“Welcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends ~
Ladies and Gentlemen” is the second live album by the English progressive rock
band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released as a triple album in August 1974 on
Manticore Records. It was recorded in February 1974 at the Anaheim Convention
Center in Anaheim, California during the group's 1973–74 world tour in support
of their fourth studio album, Brain Salad Surgery (1973).
The album was a commercial success, reaching number 4 on the Billboard 200, the band's highest charting album in the US. In the UK, the album peaked at number 6. The album is certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for 500,000 copies sold in the US. Following its release, Emerson, Lake & Palmer took an extended break from writing and recording.
The album was a commercial success, reaching number 4 on the Billboard 200, the band's highest charting album in the US. In the UK, the album peaked at number 6. The album is certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for 500,000 copies sold in the US. Following its release, Emerson, Lake & Palmer took an extended break from writing and recording.
Este al doilea album live al trupei engleze de rock
progresiv Emerson, Lake & Palmer, lansat in august 1974 ca album triplu la
Manticore Records. A fost inregistrat in februarie 1974 la Anaheim Convention
Center din Anaheim, California, cuprinzand turneele de ajutor din 1973 si 1974 pentru lansarea albumului de
studio nr.4, “Brain Salad Surgery din 1973.”
Albumul a fost un succes comercial, atingand locul 4 in Bilboard 200, cel mai bine clasat album al trupei in Statele Unite si locul 6 in Top Chart Albums din UK. Albumul a fost certificate cu aur de catre RIIA pentru 500 000de copii vandute in Statele Unite. Dupa lansarea lui, E,L&P si-au luat o pauza prelungita de la compus si inregistrari.
Albumul a fost un succes comercial, atingand locul 4 in Bilboard 200, cel mai bine clasat album al trupei in Statele Unite si locul 6 in Top Chart Albums din UK. Albumul a fost certificate cu aur de catre RIIA pentru 500 000de copii vandute in Statele Unite. Dupa lansarea lui, E,L&P si-au luat o pauza prelungita de la compus si inregistrari.
Released August 19, 1974
Recorded February 1974, Anaheim Convention Centre,
Anaheim, CA during 1973–1974, worldwide tour
Genre Progressive Rock
Length 109:41
Label Manticore
Production
Greg Lake
Keith Emerson
(November 2, 1944 - March 11, 2016)
Greg Lake
(November 10, 1947 - December 7, 2016)
Tuned to 432 Hz
Track Listing
1. Hoedown (Taken from Rodeo) 0:00
2. Jerusalem 4:54
3. Toccata (An adaptation of Ginastera's 1st piano
Concerto, 4th movement) 7:46
4. Tarkus 15:11
5. Take a Pebble (including Still...You Turn Me On and
Lucky Man) 42:36
6. Piano Improvisations (including Friedrich Gulda's
Fugue and Joe Sullivan's Little Rock Getaway) 53:47
7. Take a Pebble (Conclusion) 1:05:34
8. Jeremy Bender/The Sheriff 1:09:36
9. Karn Evil 9 1:14:13
Personnel
Keith Emerson – keyboards
Greg Lake – bass, guitars, vocals
Carl Palmer – drums, percussion
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