ELP career-spanning box set out in September

By Scott Munro
( Prog )
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Career-spanning box set titled Fanfare: Emerson, Lake & Palmer 1970-1997 to be released by BMG in September

The Fanfare box set
The Fanfare box set

A career-spanning Emerson, Lake & Palmer box set is to be released later this year.

Titled Fanfare: Emerson, Lake & Palmer 1970-1997, it’ll arrive on September 29 via BMG and feature all the trio’s classic albums on CD and vinyl, along with a book, audio Blu-ray, 7-inch singles and replicated tour programmes.

A statement of the box set reads: “The Fanfare box set offers a wealth of ELP treasure for their ever increasing fan base.

“It contains of ELP’s remastered 11 albums, five previously unreleased CDs of never issued recordings, a never before issued triple vinyl set titled Live In Italy, May 1973, a surround sound Blu-ray audio plus a 40-page hardback book with rare photos as well as tour programmes and a must-have repro 7-inch of fanfare For The Common Man.”

Fanfare: Emerson, Lake & Palmer 1970-1997 is now available for pre-order, while a full list of the contents and packshot can be found below.

Fanfare: Emerson, Lake & Palmer 1970-1997 contents

  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970)

  • Pictures At An Exhibition (1971)

  • Tarkus (1971)

  • Trilogy (1972)

  • Brain Salad Surgery (1973)

  • Welcome Back, My Friends, To The Show That Never Ends (1974)

  • Works Volume 1 (1977)

  • Works Volume 2 (1977)

  • Love Beach (1978)

  • Black Moon (1992)

  • In The Hot Seat (1994)

  • Live At Velodromo Viorelli, Milan, Italy, May 4, 1973

  • Live At Flaminio, Rome, Italy, May 2, 1973

  • Live At Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, US, July 9, 1972

  • Live At Waterloo Concert Field, Stanhop New Jersey, US, August 13, 1992

  • Live At Birmingham Symphony Hall, UK, November 27 1992

  • On The BBC: The Old Grey Whistle Test 1979

  • Live Ar Elysee Montmartre, Paris, France, July 2, 1997

  • Audio Blu-Ray, containing the stereo 5:1 and surround sound mixes of the albums:

  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Steven Wilson, 2012)

  • Tarkus (Steven Wilson, 2012)

  • Trilogy (Jakko Jakszyk, 2012)

  • Brain Salad Surgery ((Jakko Jakszyk, 2014)

  • Lucky Man / Knife Edge (1970) - 7-inch single

  • Fanfare For The Common Man / Brain Salad Surgery (1977) - 7-inch single

  • Deluxe, hardback 12” book with band photos and extensive notes from acclaimed journalist Chris Welch, featuring quotes from Keith Emerson, Greg Lake & Carl Palmer

  • Reprinted original 1970 promo poster, 1972 promo brochure, 1974 and 1992 tour programmes

  • Metal & enamel ELP logo pin badge

  • Black Moon CD - rough album mixed (Previously unreleased)

Keith Emerson tribute to feature his unfinished Beyond the Stars

Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent 35 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott keeps Louder’s buyer’s guides up to date, writes about the best deals for music fans, keeps on top of the latest tech releases and reviews headphones, speakers, earplugs and more. Over the last 10 years, Scott has written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog. He's previously written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald newspapers, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to tech reviews, video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.