ELP Emerson Lake & Palmer Cataloge in 5.1 Surround

[rtbluray]

but I really want "Trilogy"......

Don't we all? I have a feeling we will either get it this fall (Oct/Nov) or next Spring. We will just have to see...

 

[kap'n krunch]

Don't we all? I have a feeling we will either get it this fall (Oct/Nov) or next Spring. We will just have to see...

I have been begging for "Trilogy" for a LONG time...
but curiously enough...it decodes EXTREMELY well on DPL II Movie (at least my first UK LP pressing)

 

[DennisMoore Jr.]

Don't we all? I have a feeling we will either get it this fall (Oct/Nov) or next Spring. We will just have to see...

"And now on BBC 2 a man who really goes out on a limb with his predictions."


What is the consensus best place to buy the box set, here in the USA? I gotta have the new SW 2.0 stereo mix direct from the multi-tracks.

 

[DennisMoore Jr.]

I just listened to ELP for the first time today(Blu Ray; Montreux) and i am very impressed! The Blu Ray isn't even great but shows how good the songs are. What should i pick up first? Bear in mind i have heard no studio material whatsoever.

ATTN Group: This will be an XTC-free post.

Keenly, my lad:

If you enjoyed the Montreux vid which shows ELP as a tiny fragment of the greatness they once were....

Your mind will explode in ecstasy when you hear the original works. Everyone has different opinions here about which is best but:

All ELP from "ELP" to Works I is required reading.

Brain Salad Surgery is different from all others since according to Keith Emerson, ELP wanted to reverse course with all the overdubbing of the earlier albums because ELP couldn't play that music faithfully live. So BSS was written and rehearsed in a movie theater with the full intention to play it live as best they could.

BSS is my favorite but I love them all. (By the way peeps, side two of Tarkus rocks! Especially in 5.1)

Welcome Back Mr. Keenly, To The Show that Never Ends: Emerson, Lake & Palmer!

 

[DennisMoore Jr.]

After a lot of thought I have cancelled the deluxe edition I pre-ordere for only £40 and pre-ordered the 3 disc version for (after tax) £9 + postage.
The price difference was the sealer. The deluxe version has vinyl I don't play and a DVD that seems I already have as well. The booklet apparently is only 20 pages in the deluxe box. Although it is 12" x 12".
I need to be realistic with the £30 price difference. £30 is $60 AU

Hey m8,

I agree with you, the price is high. Much more than I thought ELP could command. Their music is timeless but their fan base isn't anywhere near as strong thesedays as YES, Genesis, etc...

Since the new 2.0 SW mix(which I think is of great value) is only in the box, I will have to dip into my daughter's college fund. :howl

Since I'm a HUGE ELP fan I will offer my spin on the box:

After seeing RT's picture of the set, it does seem to offer everything a box set should have (unlike the expensive Quadrophenia box.)

 

[rtbluray]

"And now on BBC 2 a man who really goes out on a limb with his predictions."


What is the consensus best place to buy the box set, here in the USA? I gotta have the new SW 2.0 stereo mix direct from the multi-tracks.

A few small points to clear up, Dennis.

It's not Steven Wilson's remixes but Jakko Jakszyk's remixes.
Secondly, the stereo remix is available in the 3-disc set but only on the DVD-A. I honestly think it's kind of silly that Sony chose to go with the original remastered mix as CD 1 in the 3-disc set when it's already been released a thousand times over, but alas…

I pre-ordered the set from amazon.co.uk when it was originally listed and so I'm getting the set for around $75 (with shipping), which is a very good price IMO.

 

[DennisMoore Jr.]

A few small points to clear up, Dennis.

It's not Steven Wilson's remixes but Jakko Jakszyk's remixes.
Secondly, the stereo remix is available in the 3-disc set but only on the DVD-A. I honestly think it's kind of silly that Sony chose to go with the original remastered mix as CD 1 in the 3-disc set when it's already been released a thousand times over, but alas…

I pre-ordered the set from amazon.co.uk when it was originally listed and so I'm getting the set for around $75 (with shipping), which is a very good price IMO.

Yes, yes, yes, I know its Jakko, what do you expect for a Sunday am post? @: And... since SW started this whole mess & Jakko is kinda a SW disciple, I will claim partial credit! LOL

Thanks so much for the picture! How much is the 3CD DVD-A?

The box looks so complete i will have to find a way to dig up the cash. The 22 LP sized page book looks magnificient. 1973 perhpas may have been to peak of prog. how great to get 22 pages of memories & stories from that period.

