soon matched Led Zeppelin. Yes and Deep Purple for popularity on the international rock scene. However, all their success and hard work brought stress in its wake that resulted in tension and disagreements. Nevertheless, ELP continued to produce major epics, notably the triple live album ‘Welcome Back, My Friends. To The Show That Never Ends’ (1974) that documented their 1973-74 world tour. This was followed in 1977 by ‘Works Volume 1 ', a double vinyl album with three sides devoted to individual recordings and the fourth to ELP music (including their famed version of Aaron Copland’s ‘Fanfare For The Common Man) and ‘Works Volume 2’ (1977) a single album of solo and group performances featuring Greg Lake’s hit ‘I Believe In Father Christmas’ and Keith’s piano solo ‘HonkyTonk Train Blues’. After ELF split in 1979, Carl Palmer co-founded the highly successful super group Asia. Keith Emerson devoted much of his time to writing movie scores, but agreed to a brief revival of ELP with Cozy Powell on drums, in 1986. He then formed the band 3 in 1988 with Carl Palmer and American multi-instrumentalist Robert Berry. Greg Lake, meanwhile, toured and recorded with his own rock band featuring Gary Moore on lead guitar. In 1991 Phil Carson, head of Victory Records, suggested to Keith Emerson that he might like to compose a film score for his label. This led to Keith asking Greg and Carl to consider working on the project. They began rehearsing and played their old favorite ‘Tarkus’, and enjoyed the experience so much it seemed the time was right for an ELP reunion. The ‘movie score’ idea forgotten, they began recording and the result was ‘Black Moon,’ their first studio album in 14 years, released in May 1992. When I spoke to the group that year, Keith was excited about the reunion. “It's quite amazing' he said, I feel optimistic about it because we have all our old friends around us. I’ve always felt nervous about working with other people. You don't know how they are gonna react or behave! Being with ELP is like having the family back again. “In the early days, it was a very volatile union between Greg, myself and Carl. We didn’t know from one moment to the other if anything was gonna blow' up, emotionally. Now we work together and a lot of strain has been taken out by having a producer. In the past, we each took on too much responsibility, and it just wore us down. In the autumn of our years we have become more forgiving, which is a very important quality” Greg Lake told me: “The reunion was timely and something we all wanted to do. For all of us, ELP was the best thing we’d ever done. The band always had a power I’ve never felt anywhere else. Emerson, Lake & Powell did a tour in 1986 but the chemistry wasn’t right. We’re very happy to be able to play together again. Absence makes the heart grow fonder!” Back in 1992, Carl Palmer was equally enthusiastic. “It’s been a long time since ELP broke up. We did try once before. We wanted to go on tour and have some fun. But we had problems. Keith came off his motor bike and sprained his wrist, so nothing came of that. It’s fresh for me after being in a song orientated rock band like Asia for ten years. We also have new technology now which is really good for our type of music.” Emerson, Lake & Palmer began a world tour, beginning on 24th July 1992, which would take them to the U.S., Japan and Europe. Carl promised that audiences would see him spinning around in circles on his famous revolving drum kit during his spectacular solos. “I see nothing wrong with doing that, as long as it looks better. We’ve got to be up to date. Maybe I’ll go around the other way this time!” During their British tour, ELP played for two nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall, on 2nd and 3rd October, when they were introduced by one of their most loyal champions, the BBC Radio DJ Alan Freeman. The shows were recorded and released on ‘Live At The Royal Albert Hall’ in January 1993. A remastered version of the album is heard in its entirety on Disc 2 of this CD set. The ten remastered ‘Black Moon’ album tracks on Disc 1 are added to with four edited versions of the keynote songs ‘Black Moon’, ‘Affairs of the Heart’, ‘Paper Blood’ and ‘Romeo And Juliet’. In October 2016, I spoke to Greg Lake about the making of ‘Black Moon' and his memories of the songs they created for an album that was hailed as one of their best in years. Greg: “ Black Moon' was a much better album than ‘Love Beach.' It was produced by Mark Mancina, a great musician, writer and producer. He later went to work on the ‘Lion King' as an arranger, and we became close friends. “It was a very pleasurable album to make. One of the other guys, Steve Kempster, was an absolute backbone of the project. He was one of the best recording engineers I had ever come across. He could literally paint the sound, and got a great ‘live’ feel to the album. That’s what these guys brought, a wonderful energy. But it wasn’t ELP. It was ELP deferring to the guidance of Mark, and to some extent Steve. They did a great job and it was a quality album I was happy