The Return of the Manticore
The Return of the Manticore | ||||
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Box set by Emerson, Lake & Palmer | ||||
Released | 16 November 1993 | |||
Recorded | July 1970 – September 1993 | |||
Genre | Rock, progressive rock | |||
Length | 293:25 | |||
Label | Victory Music (1993 release) Rhino Records (reissue) | |||
Producer | Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer, Eddy Offord | |||
Emerson, Lake & Palmer chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | C−[2] |
The Return of the Manticore is a 4-disc retrospective on the career of the band Emerson, Lake & Palmer. It was released in 1993, and features several new recordings of previously released songs, most notably a studio recording of "Pictures at an Exhibition," presented in Dolby Surround Sound. Also, a live recording of Dave Brubeck's "Rondo" features on disc 2; the track, although performed by ELP in concert from the band's inception (as it had been by Keith Emerson's previous band The Nice), was previously unreleased on any live or studio album by ELP. This rendition was recorded at the Lyceum Theatre on December 9, 1970. The version of "Pirates" is a new, exclusive remix.
The box set is a fairly comprehensive cross-section of the band's history, offering tracks from all of ELP's studio and live albums (at the time of release), as well as new ELP renditions of hits previously recorded by bands they were members of prior to forming ELP.
The set's original release was part of a wave of remastered releases under the band's new label Victory Music. After that label became defunct, the set was re-released on Rhino Records.
Track listing
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Touch and Go" (Emerson, Greg Lake) | 1993 recording | 3:01 |
2. | "Hang on to a Dream" (Tim Hardin) | 1993 recording | 4:27 |
3. | "21st Century Schizoid Man" (Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Lake, Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield) | 1993 recording | 3:07 |
4. | "Fire" (Arthur Brown, Vincent Crane, Peter Ker, Mike Finesilver) | 1993 recording | 3:24 |
5. | "Pictures at an Exhibition
| 1993 recording | 15:33 |
6. | "I Believe in Father Christmas" (Lake, Sinfield) | 1993 recording | 3:26 |
7. | "Introductory Fanfare/Peter Gunn" (Emerson, Palmer, Henry Mancini) | Emerson, Lake and Palmer in Concert | 4:27 |
8. | "Tiger in a Spotlight" (Emerson, Lake, Palmer, Sinfield) | Works Volume 2 | 4:32 |
9. | "Toccata" (Alberto Ginastera, arr. by Emerson, Palmer) | Brain Salad Surgery | 7:20 |
10. | "Trilogy" (Emerson, Lake) | Trilogy | 8:53 |
11. | "Tank" (Emerson, Palmer) | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | 6:47 |
12. | "Lucky Man" (Lake) | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | 4:37 |
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Tarkus
| Tarkus | 20:35 |
2. | "From the Beginning" (Lake) | Trilogy | 4:14 |
3. | "Take a Pebble (Live version) | Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends... Ladies and Gentlemen | 22:48 |
4. | "Knife-Edge" (music: Leoš Janáček arr. Emerson; lyrics: Lake, Richard Fraser) | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | 5:05 |
5. | "Paper Blood" (Emerson, Lake, Palmer) | Black Moon | 4:26 |
6. | "Hoedown" (Aaron Copland, arr. Emerson, Lake, Palmer) | Trilogy | 3:43 |
7. | "Rondo (Live version)" (Dave Brubeck, arr. by Emerson) | Previously unreleased | 14:28 |
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "The Barbarian" (Béla Bartók, arr. Emerson, Lake, Palmer) | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | 4:28 |
2. | "Still...You Turn Me On" (Lake) | Brain Salad Surgery | 2:52 |
3. | "The Endless Enigma
| Trilogy | 10:37 |
4. | "C'est la Vie" (Lake, Sinfield) | Works Volume 1 | 4:16 |
