E.L. & P. Emerson, A.K. & P. Palmer/Sweetzerand 1971

The first day of the European tour just before the release of “Tarkus” in 1971, the performance in Sofingen, Switzerland on June 5th, is recorded in good quality from the New Audience Master, the longest version unearthed in recent years. First of all, “Jeremy Bender”, which was cut from past distribution sources, is recorded for the first time, and although the suite “Tarkus” was always performed at the time, this song on the B side of the album was only performed live a few times, so that is also noteworthy. First of all, in 1971, they toured the UK from February to early April, and from late April to the end of May, they performed a large-scale North American tour, and in June they performed a Euro tour, mainly in Germany. Since it was the first day, the performance was full of tension and enthusiasm, and Keith’s piano solo in the second half of “Take A Pebble” also gives a sense of creativity. Also, “Rondo” is a long play of 21 minutes and 30 seconds including a drum solo, and the hot play and valuable performance unique to the early days are reproduced here. DISC 1 : 1. The Barbarian/2. Tarkus/3. Jeremy Bender/4. Take A Pebble (incl. Piano Solo) DISC 2 : 1. Knife Edge/2. Rondo (incl. Drum Solo)/3. Nutrocker [Live At Mehrweckhalle, Zofingen, Switzerland June 5th 1971] Keith Emerson – Keyboards / Greg Lake – Bass, Guitar & Vocal / Carl Palmer – Drum s & Percussion