ELP Digest 15 February 2001
Volume 11 : Issue 1
The "Miracle" Edition
Today's Topics:
Breaking News, Rumors, Etc.
- Carl Palmer in concert !!! (November 21, 2000)
- Spanish ELP website update (December 1, 2000)
- Greg Lake Launches State-Of-The-Art Website (January 21, 2001)
- Keith Emerson in Korg magazine... (February 6, 2001)
Reader Commentary
- Re: ELP Digest Vol. 10 #5 (November 13, 2000)
- ELP ringing signals for Ericsson mobilephones (November 15, 2000)
- ELP on DVD Audio (November 16, 2000)
- Reviews by Somes (November 17, 2000)
- Under The Sun (November 17, 2000)
- ELP/BSS/DVD "impressions" (November 22, 2000)
- Annual Review 2000 (December 21, 2000)
- John Wetton = Greg Lake, BSS DVD (January 1, 2001)
- ELP DVD audio (January 3, 2001)
- Barbara Dennerlein ..great gig at Jazz Cafe (January 12, 2001)
- Second Keith Emerson Piano Concerto (January 19, 2001)
- Yamaha GX1 manual (January 20, 2001)
Questions (and Answers!)
- Re: Lee Jackson (November 13, 2000)
- Greg Lake acostic 12 string or other guitars on ballads (November 13, 2000)
- RE: I Believe in Father Christmas (November 13, 2000)
- I Believe in Father Christmas Sheet Music (November 14, 2000)
- RE: Influences (November 15, 2000)
- Lake's basslines in print (November 17, 2000)
- Influences Redux (November 20, 2000)
- Trivia question about Keith Emerson (November 27, 2000)
- Brain Salad question (January 27, 2001)
- ELP 35 or 10 million? (February 8, 2001)
New ELP Releases/Products (The ELP Digest does not endorse, etc.)
- Brain Salad Surgery On DVD Audio (November 13, 2000)
- ELP on DVD - Finally!! (January 17, 2001)
- ELP related releases (February 5, 2001)
Prelude
=======
Hi.
Will Alexander wanted me to pass along the news that the
http://www.KeithEmerson.com web site changed web hosting providers a little
while back. The site is now on the new provider and should be updating the
site over the coming months.
In addition, a reader has passed on news of a place where the ELP songbook
and paperback may be available:
http://www.bestbookbuys.com/cgi-bin/bbb.cgi?searchparam=Emerson%2C+Lake+and+Palmer&searchtype=Title
(If your mail reader splits that on multiple lines, you may need to cut and
paste back into a single line in your browser.)
But, perhaps most importantly, I think I may have finally broken the
logjam that's been preventing me from sending Digests more regularly.
I've recruited the help of a friend and fellow ELP fan to help me with
the Digests. From the reader's point of view, everything will look the
same: you send articles, address updates, etc. to the same place. But
behind the scenes things will run a lot more smoothly and quickly.
I'm going to try to get Digests out on at least a monthly basis and,
of course, more often if breaking news really needs to get out in a
hurry.
Thanks for your continued patience and support. And thanks for putting
up with this larger-than-usual issue. I wanted to get a lot of news out
as we try the new behind-the-scenes process and this Digest ended up
pretty long.
- John -
------------------------------
Latest News from the Official ELP sites ...
Keith Emerson is currently working on his "Piano Concerto No.2" to be
recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra in the summer of 2001 -
more details below from alert Digest readers.
In addition to launching a new Website at his existing address,
www.greglake.com, Greg Lake continues to work in his digital recording
studio on soundtrack work and his forthcoming solo album, concentrating
on "using the studio as a creative tool in his songwriting process."
Greg has also released digitally remastered CD versions of his classic
solo albums, GREG LAKE and MANOEUVRES... and has made available custom
bass and guitar strings developed to his own personal specifications
by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. All of these products are available
only on Greg's new Website - read more about it below.
Carl Palmer has formed a new band "PALMER" featuring Carl and
acclaimed London musicians Shaun Baxter on guitar and Dave Marks
on bass ... and they will be performing at the Royal Festival
Hall on July 18th, 2001, featuring a variety of material including
ELP numbers. Check back at www.carlpalmer.com for more information
and/or dates as details become available. Other CP news: a new
Carl Palmer anthology, featuring all phases of his career and rare,
unreleased tracks including his 1977 drum concerto!
===========================
Breaking News, Rumors, Etc.
===========================
From: Massimiliano Magagni [info@musicacademy2000.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 4:56 AM
To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com
Subject: Carl Palmer in concert !!!
Great news!!!! Carl Palmer clinic + small concert (6 ELP tunes) in
Bologna, Italy on December 1st!!! Carl will perform at Music Academy
2000 at 8 PM with the same band that performed with Ian Paice last year!!!
For more info: www.musicacademy2000.com or call 051/63.13.706.
Don't miss it !!!
[ Editor's Note: Well, obviously, this note was one of the casualties
of my ability to handle the backlog. If any readers
attended this, please send a review. - John - ]
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Darth Vid [davcar@prodigy.net.mx]
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 4:21 AM
To: 'arnold@reluctant.com'
Subject: Spanish ELP website update
Hello John
Could you include this in your next Digest please?
The Spanish ELP web site "Mantarkus" has been updated with a new
look so please give us a visit. There is also a link to join the
spanish mailing list. Visit us at:
http://www.geocities.com/mantarkus/index.html.
Thanks.
La pagina de ELP en español "Mantarkus" ha sido actualizada
con una nueva imagen así que por favor visitanos.
Tambien hay un link para unirte a la lista de correo.
Visitanos en:
http://www.geocities.com/mantarkus/index.html
Gracias
David Carrillo. Guadalajara, México.
http://www.geocities.com/mantarkus/index.html
mailto:davcar@prodigy.net.mx
One more thing John, can you update the URL in the ELP Digest web site?
The old URL was http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Villa/6721.
The new one is http://www.geocities.com/mantarkus/index.html
[ Editor's Note: Done. Thanks for the update. ]
david
------------------------------------------------------------
From: BRUCETUNE@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 10:21 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: GREG LAKE LAUNCHES STATE-OF-THE-ART WEBSITE
Dear friend in music,
Rock Legend Greg Lake Launches All New Official Web Site.
Major new internet site at www.greglake.com encompasses Lake's solo career
and legacy as founding member of both King Crimson and Emerson, Lake, &
Palmer.
