MEDIUM HYBRID SACD CONDITION sealed MINI LP GATEFOLD CARDBOARD COVER M mint BOOKLET M mint SERIALNUMBER Yes LIMITED Yes MISCELLANEOUS Stereo, playable on all CD Players ! MUSICIAN HOMEPAGEemersonlakeandpalmer.com
Keith Emerson – hammond c3 organ, steinway piano, zurna, moog synthesiser III-c, mini-moog model d synthesiser
Greg Lake – vocals, bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Carl Palmer – drums, percussion
the endless enigma (part one) - 6:42
fugue - 1:57
the endless enigma (part two) - 2:03
from the beginning - 4:16
the sheriff - 3:23
hoedown - 3:46
trilogy - 8:56
living sin - 3:13
abaddon's bolero - 8:11
„Trilogy”, the third studio album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, is brimming with sophisticated arrangements, rich overdubs, and multi-layered textures that underscore the band’s spirit of experimentation
„Trilogy” distills the unbridled power of its predecessor albums into a more accessible whole, making it the most representative example of the ensemble’s signature style
„Trilogy” was certified gold, reached No. 2 on the UK charts, No. 5 on the Billboard 200, and the single “From The Beginning” peaked at No. 39 on the Billboard Hot 100
The members of ELP put themselves to the test as musicians and songwriters, using „Trilogy” as a springboard for excursions into adventurous landscapes that required skillful navigation through tricky twists and turns and the ability to change direction at any moment
Released in 1972, the album eschewed a conceptual framework and demonstrated one thing above all: no other band at the time blended classical, rock, jazz, and even proto-metal themes in this way
No other group possessed the equivalent of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer’s individual technical prowess and symmetrical chemistry
„Trilogy” also serves as a showcase for the talent of sound engineer Eddy Offord, who ended his collaboration with ELP after this project but left behind a groundbreaking production
It’s no surprise that the band stopped playing some songs live, as they were frustrated by their inability to reproduce many of the parts on stage
The varying degrees of complexity and intricacy even prompted ELP to write songs for their follow-up album „Brain Salad Surgery", that could be performed live with fidelity to the original
RECORDING October 1971 - January 1972 at Advision Studios, London ENGINEERING Eddie Offord LABEL Manticore RE MASTERING Neal Harris, Krieg Wunderlich RE RELEASED 2026 AVERAGE RATING 4.84 Stars out of 5 MADE IN USA STYLE Prog Rock AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
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