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Relive The Entirety Of Emerson Lake & Palmer’s Orchestral Tour 1977

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What’s equally better than an ELP album? Its corresponding tour of course.

On August 26th, 1977, at the Montreal Olympic Stadium, a recording of the Works tour was made. With the help of the Royal Montreal Philharmonic 65-piece orchestra and a 12-person choir, the band performed in front of an estimated 70,000 people in Montreal, Canada. Not in the history of music can be grander than this, we tell you.

ELP’s In Concert was the final of three live albums the band released during their classic period in the 1970s, making it a sort of bittersweet farewell. To promote their two Works albums, ELP embarked on a massive 1977 tour which featured a full orchestra. Bringing an orchestra on the road was becoming prohibitively expensive, so ELP had to play a few shows without it before calling off the tour.

This along with a much more refined Works Live (1993) are the two titles of the live album. In their prime, ELP’s historic performance was the band’s pinnacle achievement. The progressive rock band disbanded in 1979, three years after it was formed.

Take a look at the full concert footage in High Definition, and re-experience the glory of Keith Emerson, Carl Palmer, and Greg Lake with a series of performances below.

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The Brief History of Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Emerson, Lake & Palmer  (informally known as  ELP ) was an English  progressive rock   supergroup  formed in London in 1970. The band consisted of  K eith Emerson  (keyboards) of  the Nice ,  Greg Lake  of  King Crimson  (vocals, bass, guitar, producer), and  Carl Palmer  of  Atomic Rooster  (drums, percussion). With nine  RIAA -certified gold record albums in the US and an estimated 48 million records sold worldwide, [5]  they are one of the most popula r and commercially successful progressive rock groups of the 1970s, with a musical sound including adaptations of classical music with  jazz  and symphonic rock elements, dominated by Emerson's flamboyant use of the  Hammond organ ,  Moog synthesizer , and piano (although Lake wrote several acoustic songs for the group).

The band became prominent after performing at the  Isle of Wight Festival  in August 1970. In their first year, the group signed with  E.G. Records  (who distributed the band's records through  Island Records  in the United Kingdom and  Atlantic Records  in North America) and released  Emerson, Lake & Palmer  (1970) and  Tarkus  (1971), both of which reached the UK top five. The band's success continued with  Pictures at an Exhibition  (1971),  Trilogy  (1972), and  Brain Salad Surgery  (1973, released on ELP's own  Manticore Records  label). After a three-year break, Emerson, Lake & Palmer released  Works Volume 1  (1977) and  Works Volume 2  (1977). After  Love Beach  (1978), the group disbanded in 1979.

The band re-formed partially in the 1980s, featuring  Cozy Powell  instead of Palmer, a member of Asia.  Robert Berry  then replaced Lake while Palmer returned, forming  3 . In 1991, the original trio re-formed and released two more albums,  Black Moon  (1992) and  In the Hot Seat  (1994), and toured between 1992 and 1998. Their final performance occurred in 2010 at the  High Voltage Festival  in London to commemorate the band's 40th anniversary. Emerson and Lake died in 2016, leaving Palmer as the only surviving band member.

1969–1970: Formation and first gigs

By the end of 1969,  the Nice  keyboardist  Keith Emerson  and  King Crimson  bassist and vocalist  Greg Lake  wanted to leave their respective groups and form a new band. The pair first met in New York City and discussed the possibility of forming one together; they met again in December 1969 when the Nice and King Crimson were billed together for concerts at the  Fillmore West  in San Francisco. During a  soundcheck  before one of the shows, Emerson described the first time he and Lake played together: "Greg was moving a bass line, and I played the piano in back and Zap! It was there."  When the Nice split in March 1970 and Lake left King Crimson a month later, the pair began searching for a drummer, which was a difficult process. They initially approached  Mitch Mitchell , who was at a loose end following the break-up of  the Jimi Hendrix Experience and suggested a jam session between the three of them and guitarist  Jimi Hendrix . The session never happened, but it caused the press to report rumours of a planned  supergroup  named HELP, an acronym for "Hendrix Emerson Lake Palmer," which Lake later debunked. [14]  As part of auditions for drummers at a studio by  Soho Square ,  Emerson's manager,  Tony Stratton-Smith , suggested  C arl Palmer  of  Atomic Rooster  and previously  the Crazy World of Arthur Brown . [16]  Palmer attended a session and enjoyed the chemistry but was reluctant to commit as Atomic Rooster began gaining attention in Europe. Emerson and Lake persisted, and after several weeks Palmer agreed to join.

