Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Return Of The Manticore Album

Tracklist

1	Tank Written-By – Palmer, Emerson	6:47
2	Pirates Arranged By – Emerson, Lake & PalmerComposed By, Orchestrated By – Keith EmersonConductor – Godfrey SalmonEngineer – David Richards, John Timperly, Roger CameronLyrics By – Greg Lake, Peter SinfieldOrchestra – Orchestra De L'Opera De Paris, TheOrchestrated By – John Mayer Written-By – Lake, Emerson, Sinfield	13:18
3	The Endless Enigma Pt. 2 Written-By – Lake, Emerson	2:00
4	Take A Pebble (Conclusion) Written-By – Lake	2:53
5	A Time And A Place Written-By – Palmer, Lake, Emerson	2:57
6	2nd Impression Engineer – Geoff YoungLyrics By – Lake, SinfieldMusic By – EmersonProducer – Greg Lake	7:07
7	Introductory Fanfare / Peter Gunn Engineer – Michael LeveilleeMixed By – Keith EmersonWritten-By – Palmer, Mancini, Emerson	4:27
8	From The Beginning Written-By – Lake	4:14
9	Living Sin Written-By – Palmer, Lake, Emerson	3:12
10	Stones Of Years Arranged By, Directed By – Emerson, Lake & PalmerWritten-By – Lake, Emerson	3:44
11	The Endless Enigma Pt. 1 Written-By – Lake, Emerson	6:41
12	Tarkus	(20:35)
13	Hang On To A Dream Written-By – Hardin	4:27
14	Letters From The Front Arranged By – Emerson, Lake & PalmerEngineer – Jack Nuber, Karl PittersonWritten-By – Emerson, Sinfield	5:18
15	The Great Gates Of Kiev Arranged By – Keith EmersonWritten-By – Lake, Mussorgsky	5:30
16	Black Moon Engineer, Mixed By – Steve KempsterProducer – Mark MancinaWritten-By – Palmer, Lake, Emerson	6:58
17	The Hut Of Baba Yaga Arranged By – Keith EmersonWritten-By – Mussorgsky	1:16
18	Pictures At An Exhibition	(15:33)
19	Bitches Crystal Written-By – Lake, Emerson	3:55
20	Fanfare For The Common Man Arranged By – Keith EmersonEngineer – David Richards, John TimperlyProducer – Greg LakeWritten-By – Aaron Copland	9:40
21	Lucky Man Written-By – Lake	3:02
22	The New Recordings
23	Still... You Turn Me On Engineer – Geoff YoungWritten-By – Lake	2:52
24	Trilogy Arranged By – Emerson, Lake & PalmerWritten-By – Lake, Emerson	8:53
25	Touch And Go Written-By – Lake, Emerson	3:01
26	The Barbarian Adapted By – Emerson, Lake & PalmerWritten-By – Bela Bartok	4:28
27	Toccata Arranged By – Keith EmersonEngineer – Geoff YoungWritten-By – GinasteraWritten-By [Percussion Movement] – Palmer
28	Fire Written-By – Brown, Finesilver, Ker, Crane	3:24
29	Love At First Sight Arranged By – Emerson, Lake & PalmerEngineer – Jack Nuber, Karl PittersonWritten-By – Emerson, Sinfield	5:36
30	Aquatarkus Arranged By, Directed By – Emerson, Lake & PalmerWritten-By – Emerson	3:59
31	Lucky Man Arranged By – Emerson, Lake & PalmerProducer – Greg LakeWritten-By – Lake	4:37
32	Promenade Arranged By – Keith EmersonWritten-By – Lake, Mussorgsky	1:44
33	The Sage Arranged By – Keith EmersonWritten-By – Lake	3:10
34	Piano Concerto No. 1 Third Movement: Toccata Con Fuoco Conductor, Orchestrated By – John Mayer Engineer – Roger CameronOrchestra – London Philharmonic OrchestraPiano [Steinway], Orchestrated By, Producer – Keith EmersonWritten-By – Emerson	6:48
35	Prologue / The Education Of A Gentleman Arranged By – Emerson, Lake & PalmerEngineer – Jack Nuber, Karl PittersonWritten-By – Emerson, Sinfield	5:34
36	21st Century Schizoid Man Written-By – Lake, McDonald, Giles, Sinfield, Fripp	3:07
37	The Enemy God Dances With The Black Spirits Engineer – David Richards, John TimperlyProducer – Carl PalmerWritten-By – Prokofiev	3:21
38	I Believe In Father Christmas Written-By – Lake, Sinfield	3:26
39	Hoedown Arranged By – Emerson, Lake & PalmerWritten-By – Aaron Copland	3:43
40	The Gnome Arranged By – Keith EmersonWritten-By – Palmer, Mussorgsky	2:07
41	Battlefield Arranged By, Directed By – Emerson, Lake & PalmerWritten-By – Lake	3:51
42	1st Impression Engineer – Chris KimseyLyrics By – Lake, SinfieldMusic By, Vocals – EmersonProducer – Greg Lake	13:23
43	Honourable Company (A March) Arranged By – Emerson, Lake & PalmerEngineer – Jack Nuber, Karl PittersonWritten-By – Emerson	3:46
44	Bo Diddley Written-By – Palmer, Lake, Emerson	5:03
45	Karn Evil 9	(29:37)
46	Prelude And Fugue Producer – Keith EmersonWritten-By – Gulda	3:15
47	Mass Arranged By, Directed By – Emerson, Lake & PalmerWritten-By – Lake, Emerson	3:11
48	Memoirs Of An Officer And A Gentleman	(20:12)
49	Tiger In A Spotlight Engineer – Geoff YoungWritten-By – Palmer, Lake, Emerson, Sinfield	4:23
50	Take A Pebble Written-By – Lake	4:58
51	The Classic Recordings
52	For You Written-By – Lake, Sinfield	4:27
53	3rd Impression Engineer – Geoff YoungLyrics By – Lake, SinfieldMusic By – EmersonProducer – Greg Lake	9:07
54	C'Est La Vie Engineer – David Richards, John TimperlyOrchestrated By – Tony Harris Orchestrated By, Conductor [Choir], Conductor [Orchestra] – Godfrey SalmonWritten-By – Lake, Sinfield	4:16
55	Paper Blood Written-By – Emerson, Lake & Palmer	4:26
56	Affairs Of The Heart Engineer, Mixed By – Steve KempsterWritten-By – Downes, Lake	3:46
57	Piano Improvisations Including Friedrich Gulda's Fugue And Joe Sullivan's Little Rock Getaway Written-By – Friedrich Gulda, Joe Sullivan, Emerson	11:55
58	Take A Pebble (Live Version)	(22:48)
59	Promenade Arranged By – Keith EmersonWritten-By – Mussorgsky	1:46
60	Honky Tonk Train Blues Orchestrated By – Alan Cohen Producer – Keith EmersonWritten-By – Meade (Lux) Lewis	3:11
61	Rondo (Live Version) Written-By – Brubeck	14:28
62	Manticore Arranged By, Directed By – Emerson, Lake & PalmerWritten-By – Emerson	1:52
63	Knife Edge Adapted By – Fraser, Lake, EmersonArranged By, Directed By – Emerson, Lake & PalmerWritten-By – Janacek	5:05
64	The Endless Enigma	(10:37)
65	Fugue Written-By – Emerson	1:56
66	Jerusalem Arranged By – Emerson, Lake & PalmerEngineer – Geoff YoungWritten-By – Parry, Blake	2:44
67	Iconoclast Arranged By, Directed By – Emerson, Lake & PalmerWritten-By – Emerson	1:15
68	Eruption Arranged By, Directed By – Emerson, Lake & PalmerWritten-By – Emerson	2:43
69	Watching Over You Engineer – David Richards, John TimperlyWritten-By – Lake, Sinfield	3:54

