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Variations (20 CD Box Set)
• 20 CD set presented in 10 x 10” box with 48-page book.
• The definitive Keith Emerson collection, featuring virtuoso performances from throughout his incredible career.
• Featuring material from his time in The Nice, and Emerson Lake & Palmer alongside his ventures into composing and performing movie soundtracks as well as his solo works.
“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.
This deep dive into the creative life of Emerson is divided into five 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 include a previously unreleased show from BB King’s 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.
CD 1: Pt. 1 The Early Years/The Bands
Medley – Keith Emerson (Age 14)
Rock Candy – The T Bones with Chris Barber
Lament For Tony Stratton Smith – Keith Emerson
America / 2nd Amendment – The Nice
The Three Fates – ELP
The Old Castle / Blues Variations – ELP
Fugue – ELP
Karn Evil 9 2nd Impression – ELP
Piano Improvisations (Live) – ELP
Fanfare For the Common Man – ELP
Barrelhouse Shakedown – ELP
Honky Tonk Train Blues – ELP
Introductory Fanfare / Peter Gunn Theme (Live) – ELP
CD 2: Pt. 2 The Solo Albums – Honky
Hello Sailor – Includes Bach Before the Mast Part 1
Hello Sailor – Includes Bach Before the Mast Part 2
Hello Sailor – Includes Bach Before the Mast Part 3
Salt Cay
Green Ice
Intro Juicing
Big Horn Breakdown
Yancey Special
Rum A Ting
Chickcharnie
Jesus Loves Me
CD 3: Pt. 2 The Solo Albums – Changing States
Shelter From the Rain
Another Frontier
Ballade
The Band Keeps Playing
Summertime
The Church
Interlude
Montagues And Capulets
Abaddon’s Bolero (Orchestral Version)
The Band Keeps Playing (Aftershock Mix)
CD 4: Pt. 2 The Solo Albums – Emerson Plays Emerson
Vagrant
Creole Dance
Solitudinous
Broken Bough
A Cajun Alley
Prelude To Candice
A Blade of Grass
Outgoing Tide
Summertime
Interlude
Roll’n Jelly
B & W Blues
For Kevin
The Dreamer
Hammer It Out
Ballad For a Common Man
Barrelhouse Shakedown
Nilu’s Dream
Soulscapes
Close To Home
Honky Tonk Train Blues
Medley
Nicola
Silver Shoes
I’ll See You in My Dreams
CD 5: Pt. 2 The Solo Albums – Keith Emerson Band
Ignition
1st Presence
Last Horizon
Miles Away Pt. 1
Miles Away Pt. 2
Crusaders Cross
Fugue
2nd Presence
Marche Train
Blue Inferno
3rd Presence
Prelude To a Hope
A Place to Hide
Miles Away Pt. 3
Finale
The Art of Falling Down
Malambo (From “Estancia Suite”)
Gametime
The Parting
CD 6: Pt. 3 The Soundtracks – Inferno
Inferno (Main Title Theme)
Rose’s Descent into The Cellar
Taxi Ride (Rome)
The library
Sarah In the Library Vaults
Bookbinder’s Delight
Rose Leaves the Apartment
Rose Gets It
Elisa’s Story
A Cat Attic Attack
Kazanian’s Tarantella
Mark’s Discovery
Mater Tenebrarum
Inferno Finale
Cigarettes, Ices, Etc.