5. | "The Enemy God Dances with the Black Spirits" (Sergei Prokofiev, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer) | Works Volume 1 | 3:21 |
6. | "Bo Diddley" (Emerson, Lake, Palmer) | Previously unreleased | 5:03 |
7. | "Bitches Crystal" (Emerson, Lake) | Tarkus | 3:55 |
8. | "A Time and a Place" (Emerson, Lake, Palmer) | Tarkus | 2:57 |
9. | "Living Sin" (Emerson, Lake, Palmer) | Trilogy | 3:12 |
10. | "Karn Evil 9 | Brain Salad Surgery | 29:37 |
11. | "Honky Tonk Train Blues" (Meade "Lux" Lewis, arr. by Emerson) | Works Volume 2 | 3:11 |
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Jerusalem" (Hubert Parry, William Blake, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer) | Brain Salad Surgery | 2:44 |
2. | "Fanfare for the Common Man" (Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer) | Works Volume 1 | 9:40 |
3. | "Black Moon" (Emerson, Lake, Palmer) | Black Moon | 6:58 |
4. | "Watching Over You" (Lake, Sinfield) | Works Volume 2 | 3:54 |
5. | "Piano Concerto No. 1 Third Movement: Toccata con Fuoco" (Emerson) | Works Volume 1 | 6:48 |
6. | "For You" (Lake, Sinfield) | Love Beach | 4:27 |
7. | "Prelude and Fugue" (Friedrich Gulda) | Previously unreleased | 3:15 |
8. | "Memoirs of an Officer and a Gentleman
| Love Beach | 20:12 |
9. | "Pirates" (Emerson, Lake, Sinfield) | Works Volume 1 (New remix) | 13:18 |
10. | "Affairs of the Heart" (Lake, Geoff Downes) | Black Moon | 3:46 |
Personnel
- Keith Emerson: keyboards
- Greg Lake: vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass
- Carl Palmer: drums, percussion
Production
Disc One
- Keith Olsen-Producer
- Brian Foraker-Engineer
- Greg Fulginiti-Mastering
References
- ^ DeGagne, Mike. "The Return of the Manticore – Emerson, Lake & Palmer | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ Browne, David (3 December 1993). "BOXING DAY (Emerson, Lake & Palmer: The Return of the Manticore)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 May 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
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- Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970)
- Tarkus (1971)
- Trilogy (1972)
- Brain Salad Surgery (1973)
- Works Volume 1 (1977)
- Works Volume 2 (1977)
- Love Beach (1978)
- Black Moon (1992)
- In the Hot Seat (1994)
- Pictures at an Exhibition (1971)
- Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends – Ladies and Gentlemen (1974)
- In Concert / Works Live (1979)
- Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1993)
- King Biscuit Flower Hour: Greatest Hits Live (1997)
- Live in Poland (1997)
- Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (1997)
- Then and Now (1998)
- The Original Bootleg Series from the Manticore Vaults (Vol. 1–4, 2001, 2002 & 2006)
- A Time and a Place (2010)
- High Voltage (2010)
- Live at Nassau Coliseum '78 (2011)
- Live at the Mar y Sol Festival '72 (2011)
- The Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1980)
- The Very Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (2000)
- The Ultimate Collection (2004)
- The Essential Emerson, Lake & Palmer (2007)
- The Return of the Manticore (1993)
- From the Beginning (2007)
- Gold Edition (2007)
- A Time and a Place (2010)
- "The Barbarian"
- "Take a Pebble"
- "Lucky Man"
- "Tarkus"
- "Nutrocker"
- "From the Beginning"
- "Hoedown"
- "Jerusalem"
- "Toccata"
- "Still...You Turn Me On"
- "Karn Evil 9"
- "Fanfare for the Common Man"
- "Tiger in a Spotlight"
- "I Believe in Father Christmas"
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- Emerson, Lake & Powell
- Emerson, Lake & Powell
- Richard Fraser
- Manticore Records
- Eddy Offord
- Cozy Powell
- Peter Sinfield
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