to listen to, anytime.” The title track ‘Black Moon,’ also released as a single, was written at the time of the first Gulf War and events in the Middle East overshadowed the mood of the times. Greg recalled one of the song’s most powerful lines: “We never learn, even deserts burn”. “That was about Saddam Hussein, when he burnt all those oil fields in Kuwait, and the sky went black. I was watching TV’ and saw the report about the oil being set alight. The sun was blacked out by all the smoke and looked like a black moon, and that started me thinking.” Carl’s drums sound especially heavy on this violent track and he was helped by having 20 drum programmes digitally stored and available at the push of a button. Greg: “Mark Mancina was very much into recording the drums properly, almost microscopically. Because part of the component of any great sounding record is having drums that are accurate and really cut the mustard, y’know? It's the way records have been made ever since that time. There are no more ride cymbals crashing and hissing away.” “It really was a well-made, well- conceived record, and all the new material was specifically written for the album. There are some good songs like Taper Blood' and ‘Affairs Of The Heart'. ‘Farewell To Arms'? Now, that was a lovely song. It has a prayer-like feel and is looking at the state of the world. There is a feeling of constant bewilderment about why human beings insist on obliterating each other. And they are still doing it today. That song is truer today than it was on the day Keith and I wrote it. ‘“Romeo And Juliet’ is a powerful piece of music by Prokofiev. This was done in the great ELP tradition of classical interpretations. We hadn't done it before and so we felt it was right up our street. Mark Mancina also wrote a number called ‘Burning Bridges'. He came in one day and said he'd written a song. We all said: ‘It's a great song - let's record it!’ “‘Better Days’, by Keith and myself, is also an interesting tune", added Greg. “It's almost abstract in a way; and very dream-like. I couldn’t tell you what it's about, except that it goes into a sort of dream state. Somehow, it works. I also wrote the last track, an acoustic ballad called ‘Footprints In The Snow.' That was a song I really liked. The whole concept of someone leaving footprints in the snow is about what you leave behind you, as a memory. It just struck me as being slightly haunting. When you think about it, that’s all that’s left. Footprints. It's a bit like seeing old photographs of your younger self. You shouldn't feel sad when you see those photos, because they are the beginning of something great, your formative years. You might think I was naive then'. But without them, you wouldn't be who you’ve become, and by the way, everybody else feels like that as well. Greg thought that the whole of ‘Black Moon’ was very well produced and said he was still very proud of it. “Even so, it wasn’t the pure essence of ELP that was characterized on those early albums like ‘Tarkus’ or ‘Brain Salad Surgery.’ They were mental! After ‘Black Moon’ was released, we went on a huge world tour. I remember when we played an outdoor show in the States one summer night. There was a huge flash of lightning in the sky and a clap of thunder. It was so typical of an ELP show!” In 2010, ELP reunited once more for a headlining performance at the High Voltage Festival, in London’s Victoria Park. Sadly, it would prove to be their last appearance together. The deaths of both Keith Emerson and Greg Lake in 2016 mean that the shows, that once went on forever, are finally over. Fortunately, ELP have left us an extraordinary legacy of great music which, thanks to these albums, future generations will be able to discover and enjoy. ~ CHRIS WELCH London, England 2017 SHIPPING TO USA ONLY Buyer Pays Shipping $3.99 1st CD $3.99... each additional $1.50 CDs will only be combined with other CDs or DVDs To qualify for the combined discount, all items must be purchased together, paid for with 1 payment, and shipped all together in 1 shipment. Please use the add to cart feature, once you have ordered all your desired items, proceed to checkout to complete your order with the combined total.

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Features: Digipak, Import, Live Recording, Remastered, Sealed, 2CD SET, Rare Band Photos, Hype Sticker on Shrink (see photo 1), Remastered By – Andy Pearce, Matt Wortham

Catalog Number: BMGCAT2CD11

California Prop 65 Warning: If you saw Emerson, Lake & Palmer at Cal Jam (Ontario Motor Speedway, 1974) your mind may be perpetually blown and you may never be the same!

MPN: 4050538181340

Format: CD

Producer: Mark Mancina

Era: 1990s

Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom

CD Grading: Mint (M)

Edition: Deluxe Edition, Remastered, Remastered (2017)

Record Label: BMG Rights Management, Manticore

Case Type: Trifold Digipak

Language: English

Release Title: Black Moon (Deluxe Edition) / Live At The Royal Albert Hall

Artist: Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer, ELP, Emerson, Lake & Palmer