Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends (1974) [Full Album]

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Welcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends – Ladies and Gentlemen is the second live album by the English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released as a triple album in August 1974 on Manticore Records. It was recorded in February 1974 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, during the group's 1973–74 world tour in support of their fourth studio album, Brain Salad Surgery (1973).

The album was a commercial success, reaching number 4 on the Billboard 200, the band's highest-charting album in the US. In the UK, the album peaked at number 6. The album is certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for 500,000 copies sold in the US. Following its release, Emerson, Lake & Palmer took an extended break from writing and recording.

Tracklist:
side one:
Hoedown 0:00
Jerusalem 4:28
Toccata 7:47
side two:
Tarkus 15:14
side three:
Tarkus (Conclusion) 32:06
Take a Pebble (including Still… You Turn Me On & Lucky Man) 42:55
side four:
Piano Improvisations 54:04
Take a Pebble (Conclusion) 1:05:59
Jeremy Bender/The Sheriff (Medley) 1:09:12
side five:
Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression) 1:14:39
side six:
Karn Evil 9 (2nd & 3rd Impressions) 1:32:11

Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Keith Emerson – keyboards
Greg Lake – bass, guitars, vocals, production
Carl Palmer – drums, percussion

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