The Original Bootleg Series from the Manticore Vaults official bootleg " release by Emerson, Lake & Palmer on Castle Records [1] containing live recordings.[2] Each of the four volumes comprised four shows and contained seven or eight CDs. A two disc set of highlights from the first two volumes was released under the name Best of the Bootlegs [ 4]
Discs 1 & 2: "Stomping Encore" Gaelic Park , Riverdale, Bronx , New York , 1 September 1971 Title Writer(s) 1. "The Barbarian " Keith Emerson , Greg Lake , Béla Bartók 5:37 2. "Take a Pebble " (including "Piano Improvisation" (Emerson)) Lake 20:07 3. "Tarkus " Emerson, Lake 25:31 4. "Knife-Edge" Emerson, Richard Fraser , Leoš Janáček , J. S. Bach , Lake 7:08 5. "Rondo " Dave Brubeck , arr. by Emerson18:47 6. "Piano Interlude" Emerson 1:23 7. "Hoedown " Aaron Copland , arr. by Emerson, Lake, Carl Palmer 4:32
Discs 3 & 4: Louisville Town Hall, Louisville, Kentucky , 21 April 1972 Title Writer(s) 1. "Hoedown " Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 4:06 2. "Tarkus " Emerson, Lake 25:53 3. "Take a Pebble " Lake 5:00 4. "Lucky Man " Lake 3:06 5. "Piano Improvisation" (including "Take a Pebble Conclusion" (Lake)) Emerson 11:14 6. "Abaddon's Bolero" Emerson 8:39 7. "Pictures at an Exhibition " Modest Mussorgsky , arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer15:41 8. "Nut Rocker " Kim Fowley , Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer3:44 9. "Rondo " Brubeck, arr. by Emerson 22:34
Discs 5 & 6: Long Beach Arena , Long Beach, California , 28 July 1972 Title Writer(s) 1. "Tarkus " Emerson, Lake 26:46 2. "The Endless Enigma" Emerson, Lake 8:34 3. "The Sheriff" Emerson, Lake 3:23 4. "Take a Pebble /Lucky Man " Lake 8:22 5. "Take a Pebble (Reprise) " (including "Piano Improvisation" (Emerson)) Lake 10:22 6. "Pictures at an Exhibition " Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 16:51 7. "Hoedown " Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 3:49 8. "Rondo " Brubeck, arr. by Emerson 19:51
Disc 7: Saratoga Performing Arts Center , Saratoga Springs, New York , 13 August 1972 Title Writer(s) 1. "Hoedown " Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 4:12 2. "Tarkus " Emerson, Lake 22:53 3. "The Endless Enigma" Emerson, Lake 9:12 4. "The Sheriff" Emerson, Lake 3:24 5. "Take a Pebble " (including "Lucky Man " (Lake) and "Piano Improvisation" (Emerson)) Lake 21:13 6. "Pictures at an Exhibition " Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 15:18
Discs 1 & 2: Hammersmith Odeon , London, 26 November 1972 Title Writer(s) 1. "Hoedown " Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 4:14 2. "Tarkus " Emerson, Lake 25:20 3. "The Endless Enigma" Emerson, Lake 8:46 4. "At the Sign of the Swinging Cymbal " Brian Fahey 0:55 5. "The Sheriff" Emerson, Lake 3:57 6. "Take a Pebble " Lake 6:23 7. "Lucky Man " Lake 3:15 8. "Piano Improvisation" (including "Take a Pebble Conclusion" (Lake)) Emerson 12:18 9. "Pictures at an Exhibition " Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 16:53 10. "Nut Rocker " Fowley, Tchaikovsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 18:15