The three named themselves Emerson, Lake & Palmer to remove the focus on Emerson as the most famous and to ensure that they were not called the "new Nice." Triton was a name that Emerson said "was buzzing around" for a little while, and Triumvirate and Seahorse were also in contention.  They moved to  Island Studios  in  Notting Hill  to rehearse and form a live set.  Most of the numbers were rock adaptations and arrangements of classical pieces, including  Allegro Barbaro  by  Béla Bartók  entitled "," the jazz standard " Blue Rondo à la Turk " by  Dave Brubeck  entitled "Rondo" that Emerson had recorded with the Nice, " Nut Rocker " as an encore, and  Pictures at an Exhibition  by  Modest Mussorgsky  that Emerson wanted to do after seeing it performed by an orchestra.   An original song from Lake, "," was also worked out. The group wished to enhance their live act and spent £9,000 on a sound mixer and £4,000 on a  Moog modular synthesizer  imported from America that was adapted for better performance on stage.  

The trio's first live gig followed at  Plymouth Guildhall  on 23 August 1970, supported by Earth, a local band.  They traveled to the venue in a transit van previously owned by fellow  progressive rock  band  Yes , and were paid around £400 for the gig.  A small venue outside London was deliberately chosen in case the concert failed, but the concert was well received. Their second gig took place on 29 August, with a set at the. An estimated 600,000 people attended it, drawing considerable attention from the public and the music press. At the end of "Pictures at an Exhibition," the band fired two cannons Emerson had tested in a field near  Heathrow Airport .

The success of the group's debut and Lake's prior association with King Crimson led to the band signing management and recording contracts with  E.G. Records , who distributed their records through  Island  in the UK and  Cotillion , a subsidiary of  Atlantic Records in North America.  Emerson believed that Atlantic's chief and co-founder  Ahmet Ertegun  agreed to take the band on "because we could sell out 20,000 seaters before we even had a record. That was enough for him to think that many people would go out and buy the record when it did come out.”

1970–1971: Debut album, Tarkus, and Pictures at an Exhibition

In the months surrounding their debut gigs, the band recorded their first album,  Emerson Lake & Palmer , at  Advision Studios . Lake took on the producer role, which he had also done in King Crimson, with  Eddy Offord  as their engineer. The album included studio versions of "The Barbarian" and "Take a Pebble," " based on the first movement of  Sinfonietta  by  Leoš Janáček  and the  Allemande  of  French Suite No. 1 in D minor  by  Johann Sebastian Bach , Palmer's drum solo "," the three-part "The Three Fates," and, "an acoustic ballad that Lake wrote when he was twelve. The album was released in the UK in November 1970 and reached No. 4 in the UK and No. 18 in the US. "Lucky Man" was released as a single that peaked at No. 48 in the US.

From September 1970 to March 1971, the band completed their first concert tour with shows across the UK, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Emerson used a large  Moog modular synthesizer  on stage, but it was unreliable as heat affected its sound. Their performance on 9 December 1970 at the  Lyceum Theatre  in London was filmed and released in UK theatres in 1972 with added psychedelic effects, including characters from  Marvel Comics .

During a break in their first tour in January 1971, Emerson, Lake & Palmer returned to Advision Studios with Offord to record their second album,  Tarkus . The album was recorded in six days. The album's first side is occupied by the 20-minute  title track , a seven-part song based on reverse evolution recorded in four days. Its  cover art  was designed by painter and graphic designer  William Neal . Tarkus was released in June 1971 and was a commercial success, reaching No. 1 in the UK and No. 9 in the US. The band resumed touring with their first North American tour, starting on 24 April 1971 at  Thiel College  in  Greenville, Pennsylvania , [34]  and continued until May. Further dates across Europe followed until the end of the year.

The band's third album,  Pictures at an Exhibition , was released as a budget album in the UK in November 1971. It features their version of the Mussorgsky suite performed live at  Newcastle City Hall  on 26 March 1971, plus the concert's encore, "Nut Rocker." It was to be released before Tarkus, but the group delayed its release to show the music press and public that they could write their songs and were not merely "the band that made classical music."  Atlantic Records declined to release it in the US, claiming it would not sell or receive any radio airplay because of its classical orientation. It offered to release it on its sister label  Nonesuch Records , which handled budget, classical, and avant-garde albums. The band refused until Island imported 250,000 copies into the US, which quickly sold, helped by radio DJ  Scott Muni  playing the entire album on  WNEW-FM  in New York City. The strong response prompted Atlantic to release it through Cotillion at full price in January 1972.  The album peaked at No. 3 in the UK and No. 10 in the US.

