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Lake & Palmer Emerson
Best of the Bootlegs
Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock

Track Listings (7) - Disc #1
1. Hoedown [Live] - Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Copland, Aaron
2. Knife Edge
3. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade/The Gnome/Promenade/Hut of ...
4. Take a Pebble/Lucky Man
5. Tarkus: Eruption/Stones of Years/Iconoclast/Mass/Manticore/The ...
6. The Endless Enigma: The Endless Enigma, Pt 1/Fugue/The Endless Enigma, Pa
7. Nut Rocker - Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Fowley, Kim
Track Listings (7) - Disc #2
1. Jerusalem - Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Blake, William
2. The Pirates
3. Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression
4. Still...You Turn Me On - Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Lake, Greg
5. The Barbarian - Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Bartok, Bela
6. C'est la Vie - Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Lake, Greg
7. Fanfare for the Common Man [Live] - Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Copland, Aaron

CD Details

All Artists: Lake & Palmer Emerson
Title: Best of the Bootlegs
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sanctuary UK
Release Date: 12/6/2004
Album Type: Import, Live
Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
Styles: Progressive, Progressive Rock, Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 5050159144228, 5050749208729, 766488605723

Synopsis

Album Description

Exactly what it says on the label, this collects the finest moments from Castle Music's acclaimed series of ELP official live bootlegs. Six years of classic American performances are assembled across these two CDs, from 1971's 'The Barbarian' to 1977's reprise of their worldwide hit, 'Fanfare For The Common Man'. Whether you treat it as a taster for the full Bootleg Box Series, or a virtual 'greatest hits', Best Of The Bootlegs captures the ultimate prog trio at their peak.

CD Reviews

Beaten by the real thing

eurocrank | Ketchikan, Alaska | 08/02/2007

(2 out of 5 stars)

"As a fan of the band, of the songs chosen for this compilation, of live performances, and of rare recordings, I should be delighted with "Best of the Bootlegs." Except that the sound quality is awful . . . and I don't mean "audiophile" awful. I mean, "Wha??" awful. I've heard many a bootleg with far superior sound.

I would suggest getting the "Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends," "Works Live," or "King Biscuit Flower Hour" sets first. All are from legitimate sources, and the first two together offer a pretty complete portrait of ELP live in the 70s. "KBFH" is a two-disc set combining a "Works Live"-era performance (from the latter part of the tour) on the first disc with a 1974 version of 'Karn Evil 9' (as well as multimedia material) on the second disc. It's a worthwhile addition to the other two live albums because, unlike "Works Live," the first disc is without an orchestra and includes a version of 'Pirates.'"