Discs 3 & 4: Henry Levitt Arena ,[ note 1] Title Writer(s) 1. "Hoedown " Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 3:41 2. "Jerusalem " William Blake , Hubert Parry , arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer2:53 3. "Toccata " Alberto Ginastera , arr. Emerson7:25 4. "Tarkus " Emerson, Lake 30:44 5. "Benny the Bouncer" Emerson, Lake, Peter Sinfield 2:17 6. "Jeremy Bender " Emerson, Lake 4:13 7. "Take a Pebble " Lake 5:43 8. "Still...You Turn Me On " Lake 3:08 9. "Lucky Man " Lake 2:46 10. "Piano Improvisation" Emerson 14:49 11. "Take a Pebble (Conclusion) " Lake 3:13 12. "Karn Evil 9: First Impression " Emerson, Lake 21:49 13. "Karn Evil 9: Second Impression " Emerson 4:34 14. "Karn Evil 9: Third Impression " Emerson, Lake, Sinfield 10:25
Discs 5 & 6: Rich Stadium , Buffalo, New York, 26 July 1974 Title Writer(s) 1. "Hoedown " Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 4:02 2. "Jerusalem " Blake, Parry, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 3:08 3. "Toccata " Ginastera, arr. Emerson 7:48 4. "Tarkus " Emerson, Lake 30:38 5. "Take a Pebble " Lake 4:40 6. "Still...You Turn Me On " Lake 3:02 7. "Lucky Man " Lake 3:03 8. "Piano Improvisation" Emerson 11:51 9. "Take a Pebble (Conclusion) " Lake 2:38 10. "Karn Evil 9: First Impression " Emerson, Lake 18:22 11. "Karn Evil 9: Second Impression " (incomplete recording) Emerson 4:02 12. "Karn Evil 9: Third Impression " Emerson, Lake, Sinfield 9:34 13. "Pictures at an Exhibition " Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 24:06
Discs 7 & 8: New Haven Civic Centre, New Haven, Connecticut, 30 November 1977 Title Writer(s) 1. "Peter Gunn " Henry Mancini , arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer3:15 2. "Hoedown " Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 4:11 3. "Tarkus " Emerson, Lake 17:47 4. "Take a Pebble " Lake 3:11 5. "Piano Concerto No. 1, First Movement " Emerson 5:00 6. "Maple Leaf Rag " Scott Joplin 1:13 7. "Take a Pebble (Conclusion) " Lake 2:52 8. "C'est la Vie" Lake, Sinfield 4:16 9. "Lucky Man " (incomplete recording) Lake 2:28 10. "Karn Evil 9: First Impression, Pt. 2 " Emerson, Lake 4:30 11. "Tiger in a Spotlight " Emerson, Lake, Palmer, Sinfield 4:30 12. "Watching Over You" Lake, Sinfield 4:10 13. "Nut Rocker " Fowley, Tchaikovsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 3:30 14. "Pirates" Emerson, Lake, Sinfield 13:07 15. "Fanfare for the Common Man " Copland, arr. Emerson, Lake, Palmer 14:37
Disc One: Anaheim Convention Center , California, 10 February 1974 and Wheeling Colosseum 1977 Title Writer(s) 1. "Hoedown " Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 4:18 2. "Tiger in a Spotlight " Emerson, Lake, Palmer, Sinfield 4:14 3. "C'est la Vie" Lake, Sinfield 4:16 4. "Still...You Turn Me On " Lake 3:10 5. "Lucky Man " Lake 2:42 6. "Tank/The Enemy God Dances with the Black Spirits" Palmer, Sergei Prokofiev , arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 2:59 7. "Karn Evil 9: First Impression " Emerson, Lake 4:48 8. "Karn Evil 9: Second Impression " Emerson 9:58 9. "Fanfare for the Common Man " Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 8:08 10. "Take a Pebble " Lake 6:28 11. "Pictures at an Exhibition " Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 9:03
Discs 2 & 3: Royal Albert Hall , London, England, 2 October 1992 Title Writer(s) 1. "Tarkus " Emerson, Lake 9:36 2. "Knife-Edge" Emerson, Fraser, Janáček, Bach, Lake 5:55 3. "Paper Blood" Emerson, Lake, Palmer 4:17 4. "Black Moon" Emerson, Lake, Palmer 6:50 5. "Close to Home" Emerson 4:15 6. "Creole Dance" Ginastera 3:20 7. "From the Beginning " Lake 3:02 8. "Still...You Turn Me On " Lake 4:09 9. "Lucky Man " Lake 4:48 10. "Honky Tonk Train Blues " Meade "Lux" Lewis 3:58 11. "Romeo and Juliet " Prokofiev 3:37 12. "Pirates" Emerson, Lake, Sinfield 13:41 13. "Pictures at an Exhibition " Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 10:41 14. "Fanfare for the Common Man " Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 14:43