1971–1974: Trilogy and Brain Salad Surgery

Trilogy , the band's third studio album, was recorded at Advision Studios with Offord between October 1971 and January 1972.  Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell of Hipgnosis designed its cover art.  "Hoedown" is an adaptation of Rodeo by  Aaron Copland . Released in July 1972, Trilogy reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 5 in the US. "," an acoustic ballad featuring an extended synthesizer solo, was released as a single, which reached No. 39 in the US.  Lake has picked Trilogy as his favourite studio album by the band. [40]  The album was supported with a North American tour in March and April 1972, including a spot at the  Mar y Sol Pop Festival  in  Manatí , Puerto Rico, on 3 April.  Following dates across Europe, including their first in Italy, the band performed at the  Concert 10  Festival at  Pocono International Raceway  in  Long Pond, Pennsylvania , on 9 July 1972. Their first dates followed this in Japan, where a riot broke out during the show in Osaka, causing the power to be cut and the group fleeing the stage.

In early 1973, the band formed their record label,  Manticore Records , and purchased an abandoned cinema as their rehearsal hall in  Fulham , London. In June 1973, Emerson, Lake & Palmer began recording  Brain Salad Surgery  in London at Advision until September of that year. Offord was absent for the recording sessions as he worked with  Yes , leaving engineering and mixing duties to  Chris Kimsey  and Geoff Young. Lake wrote the album's lyrics, and H. R. Giger designed its sleeve, including the band's new logo. Formed of five tracks, the album consists of a rendition of " Jerusalem, " which features the debut of the  Moog Apollo , a prototype  polyphonic synthesizer . "Toccata" is a cover of the fourth movement of Piano Concerto No. 1 by Argentine composer  Alberto Ginastera  and contains synthesised percussion in the form of an acoustic drum kit fitted with pick-ups that trigger electronic sounds. The 29-minute track " Karn Evil 9 " is the longest song recorded by the group. Brain Salad Surgery was released in November 1973 and reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 11 in the US.

From November 1973 to August 1974, the band toured North America and Europe, carrying almost 40 tons of equipment. On 6 April 1974, the band headlined the inaugural  California Jam Festival  at the  Ontario Motor Speedway , California, to an attendance of 250,000 people. The show was filmed and broadcast across the US. These shows exhibited a mix of virtuoso musicianship and over-the-top performances, which some criticized as excessive, such as Emerson playing the piano as it spun, suspended, end-over-end; Palmer playing on a rotating drum platform; and Emerson throwing a Hammond organ around the stage to create  feedback . Emerson often used a knife given to him by  Lemmy Kilmister , who had readied for the Nice, to force the keys on the organ to stay down. The tour was one of the top concert draws for 1973–1974. Performances from Anaheim, California, were documented in the live album,  Welcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends ~ Ladies and Gentlemen , released in August 1974 as a  triple LP . The album peaked at No. 5 in the UK and No. 4 in the US.

1974–1978: Hiatus and Works

After touring in 1974, the band took an extended break. The three members bought homes overseas and became tax exiles, but Emerson suffered a setback in 1975 when his Sussex home burned down, and he lost most of his possessions.

They regrouped in 1976 to record  Works Volume 1  at  Mountain Studios  in  Montreux , Switzerland, and  EMI Studios  in Paris, France. It is a double album with one side of an LP containing songs by each member and a fourth of group material. Much of the album was recorded with an orchestral accompaniment; Emerson's side consists of his 18-minute, three-movement "Piano Concerto No. 1". Lake contributed five songs he co-wrote with Sinfield, and Palmer's includes two covers of classical pieces by  Sergei Prokofiev  and Bach. One of the two group tracks, " Fanfare for the Common Man ," is a cover of the same-titled music by  Aaron Copland , who permitted the band to release it. Works Volume 1 was released in March 1977 and peaked at No. 9 in the UK and No. 12 in the US. A single of "Fanfare for the Common Man" was released and reached No. 2 in the UK, the band's highest charting UK single. In November 1977,  Works Volume 2  was released as a compilation of shorter tracks from 1973 to 1976 during various album recording sessions. The album was not as commercially successful as the band's previous albums; it reached No. 20 in the UK and No. 37 in the US. Three tracks from the album were released as singles: "Tiger in a Spotlight," "Maple Leaf Rag," and "Watching Over You."