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
R2 72234	Emerson, Lake & Palmer	The Return Of The Manticore ‎(4xCD, Comp + Box)	Rhino Records	R2 72234	UK	1993
383 484 004-2, 828459-2	Emerson, Lake & Palmer	The Return Of The Manticore ‎(4xCD, Comp + Box)	Victory , London Records	383 484 004-2, 828459-2	Europe	1993
VICP-60825-28	Emerson, Lake & Palmer	The Return Of The Manticore ‎(4xCD, Comp + Box, RE, Whi)	Victor	VICP-60825-28	Japan	1999
ESFCD421, GAS 0000421ESF ACO	Emerson, Lake & Palmer	The Return Of The Manticore ‎(4xCD, Comp + Box, RE, Red)	Castle Communications, Essential, Castle Communications, Essential	ESFCD421, GAS 0000421ESF ACO	UK	1996
VICP-40113-16	Emerson, Lake & Palmer	The Return Of The Manticore ‎(4xCD, Comp + Box)	Victor	VICP-40113-16	Japan	1993

Credits

• Compilation Producer – Bill Levenson
• Design [Package Design] – Bob Defrin
• Engineer – Brian Foraker (tracks: 1 to 6), Eddie Offord (tracks: 1-10 to 1-12, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 2-6, 3-1, 3-3, 3-7 to 3-9, 4-7)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Roger Sommers (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Mastered By – Greg Fulginiti (tracks: 1 to 6), Joseph M. Palmaccio
• Producer – Greg Lake (tracks: 1-8 to1-12, 2-1 to 2-4, 2-6, 3-1 to 3-4. 3-6 to 3-10, 4-1, 4-2, 4-4, 4-9)
• Producer, Engineer – Keith Olsen (tracks: 1 to 6)

Notes

Package comes in large 30cm long box that contains four CDs in standard jewel cases and a 35 page booklet with track information, archive photographs and an essay by Chris Welch.
Letters are Silver on front sleeve not white.