Greg Lake, one of the most enduring singer/songwriters to emerge from the
British Rock world, has launched a completely new and updated official web
site, at his current URL address, The
Official Greg Lake Web Site . The all new Official Greg Lake Web Site is
a world class, state-of-the-art site that features a complete overview of
Lake's legendary musical career, along with current information, interactive
fan activities, and access to many rare and never-before-released recordings.
It went online January 1st., of this year.
"I've always felt that the internet could be the ultimate vehicle for an
artist to connect with his or her fans," says Greg Lake, currently working on
a new solo project in London. " I think this new web site shows just how
encompassing an artist web site can be. We went to great lengths to make it
entertaining, informative and interactive. To go through the entire site and
try out each web page takes in access of two hours."
Nearly six months in the making, the revised web site includes several new
innovative features and web pages compared to Lake's previous site, which was
launched in 1996. The new site includes several unique areas including a
discography (complete with stereo MP3 music files and audio commentary from
Lake about the making of each record); an updated Ask Greg Lake (where the
artist personally responds to emailed questions from fans); and a "Desert
Island" area, where fans can post their personal Greg Lake desert island
discs. Another new feature is the Lake Radio section, which features 24 hour
per day full streaming audio. Lake Radio runs "From The Beginning: The Music
& Times Of Greg Lake", a 60 minute radio documentary about the acclaimed
musician. Also featured are segments of Lake's most memorable recordings with
King Crimson, ELP and on his own.
Some distinctive web pages from the previous site have been completely
updated, including the popular "Were You There?" section. This section
allows fans to post their memories to an exhaustive list of every
professional concert Greg Lake has ever played since 1969 (encompassing his
years in King Crimson, ELP, Asia and as a solo artist). Other revamped areas
of the site include the Greg Lake biography; interviews; the photo gallery;
Lake's technical set-up page; links; a web page devoted to Lake's involvem
ent as a spokesperson for The National Center For Missing & Exploited
Children, and the gift center, which is now fully
e-commerce ready.
Considerable effort was put behind the compression of images and audio files
to allow for unusually fast download times throughout the entire site. To
ensure optimum performance, the new site was beta-tested on both PC and MAC
computers, on a myriad of different web browsers.
The Gift Center is a complete online store, where fans can purchase several
unique Greg Lake items, some only available through this site. These include
his entire solo recording catalog ( two studio albums and one live LP); a 2
CD Retrospective entitled From The Beginning; and an official bootleg, From
The Underground (both of which contain recordings of Lake from his pre-King
Crimson years through 1994). Also available through the web site are: T
shirts; WordSculptures, the limited edition autographed hard cover book of
Greg Lake lyrics, and Lake's own custom brand of guitar and bass strings,
developed in association with Gibson Guitar Corporation and The House of
Guitars.
"When I first launched a presence on the world wide web in 1996, I thought
this would be a great way to reach my fans with news and information, as well
as give them access to purchase my music," says Lake. "I had no idea,
however, just how active on the web my fans would be. We are getting a
significant number of emails each day from fans that want to be on our
mailing list or want to have their thoughts posted on the site. Not only do
they get to know many things about myself and my music that they couldn't
otherwise, but better yet, it allows me the opportunity to see and learn just
who the fans are. The response to my site continues to build each day, for
which I am very grateful."
First emerging on the international music scene in 1969 with the cutting edge
British rock band King Crimson (which he co-founded), Greg Lake and his music
has been a staple of rock radio around the world. As vocalist, bassist,
guitarist, producer and songwriter for the pioneering rock trio, Emerson,
Lake & Palmer, during the 70s and again in the 90s, he earned seven platinum
albums and over two dozen sold out tours. He has released several solo
albums, and worked as a member of Asia in 1983. In 2000, Lake returned to
fully concentrate on his own solo music career.
The new Official Greg Lake web site was created by Lake webmaster, Alan
Ticheler (who researched, designed and contributed graphics and all technical
aspects of the site); along with Dynamic Web Services (who host the site) and
long-time Lake associate, Bruce Pilato (who contributed the conceptual
design, research and text). The overall web site construction was overseen by
Greg Lake, himself, who also contributed several dozen audio soundbites
allowing the viewer to experience a truly multi-media internet experience.
The Official Greg Lake Web Site is currently receiving over 10,000 unique
visitors per day.
PLEASE VISIT THE OFFICIAL GREG LAKE WEBSITE AT:
The Official Greg Lake Web Site
------------------------------------------------------------
From: RNewell@dhhs.state.nh.us
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 7:09 AM
To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com
Subject: Keith Emerson in Korg magazine...
I just got a Korg magazine in the mail. There is a short interview with
Keith Emerson. He's promoting Korg's new CX-3 organ. He has just signed
with the classical label EMI records and will record his 2nd piano
concerto, which he is curently writing, and an orchestrated version of
Tarkus with solo piano with the London Symphony this year.
=================
Reader Commentary
=================
From: KYBDS@aol.com
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 12:32 AM
To: ELP-digest@reluctant.com
Subject: Re: ELP Digest Vol. 10 #5
In a message dated 11/12/2000 11:38:30 PM Eastern Standard Time,
digest-mailer@reluctant.com writes:
This has the effect of adding a nice
top-end gloss and definition to the vocal, which is why Lake sounds a bit
out of character on the BSS version. I think they may have slowed the tape
down a bit too much, because when it was brought back up to normal speed,
the character of the vocal changed very noticably).
Gloss, schmoss.
What changes are the overtones known as "formants", and they exist in a
natural series of overtones relative to a particular person's physical being.
These formants don't really change with the pitch a person is singing, per
se...they tend to hover around a common area in tone. (Part of the reason
why a male tenor sounds very different than a female alto singing the same
pitch and vowel.)
BUT, when a pitch is artificially raised (as with tape speed, and early-days
pitch shifters), these formants go up as well, creating an un-natural sound;
which we all tend to perceieve as a "chip-munk" effect. Better quailty
pitch shifters these days (all done with digital software, etc.) do a much
better job of changing the PITCH, but not the formants. The fundamental
pitch goes up, the formants stay the same, the chipmunks don't show up.
(Dave Seville's Alvin and the Chipmunks were all done with simple tape speed
shifting....play an old recording of theirs back on a slower speed, and
you'll hear Dave singing slowly and carefully.....mainly to keep the formants
at least intelligible. :-)
GL and ELP, in my humble opinion, found out the dangers of that approach the
hard way with Karn Evil 9's studio version. My guess is the pitch was
moved by about a 1/4 tone....from somewhere between Ab and A, (Last time I
saw them out on the tours, they were doing KE 9, Pt 2 in G.) My
suspicion is that GL got all fired up and cut the vocal on a tear; knowing it
was probably too high, but with lots of adrenalin, and perhaps in the best
shape of his life; taking as much time (and takes) needed to nail it. My
suspicion is that KE originally wrote it in a comfortable key to play it; and
then GL had to deal with where the vocal part was, pitch-wise.