The two Works albums were supported by North American tours which lasted from May 1977 to February 1978, spanning over 120 dates. The original plan was to have an orchestra on stage with the band each night, but the idea was dropped after 11 shows due to the high costs and difficulties with the orchestra unions. The 64-piece orchestra and choir were formed from the 500 who auditioned for a position. The orchestra was used two other times on the tour. For three dates at  Madison Square Garden  in New York City and the August 1977 show at the  Olympic Stadium  in Montreal that an estimated 78,000 people attended, the highest attended Emerson, Lake & Palmer concert as a solo act. The show was filmed and released as a live album in 1979 entitled Emerson, Lake & Palmer in Concert, reaching No. 73 in the US. Emerson hoped for a double album release, but Atlantic Records decided against it due to the band's pending dissolution at the time of release. In 1993, the album was repackaged with additional tracks as Works Live and put out on video in 1998. Emerson later said that his insistence on the band using an orchestra was a mistake, but he was unwilling to tour without one.

1978–1979: Love Beach and first break-up

After their 1977–78 tour, the band discussed their next move. Emerson recalled that for the group to continue, "we would have to do much cutting down" and considered the possibility of producing music with just a piano, bass guitar, and drums as the group was contractually obliged to record one more studio album, the band relocated to Emerson's home near  Nassau  in the  Bahamas  and recorded  Love Beach  at the nearby  Compass Point Studios  in 1978. Lake did not carry out the production duties, leaving Emerson to complete the record on his own after his bandmates returned home when the recording was complete. The album has been dismissed by the band, who explained it was produced to fulfill a contractual obligation. Sinfield is credited on most tracks as a lyricist except "Canario," an instrumental based on  Fantasía para un gentilhombre  by Spanish composer  Joaquín Rodrigo . The second side is taken up with "Memoirs of an Officer and a Gentleman," a four-part 20-minute track that tells a coming-of-age story of a soldier during the II eras. Its cover is a photograph of the group at a beach off an island from  Salt Cay, Turks Islands , "decked out as bare-chested late-seventies disco stars." Despite Emerson expressing his disapproval of the album's title and cover to Ertegun, neither was changed.

Love Beach was released in November 1978. In early 1979, Palmer attempted to organise a farewell summer tour and have the group disband at its conclusion. Due to internal problems, such as "what we should play and how we should play it," the tour never materialized. The band did not announce their breakup, and Palmer moved on by forming a band, PM, which released one album entitled 1PM.

1985–1989: Related activity

1985 Emerson and Lake formed  Emerson, Lake & Powell  with former  Rainbow  drummer  Cozy Powell . Palmer declined to participate in a reunion as he was busy with commitments with  Asia . Rumours also linked  Bill Bruford  to their new line-up, but he was committed to  King Crimson  and  Earthworks . The group's only album,  Emerson Lake & Powell , was released in June 1986 and charted at No. 35 in the UK and No. 23 in the US. The single "Touch and Go" went to No. 60 in the US and No. 2 on the Billboard  Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks  chart. The trio toured the album in 1986, playing material by the Nice and Emerson, Lake & Palmer.

1988 Emerson and Palmer joined   Robert Berry  to form the band  3 . They released an album,  To the Power of Three , in 1988.

1990–1998: Re-formation, Black Moon, In the Hot Seat, and second break-up

In 1990, former  Atlantic Records  executive  Phil Carson  approached Emerson, Lake & Palmer to reunite and produce music for a proposed film. The project never developed, but the trio remained in London and started developing new musical ideas. The sessions were productive, with the band working as much as five to six days a week for three months, which convinced them to abandon soundtrack work in favour of putting out a new album.  By mid-1991, Carson had secured them with a two-album deal with his new independent label, Victory Music. Lake's voice had deepened by this point, and the band took greater care in the key that songs were written to suit his vocals better. They also utilised modern recording technology to complement the pieces, including MIDI and digital sampling, which Palmer said kept their material fresh.  Atlantic capitalised on the reunion by releasing The Atlantic Years, a two-and-a-half-hour compilation of their early material.

