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The Return Of The Manticore

by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Artist: Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Label: Victory Music
Catalog#: 383 484 004-2
Format: CD, Box Set
Country: United States
Released: 1993
Tracklist
1-1 Touch And Go 3:01
  Notes:

Written-By - Greg Lake
Written-By - Keith Emerson
1-2 Hang On To A Dream 4:27
  Notes:

Written-By - Tim Hardin
1-3 21st Century Schizoid Man 3:07
  Notes:

Written-By - Greg Lake
Written-By - Ian McDonald
Written-By - Michael Giles
Written-By - Peter Sinfield
Written-By - Robert Fripp
1-4 Fire 3:24
  Notes:

Written-By - Arthur Brown
Written-By - Mike Finesilver
Written-By - Peter Ker
Written-By - Vincent Crane
1-5-a Promenade 1:46
  Notes:

Arranged By - Keith Emerson
Written-By - Modest Mussorgsky
1-5-b The Gnome 2:07
  Notes:

Arranged By - Keith Emerson
Written-By - Carl Palmer
Written-By - Modest Mussorgsky
1-5-c Promenade 1:44
  Notes:

Arranged By - Keith Emerson
Written-By - Greg Lake
Written-By - Modest Mussorgsky
1-5-d The Sage 3:10
  Notes:

Arranged By - Keith Emerson
Written-By - Greg Lake
1-5-e The Hut Of Baba Yaga 1:16
  Notes:

Arranged By - Keith Emerson
Written-By - Modest Mussorgsky
1-5-f The Great Gates Of Kiev 5:30
  Notes:

Arranged By - Keith Emerson
Written-By - Greg Lake
Written-By - Modest Mussorgsky
1-6 I Believe In Father Christmas 3:26
  Notes:

Written-By - Greg Lake
Written-By - Peter Sinfield
1-7 Introductory Fanfare / Peter Gunn 4:27
  Notes:

Engineer - Michel Léveillee
Mixed By - Keith Emerson
Written-By - Carl Palmer
Written-By - Henry Mancini
Written-By - Keith Emerson
1-8 Tiger In A Spotlight 4:23
  Notes:

Engineer - Geoff Young
Written-By - Carl Palmer
Written-By - Greg Lake
Written-By - Keith Emerson
Written-By - Peter Sinfield
1-9 Toccata  
  Notes:

Arranged By - Keith Emerson
Engineer - Geoff Young
Written-By - Alberto Ginastera
Written-by [Percussion Movement] - Carl Palmer
1-10 Trilogy 8:53
  Notes:

Arranged By - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Written-By - Greg Lake
Written-By - Keith Emerson
1-11 Tank 6:47
  Notes:

Written-By - Carl Palmer
Written-By - Keith Emerson
1-12 Lucky Man 4:37
  Notes:

Arranged By - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Producer - Greg Lake
Written-By - Greg Lake
2-1-a Eruption 2:43
  Notes:

Arranged By, Directed By - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Written-By - Keith Emerson
2-1-b Stones Of Years 3:44
  Notes:

Arranged By, Directed By - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Written-By - Greg Lake
Written-By - Keith Emerson
2-1-c Iconoclast 1:15
  Notes:

Arranged By, Directed By - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Written-By - Keith Emerson
2-1-d Mass 3:11
  Notes:

Arranged By, Directed By - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Written-By - Greg Lake
Written-By - Keith Emerson
2-1-e Manticore 1:52
  Notes:

Arranged By, Directed By - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Written-By - Keith Emerson
2-1-f Battlefield 3:51
  Notes:

Arranged By, Directed By - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Written-By - Greg Lake
2-1-g Aquatarkus 3:59
  Notes:

Arranged By, Directed By - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Written-By - Keith Emerson
2-2 From The Beginning 4:14
  Notes:

Written-By - Greg Lake
2-3-a Take A Pebble 4:58
  Notes:

Written-By - Greg Lake
2-3-b Lucky Man 3:02
  Notes:

Written-By - Greg Lake
2-3-c Piano Improvisations Including Friedrich Gulda's Fugue And Joe Sullivan's Little Rock Getaway 11:55
  Notes:

Written-By - Friedrich Gulda
Written-By - Joe Sullivan
Written-By - Keith Emerson
2-3-d Take A Pebble (Conclusion) 2:53
  Notes:

Written-By - Greg Lake
2-4 Knife Edge 5:05
  Notes:

Adapted By - Greg Lake
Adapted By - Keith Emerson
Adapted By - Richard Fraser
Arranged By, Directed By - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Written-By - Leoš Janáček
2-5 Paper Blood 4:26
  Notes:

Written-By - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2-6 Hoedown 3:43
  Notes:

Arranged By - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Written-By - Aaron Copland
2-7 Rondo (Live Version) 14:28
  Notes:

Written-By - Dave Brubeck
3-1 The Barbarian 4:28
  Notes:

Adapted By - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Written-By - Béla Bartók
3-2 Still... You Turn Me On 2:52
  Notes:

Engineer - Geoff Young
Written-By - Greg Lake
3-3-a The Endless Enigma Pt. 1 6:41
  Notes:

Written-By - Greg Lake
Written-By - Keith Emerson
3-3-b Fugue 1:56
  Notes:

Written-By - Keith Emerson
3-3-c The Endless Enigma Pt. 2 2:00
  Notes:

Written-By - Greg Lake
Written-By - Keith Emerson
3-4 C'Est La Vie 4:16
  Notes:

Engineer - David Richards
Engineer - John Timperley
Orchestrated By - Tony Harris
Orchestrated By, Conductor [Choir], Conductor [Orchestra] - Godfrey Salmon
Written-By - Greg Lake
Written-By - Peter Sinfield
3-5 The Enemy God Dances With The Black Spirits 3:21
  Notes:

