EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER — Works Volume 1 (1977-2010) 2CD | RM | SHM-CD | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Though no one talked about it at the time of its release, this album reflected a growing split within the group. Originally, the trio's members, tired of sublimating their musical identities within the context of ELP, each intended to do a solo album of his own. Reason prevailed, however, probably aided by the group's awareness that the combined sales of the solo albums issued by the five members of Yes the previous year were a fraction of the sales of Yes' most recent records. The result was this double LP; essentially three solo sides and one group side, it is the most complex and demanding of the group's albums. Keith Emerson's "Piano Concerto" is on the level of a good music-student piece, without much original language. Where Emerson, in conjunction with his conductor and co-orchestrator, John Mayer, succeeds admirably is in writing beautiful virtuoso passages for the piano. Greg Lake's romantic songs mark the final flowering of his work in this vein -- and perhaps its going to seed, since "C'est la Vie," the featured single, says little that "Still...You Turn Me On," from their previous album, didn't say better and shorter. Carl Palmer's side is the most accessible of the three solo sides for casual rock listeners, rocking hard on the classical adaptations and featuring Joe Walsh on lead guitar for one song. The group's two tracks, "Fanfare for the Common Man" and "Pirates," cover a lot of old ground, albeit in ornate and stylish fashion. Having used Copland's "Hoedown" as a concert showstopper for four years, the trio takes "Fanfare" to new heights of indulgence, and it actually works, up to a point -- like CCR's extended version of "Heard It Through the Grapevine," this is just a little too much of a good thing. Bruce Eder
Tracklist :
1.    Keith Emerson    Piano Concerto No.1 (18:28)
Composed By, Piano [Steinway Piano] – Keith Emerson
Conductor – John Mayer 
Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestrated By – John Mayer, Keith Emerson
Producer – Keith Emerson
1-1.1    –    First Movement: Allegro Giojoso    
1-1.2    –    Second Movement: Andante Molto Cantabile    
1-1.3    –    Third Movement: Toccata Con Fuoco
1-2.    Greg Lake–    Lend Your Love To Me Tonight 4:05
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Godfrey Salmon, Tony Harris 
Composed By – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
Conductor [Orchestra And Choir Conductd By] – Godfrey Salmon
Producer – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
1-3.    Greg Lake–    C'est La Vie 4:18
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Godfrey Salmon, Tony Harris 
Composed By – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
Conductor [Orchestra And Choir Conductd By] – Godfrey Salmon
Producer – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
1-4.    Greg Lake–    Hallowed Be Thy Name 4:37
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Godfrey Salmon, Tony Harris 
Composed By – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
Conductor [Orchestra And Choir Conductd By] – Godfrey Salmon
Producer – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
1-5.    Greg Lake–    Nobody Loves You Like I Do 4:00
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Godfrey Salmon, Tony Harris 
Composed By – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
Conductor [Orchestra And Choir Conductd By] – Godfrey Salmon
Producer – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
1-6.    Greg Lake–    Closer To Believing 5:35
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Godfrey Salmon, Tony Harris 
Composed By – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
Conductor [Orchestra And Choir Conductd By] – Godfrey Salmon
Producer – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
2-1.    Carl Palmer–    The Enemy God Dances With The Black Spirits (Excerpt From "The Scythian Suite" 2nd Movement) 3:23
Composed By – Prokofiev
Drums, Xylophone, Timpani – C. Palmer
Producer – Carl Palmer
2-2.    Carl Palmer–    L.A. Nights 5:44
Composed By – C. Palmer, K. Emerson
Guitar, Vocals [Scat Vocal] – Joe Walsh
Keyboards – Keith Emerson
Producer – Carl Palmer
2-3.    Carl Palmer–    New Orleans 2:48
Composed By – C. Palmer
Producer – Carl Palmer
2-4.    Carl Palmer–    Two Part Invention In D Minor 1:55
Arranged By [Percussion Arranged By], Vibraphone – C. Palmer
Arranged By [Strings Arranged By] – Harry South
Composed By – J.S. Bach
Marimba – James Blades
Producer – Carl Palmer
2-5.    Carl Palmer–    Food For Your Soul 4:02
Co-producer – C. Palmer, Greg Lake
Composed By – C. Palmer, H. South
2-6.    Carl Palmer–    Tank 5:09
Composed By – C. Palmer, K. Emerson
Producer – Carl Palmer
Transcription By – H. South, K. Emerson
2-7.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer–    Fanfare For The Common Man 9:44
Arranged By – K. Emerson
Composed By – Aaron Copland
Producer – Greg Lake
Synthesizer [Yamaha GX-1] – Keith Emerson
2-8.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer–    Pirates 13:29
Arranged By – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Composed By – Keith Emerson
Conductor – Godfrey Salmon
Lyrics By – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
Orchestra – The Orchestra De L'Opéra De Paris
Orchestrated By – John Mayer (2), Keith Emerson
Producer – Greg Lake
Vocals [Vocal Interpretation] – Greg Lake
2-9.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer–    Tank 9:49
Transcription By – Harry South, Keith Emerson
Written-By – Carl Palmer, Keith Emerson
2-10.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer–    The Enemy God Dances With The Black Spirits (Excerpt From "The Scythian Suite" 2nd Movement) 3:13
Composed By – Prokofiev
2-11.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer–    Nutrocker 4:20
Arranged By – Kim Fowly
Composed By – Tchikovsky