Black Moon  was released in July 1992; it peaked at No. 78 in the US but failed to chart in the UK. The group supported it with a world tour between July 1992 and April 1993, which included their first shows in England since 1974. The concerts at London's  Royal Albert Hall  were broadcast on BBC radio and released as a live album in 1993, entitled  Live at the Royal Albert Hall . The shows were also filmed and subsequently released on DVD. Later in 1993, Victory Music released a 4-disc box set retrospective of the band's career and previously unreleased studio tracks, including a new recording of "Pictures at an Exhibition" in Dolby surround sound.

The band's final studio album,  In the Hot Seat , was released in September 1994. Victory Music was in financial trouble by this time, as albums by fellow label act  Tin Machine  and  Yes  failed to generate strong enough sales, causing Victory and producer  Keith Olsen  to put pressure on Emerson to make a more commercial-orientated album with the band. When Emerson reluctantly agreed, Victory and Olsen brought in several individuals to assist in the songwriting; Olsen received a credit on four tracks and  Bill Wray  on two. In the summer of 1994, the band canceled an upcoming North American and Japanese tour, and the group split briefly to pursue solo projects.  Emerson underwent surgery to correct a compressed nerve in his arm in October, which enabled him to play at only half his previous capacity. Palmer also had an operation to fix his  carpal tunnel syndrome . Initial plans to commemorate the band's 25th anniversary in 1995 were shelved. Following the demise of Victory Music, their back catalogue was transferred to  Rhino Records .

Emerson and Palmer recovered enough to start touring again in August 1996, beginning with a 33-date US tour opening for  Jethro Tull . A Japanese tour followed this in October, where the group played a full set. In 1997, the band completed a 50-date world tour. It is noted for Emerson's  Hammond organ  catching fire during the show in Boston. Its remains were donated to the  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . In May 1998, Lake's manager announced that the band had started work on a new studio album. This was followed by a North American tour in August as openers for  Deep Purple  and  Dream Theater , which included the "Tarkus" suite performed in its entirety for the first time since 1974. [68]  After the tour, friction arose within the group as Lake wanted to relinquish his role as producer on the new album and blamed the band's recent creative lull on this fact. Emerson and Palmer were against the idea and claimed Lake had not presented any tangible material for them to work on despite knowing he was collecting ideas for a solo album. The rift resulted in the trio's split by the end of 1998, and a tour booked for the spring of 1999 was canceled.

2010–present: 40th-anniversary concert, deaths of Emerson and Lake

In April and May 2010, Emerson and Lake embarked on a North American tour with stripped-down versions of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, the Nice, and King Crimson songs. It originated when the pair got together at Lake's home studio earlier in the year to write new songs. When they stopped for a break, they occasionally played an Emerson, Lake & Palmer song which led to the idea of recreating it on stage as it gave the songs a different feel to the originals. Later in 2010, the 4 CD box set  A Time and a Place  was released that features live tracks from 1970 to 1998. Two archival concerts followed in 2011:  Live at Nassau Coliseum '78  and  Live at the Mar Y Sol Festival '72 .

In September 2009, Palmer announced that the band had planned to reform earlier in the year, but it had to be pushed back for Emerson to receive medical attention on one of his hands. The three got together for a one-off concert for their 40th anniversary, headlining the  High Voltage Festival  at London's  Victoria Park  on 25 July 2010. The show was recorded and filmed; a live album was released as  High Voltage . The DVD and Blu-ray of the concert followed in August 2011, which also contained a documentary on the band's career. 

In December 2010, Emerson, Lake & Palmer signed a worldwide licensing deal with  Sony Music Entertainment . In 2012, they secured a new back catalog agreement with an American-based and acquired a worldwide catalog distribution deal with  BMG Rights Management  three years later.

On 11 March 2016, Keith Emerson died.  

On 7 December of the same year, Greg Lake died.

In October 2021, Rocket 88 Books released Emerson, Lake & Palmer, the first official book about the band that was made in cooperation with Palmer and Emerson and Lake's families. It contains rare and previously unpublished interviews and photographs.

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This DVD features two complete programs! "Works: Orchestral Tour" was shot on August 26, 1977 at Montreal's famed Olympic Stadium. The concert film documents the legendary Works Tour where, in 1977, Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, and Carl Palmer became the fi

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• Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.3 x 5 x 0.6 inches; 2.4 ounces
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, DVD, NTSC
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 20 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ January 7, 2003
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Emerson Lake & Palmer
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Pilato Entertainment
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