EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER “SAME” SEALED NO BARCODE!!!!!!

EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER “SAME” (U.S.ATLANTIC) 1970 S/T. Sealed LP released by Atlantic in the US. No barcode. SD 19120 SEALED! Not a cut out. Moderate corner wear. A few small tears in shrink… Emerson, Lake and Palmer’s debut is one of my favorite debuts and one of my favorite progressive rock albums ever. The power of synth on this album is immense. Blasting on your ass with “The Barbarian” it’s intensely driven, then goes into middle part with piano. Then goes right back into the ass blasting. I can’t express how beautiful “Take A Pebble” is. The piano is wonderful, and the guitar by Greg is as soft as a lullaby and has such an air about it. Even though Emo’s virtuoso playing is known by this time (with The Nice), his playing on the song truly shows how amazing he could be on something acoustic. Out with the pretty in with the mad, on the “Knife-Edge” with ELP is on the edge. One example of how Greg’s voice can vary is on this song. The simple matter of this song makes it very enjoyable, methinks. “The Three Fates” shows three different songs rolled into one. The first part, Clotho is pretty cool, but haunting with the sound of the organ. Sounds majestic if anything. The power of Lachesis is all too great as Keith goes heavy and soft, but then with Atropos, it’s three tracks mixed into one (and including drum and bass) with a finale. “Tank” is Carl’s first drum heavy song with ELP. With that said, yes, it does have a drum solo. Carl is actually a cool soloist when it calls for it. We close with a favorite and a hit, “Lucky Man” which kinda speaks for itself when you listen to it. The improvised synthesizer solo near the end always gets me and shows just how great Keith can be. A masterpiece.

Track listing

A1
The Barbarian
A2
Take a Pebble
A3
Knife-Edge
B1
The Three Fates
a. Clotho (Royal Festival Hall Organ)
b. Lachesis (Piano Solo)
c. Atropos (Piano Trio)
B2
Tank
B3
Lucky Man