Then reality set in, and the lads found they had to do it live, night after
night, along with the rest of their set. With BSS a huge hit, they had NO
CHOICE but to attempt it live. Goodbye vocal range! The drop in key
(of a fourth) of the first half of KE9 Pt 1 (and the Third Impression, as
well ) was the compromised result. (Ghastly, IMHO.)
I don't have perfect pitch, but I do have good strong relative pitch, and I
always HATED hearing it in the lower key. He's never said anything
officially about it, but I think KE hated it, too....it just never SOUNDED
right; and the lack of musical "tension" or higher tone in the vocals, and
pitch of the instruments really took the punch out of it live.
Only WBMFTTSTNE live recordings, there's a point roughly halfway into KE 9
Ist Imp., near the end of Pt 1, where there's TWO chords played; one in the
lower key, and then it jumps back to the original studio key in the next
measure. Slick. GL was then able to do the rest of it in the higher
key.... from "Welcome Back My Friends" onward, he was able to croak it
out....just barely.
Just one of those things that happens with rock and roll.....Nobody EVER
figures they're going to be around long enough to sing difficult parts long
after youth & vocal range is gone.
Joe H.
PS: To be fair, on the last two tours, GL was wearing in-ear monitors, had
stopped smoking, and was arguably in the BEST vocal shape of his latter
years. He was back to hitting all the high notes, including the last note
at the end of PAAE. They did KE9 1st Imp Pt.2 in G, as well...
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Dr. Gabor Kerenyi [kepenu@prins.externet.hu]
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 3:00 PM
To: elp-digest@reluctant.com
Subject: ELP ringing signals for Ericsson mobilephones
Hi John,
Maybe some people are interested in ELP ringing signals for mobilephones. I
did some. I have an Ericsson T10s, but I think Nokia and Siemens users can
convert lines below for their machines easily. Capitals mean 1/4, normal
letters mean 1/8 notes, 'p' means 1/8 rest. Sign '+' means higher octave,
'#' means '#' (one semitone higher note).
Promenade: D C F g +c A g +c A F G D C
Baba-Yaga: E E e f e +d E E e f e #a e f e +d e f e #a E E E E (by chance:)
e a f #a #f b g c
Tarkus: d g +c g +f +c g +#c #g #d
Hoedown: +C p +c +C g a +c a g e d c e g +c p +e p +C g f e c d f E C
Best wishes,
Gabor KERENYI Dr.
Szolnok, Hungary, Europe
email: kepenu@prins.externet.hu
http://korb1.sote.hu/korbinfo/phpages/kepenu/htdocs/midi.htm
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Curt Cassingham [curtcass@uswest.net]
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 7:00 PM
To: elp-digest@reluctant.com
Subject: ELP on DVD Audio
John,
I picked up the latest inKARNation of Brain Salad Surgery -- the one on
DVD Audio. All I can say is that it kicks butt! The guy at Tower
Records had to dig it out off the loading dock; they hadn't even
unpacked them yet.
Being involved with a local recording studio, I always want recordings
that sound good. Several years ago, I thought of asking Atlantic
Records if I could buy a high quality dub of the original BSS master
tape. I never did, but not long after that, CDs came out, and I was
happy to get BSS on CD.
Lately, I thought it would be fun to get the 16 track tapes for albums
such as Tarkus and BSS, and try my hand at mixing them. Now, along
comes BSS on DVD, mixed in six channel sound. As I said, it kicks!
To get the full value from the disc, one needs a DVD Audio player; the
disc will NOT play on a conventional CD player. Mine is just have a
"regular" DVD player, but I could still enjoy the Dolby Digital 5.1
mixes. I've listened all the way through twice. I haven't yet pulled
out the old CD to compare, but there are obvious differences.
The thing that really stood out was how clear they mixed Greg's voice.
Songs like Jerusalem, Still... and Benny almost sound like the vocal is
from alternate takes from the multitrack tapes.
Sonically, the entire album isn't quite consistent from song to song. I
know BSS was recorded in at least two different studios back in the 70s,
so that can contribute to the inconsistency right there. For example,
the drums in Jerusalem sound really crisp and clear, but not so much in
KE9/1 and /3. Perhaps in 1 and 3, due to the complexity of the
arrangement, they made a "pre-mix" of the drums to conserve on recording
tracks, thereby making it harder to remix clearly for the DVD project.
Unless there are notes on the remix project contained on the disc that I
haven't been able to access, there are no liner notes in the disc
booklet (though there is another narrative of the making of the original
BSS).
And, since ELP made liberal use of the "pan pot" (similar to the balance
control on your stereo) to make sounds seem to travel between the left
and right speakers, so did the DVD project make use of all speakers
available - most notably the repeating 24 note sequence that ends
KE9/3. It goes 'round and 'round from front left to front right to rear
right to rear left, over and over.
If you love BSS as I do, and own a DVD player, then go get the new BSS.
--
Curt
http://www.users.qwest.net/~curtcass/
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Etienne Giroux [etienne@sprint.ca]
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 6:16 PM
To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com
Subject: Reviews by Somes
I have been a hardcore fan of ELP since 1979, the year they broke,
this is my favorite band...unfortunitely when you like this style of
music your choice of artist are very limited lately. I am angry against those
who laughed, ridiculed and reduced the work of Encore, Legends and
Paradox...because of some of your comments I did not buy this album until
this week...a year later its release. It is a great album the arrangements
are exciting and I am happy that Keith Emerson endorsed the album. The reason
why Progressive Rock has not been going well these years is because of
some fans...that are...conservative...I am sorry but this style of music is not
conservative and those who ridiculed this great album should be ashamed
of yourself and consider changing style...disco, hard rock, or country
music I don't care...because right now you are hurting Progressive Rock. I
would like finally to thank all who did this wonderfull album....ANYBODY WHO
LIKES ELP WILL REALLY ENJOY ENCORES, LEGENDS AND PARADOX...a very different
interpretation of ELP music, I regret I waited a year to buy this
album....read above and you will know why!
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Mike Florio [mflorio@bestweb.net]
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 2:14 PM
To: arnold@reluctant.com
Cc: sflynn@dingoblue.net.au
Subject: Re: Under The Sun
I have that cd, and I like it. But it sounds more like Ozzy Osbourne
singing over Rush/Yes to me ! No trace of ELP.
