Emerson, Lake and Palmer – A Time And A Place – Shout Factory 4 CD Box Set
Ritiro Tutto! Controllato e prutroppo sono cattive notizie per gli appassionati di Emerson, Lake & Palmer!
Nel senso che vi tocca cacciare fuori altri soldi per l’acquisto di questo Box: infatti il cofanetto (che tramite il servizio mailorder della Shout è già disponibile da un paio di mesi) è veramente ottimo. La qualità sonora è nettamente superiore ai quattro volumi della serie The Original Bootleg Series From The Manticore Vaults dove il suono era veramente pessimo, tipo bootlegs ma di quelli scarsi.
In questo caso i primi tre CD del cofanetto contengono Soundboard Recordings (quindi direttamente dal mixer) ottimamente rimasterizzate e inedite in gran parte (qualcosina in Europa tipo i brani della isola di Wight era uscito), mentre il quarto, intitolato This Boot’s For You – A Fan’s View contiene effettivamente registrazioni fatte dai fan, però di ottima qualità rispetto a quelle delle Bootleg Series.
Quindi son c… amari e dovete mettere mano ai portafogli. Per ulteriori verifiche questa è la tracklist completa
DISC ONE: The Early ’70s
1. The Barbarian Recorded at the Isle of Wight Festival, Isle Of Wight, UK on August 29, 1970
2. Take A Pebble
Recorded at Beat Club, Bremen, Germany on November 26, 1970
3. Ballad Of Blue
Recorded at the Lyceum Ballroom, London, UK on December 9, 1970
4. High Level Fugue
Recorded at the Lyceum Ballroom, London, UK on December 9, 1970
5. Hoedown
Recorded at the Mar Y Sol Festival, Veja Baja, San Juan, Puerto Rico on April 2, 1972
6. Still… You Turn Me On
Recorded at the Civic Center, Tulsa, OK on March 7, 1974
7. Lucky Man
Recorded at the Civic Center, Tulsa, OK on March 7, 1974
8. Karn Evil 9 (1st, 2nd & 3rd Impressions)
Recorded at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA on February 2, 1974
DISC TWO: The Late ’70s
1. Peter Gunn Theme
Recorded at the Coliseum, Wheeling, WV on November 18, 1977
2. Pictures At An Exhibition
Recorded at the Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN on November 20, 1977, Late Show
3. Tiger In A Spotlight
Recorded at the Coliseum, Wheeling, WV on November 18, 1977
4. Maple Leaf Rag
Recorded at the Coliseum, Wheeling, WV on November 18, 1977
5. Tank
Recorded at the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY on February 9, 1978
6. Drum Solo
Recorded at the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY on February 9, 1978
7. The Enemy God Dances With The Black Spirits
Recorded at the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY on February 9, 1978
8. Watching Over You
Recorded at the Coliseum, Wheeling, WV on November 18, 1977
9. Pirates
Recorded at the Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN on November 20, 1977, Late Show
10. Tarkus
Recorded at the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY on February 9, 1978
11. Show Me The Way To Go Home
Recorded at the Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN on November 20, 1977, Late Show
DISC THREE: The ’90s
1. Knife Edge
Recorded at the Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles, CA on March 17, 1993
2. Paper Blood
Recorded at the Obras Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 5, 1993
3. Black Moon
Recorded at the Waterloo Village Concert Field, Stanhope, NJ on July 31, 1992
4. Creole Dance
Recorded at the Estadio, Santiago, Chile on April 1, 1993
5. From The Beginning
Recorded at the Spodek, Katowice, Poland on June 22, 1997
6. Honky Tonk Train Blues
Recorded at the Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA on September 25, 1997
7. Affairs Of The Heart
Recorded at the Waterloo Village Concert Field, Stanhope, NJ on July 31, 1992
8. Touch And Go
Recorded at the Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles, CA on March 17, 1993
9. A Time And A Place
Recorded at the Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, VA on August 1, 1998
10. Bitches Crystal
Recorded at the Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA on September 25, 1997
11. Instrumental Jam
Recorded at the Obras Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 5, 1993
12. Fanfare For The Common Man – America – Rondo
Recorded at the Obras Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 5, 1993
DISC FOUR: This Boot’s For You – A Fan’s View
1. Introduction
Recorded at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA on July 19, 1971
2. The Endless Enigma
Recorded at the Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA on July 28, 1972
3. Abaddon’s Bolero
Recorded at the Town Hall, Louisville, KY on April 21, 1972
4. Jeremy Bender – The Sheriff
Recorded at the Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany on April 24, 1973
5. Toccata (includes Drum Solo)
Recorded at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwingshaven, Germany on April 10, 1973
6. Jerusalem
Recorded at the Henry Lewit Arena, Wichita, KS on March 26, 1974
7. Nutrocker
Recorded at the Boston Gardens, Boston, MA on July 12, 1977
8. C’est La Vie
Recorded at the Boston Gardens, Boston, MA on July 12, 1977
9. Piano Concerto #1 3rd Movement
Recorded at the Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, Des Moines, IA on June 12, 1977
10. Closer To Believing
Recorded at the Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, Des Moines, IA on June 12, 1977
11. Close To Home
Recorded at the Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA on March 14, 1993
12. I Believe In Father Christmas
Recorded at the Beacon Theater, New York, NY on November 17, 1993
Esce il 20 luglio negli States per la Shout Factory. Tra l’altro mi dicono che le ristampe degli album ufficiali degli E L & P fatte dalla stessa etichetta hanno un suono fantastico nettamente superiore alle rimasterizzazioni europee, so di darvi un dispiacere ma fateci un pensierino.
Bruno Conti