Engineer - David Richards
Engineer - John Timperley
Producer - Carl Palmer
Written-By - Sergej S. Prokofiew
3-6 Bo Diddley 5:03
  Notes:

Written-By - Carl Palmer
Written-By - Greg Lake
Written-By - Keith Emerson
3-7 Bitches Crystal 3:55
  Notes:

Written-By - Greg Lake
Written-By - Keith Emerson
3-8 A Time And A Place 2:57
  Notes:

Written-By - Carl Palmer
Written-By - Greg Lake
Written-By - Keith Emerson
3-9 Living Sin 3:12
  Notes:

Written-By - Carl Palmer
Written-By - Greg Lake
Written-By - Keith Emerson
3-10-a 1st Impression 13:23
  Notes:

Engineer - Chris Kimsey
Lyrics By - Greg Lake
Lyrics By - Peter Sinfield
Music By, Vocals - Keith Emerson
Producer - Greg Lake
3-10-b 2nd Impression 7:07
  Notes:

Engineer - Geoff Young
Lyrics By - Greg Lake
Lyrics By - Peter Sinfield
Music By - Keith Emerson
Producer - Greg Lake
3-10-c 3rd Impression 9:07
  Notes:

Engineer - Geoff Young
Lyrics By - Greg Lake
Lyrics By - Peter Sinfield
Music By - Keith Emerson
Producer - Greg Lake
3-11 Honky Tonk Train Blues 3:11
  Notes:

Orchestrated By - Alan Cohen
Producer - Keith Emerson
Written-By - Meade "Lux" Lewis
4-1 Jerusalem 2:44
  Notes:

Arranged By - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Engineer - Geoff Young
Written-By - Charles Hubert Hastings Parry
Written-By - William Blake
4-2 Fanfare For The Common Man 9:40
  Notes:

Arranged By - Keith Emerson
Engineer - David Richards
Engineer - John Timperley
Producer - Greg Lake
Written-By - Aaron Copland
4-3 Black Moon 6:58
  Notes:

Engineer, Mixed By - Steve Kempster
Producer - Mark Mancina
Written-By - Carl Palmer
Written-By - Greg Lake
Written-By - Keith Emerson
4-4 Watching Over You 3:54
  Notes:

Engineer - David Richards
Engineer - John Timperley
Written-By - Greg Lake
Written-By - Peter Sinfield
4-5 Piano Concerto No. 1 Third Movement: Toccata Con Fuoco 6:48
  Notes:

Conductor, Orchestrated By - John Mayer
Engineer - Roger Cameron
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Piano [Steinway], Orchestrated By, Producer - Keith Emerson
Written-By - Keith Emerson
4-6 For You 4:27
  Notes:

Written-By - Greg Lake
Written-By - Peter Sinfield
4-7 Prelude And Fugue 3:15
  Notes:

Producer - Keith Emerson
Written-By - Friedrich Gulda
4-8-a Prologue / The Education Of A Gentleman 5:34
  Notes:

Arranged By - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Engineer - Jack Nuber
Engineer - Karl Pitterson
Written-By - Keith Emerson
Written-By - Peter Sinfield
4-8-b Love At First Sight 5:36
  Notes:

Arranged By - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Engineer - Jack Nuber
Engineer - Karl Pitterson
Written-By - Keith Emerson
Written-By - Peter Sinfield
4-8-c Letters From The Front 5:18
  Notes:

Arranged By - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Engineer - Jack Nuber
Engineer - Karl Pitterson
Written-By - Keith Emerson
Written-By - Peter Sinfield
4-8-d Honourable Company (A March) 3:46
  Notes:

Arranged By - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Engineer - Jack Nuber
Engineer - Karl Pitterson
Written-By - Keith Emerson
4-9 Pirates 13:18
  Notes:

Arranged By - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Composed By, Orchestrated By - Keith Emerson
Conductor - Godfrey Salmon
Engineer - David Richards
Engineer - John Timperley
Engineer - Roger Cameron
Lyrics By - Greg Lake
Lyrics By - Peter Sinfield
Orchestra - Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Paris
Orchestrated By - John Mayer
Written-By - Greg Lake
Written-By - Keith Emerson
Written-By - Peter Sinfield
4-10 Affairs Of The Heart 3:46
  Notes:

Engineer, Mixed By - Steve Kempster
Written-By - Geoff Downes
Written-By - Greg Lake
Credits

Compilation Producer - Bill Levenson
Design [Package Design] - Bob Defrin
Engineer - Brian Foraker
Engineer - Eddy Offord
Engineer [Assistant] - Roger Sommers
Mastered By - Greg Fulginiti
Mastered By - Joseph M. Palmaccio
Producer - Greg Lake
Producer, Engineer - Keith Olsen
Notes

Package comes in large 30cm long box that contains four CDs in standard jewel cases and a 35 page booklet with track information, archive photographs and an essay by Chris Welch.
Letters are Silver on front sleeve not white.
1-1 to 1-6 are new recordings. Track 1-6 is presented in Dolby Surround Sound.
2-7, 3-6 and 4-7 are previously unreleased.
1-11, 1-12, 2-4 and 3-1 from "Emerson, Lake & Palmer".
2-1, 3-7 and 3-8 from "Tarkus".
1-10, 2-2, 2-6, 3-3 and 3-9 from "Trilogy"
1-9, 2-2, 3-10 and 4-1 from "Brain Salad Surgery".
2-3 from "Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends".
3-4, 3-5, 4-5 and 4-9 from "Works Volume 1".
1-8, 3-11, 4-4 from "Works Volume 2".
1-7 from "Works Live".
4-6 and 4-8 from "Love Beach".
4-3 and 4-10 from "Black Moon".
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