You must try Glass Hammer (www.glasshammer.com) !!! The keyboards drive the
band, and the guy plays Hammond, synths and piano in the Emerson/Wakeman
style. The overall sound is very much classic Yes/ELP - except for the
singer.
Neither of these bands are really presenting anything new, but they're
excellent at reproducing that classic 70's prog-rock sound.
Mike
------------------------------------------------------------
From: McCann, Shawn [Shawn.McCann@FMR.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 10:09 AM
To: 'arnold@reluctant.com'
Subject: ELP/BSS/DVD "impressions"
Hi John,
Yesterday I received a package from amazon.com containing the new DVD audio
disc of BSS.
I don't have a DVD-Audio player, but I do have a DVD-Video player and a
Dolby Digital receiver with 5 decent speakers (no subwoofer). I'll refrain
from getting too into the technical stuff, since I'm sure many ELP digest
folks have better equipment than I.
As for packaging, Rhino didn't re-invent the wheel. The CD booklet is
essentially the same as the one in the deluxe CD issue from 1996, except
without the lyrics (said to be available on the disc for those with
dvd-audio players), and the credits have been updated with info specific to
this release. Even the disc label looks like the CD release...only the
catalog number and copyright info have been updated. The jewel case does
not have the textured, dual picture of the CD release. However, it does
come enclosed in a cardboard outer sleeve with gold borders.
As for the mix, it will take me a few listens to get used to. I like the
somewhat "ping-pong"y use of the five main channels. Seems appropriate for
this album, especially on "Toccata". However, I had to turn up the rear
speaker volume considerably higher than normal in order to create a proper
balance; otherwise, lead lines that I'm used to hearing are lost when coming
from the rear. This also pointed out how hollow my rear speakers sound,
although they are supposedly "acoustically matched" to the front and center.
If releases like this are to become common, then I'm switching to five
identical full range speakers! Personally, if I have to choose between
ideal speakers for movies vs. audio, there's no contest -- audio wins.
There were also a couple of jarring things in the remix.
1) The vocal at the beginning of "Benny the Bouncer" is from a different
take than what we're used to hearing. Greg only pronounces some of the
words with the faux-cockney accent. Was this an earlier take than what
ended up on the final album mix?
2) At the beginning of "Jerusalem", Greg's voice is a little too exposed for
my taste. He's all alone in the center channel. Sounds like he's standing
in front of you, singing along to a recording being played in another room.
3) On KE9, 2nd impression, during the synthesized steel drum solo, the bass
keeps going and going and going, playing right through the two breaks where
we're used to hearing just synthesizer and percussion for a couple of
measures.
Overall I like this disc, but it sure would have been nice if they ran the
mix by someone intimately familiar with the original album before committing
it to disc.
Just my .02,
-- Shawn McCann
------------------------------------------------------------
From: bjorn-are.davidsen@telenor.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 3:53 AM
To: elp-digest@reluctant.com
Subject: Annual Review 2000
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, John!
Here's to celebrate another year!
Bjorn Are
ELP Review 2000
Another year, another opportunity for honor! Once again the annual ELP
review will focus on glories, and make a bold attempt at bypassing the bum
notes. Those interested in a somewhat longer edition - as well as the
Millenium Review - may find this in Impression Magazine # 8, due early 2001
(info at http://www.interx.net/~jgreen/impressions.html).
And now, directly in from the Jury, broadcasting across the wild and
wonderfull web:
2000 long seemed to be another rather disappointing one, when looking at one
of its most important aspects, all and anything ELP related. Fortunately
(the Three Fates at work again, no doubt), last Quarter more than made up
for this, and blessed us with both great gifts for Christmas and high hopes
for the New Year - not to mention for the next Millenium which this time
really is is due any day now, at any place close to you.
So the Jury welcomes everyone to the Review that - as everything with ELP -
never really ends. The first category is as always:
Category 1: "ELP related CD's of 2000".
1: "Live in the Hood" - Qango. This album was recorded in 2000 by Carl's
group with John Wetton, John Young and David Kilminster, featuring both Asia
and ELP stuff.
2: "Greg Lake" - Greg's first solo album, from 1981, finally on CD.
3: "Maneuvres" - Greg's second solo album, from 1983, now also on CD.
4: "Honky" - Keith's first solo album, on CD.
5: "Brain Salad Surgery" - on DVD audio with some video clips, and Lucky Man
as a bonus.
6: "Pictures at an Exhibition", recorded at Lyceum, Dec 9th 1970 - released
as CD (on the other side of the DVD)
The jury this time had an extremely easy job. Its of course unfair for any
other candidate, with "Brain Salad Surgery" as nominee. Though the Lyceum
"Pictures" has never been released on audio before, the sound is not quite
up to standard, especially compared to a certain Newcasle event some months
later. Both Qango and Greg's and Keith solo albums have interesting stuff,
though falling rather short compared to nominee # 5.
In short a no brainer. Fah-fah-fah and congrats to our boys and the team
behind the marvellous production of BSS on DVD audio! Finally the album is
beginning to sound like we thought it sounded in all its glory in our head
phones in the 70's, even if perhaps it never really did.
And now for
Category 2 - this time updated to "ELP related videos and DVD's, 2000".
No videos released, however as several DVD's came out, the jury this year
managed to find a winner.
1: "Pictures at an Exhibition", recorded at Lyceum, Dec 9th 1970
2: "Brain Salad Surgery" DVD audio video clips
Though BSS means certain victory in any contest, this time the prize for
once went to another as its pictures more consistenly were of interest and
portrayed a truly amazing musical exhibition. And to think that this even is
not our boys at their very very very best (due to the circumstances of the
filming, as they told at the time), makes it even more impressive. Next time
anyone makes a Time Machine, please bring a set of cameras to record the
full ELP 1971 Newcastle Show - and any other they ever did (digital storage
capaicty is getting cheaper every day). However,
tam-tam-ta-ta-ta-taaaaaaaah to the nevertheless astonishing Lyceum "Pictures
at an Exhibition".
Category 3: ELP related books of 2000
As Ed Macan for some reason did not enter the contest the only nominee and
nevertheless well deserving winner is (dupeti-dupeti-duuh) "Emerson, Lake &
Palmer - The Show That Never Ends, A Musical Biography" by George Forrester,
Martyn Hanson and Frank Askew! Great story! And finally ELP's music is
explained in terms almost understandable for non mucisians. Honorable
mention goes once again to Chris Welch for his eruptive heart filling myth
surfing foreword. So come on, Ed (and everyone else!), this is something to
live up to next year!
