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“Lucky Man” from 1974:
https://youtu.be/7nyt57LxWy8?si=25FDgCAB9q1Sn6t-
This week in 1970, Emerson Lake & Palmer’s self-titled debut LP debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #6 (December 5)
By the end of 1969, the Nice keyboardist Keith Emerson and King Crimson bass player and vocalist Greg Lake were looking to leave their respective groups and form a new band.
The pair first met in New York City and discussed the possibility of forming one together; they met again in December 1969 when the Nice and King Crimson were billed together for concerts at the Fillmore West in San Francisco.
During a soundcheck before one of the shows, Emerson described the first time he and Lake played together:
“Greg was moving a bass line and I played the piano in back and Zap! It was there."
When the Nice split in March 1970 and Lake left King Crimson a month later, the pair began the search for a drummer, which turned out to be a difficult process.
Emerson's manager, Tony Stratton Smith, suggested Carl Palmer of Atomic Rooster and previously the Crazy World of Arthur Brown.
Palmer turned up for a session and enjoyed the chemistry, but was reluctant to commit as Atomic Rooster were starting to gain attention in Europe. Emerson and Lake persisted, and after several weeks Palmer agreed to join.
The three named themselves Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and went to Island Studios in Notting Hill to rehearse and form a live set, a mix of original songs and rock adaptations and arrangements of classical pieces of music.
After a warm-up gig in Plymouth, their second gig took place on 29 August at the Isle of Wight Festival which was attended by an estimated 600,000 people and drew considerable attention from the public and music press.
In the months surrounding their debut gigs, the band recorded this debut album, “Emerson Lake & Palmer”, at Advision Studios, which was released in the UK by Island Records on 20 November 1970, and in the US by Cotillion Records in January 1971.
It was a success, both locally and around the world, a springboard for what was to come…
On the charts it went to #4 in the UK and the Netherlands, #7 in Germany, #9 in Australia, #17 in Canada, #18 in the US and Norway, and #20 in Italy.
The album's cover is a painting by British artist Nic Dartnell.
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“Lucky Man” from 1974:
https://youtu.be/7nyt57LxWy8?si=25FDgCAB9q1Sn6t-
This week in 1970, Emerson Lake & Palmer’s self-titled debut LP debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #6 (December 5)
By the end of 1969, the Nice keyboardist Keith Emerson and King Crimson bass player and vocalist Greg Lake were looking to leave their respective groups and form a new band.
The pair first met in New York City and discussed the possibility of forming one together; they met again in December 1969 when the Nice and King Crimson were billed together for concerts at the Fillmore West in San Francisco.
During a soundcheck before one of the shows, Emerson described the first time he and Lake played together:
“Greg was moving a bass line and I played the piano in back and Zap! It was there."
When the Nice split in March 1970 and Lake left King Crimson a month later, the pair began the search for a drummer, which turned out to be a difficult process.
Emerson's manager, Tony Stratton Smith, suggested Carl Palmer of Atomic Rooster and previously the Crazy World of Arthur Brown.
Palmer turned up for a session and enjoyed the chemistry, but was reluctant to commit as Atomic Rooster were starting to gain attention in Europe. Emerson and Lake persisted, and after several weeks Palmer agreed to join.
The three named themselves Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and went to Island Studios in Notting Hill to rehearse and form a live set, a mix of original songs and rock adaptations and arrangements of classical pieces of music.
After a warm-up gig in Plymouth, their second gig took place on 29 August at the Isle of Wight Festival which was attended by an estimated 600,000 people and drew considerable attention from the public and music press.
In the months surrounding their debut gigs, the band recorded this debut album, “Emerson Lake & Palmer”, at Advision Studios, which was released in the UK by Island Records on 20 November 1970, and in the US by Cotillion Records in January 1971.
It was a success, both locally and around the world, a springboard for what was to come…
On the charts it went to #4 in the UK and the Netherlands, #7 in Germany, #9 in Australia, #17 in Canada, #18 in the US and Norway, and #20 in Italy.
The album's cover is a painting by British artist Nic Dartnell.
#emersonlakeandpalmer, #progrock, #progressiverock, #debutalbum, #70smusic, #70srock, #trio, #greglake, #carlpalmer, #keithemerson, #rockmusic, #rockhistory, #thisdayinrock, #dailyrockhistory, #thisdayinmusic, #onthisday
"Pure signal,no noise"
Credits Goes to the respective
Author ✍️/ Photographer📸
🐇 🕳️
