20CD - Keith Emerson - Variations
20 CD Set - UK Import “Keith Emerson invented progressive rock. I know because I was there at the time” Lee Jackson, Emerson’s long-time friend and one-time band mate in The Nice, once told Prog Magazine. Considered one of the greatest keyboard players of all time, Keith Emerson is revered as a genius by both fans and fellow musicians the world over. • 20 CD set presented in 10 x 10” box with 48 page book. • This 20 CD box set is the definitive Keith Emerson collection, featuring virtuoso performances from throughout his incredible career. The set features material from his time in The Nice, Emerson Lake & Palmer alongside his ventures into composing and performing movie soundtracks as well as his solo works. • This deep dive into the creative life of Emerson is divided into 5 parts, beginning with his early years in The Nice and Emerson Lake & Palmer. The collection moves onto Keith’s solo albums, his soundtracks and collaborations and finally ends with a set of stunning live performances which present his breath-taking keyboard skills to full effect. • Presented in a 10 x 10” box, this definitive collection is accompanied by sleeve notes written by Jerry Ewing, Editor of Prog Magazine who casts a magnifying glass over the immense catalogue of this once-in-a-generation artist. Ewing speaks with many of Emerson’s collaborators and delivers a fascinating history of the man behind the keyboard. • The collection is also presented with a 48 page book containing many never-before-seen photos taken directly from the Emerson family archive. • All 20 CD’s have been mastered from the best available sources by renowned engineer Andy Pearce and contains a previously unreleased show from BB Kings in 2004. • This incredible collection has been curated with the full involvement and blessing of the Emerson family, which has allowed for the inclusion of some unique and rare material. • Whether you are a seasoned fan or just starting out on your Keith Emerson journey, there is no finer, deeper or more definitive collection available on the market. A tribute, in the truest sense, to one of the greatest musicians of all time. TRACK LISTING DISC ONEPART ONE: THE EARLY YEARS / THE BANDS1 Medley – Keith Emerson (Age 14)2 Rock Candy – The T Bones with Chris Barber3 Lament For Tony Stratton Smith – Keith Emerson4 America / 2nd Amendment – The Nice5 The Three Fates – ELP6 The Old Castle / Blues Variations – ELP7 Fugue – ELP8 Karn Evil 9 2nd Impression – ELP9 Piano Improvisations (Live) – ELP10 Fanfare For the Common Man – ELP11 Barrelhouse Shakedown – ELP12 Honky Tonk Train Blues – ELP13 Introductory Fanfare / Peter Gunn Theme (Live) – ELP DISC TWOPART TWO: THE SOLO ALBUMS Honky1 Hello Sailor – Includes Bach Before the Mast Part 12 Hello Sailor – Includes Bach Before the Mast Part 23 Hello Sailor – Includes Bach Before the Mast Part 34 Salt Cay5 Green Ice6 Intro Juicing7 Big Horn Breakdown8 Yancey Special9 Rum A Ting10 Chickcharnie11 Jesus Loves Me DISC THREEChanging States1 Shelter From the Rain2 Another Frontier3 Ballade4 The Band Keeps Playing5 Summertime6 The Church7 Interlude8 Montagues And Capulets9 Abaddon’s Bolero (Orchestral Version)10 The Band Keeps Playing (Aftershock Mix) DISC FOUREmerson Plays Emerson1 Vagrant2 Creole Dance3 Solitudinous4 Broken Bough5 A Cajun Alley6 Prelude To Candice7 A Blade of Grass8 Outgoing Tide9 Summertime10 Interlude11 Roll’n Jelly12 B & W Blues13 For Kevin14 The Dreamer15 Hammer It Out16 Ballad For a Common Man17 Barrelhouse Shakedown18 Nilu’s Dream19 Soulscapes20 Close To Home21 Honky Tonk Train Blues22 Medley23 Nicola24 Silver Shoes25 I’ll See You in My Dreams DISC FIVEKeith Emerson Band1 Ignition2 1st Presence3 Last Horizon4 Miles Away Pt. 15 Miles Away Pt. 26 Crusaders Cross7 Fugue8 2nd Presence9 Marche Train10 Blue Inferno11 3rd Presence12 Prelude To a Hope13 A Place to Hide14 Miles Away Pt. 315 Finale16 The Art of Falling Down17 Malambo (From “Estancia Suite”)18 Gametime19 The Parting DISC SIXPART THREE: THE SOUNDTRACKSInferno1 Inferno (Main Title Theme)2 Rose’s