All you out there writing, heed the Jury's words about the only thing wrong
with the book (except from some charming errors and poor picture quality).
Its far too short! There's a curious lack of amusing anecdotes from October
1970 or July 1972. Not to mention (as its not mentioned) the set list at the
German concert in 73 (or was it 74) where they played for five hours. And
still no explanations of the Pictures impros at Buffallo in 1974. So grab
your (PC) keyboards, folks!
Category 4: ELP Web Sites
In 2000 the official number (on the ELP Web Ring, which, however and all
that, does not mention all) in fact went down from 32 to 27. This may
reflect the rather low level of activity (at least publically) of E, L and P
(though P did some drum clinics and concerts with Quango, and E performed a
piece or two at Smithsonian, and at a Korg demo). Still, there are some
great nominees
1: Bobby Simmons (http://www.villagenet.com/~boo)
2: Impressions Web site (http://www.interx.net/~jgreen/impressions.html)
3: ELP Digest (http://www.brain-salad.com/)
4: ELP Official Site (http://www.emersonlakepalmer.com/elp2.html)
5: Greg Lake's Official Site (http://www.greglake.com/)
6: Carl Palmer's Official Site (http://www.carlpalmer.com/palmer.html)
Despite promises to the opposite last year, Keith's site is this year not
worth mentioning. Hopefully it shows an inverse squared relation to his
activities, though one wonders - and at least is a bit concerned. It gives
hopes though that it did not bring news such as his Korg demo concert in
Japan or still has't mentioned his plans for a Second Piano Concerto.
Greg's site has been updated a bit more regularely, though mostly with
answers to questions from fans. This year only Carl's list had stuff showing
any kind of positive activity, going so far as even telling about where to
see and hear Carl.
The Jury had a really tough decision this year. After several hours an
agreement was er.. agreed, with not too much loss of organs. This year the
two best and most informative sites this year have been Impressions and the
ELP Digest, though both could have been more news oriented - had there been
much of that.
Trompeli-bompeli-tra - ELP Digest! Congrats John!
Category 5: ELP Maling lists
This is a new category due to these having a different target than just
being sites, with their aming at creating ELP communities all over the Web
(a rather large place).
The nominees are
1: Portabello Towne-The Emerson Lake and Palmer Discussion (no functional
link as this is written)
2: ELP-DISC (http://www.egroups.com/messages/ELP-DISC)
3: ELP Digest (http://www.brain-salad.com/)
4: The Yahoo "ELP The show never ends"
(http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/elptheshowneverends)
And - foppely-foppley-fapp-fapp-foooooh - the winner once again is ELP DISC!
This healthy growing community is a weird, wild, warm and wise (did I
mention wonderfull and welcome) place to meet and make ELP friends daily, in
any Millenium.
Category 6: ELP related magazines
No releases this year, and hence not difficult to pick the winner, which is
(ominious silence) none. However, as one perhaps may realize when one reads
this, Impressions did make a final stand before going the way of the band it
celebrates - to a glorious memory, truly missed by many a fan, though the
back catalogue remain. Don't miss out on this opportunity David - time for
Return of the Fanzine To The Common Man in the new Millenium!
Category 7: Most Memorable Moment
Several moments this year:
1: The Qango concerts early 2000
2: Keith at the Smithsonian in Spring
3: Carl at the book signing at Helter Skelter in November
4: Keith making a surprise appearance at a Qango show in January
5: Keith at the Korg demo in Japan this Autumn
Neither this time nor later the MMM-winner will be necessarrily be picked
for musical milestones. Like the rest of our culture, The Jury here focuses
on emotions, image, thrills and shocks (though not always supersonic
fighting cocks). That means (and baramparabamparabam we go) - Keith with
Qango! Sorry for that keyboard, John.
Category 8: Highest Hopes for next year
This time the hopes are more grounded in reality than previous years'.
Category 8a) The Promised Ones:
* Carl retrosprective (with his Percussion Concerto!), April 2001
* Keith's Second Piano Concerto, Summer 2001
Category 8b) The Probable Ones
* Greg's solo album
* Keith's Retrospective
* An album with the new dark prog group Palmer (Carl's got a high score for
releasing old and new stuff at the moment)
Category 8c) The Postponed Ones
* The ELP book by Ed Macan
* The 2CD with Keyboard King Keith and Wonderwizard Wakeman!
* The live CD with Mark Bonilla and Glen Hughes from the 1990's (a long time
ago).
* Keith's piano album (may be the same as one with the The Piano Concerto)
* Keith's autobiography with a CD of surprising stuff
In category 8a the winner is again a no brainer - pi-pi-a-a-no- Keith's
Second Piano Concerto!
In category 8b the winner was harder to find, but (proa-proa-progh!) it must
be the new dark prog group Palmer!
In category 8c the winner must be (though again hard comepetition) -
fan-fan-fare - Keith's autobiography with a CD of surprising stuff!
Overall winner in category 8 is of course WHATEVER, as long as it is new or
unreleased.
Bjorn Are
c/o
bjorn-are.davidsen@telenor.com
------------------------------------------------------------
From: garpal [garpal@sympatico.ca]
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2001 9:17 AM
To: elp-digest-request@reluctant.com
Subject: John Wetton = Greg Lake, BSS DVD
Hi,
It's been a while, but still enjoy receiving the ELP Digest.
Two things:
First, here's some food for thought for people. I recently watched a DVD
called Steve Hackett and Friends in concert in Japan recorded in 1996.
It featured Steve Hackett, Chester Thompson, Julian Colbeck, Ian
MacDonald and John Wetton. Watching John Wetton sing all those Genesis,
Asia and King Crimson songs reminded me of Greg Lake before he let his
voice deteriorate. So here goes, Greg Lake once replaced John Wetton in
Asia for the Asia in Asia concert, but then left the band because of
musical differences (Hmmm, what a surprise!). John Wetton later rejoined
Asia. If Keith and Carl have some great new material that Greg has no
interest in or is too embarrassed because he can't sing anymore. Why
don't those two hook up with John Wetton and record an album?? He has a
terrific voice and could sing some of the old ELP tunes in concert just
as easily as did other people's material on the Steve Hackett and
Friends DVD/Concert. If the material is good enough, then we wouldn't
have another embarrassment like the Power of Three album. What does
anybody else think about John Wetton replacing Greg Lake in a three
piece ELP type band?? Greg Lake's solo material really suffers from the
fact that Keith and Carl aren't around. He needs a reality check and
maybe something like this project would shake him up a bit (He is a bit
arrogant!) to produce some better material.
