Set available Aug 26th

Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) will release its first-ever 7-inch singles box set on August 26th via BMG. Although considered as one of the ultimate “album” bands, ELP also crafted some stellar 7-inch singles across their illustrious career. They mark the occasion with the release of Singles, a deluxe collection featuring 12 reproduced two-sided 7-inch singles pulled from The UK and international pressings complete with rare original picture sleeves and label artwork. The box set also contains an extended booklet with detailed notes, a foreword from Carl Palmer, rare band photos plus 12×7-inch companion artcards, inspired from the original single sleeves.

“This box set of singles is very important to the development of ELP. The music that you will hear opened the door to radio around the world, and then the musical concept of ELP was born,” Palmer shares.

Released in celebration of ELP’s 50th anniversary, this 1971-1992 career spanning collection of 45’s have all been remastered by world-renowned ELP mastering engineer Andy Pearce. Among the tracks are the majestic “From the Beginning,” “C’est La Vie,” “Lucky Man,” “Jerusalem,” “Stones Of Years,” “Tiger In The Spotlight,” B-side curio “Living Sin” and the UK Chart No. 2 classic “Fanfare For The Common Man.”

Listening back again to the 7-inch mix of “Fanfare” re-affirms its position as one of the most memorable instrumentals to grace the history of the UK charts and one that holds it own when placed alongside other non-vocal chart busting masterpieces such as Booker T & The MG’s “Green Onion’s,” Fleetwood Mac’s “Albatross” or the Average White Band’s “Pick Up The Pieces.” From the minute Keith Emerson’s Yamaha GX1 synth gurgles into life after the
trumpet intro, the track still rocks like a beast, the 45-edit bringing with it an even punchier dynamic to Greg Lake and Carl Palmer’s immensely powerful rhythm section.

Each member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer had their own personal history and relationship with the 7-inch prior to the formation of progressive rock’s first supergroup. With The Nice, Keith Emerson’s fiery Hammond organ was on several singles, most notably their 1968 cover of Leonard Bernstein’s “America.” Greg Lake harbored his own aspirations of stardom covering Janis Ian’s “Too Old To Go Way Little Girl” with The Shame in 1967 and the following year with The Shy Limbs on “Reputation.” Carl Palmer’s first band, Craig, had a 1966 shot at the charts with “I Must Be Mad,” a thunderous rumble of freakbeat pop underpinned by the then-15-year-old drummer.

12 7-inch

Disc 1:

A. Luck Man
B. Knife Edge​

Disc 2:

A. Stones Of Years
B. A Time And A Place​

Disc 3:

A. From The Beginning
B. Living Sin​

Disc 4:

A. Jerusalem
B. When The Apple Blossoms Bloom In The Windmills Of Your Mind I’ll Be Your Valentine ​

Disc 5:

A. Fanfare For The Common Man
B. Brain Salad Surgery​

Disc 6:

A. C’est La Vie
B. Hallowed Be Thy Name​

Disc 7:

A. Brain Salad Surgery
B. Still… You Turn Me On​

Disc 8:

A. Tiger In A Spotlight
B. So Far To Fall​

Disc 9:

A1. I Believe In Father Christmas
A2. Jerusalem
B. When The Apple Blossoms Bloom In The Windmills Of Your Mind I’ll Be Your Valentine​

Disc 10:

A. Canario
B. All I Want Is You​

Disc 11:

A. Black Moon
B. Black Moon (Album Version)

Disc 12:

A. Affairs Of The Heart
B. Better Days