Descent into The Cellar3 Taxi Ride (Rome)4 The Library5 Sarah In the Library Vaults6 Bookbinder’s Delight7 Rose Leaves the Apartment8 Rose Gets It9 Elisa’s Story10 A Cat Attic Attack11 Kazanian’s Tarantella12 Mark’s Discovery13 Mater Tenebrarum14 Inferno Finale15 Cigarettes, Ices, Etc.16 Inferno (#1)17 Inferno (#2)18 Inferno (#3)19 Inferno (#4)20 Inferno (#5) DISC SEVENNighthawks1 Nighthawks (Main Title Theme)2 MeanStalkin’3 The Bust4 Nighthawking5 The Chase6 I’m A Man7 The Chopper8 Tramway9 I’m Comin’ In10 Face To Face11 The Flight of A Hawk DISC EIGHTMurderock1 Murderock2 Tonight, Is Your Night3 Streets To Blame4 Not So Innocent5 Prelude To Candice6 Don’t Go in The Shower7 Coffee Time8 Candice9 New York Dash10 Tonight, Is Not Your Night11 The Spillone12 Murderock (Part 1)13 Murderock (Part 2)14 Murderock (Part 3)15 Murderock (Part 4) DISC NINE1 Best Revenge2 Orchestral Suite To Best Revenge (Instrumental)3 Playing For Keeps4 The Dreamer – Love Theme (Instrumental)5 Wha’dya Mean (Instrumental)6 Outgoing Tide7 For Those About to Win8 The Runner (Instrumental)9 La Chiesa10 The Church (Main Theme)11 The Possession12 Prelude 2413 La Chiesa Revisited DISC TENIron Man1 Iron Man Main Title Theme2 And The Sea Shall Give Up It’s Dead3 I Am Ultimo, Thy Deliverer4 Data In Chaos Out5 Silence My Companion, Death My Destination6 Iron Man Theme Alternative DISC ELEVENHarmagedon / Godzilla1 Harmagedon2 Theme Of the Floi3 Jo And Michiko4 Sonny’s Skate State5 Zamedy Stomp6 Challenge Of the Psionic Fighters7 Children Of the Light8 Godzilla9 Godzilla Vs. Gotengo10 Godzilla Final Wars Titles11 EDF Headquarters Fight12 EDF Museum13 Infant Island14 Rodan Attacks NYC15 Earth Defense Forces Theme16 Motorcycle Battle17 Godzilla Awakens18 Love Theme19 Monster Zero Theme20 Cruising The Cirro Stratu21 Godzilla Theme22 Godzilla Final Wars End Titles DISC TWELVEPART FOUR: COLLABORATIONSThree Fates Project1 The Endless Enigma Suite 12 The Endless Enigma Suite 23 American Matador4 After All of This5 Walking Distance6 Tarkus (Concertante)7 Malambo8 The Mourning Sun9 Abaddon’s Bolero10 Fanfare For the Common Man (Pt. 1)11 Fanfare For the Common Man (Pt. 2) DISC THIRTEENBeyond the Stars1 Toccata Con Fuoco2 Beyond The Stars3 Glorietta Pass4 The Dreamer5 Endless Enigma Suite Pt 16 The Fugue7 Endless Enigma Suite Pt 28 Malambo, Op. 79 The Mourning Sun10 After All of This11 Walking Distance12 Fanfare For the Common Man Pt 113 Fanfare For the Common Man Pt 2 DISC FOURTEENPART FIVE: LIVE COLLABORATIONSBoys Club (Live from California)1 Afterburner2 Long Journey Home3 Hoedown4 A Whiter Shade of Pale5 White Noise6 Cover Me7 Nutrocker8 Tarkus9 Dreams10 Middle Of a Dream DISC FIFTEENMoscow Pt 11 Karn Evil 1st Impression Pt. 22 Piano Concerto (3rd Movement)3 Bitches Crystal4 Malambo5 Touch And Go6 Lucky Man7 Miles Away Pt.18 Miles Away Pt. 29 Crusaders Cross10 Fugue11 Marche Train12 Finale DISC SIXTEENMoscow Pt 21 The Barbarian2 Tarkus3 Nutrocker Suite4 Moscow Fantasia5 Malambo (Orchestral Version) DISC SEVENTEENLive from Manticore Hall1 From The Beginning2 Introduction3 I Talk to The Wind4 Bitches Crystal5 The Barbarian6 Take A Pebble7 Tarkus8 C’est La Vie9 Pirates10 Moog Solo / Lucky Man DISC EIGHTEENOff the Shelf1 Abaddon’s Bolero Orchestral2 Pictures At an Exhibition3 And Then January4 Rio5 Straight Between the Eyes6 Don’t Be Cruel7 Au Privave8 Walter L9 Rhythm-A-Ning10 Asian Pear11 Motor Bikin’12 America13 Lumpy Gravy14 Up The Elephant & Round the Castle15 Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll DISC NINETEENLive at BB Kings – 21/05/20041 America / Rondo2 Country Pie3 Hang Onto a Dream4 Bitches Crystal5 Touch And Go6 Piano Interlude7 Karelia Suite8 Blade Of Grass9 A Cajun Alley10 Creole Dance11 Quango Story12 Just Crazy DISC TWENTYB.B.Kings – NYC – 21/05/2004 / The Keith Emerson TrioLive At BB Kings1 Lucky Man2 Hoedown3 TarkusThe Keith Emerson Trio4 You Say You Care5 There Will Never Be Another You6 Teenies Blues7 Winkle Picker Stamp8 56 Blues9 You Came a Long Way from Saint-Louis10 Soul Station Single11 We Three Kings12 Captain Starship Christmas