Second, I bought the Rhino DVD of BSS. Has anybody else noticed that the
vocal/lyrical version on the DVD of Benny the Bouncer is different from
the original song on the BSS album/CD??? Great sound on this DVD and
pictures!!!
Regards,
J-P
------------------------------------------------------------
From: drumrolls1@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 1:42 PM
To: arnold@reluctant.com
Subject: ELP DVD audio
Hi John,
I just wanted to, in case no one else has done so yet, tell you that I
bought this new BSS release on dvd audio, and it is very, very much worth the
money!
For one thing, several different things appear in some of the tunes. In
Jerusalem, you hear new timpani parts. In Toccata, you hear new piano parts,
in Benny the Bouncer, and KE9 1st impression, you hear slightly different
vocal tracks-(only in the beginning of KE9 1st). In KE 9 1st impression, you
also hear tambourine near the end of part one that was not audible before,
and a slightly different and GREAT part in the organ solo in part 2 of KE91st
impression. In KE9 @nd impression, you will hear a small part near the end
cut out.
3rd impression will blow you away! It always did me anyway, but now, even
more so!
The voice track is the same, but there is a lot of lttle things on the keys
you may notice differntly during the climax of the war. Unfortunately, I
cannot look at the video track, as I apparently do not have the means in y
DVD player to do so :::^(
Anyway, I urge you to go out and get this GEM if you havent done so already.
Take Care, and Happy New Year!
Steve Barber
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Curt Cassingham [curtcass@qwest.net]
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 3:42 PM
To: elp-digest@reluctant.com
Subject: KE Piano Concerto II?
John -
>From the Hammond list I subscribe to.
Curt
Subject: Barbara Dennerlein ..great gig at Jazz Cafe
Date: 7 Jan 2001 04:08:18 -0600
From: dave@dermvet.demon.co.uk (Dave Bentley)
Reply-To: The Hammond Forum
Org: The Hammond Forum
Newsgroups: alt.music.hammond-organ
Barbara Dennerlein played a cracking gig last night at the Jazz Cafe in
London. After seeing Jimmy Smith there last month it's probably true to
say that now *she* wears the crown in Jazz Organ. Her style is far more
melodic than both JS and Joey D with a great mix of funk, jazz, ballads
and blues.
In the audience last night was another Hammond Hero, Keith Emerson, with
whom I had a brief chat. He is going to recording his 2nd Piano
Concerto with LSO in June.
--
Dave Bentley
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Paul Williams [paul.williams@oracle.com]
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 8:35 AM
To: elp-digest@reluctant.com
Subject: Second Keith Emerson Piano Concerto
John
Great website. Maybe you already have seen this or put it in the digest,
but just in case:
Keyboard maker KORG runs a UK magazine featuring artistes using KORG
equipment. Keith Emerson features on the cover of the curremt edition
and is interviewed inside, during a demonstration he gave in Japan on
the new CX3 (a new version of KORG's classic electronic simulation of
the Hammond organ). He makes a couple of interesting comments, including
the fact that he is working on a second piano concerto and an orchestral
Tarkus.
You can order the KORG magazine online (UK only) at www.korg.co.uk
Regards
Paul
------------------------------------------------------------
From: bphainey@ntlworld.com
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 4:55 AM
To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com
Subject: Yamaha GX1 manual
Hi
I discovered recently that Yamaha has made available a wide range of
user manuals for their synths. The range extends from the earliest to the
latest.
The manual for the Yamaha GX1, used on Works Vol1 and later albums is available.
It's an interesting read.
The url is:
http://yhp21.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/
Bye for now
Brian
========================
Questions (and Answers!)
========================
From: Dave Bentley [dave@dermvet.demon.co.uk]
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 9:33 AM
To: Charles G. Jarrells
Cc: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com
Subject: Re: Lee Jackson
In message , "Charles G. Jarrells" @?.?> writes
>Can anyone tell me what former Nice vocalist/bassist Lee Jackson is up to
>these days? I corresponded with Lee in the late 70s as he was attempting
>to put together a band called "StripJack." I lost touch with him soon
>afterwards, and was subsequently told Lee had left the music business and
>moved to the US. Any updates on him would be appreciated.
Greg
Lee Jackson did live in LA for a time in the 80's as an interior
designer so I believe, but he moved back to the UK some time ago and is
now living in Northampton, right in the middle of England where he has a
day job with the Royal Mail and he is a member of a great boogie band
called Ginger Pig. They are the resident band at a great club called
the Black Bottom Club and whilst it is not like The Nice it's still a
great band which you can dance to. They have also done gigs abroad as
far as Bermuda.
I last saw Lee at one of Ginger Pig's gigs at the Black Bottom Club on
July 27th this year.
--
Dave Bentley
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Jagzakar@aol.com
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 8:46 PM
To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com
Subject: greg lake acostic 12 string or other guitars on ballads
I would please like to know what acostic guitars greg lake used on his live
ELP
album was it a 12 string and if so what name and model also what amp.
jag
zakar@aol.com
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Bob Kast [bobk@legato.com]
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 9:09 AM
To: hughc@automotive.emap.co.uk; elp-digest-web@reluctant.com
Subject: RE: I Believe in Father Christmas
> A very simple request really, but can anyone supply me with the basic
> chords to "I believe in Father Christmas" please ?
The sheet music for this is in "Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Greatest Hits"
Amsco Publications (order #AM 934494)
US ISBN: 0.8256.1536.4
UK ISBN: 0.7119.5421.6
By the way, the middle section is an excerpt from Lieutenant Kije, by
Prokofiev.
Bob Kast
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Brian Dudley [bdudley@capecod.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 7:01 PM
To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com
Subject: I Believe in Father Christmas Sheet Music
In response to requests about "Father Christmas", guitar.net has
a tablature link to OLGA (on-line guitar archives, I think) that
has a tab version. I have the original sheet music originally
published as a piano reduction with guitar chords, but not the
actual guitar parts. I believe that it is long out of print and
barring any copyright issues, I would be glad to provide a copy
for anyone who would need it.
Thanks,
Brian Dudley
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Shin
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 11:09 PM
To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com
Subject: RE: Influences
Someone posted a question regarding classical pieces with a similar style to Keith.