1-1 to 1-6 are new recordings. Track 1-5 "Pictures at an Exhibition" is presented in Dolby Surround Sound.

2-7, 3-6 and 4-7 are previously unreleased.

2-7 is live from Lyceum Theatre, London - December 9 1970

1-11, 1-12, 2-4 and 3-1 from "Emerson, Lake & Palmer".

2-1, 3-7 and 3-8 from "Tarkus".

1-10, 2-2, 2-6, 3-3 and 3-9 from "Trilogy"

1-9, 2-2, 3-10 and 4-1 from "Brain Salad Surgery".

2-3 from "Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends".

3-4, 3-5, 4-5 and 4-9 from "Works Volume 1".

1-8, 3-11, 4-4 from "Works Volume 2".

1-7 from "Works Live".

4-6 and 4-8 from "Love Beach".

4-3 and 4-10 from "Black Moon".

Barcodes

• Barcode (Scanned): 738348400427

Companies

• Record Company – BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. – D207171

Album

The Return of the Manticore is a 4-disc retrospective on the career of the band Emerson, Lake & Palmer. It was released in 1993, and features several new recordings of previously released songs, most notably a studio recording of Pictures at an Exhibition, presented in Dolby Surround Sound. Also, a live recording of Dave Brubeck's Rondo features on disc 2 the track, although performed by ELP in concert from the band's inception as it had been by Keith Emerson's previous band The Nice, was. Return of the Manticore by Emerson Lake & Palmer November 16, 1993. Audio CD. By the end of the '70s, the so-called progressive rockers were considered comical dinosaurs, and none of these bands was as reviled as ELP. Keyboardist Keith Emerson, bassist-vocalist Greg Lake and drummer Carl Palmer deserved much of the derision: They were often pompous and humorless. But the group's box set proves that ELP did create some enduring music-though certainly not enough to justify four CDs. Only for completionists 3. The Album ends with the well known Hoedown and a previously unreleased cover of Rondo by The Nice, can't believe they never included this track before, it's simply frantic and brilliant. Another 5 stars disk, but still have to wait for the other two. Disk Three. This album IMHO deserves only 4 stars because of the bad balance between masterpieces and boring ballads. Disk 4 . The first disc begins with an alternate version of 1986's Touch and Go that emphasizes Carl Palmer's presence. The disc also includes a cover of Hang on to a Dream, originally by Keith Emerson's former band The Nice, and King Crimson's pièce de résistance 21st Century Schizoid Man. A new recording of the Crazy World of Arthur Brown's Fire rounds out Disc 1's novelties. Emerson, Lake & Palmer, also known as ELP, were an English progressive rock supergroup which was formed in 1970 in England, United Kingdom. They found success in the 1970s and have sold over forty million albums and headlined large stadium concerts. The band consisted of Keith Emerson keyboards, Greg Lake bass guitar, vocals, guitar and Carl Palmer drums, percussion. They are one of the most popular and commercially successful progressive rock bands. The ELP sound is dominated by the Hammond organ and Moog synthesizer of the flamboyant Emerson. The band's compositions read more. Other productions from Emerson, Lake And Palmer. In The Hot Seat. Black Moon. The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Rick Wakeman. The Family Album. Piano Vibrations. To favorites 0 Download album. Listen album. Progressive Rock. Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Group Compilation. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 21st Century Schizoid Man 1993 Recording. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Fire 1993 Recording. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Pictures At An Exhibition 1993 Recording. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - I Believe In Father Christmas 1993 Recording. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Introductory Fanfare, Peter Gunn. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tiger In A Spotlight. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Toccata. The other night I happened to catch a broadcast of Emerson, Lake and Palmers 40th anniversary reunion concert filmed in 2011 and was so delighted to hear how good this trio still is I decided to finally review their retrospective behemoth, The Return of the Manticore. The brilliant Trilogy from the album of the same name is next and all I can say is that when ELP delivered masterpieces like this one no one could top them. So there you have it. Return of the Manticore has enough of the ELP splendor to make it worth having in your collection. Emerson, Lake & Palmer, also known as ELP, were a sporadically active English progressive rock supergroup. The band consisted of Keith Emerson keyboards, Greg Lake bass guitar, vocal more . Year: 1993. Style:MLA Chicago APA. The Return of the Manticore Album. STANDS4 LLC, 2020. 23 Jun 2020. Powered by . Missing lyrics by Emerson, Lake & Palmer Know any other songs by Emerson, Lake & Palmer Don't keep it to yourself