Inferno (#1)
Inferno (#2)
Inferno (#3)
Inferno (#4)
Inferno (#5)
CD 7: Pt. 3 The Soundtracks – Nighthawks
Nighthawks (Main Title Theme)
Mean Stalkin’
The Bust
Nighthawking
The Chase
I’m A Man
The Chopper
Tramway
I’m Comin’ In
Face To Face
The Flight of A Hawk
CD 8 : Pt. 3 The Soundtracks – Muderock
Murderock
Tonight, Is Your Night
Streets To Blame
Not So Innocent
Prelude To Candice
Don’t Go in The Shower
Coffee Time
Candice
New York Dash
Tonight, Is Not Your Night
The Spillone
Murderock (Part 1)
Murderock (Part 2)
Murderock (Part 3)
Murderock (Part 4)
CD 9: Pt. 3 The Soundtracks – Best Revenge / La Chiesa Best Revenge
Orchestral Suite To Best Revenge (Instrumental)
Playing For Keeps
The Dreamer – Love Theme (Instrumental)
Wha’dya Mean (Instrumental)
Outgoing Tide
For Those About to Win
The Runner (Instrumental)
La Chiesa
The Church (Main Theme)
The Possession
Prelude 24
La Chiesa Revisited
CD 10: Pt. 3 The Soundtracks – Iron Man
Iron Man Main Title Theme
And The Sea Shall Give Up It’s Dead
I Am Ultimo, Thy Deliverer
Data In Chaos Out
Silence My Companion, Death My Destination
Iron Man Theme Alternative
CD 11: Pt. 3 The Soundtracks – Harmagedon / Godzilla Harmagedon
Theme Of the Floi
Jo And Michiko
Sonny’s Skate State
Zamedy Stomp
Challenge Of the Psionic Fighters
Children Of the Light
Godzilla
Godzilla Vs. Gotengo
Godzilla Final Wars Titles
EDF Headquarters Fight
EDF Museum
Infant Island
Rodan Attacks NYC
Earth Defense Forces Theme
Motorcycle Battle
Godzilla Awakens
Love Theme
Monster Zero Theme
Cruising The Cirro Stratus
Godzilla Theme
Godzilla Final Wars End Titles
CD 12: Pt. 4: Collaborations – Three Fates Project
The Endless Enigma Suite (Pt. 1)
The Endless Enigma Suite (Pt. 2)
American Matador
After All of This
Walking Distance
Tarkus (Concertante)
Malambo
The Mourning Sun
Abaddon’s Bolero
Fanfare For the Common Man (Pt. 1)
Fanfare For the Common Man (Pt. 2)
CD 13: Pt. 4 Collaborations – Beyond The Stars
Toccata Con Fuoco
Beyond The Stars
Glorietta Pass
The Dreamer
Endless Enigma Suite Pt 1
The Fugue
Endless Enigma Suite Pt 2
Malambo, Op. 7
The Mourning Sun
After All of This
Walking Distance
Fanfare For the Common Man Pt 1
Fanfare For the Common Man Pt 2
CD 14: Pt. 5 Live Collaborations – Boys Club (Live from California)
Afterburner
Long Journey Home
Hoedown
A Whiter Shade of Pale
White Noise
Cover Me
Nutrocker
Tarkus
Dreams
Middle Of a Dream
CD 15: Pt. 5 LIve Collaborations – Moscow Pt. 1
Karn Evil (1st Impression Pt. 2)
Piano Concerto (3rd Movement)
Bitches Crystal
Malambo
Touch And Go
Lucky Man
Miles Away Pt.1
Miles Away Pt. 2
Crusaders Cross
Fugue
Marche Train
Finale
CD 16: Pt. 5 LIve Collaborations – Moscow Pt. 2
The Barbarian
Tarkus
Nutrocker Suite
Moscow Fantasia
Malambo (Orchestral Version)
CD 17: Pt. 5 LIve Collaborations – Live From Manticore Hall
From The Beginning
Introduction
I Talk to The Wind
Bitches Crystal
The Barbarian
Take A Pebble
Tarkus
C’est La Vie
Pirates
Moog Solo / Lucky Man
CD 18: Pt. 5 Live Collaborations – Off the Shelf
Abaddon’s Bolero Orchestral
Pictures At an Exhibition
And Then January
Rio
Straight Between the Eyes
Don’t Be Cruel
Au Privave
Walter L
Rhythm-A-Ning
Asian Pear
Motor Bikin’
America
Lumpy Gravy
Up The Elephant & Round the Castle
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
CD 19: Pt. 5 LIve Collaborations – Live at BB Kings – 21/05/2004
America / Rondo
Country Pie
Hang Onto a Dream
Bitches Crystal
Touch And Go
Piano Interlude
Karelia Suite
Blade Of Grass
A Cajun Alley
Creole Dance
Quango Story
Just Crazy
CD 20: Pt. 5: Live Collaborations – B.B.Kings – NYC – 21/05/2004 / The Keith Emerson Trio Live At BB Kings Live At BB Kings
Lucky Man
Hoedown
Tarkus
The Keith Emerson Trio
You Say You Care
There Will Never Be Another You
Teenies Blues
Winkle Picker Stamp
56 Blues
You Came a Long Way from Saint-Louis
Soul Station
Single
We Three Kings
Captain Starship Christmas