Here$B!G(Bs I can recommend:
* Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3 (Martha Argeritch$B!G(Bs recording is extraordinary)
* Prokofiev Concerto for Piano and Percussion (It might well be Bartok)
* Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.3 (Watch the film titled $B!H(BShine$B!I(B)
* Igor$B!G(Bs solo piano works CD (the Russian keyboard player in YES)
* A classical piece during Jordan Rudess\'s solo (anyone
knows the composer/title?)
* A piece played during the performance of the Japanese synchronised swimming team
in the last Olympic game. I couldn$B!G(Bt get the name of the composer, but certainly
it was a Japanese guy and very progressive.
------------------------------------------------------------
From: AKAannieA@cs.com
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 4:15 AM
To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com
Subject: Influences Redux
Re: Eric Fischbein- Influences
You may want to check out Chick Corea's Electric Band. His "Inside Out" and
"Eye of the Beholder" are both master works. He utilizes through-composed
writing form which has extended themes and variations. (much like ELP's
Tarkus and KE9). However, since he is a jazz and fusion artist Chick uses
less rock and more classical style in his jazz frame work. "Inside Out" is
more electric with a more typical rock/jazz timbres. "Eye of the Beholder"
features the acoustic piano in his long form composition supported by bass,
guitar, drums and sax. Though the Electric Band has other recordings, they
are varied and more song-oriented, funk styles. Also, a Japanese pianist,
Makoto Ozone is quite remarkable. Though he is more of a straight-ahead
jazzer his trio recordings are amazing. He writes very complex, long form
compositions; odd time signatures and virtuostic playing. His bassist and
drummer are just as awsome. He has around 3-5 trio recordings available in
the U.S., though he has many japanese imports in group and solo piano format.
Though jazz is my favorite I must give creedos to Keith Emerson who has
been my major influence in my musical life. It was ELP who has lead me to
greater musical horizons and growth. I hope you find these "influences"
rewarding.
Deacon.
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Mike Florio [mflorio@bestweb.net]
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 1:45 PM
To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com
Subject: Lake's basslines in print
To my knowledge, there have been three books of ELP sheet music published.
These contain very accurate piano transcriptions of the actual ELP
arrangements, mainly because they were taken directly from Keith's original
manuscripts. Many of these include the actual electric bass parts
transcribed into the piano left hand parts. One of these books covers the
Tarkus album, while the other two books contain classic material from a
variety of albums.
FWIW: In a 1980 Keyboard Magazine interview, Emerson stated that Lake always
considered himself a singer first, and felt a bit awkward IMPROVISING on the
bass. This was in response to the interviewer (Dominic Milano) referring to
Lake's bass playing as 'sparse'. Lake actually only started playing bass
when Robert Fripp asked him to for King Crimson. Before that, he was
playing guitar only.
Mike
>Is there anything available about Greg Lake's bass playing style? Do you
know
>if there's any books with the bass lines in it?
Thanks,
Elaine
[ Editor's Note: I know that Greg was featured on the cover of Guitar
Player magazine back in the early-mid 70s. It wasn't an
in-depth look at his playing style, though. "Just" an
interview, look at his gear at the time, etc. Perhaps
another Digest reader will know more. - John - ]
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Eric [mail@epasc.com]
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 12:04 PM
To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com
Subject: trivia question about Keith Emerson
Deal ELP Digest,
There was a television show in Italy in 1980 called "Variety."
Keith Emerson appeared on the opening titles of the show playing his
keyboard while a parade of people followed, like the Pied Piper.
Do you know of this show and most importantly, do you know the name of the
song he played?
Thanks.
ERIC
------------------------------------------------------------
From: drumrolls1@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 12:35 AM
To: Arnold@reluctant.com
Subject: Brain Salad question
Hi everyone!
Does anyone know what type of Ludwig snare drum Carl used to record Brain
Salad Surgery?
Was it a Ludwig supraphonic, or Ludwig Super sensitive?
If anyone does know the answer to this question, would you please cite your
source
thanks very much,
Steve Barber
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Ron Cooper [r.cooper@rmd250b.roma.alespazio.it]
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001
To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com
Subject: ELP 35 or 10 million?
I read recently where it was stated that ELP sold 35 million albums.
I was wondering if you know what the correct figures were. Outside of
the USA I read roughly 5 million? Plus USA roughly 5 million.
Grand Total 10 million?
I was wondering how many in fact - the real truth - is it possible
to find on a web site somewhere this info. I would imagine that Tarkus
sold about 500,000 in the UK?
Thanks for taking time reading
All The Best
Ron COOPER
=================================================================
New ELP Releases/Products (The ELP Digest does not endorse, etc.)
=================================================================
From: John Weitner [discs@dv-depot.com]
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 5:11 PM
To: ELP-digest@reluctant.com
Subject: Brain Salad Surgery On DVD Audio
Hello John:
This recently arrived on the new DVD audio format!
Here's what's on the disc:
Emerson, Lake and Palmer was one of the first and most successful
of the post '60s rock "supergroups," a group that defined progressive rock.
Its three members had each woodshedded in some of Britain's most innovative
bands, and by the time they joined forces in 1970, they were virtuosos on
their respective instruments--Keith Emerson on keyboards, Greg Lake on guitar,
and Carl Palmer on drums. "Brain Salad Surgery" is surely the trio's finest hour.
This DVD-Audio disc presents the original 1973 album in its entirety with
nine new advanced resolution multichannel surround mixes.
Other features include:
Includes Lucky Man as a Bonus Track!
On-screen Commentary
Production Stills
Band History
Discography
Audio interview with the band and co-lyricist Pete Sinfield about making
the album
Excerpt from "Return Of the Manticore" 1973 concert film
Lyrics
There are 5 or so concert footage clips as well
NOTE: This disc will play on all DVD players; however, the DVD-Audio
96 KHZ, 24 bit tracks and any video content will play only on players
with the "DVD-Audio" logo
The nice thing about the disc is that there are 3 audio tracks:
1- a 48mhz/16 bit Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound mix
this can be played on any DVD player but not on a CD player.
2- the same 5.1 mix but in 96mhz/24 bit
3- a 96mhz/24 bit stereo track
these latter 2 can only be played on a DVD Audio compatible player.
As I don't have a DVD audio player I was unable to watch any of the
video footage but did listen to the 16 bit DD 5.1 mix and I have to
say I was really impressed!!
the disc sounds fantastic!..it has quite an agressive use of the
surrounds which I personally like and Greg's voice is incredibly clear
and well balanced throughout..
They are fairly reasonable in price - they retail for $24.95 US..
We are selling the DVD audio discs for $19.95..