Discs 4 & 5: Wiltern Theater , Los Angeles, California, March 1993 Title Writer(s) 1. "Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Pt. 2 " Emerson, Lake 1:18 2. "Tarkus: Eruption " Emerson 2:22 3. "Tarkus: Stones of Years " Emerson, Lake 4:36 4. "Tarkus: Iconoclast " Emerson 1:52 5. "Knife-Edge" Emerson, Fraser, Janáček, Bach, Lake 5:43 6. "Paper Blood" Emerson, Lake, Palmer 4:11 7. "Black Moon" Emerson, Lake, Palmer 4:55 8. "Close to Home" Emerson 3:54 9. "Creole Dance" Ginastera 4:24 10. "Still...You Turn Me On " Lake 3:52 11. "C'est la Vie" Lake, Sinfield 5:08 12. "Lucky Man " Lake 4:49 13. "Honky Tonk Train Blues" Lewis 2:02 14. "Touch and Go" Emerson, Lake 3:06 15. "Pirates" Emerson, Lake, Sinfield 14:50 16. "Hoedown " Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 3:48 17. "Promenade" Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson 1:40 18. "The Gnome" Mussorgsky, Palmer 2:11 19. "Promenade" Mussorgsky, Lake 1:38 20. "The Hut of Baba Yaga" Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson 1:24 21. "Carl Palmer Solo" Palmer 8:01 22. "The Great Gates of Kiev" Mussorgsky, Lake 7:06 23. "Fanfare for the Common Man " Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 17:34
Discs 1 & 2: Hartford Civic Center , Connecticut, 10 July 1977 Title Writer(s) 1. "Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Pt. 2 " Emerson, Lake 4:37 2. "Hoedown " Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 4:12 3. "Tarkus " Emerson, Lake 16:24 4. "Take a Pebble " (including "Piano Concerto No. 1, 1st Movement" (Emerson)) Lake 10:54 5. "Still...You Turn Me On " Lake 4:12 6. "Knife-Edge" Emerson, Fraser, Janáček, Bach, Lake 5:23 7. "Pictures at an Exhibition " Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 15:54 8. "C’est la Vie" Lake, Sinfield 4:23 9. "Lucky Man " Lake 2:19 10. "Tank" Emerson, Palmer 9:58 11. "Nut Rocker " Fowley, Tchaikovsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 3:35 12. "Pirates" Emerson, Lake, Sinfield 13:13 13. "Fanfare for the Common Man " Copland, arr. Emerson, Lake, Palmer 15:03
Discs 3 & 4: Chicago 1978 Title Writer(s) 1. "Peter Gunn " Mancini, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 4:11 2. "Hoedown " Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 4:12 3. "Tarkus " Emerson, Lake 17:03 4. "Take a Pebble " (including "Piano Concerto No.1, 3rd Movement" (Emerson) and "Maple Leaf Rag" (Joplin)) Lake 13:03 5. "C'est la Vie" Lake, Sinfield 4:24 6. "Lucky Man " Lake 3:08 7. "Pictures at an Exhibition " Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 15:48 8. "Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Pt. 2 " Emerson, Lake 5:05 9. "Tiger in a Spotlight " Emerson, Lake, Palmer, Sinfield 4:11 10. "Watching Over You" Lake, Sinfield 4:27 11. "Tank/The Enemy God Dances with the Black Spirits" Palmer, Prokofiev, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 13:14 12. "Nut Rocker " Fowley, Tchaikovsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 3:52 13. "Pirates" Emerson, Lake, Sinfield 13:12 14. "Fanfare for the Common Man /Rondo " Brubeck, Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 16:02 15. "Show Me the Way to Go Home " L. James Campbell, Reginald Connelly 4:09
