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Lake And Palmer Emerson
Bootleg Box Set
Genres: Rock, Classic Rock

Track Listings (3) - Disc #1
1. (Anaheim Convention Centre, CA USA and Wheeling Colosseum)
2. (2 CD Set Royal Albert Hall London England 1992)
3. (2 CD Set Wiltern Theatre LA USA 1993)

CD Details

All Artists: Lake And Palmer Emerson
Title: Bootleg Box Set
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Castle
Release Date: 7/24/2006
Album Type: Box set, Import
Genres: Rock, Classic Rock
Styles: Progressive, Progressive Rock, Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)
Number of Discs: 8
SwapaCD Credits: 8
Other Editions: The Original Bootleg Series from The Manticore Vaults, Vol. 3
UPCs: 5050159152490, 505074941377, 766488840322, 5050749413772

Synopsis

Album Description

Deluxe 2006 eight CD box set, subtitled From The Manticore Vaults. Four epic concerts make up this suitably extravagant box set by the unchallenged kings of Pomp-Rock, whose majestic three-way instrumental interplay laid down the blueprint for the Progressive '70s. Features shows from Hartford Civic Center (1977), Chicago (1978), Pennsylvania and Jones Beach (both from 1992), 61 tracks. Castle

CD Reviews

There are professionaly recorded versions of most of these

Nick | Los Angeles, California | 09/04/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"If you already have Welcome Back My Friends to the Show

That Never Ends,

the King Biscuit CD, and the Royal Albert Hall CD and DVD, then you already have the best recorded versions

of these shows. Unless you're like me and you feel like you need

every live version this band ever recorded. They are an amazing

live show.

The highlights of the first disc are the alternate but incomplete version of "Take a Pebble" and the incomplete encore of "Pictures at an Exibition". The best version of the encore of "Pictures" is from the 1974 Buffalo, NY show from the previous boxed set (vol 2).

The comeback tour of '92-'93 has performances that are

somtimes overlooked in favor of the 70's concerts. On the '92 tour, Emerson was finally able to perform "Pirates", completely orchestrated with his Korg and Peavy keyboards and Midi Yamaha Piano. I like the addition of the Hammond C3 organ to the jazzy section of "Pirates". "Pictures" also gets the full orchestral treatment. It's not the same as the Hammond and Moog version, but it is great in its own way. The tracks from "Black Moon" are very good, and the title track has a Hammond solo at the end.

With this boxed set you get most of the Albert Hall concert without having to purchase both the CD and the DVD, but remember that the CD and DVD were professionally recorded.

The highlight of this boxed set, and the main reason I bought it, is the previously unreleased concert at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. The encore of Fanfare for the Common Man/America/Rondo is one of the best versions available.

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