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Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Emerson, Lake & Palmer were an English progressive rock supergroup formed in London in 1970. The band consisted of keyboardist Keith Emerson, singer, bassist, and producer Greg Lake, and drummer and percussionist Carl Palmer. With 4.5 million RIAA-certified albums sold in the US, and an estimated 48 million sold worldwide, they were one of the most popular and commercially successful progressive rock bands in 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).

After forming in early 1970, the band came to prominence following their performance at the Isle of Wight Festival in August 1970. In their first year, the group signed with Atlantic Records and released Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970) and Tarkus (1971), both of which reached the United Kingdom top five. The band's success continued with Pictures at an Exhibition (1971), Trilogy (1972), and Brain Salad Surgery (1973). After a three-year break, Emerson, Lake & Palmer released Works Volume 1 (1977) and Works Volume 2 (1977) which began their decline in popularity. After Love Beach (1978), the group disbanded in 1979.

The band reformed partially in the 1980s with Emerson, Lake & Powell featuring Cozy Powell in place of Palmer. Robert Berry then replaced Lake, forming 3. In 1991, the original trio reformed and released two more albums, Black Moon (1992) and In the Hot Seat (1994), and toured at various times between 1992 and 1998. Their final performance took place in 2010 at the High Voltage Festival in London to commemorate the band's fortieth anniversary. Both Emerson and Lake died in 2016, leaving Palmer as the only surviving member of the band.

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Genres rock prog rock classic rock symphonic rock art rock
Top release Tarkus

Albums

  1. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
    1970
  2. 6.0
    Tarkus
    1971
  3. Trilogy
    1972
  4. Brain Salad Surgery
    1973
  5. Works, Volume 1
    1977
  6. Works, Volume 2
    1977
  7. Love Beach
    1978
  8. Black Moon
    1992
  9. In the Hot Seat
    1994

Other releases

  1. Lucky Man
    1971
  2. Pictures at an Exhibition
    1971
  3. From the Beginning
    1972
  4. Welcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Endsā“Ladies and Gentlemen
    1974
  5. Fanfare for the Common Man / Brain Salad Surgery
    1977
  6. In Concert
    1979
  7. The Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
    1980
  8. The Best Of
    1984
  9. Black Moon
    1992
  10. The Atlantic Years
    1992
  11. Affairs of the Heart
    1992
  12. Live at the Royal Albert Hall
    1992
  13. Works Live
    1993
  14. I Believe in Father Christmas
    1993
  15. The Return of the Manticore
    1993
  16. Classic Rock (Featuring "Lucky Man")
    1994
  17. The Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
    1994
  18. I Believe in Father Christmas EP
    1995
  19. Lucky Man and Other Hits
    1997
  20. Live in Poland
    1997
  21. King Biscuit Flower Hour: Emerson, Lake & Palmer
    1998
  22. Then and Now
    1998
  23. Aquakarn #10
    1999
  24. Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
    2000
  25. Extended Versions
    2000
  26. Fanfare for the Common Man: Anthology
    2001
  27. The Very Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
    2001
  28. Fanfare (The 1997 World Tour)
    2002
  29. Live
    2002
  30. Re-Works
    2002
  31. Fanfare: The Best of Emerson Lake & Palmer Live
    2003
  32. Lucky Man
    2003
  33. The Ultimate Collection
    2004
  34. The Show That Never Ends
    2006
  35. Then & Now - Now & Then
    2006
  36. The Essential Emerson, Lake & Palmer
    2007
  37. From the Beginning
    2007
  38. Come and See the Show: The Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
    2008
  39. 1977-07-14: Providence, RI, USA
    2009
  40. A Time and a Place
    2010
  41. Live - High Voltage Festival 2010
    2010
  42. High Voltage
    2010
  43. Live at Nassau Coliseum '78
    2011
  44. From the Beginning - The Best of ELP
    2011
  45. The Essential Emerson, Lake & Palmer
    2011
  46. Original Album Classics
    2011
  47. Live at the Mar y Sol Festival '72
    2011
  48. The Many Faces of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
    2015
  49. Once Upon a Time in South America
    2015