Discs 5 & 6: Pennsylvania, 22 July 1992 Title Writer(s) 1. "Fanfare for the Common Man " Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 7:06 2. "Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Pt. 2 " Emerson, Lake 1:25 3. "Tarkus " Emerson, Lake 8:24 4. "Knife-Edge" Emerson, Fraser, Janáček, Bach, Lake 5:34 5. "Paper Blood" Emerson, Lake, Palmer 4:42 6. "Black Moon" Emerson, Lake, Palmer 6:44 7. "Creole Dance" Ginastera 2:55 8. "Close to Home" Emerson 3:19 9. "Affairs of the Heart" Geoff Downes , Lake4:08 10. "From the Beginning " Lake 3:45 11. "Romeo and Juliet" Prokofiev 9:07 12. "Greg Plays" 0:59 13. "Farewell to Arms" Emerson, Lake 5:43 14. "Pirates" Emerson, Lake, Sinfield 13:54 15. "Lucky Man " Lake 5:01 16. "Pictures at an Exhibition " Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 18:40 17. "Medley: Changing States/America /Rondo " Emerson, Bernstein, Brubeck, arr. by Emerson 8:21 18. "Another Frontier" Emerson 6:23
Discs 7 & 8: Jones Beach , New York, 25 July 1992 Title Writer(s) 1. "Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Pt. 2 " Emerson, Lake 1:49 2. "Tarkus " Emerson, Lake 9:16 3. "Knife-Edge" Emerson, Fraser, Janáček, Bach, Lake 5:51 4. "Paper Blood" Emerson, Lake, Palmer 4:41 5. "Black Moon" Emerson, Lake, Palmer 7:03 6. "Creole Dance" Ginastera 4:15 7. "Piano Instrumental" Emerson 4:02 8. "From the Beginning " Lake 2:59 9. "Affairs of the Heart" Downes, Lake 4:12 10. "Romeo and Juliet" Prokofiev 3:55 11. "Farewell to Arms" Emerson, Lake 6:01 12. "Pirates" Emerson, Lake, Sinfield 14:09 13. "Lucky Man " Lake 5:10 14. "Pictures at an Exhibition " Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 18:25 15. "Fanfare for the Common Man " Copland, arr. Emerson, Lake, Palmer 13:28
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Disc One Title Writer(s) 1. "Hoedown " (from Volume 1 – Saratoga) Copland, arr. Emerson, Lake, Palmer 4:03 2. "Knife-Edge" (from Volume 1 – Gaelic Park) Emerson, Lake 7:09 3. "Pictures at an Exhibition " (from Volume 1 – Long Beach) Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 16:55 4. "Take a Pebble /Lucky Man " (from Volume 1 – Long Beach) Lake 8:23 5. "Tarkus " (from Volume 1 – Louisville) Emerson, Lake 25:18 6. "The Endless Enigma" (from Volume 1 – Saratoga) Emerson, Lake 9:05 7. "Nut Rocker " (from Volume 1 – Louisville) Fowley, Tchaikovsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 3:51
Disc Two Title Writer(s) 1. "Jerusalem " (from Volume 2 – Wichita) Blake, Parry, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer 2:54 2. "Pirates" (from Volume 2 – New Haven) Emerson, Lake, Sinfield 13:07 3. "Karn Evil 9: First Impression " (from Volume 2 – Wichita) Emerson, Lake 21:50 4. "Still...You Turn Me On " (from Volume 2 – Buffalo) Lake 3:04 5. "The Barbarian " (from Volume 1 – Gaelic Park) Emerson, Lake, Bartók 5:20 6. "C'est la Vie" (from Volume 2 – New Haven) Lake, Sinfield 4:15 7. "Fanfare for the Common Man " (from Volume 2 – New Haven) Copland, arr. Emerson, Lake, Palmer 14:37
^ Misnamed "Henry Lewitt Arena" in packaging
^ Easton, Casey. The Original Bootleg Series from the Manticore Vaults, Vol. 1 – Emerson, Lake & Palmer at AllMusic . Retrieved 27 August 2015.
^ Easton, Casey. The Original Bootleg Series from the Manticore Vaults, Vol. 2 – Emerson, Lake & Palmer at AllMusic . Retrieved 27 August 2015.
^ Thompson, Dave. The Original Bootleg Series from the Manticore Vaults, Vol. 3 – Emerson, Lake & Palmer at AllMusic . Retrieved 27 August 2015.
^ Best of the Bootlegs – Emerson, Lake & Palmer at AllMusic . Retrieved 8 September 2015.
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