Oh crap, ever since our silly Talking Heads debate I'm being haunted by the 80's. I think I'm Turning Japanese:


[video=youtube;BXnr0HIzIhw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXnr0HIzIhw[/video]

 

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Haha, I love how you can always justify your answers, Dennis.

I think the best place to get the box set right now is Burning Shed. It will be around $90 (including shipping) to ship it the US.
The amazon.co.uk price is more now than it was when I pre-ordered it, and the ELP MerchStore price is just ridiculous…

The 3-disc set (Remastered CD/Alternate Album CD/DVD-A) is much more manageable from a price perspective, however it is missing the new stereo mix on CD and the Manticore documentary DVD (plus the vinyl), so your mileage may vary…

 

[PK]

Haha, I love how you can always justify your answers, Dennis.

I think the best place to get the box set right now is Burning Shed. It will be around $90 (including shipping) to ship it the US.
The amazon.co.uk price is more now than it was when I pre-ordered it, and the ELP MerchStore price is just ridiculous…

The 3-disc set (Remastered CD/Alternate Album CD/DVD-A) is much more manageable from a price perspective, however it is missing the new stereo mix on CD and the Manticore documentary DVD (plus the vinyl), so your mileage may vary…

I pre-ordered the 3 disc version. Sounds like I'm not getting:
1) the Manticore DVD
2) vinyl
3) new stereo mix on CD (but it is on the DVD-A)

Have I got this right?
Thanks PK

 

[jefftiger]

I pre-ordered the 3 disc version. Sounds like I'm not getting:
1) the Manticore DVD
2) vinyl
3) new stereo mix on CD (but it is on the DVD-A)

Have I got this right?
Thanks PK

Yes, and as noted in post #1637, the DVD contains the stereo remix in both high-res MLP Lossless stereo (DVD-A compatible) and LPCM stereo (DVD-V compatible). I cancelled my pre-order for the big box set and decided to go with the much less expensive 3-disc set.

 

[DuncanS]

I will be in XTC when we get Trilogy...............sorry Dennis...............it was growing up watching Monty Pythons that did it!

 

[DennisMoore Jr.]

Haha, I love how you can always justify your answers, Dennis.

Ya got to Bro! Too many haters around here, can't show any signs of weakness. Its a jungle out there, ya dig?

Actually I've been wrong all my life(that's why i am stuck here with all you jokers and not on some bankers forum counting all my slave labor factories in China)

Hmm, $90 is a lot. How much was your pre-order(incl. shipping)?

The new 2.0 remix being just on DVD is kinda an inconvenience but not the end of the world. We could use a DVD ripper proggie to extract from the 24/96 to redbook and burn to CD. By including it on the DVD we get 24/96 which is nice. We just need to do a few extra steps to get a CD to play in the car... Adding another CD of the new mix would jack up the price, but I am with you. I have no use for a "remastered" old mix. We bought that already, many times over!

Is there a shipping date for the deluxe box? It is hard to pass up on that beautiful book and having the LP to put over the fireplace.

Why is nobody in the USA selling this yet?

@ DuncanS, your XTC comment was kinda a "slap in the face".. we are talking about ELP and the greatest music ever made, not some silly 1980's girlie music. I suppose you are also waiting for the GoGos to be done in 5.1?

Please watch this:

[video=youtube;xCwLirQS2-o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCwLirQS2-o[/video]

 

[rtbluray]

Hmm, $90 is a lot. How much was your pre-order(incl. shipping)?

The new 2.0 remix being just on DVD is kinda an inconvenience but not the end of the world. We could use a DVD ripper proggie to extract from the 24/96 to redbook and burn to CD. By including it on the DVD we get 24/96 which is nice. We just need to do a few extra steps to get a CD to play in the car... Adding another CD of the new mix would jack up the price, but I am with you. I have no use for a "remastered" old mix. We bought that already, many times over!

Is there a shipping date for the deluxe box? It is hard to pass up on that beautiful book and having the LP to put over the fireplace.

Why is nobody in the USA selling this yet?

@ DuncanS, your XTC comment was kinda a "slap in the face".. we are talking about ELP and the greatest music ever made, not some silly 1980's girlie music. I suppose you are also waiting for the GoGos to be done in 5.1?

As I said in an earlier post, my pre-order (including shipping) is $75 (from amazon.co.uk), and it's expected to be dispatched early next week (like the 12th).