God knows how many copies of BSS I have purchased over the years
in every format including on 8 track quadrophonic tape but I can tell
you this should be my last purchase...
I can't wait till I upgrade my player so I can hear it again in
the higher resolution..
All we need now are some ELP concerts on DVD remixed in 5.1 PLEASE!!
Regards,
John Weitner
Where Customer Service *Does* Matter
The Digital Video Depot
http://www.dv-depot.com
discs@dv-depot.com
------------------------------------------------------------
From: John Weitner [discs@dv-depot.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:34 AM
To: digest-mailer@reluctant.com
Subject: ELP on DVD - Finally!!
Hi John:
This has just been announced!
---
Emerson, Lake And Palmer: Welcome Back
1992 · 79 min. · FS · E - DD 5.1 / E - DD 2.0 · Not rated
Concert/Pop/Rock · Release Date: 3/27/2001 · SRP: 24.99 · UPC #0-14381-9700-29
"Welcome Back" is a musical biography outlining the birth and rebirth of a
supergroup. In the first ten years of their existence, Keith Emerson, Greg Lake,
and Carl Palmer produced 6 Platinum and 5 Gold albums. In 1991, the three musicians
came together to work on a new album and this video follows the creative and
sometimes difficult reunion of one of rock's foremost progressive bands. "Welcome
Back" features live performances from their sellout 1992/93 Black Moon Tour,
proving that after a ten year break, none of the magic has been lost. Including
vintage footage, interviews with the band and over 70 minutes of classic ELP, this
is a collector's piece for all true fans. Songs: Romeo and Juliet, Karn Evil 9,
Pictures at an Exhibition, Paper Blood, Honky Tonk Train Blues, Creole Dance,
Tarkus, Closer to Home, Pirates, C'est La Vie, Tiger in the Spotlight, Watching
Over You, Lucky Man, Changing States/ Hoedown, Black Moon, Drum Solo, Joplin Rag,
Fanfare For the Common Man, Improvisation.
Looks like it's the same as the previous release on VHS and laserdisc
however the audio has been remixed in 5.1. I hope they did a little
more with the mix than most concert discs where all that's added is a
little ambiance in the surrounds..
Hope we can get some more ELP material on DVD..
Regards,
John Weitner
Where Customer Service *Does* Matter
The Digital Video Depot
http://www.dv-depot.com
discs@dv-depot.com
Check out our New Forums!
Get your answers quicker, maybe even before you ask!
Talk DVD's as well!
http://www.dv-depot.com/forum/
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Gary Davis [artshop@artist-shop.com]
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 9:52 AM
To: ELP-digest@reluctant.com
Subject: ELP related releases
Hi, folks:
Sorry to be late in getting news out. My wife and I have just brought home
a brand new baby boy, William Wallace Davis, and that's made me a tad behind
in a lot of things. As ususal you'll find the latest Artist Shop Newsletter
in its entirety at . But here are some
excerpts for ELP fans.
Available on our Manticore page
Greg Lake/Greg Lake
Greg Lake/Manouevres
First time available on CD - Greg Lake's two solo albums initially released
in the early 80's on the Chrysalis label and long sought after by fans!
Greg was working closely with guitarist Gary Moore during this period and
has always spoken highly of their collaboration. These albums have been
remastered for this CD release.
soundbite -
soundbite -
Emerson Lake and Palmer/Brain Salad Surgery ....DVD-Audio
New DVD Audio version of Brain Salad Surgery Helps Launch Historic New Audio
Format! Warner Music Group (WMG) becomes the first of the major music
companies to offer albums in the DVD-Audio format. The new format, which
features Advanced Resolution(TM), multi-channel audio that dramatically
enhances the listening experience, is the most significant industry format
launch since the introduction of the CD nearly twenty years ago. Among the
first releases are ELP's classic, Brain Salad Surgery! All of the
recordings have been remixed from the original masters to take advantage of
the optimal surround and stereo sound quality.
All albums released from WMG labels will offer consumers the flexibility of
being able to be played in three ways: first, in Advanced Resolution
surround sound; second, in Advanced Resolution stereo; and third, for those
who own a DVD-Video player but have not yet upgraded to DVD-Audio, DVD-Video
compatible DolbyÆ Digital surround. This last feature will enable the discs
to be played in the nearly 10 million DVD-Video players already in U.S.
homes. With a sampling rate and bit depth that at least doubles the
resolution for the current CD standard, DVD-Audio discs deliver sound
quality that is significantly closer to the master recording than is
possible with CDs. Beyond this enhanced listening experience, DVD-Audio
discs offer many other unique features to increase the enjoyment of this new
format: in addition to brief DVD-Video quality music videos and artist
commentary, when played on new DVD-Audio players, ``visual menus'' with
remote navigation may also offer access to ``photo gallery'' still pictures,
artist bios, discography and credits or song lyrics viewable during Advanced
Resolution playback.
On our forthcoming imports page
:
ASIA-HISTORY OF ASIA + 2 (2CD)
Japanese version of their forthcoming retrospective package is set to
include two bonus tracks as well as having an exclusive sleeve for the
Japanese market. 24 tracks in all are scheduled to appear.
And now let's get to information on the latest releases to be found at
:
EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER-FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN (2CD)
24 track anthology for one of the most phenomenally successful acts of the
early to mid 1970s. Digitally remastered from original tapes and compiled in
conjunction with the band. Highlights include, 'Fanfare For The Common Man'.
Gary
**************************************************************
Gary Davis
The Artist Shop The Other Road
http://www.artist-shop.com artshop@artist-shop.com
phone: 877-856-1158, 330-929-2056 fax:330-945-4923
INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE MUSIC!!!
**************************************************************
Artist Shop Radio
Check out the latest Artist Shop newsletter at
http://www.artist-shop.com/news.htm
------------------------------
Digest subscription, mailing address,
and administrative stuff to: elp-digest-request@reluctant.com
ELP-related info that you want to put in the digest to: elp-digest@reluctant.com
Back issues are available from the ELP Digest web site:
URL: http://www.brain-salad.com/
Note: The opinions, information, etc. contained in this digest are those
of the original message sender listed in each message. They are not
necessarily those of the mailing list/digest administrator or
those of any institution through whose computers/networks this mail
flows.
Unless otherwise noted, the individual authors of each entry in the
Digest are the copyright holders of that entry. Please respect that
copyright and act accordingly. I especially ask that you not
redistribute the ELP Digest in whole or in part without acknowledging
the original source of the digest and each author. Thanks!
End of ELP Digest [Volume 11 Issue 1]
*************************************