And hey, at least XTC never made an album as bad as this one…


Let's face it, when ELP were good (from the 1st album to "Brain Salad Surgery"), they were REALLY good! But when they were bad (pretty much everything else in their career except for a few songs), they were REALLY bad…

Finally, I would pay Steven Wilson to do a 5.1 remix of The Fish Slapping Dance! :ugham:

 

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@ DuncanS, your XTC comment was kinda a "slap in the face".. we are talking about ELP and the greatest music ever made, not some silly 1980's girlie music. I suppose you are also waiting for the GoGos to be done in 5.1?

I'm a die-hard ELP fan since the 70's. I also like a lot of XTC's music, especially those first couple albums, so I find your "girly music" comment a little off-base and flippant - it *is* possible to appreciate what both styles of music bring to the table you know!.

And are you aware that the keyboardists in the original XTC went on to play with one Bob Fripp in one of his oddball bands (League of Gentlemen). There's a lot more depth in much of the XTC catalogue than I think you give them credit for...really.

 

[rusinurbe]

I'm a die-hard ELP fan since the 70's. I also like a lot of XTC's music, especially those first couple albums, so I find your "girly music" comment a little off-base and flippant - it *is* possible to appreciate what both styles of music bring to the table you know!.

And are you aware that the keyboardists in the original XTC went on to play with one Bob Fripp in one of his oddball bands (League of Gentlemen). There's a lot more depth in much of the XTC catalogue than I think you give them credit for...really.

And Dave Gregory is part of the Big Big Train team that brought us English Electric (not in 5.1 which is a shame)

 

[Quad Linda]

Hey, Dennis,

I take exception to your comment: "we are talking about ELP and the greatest music ever made, not some silly 1980's girlie music. I suppose you are also waiting for the GoGos to be done in 5.1?" Well, I'm a "girlie" and I don't own ANY Go-Go's, which was IMHO very forgettable. At that time, Miles Davis, David Grisman, Herbert von Karajan and Steve Winwood were more representative of what I was listening to. You may want to refrain from generalizations and stereotypes. After all, I'm sure that not EVERY Brit is an Elton John fan.

 

[fredblue]

Oh I hate stereotypes! Quadratypes are where it's at!

EJ just got named "most generous Brit" (biggest Brit charity donor) by The Sunday Times, having raised $43 million this past year alone via various fundraisers, events and gigs, with the money going to Aids charities.

http://www.eltonfan.net/cgi-bin/new...oTkVzJ&style=Default News Style&tmpl=viewnews

 

[DennisMoore Jr.]

I'm a die-hard ELP fan since the 70's. I also like a lot of XTC's music, especially those first couple albums, so I find your "girly music" comment a little off-base and flippant - it *is* possible to appreciate what both styles of music bring to the table you know!.

And are you aware that the keyboardists in the original XTC went on to play with one Bob Fripp in one of his oddball bands (League of Gentlemen). There's a lot more depth in much of the XTC catalogue than I think you give them credit for...really.

Easy m8, look back through the threads and see the lovely Talking Heads, XTC debate we had. Its all in fun. Geesh.. so few have a sense of humor around here. Like I said: As a YES - Tormato lover, I've put up with decades of blatant Tormato hate... Well ya just gotta deal with it

You mentioned Bob Fripp playing with the gent... Well Keith Emerson made an entire album with Robert Berry. What does that tell ya?

@Q-Kitty: All Englishman don't like Elton John? Next thing you will tell me is that all Englishman don't like the Beatles or Monty Python???

P.S. I think I will form a committee with Good Sir Keenly. We will promote our rights to free speech and our right to not buy XTC records!

P.S. II. I probably should have given a reference for the "girlie music". It was a takeoff & tribute the the last Great Governor of the Great State of California: The Terminator.(I didn't vote for the chap, mind you...) Please go here for details: Sorry if my reference was a bit too vague.

[video=youtube;SUzUbtIptqQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUzUbtIptqQ[/video]

 

[atrocity]

And are you aware that the keyboardists in the original XTC went on to play with one Bob Fripp in one of his oddball bands (League of Gentlemen).

And Shriekback. I sure love the long remix of "Fish Below the Ice" in fake quad!

 

[kap'n krunch]

As I said in an earlier post, my pre-order (including shipping) is $75 (from amazon.co.uk), and it's expected to be dispatched early next week (like the 12th).

And hey, at least XTC never made an album as bad as this one…
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Let's face it, when ELP were good (from the 1st album to "Brain Salad Surgery"), they were REALLY good! But when they were bad (pretty much everything else in their career except for a few songs), they were REALLY bad…

Finally, I would pay Steven Wilson to do a 5.1 remix of The Fish Slapping Dance! :ugham:

I'm "offended" by this!!!
No , really LB is NOT that bad of an album ..if you can get over the HORRIBLE COVER!!!!!