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Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Works On The Road - The Garden, Boston, MA, USA - July 12th 1977 - (PRRP 030) (VG AUD)
Flac Separate Files | 2 CD's | No CUE No Log | MD5 & ffp Checksum included | Artwork included | 688 Mb


Artist: ELP
Title: Works On The Road
Date: July 12th 1977
Venue: The Garden, Boston, MA, USA

Tracklisting
Disc One
01. Intro/Karn Evil 9 - 1st Impression Part 2 04:59
02. Howdown 04:06
03. Tarkus 18:07
04. Take A Pebble Part 1 03:16
05. Piano Concerto #1 05:23
06. Take A Pebble Part 2 02:28
07. Still... You Turn Me On 03:26
08. Knife-Edge 05:04
09. Pictures At An Exhibition (excerpts) 15:54

Disc Two
01. C'est La Vie 04:13
02. Lucky Man 03:09
03. Tank 11:19
04. Nutrocker 06:42
05. Pirates 13:01
06. Fanfare for The Common Man/Rondo 15:54

Personnel
Keith Emerson: Keyboards
Greg Lake: Bass Guitars, Guitars & Vocals
Carl Palmer: Drums & Percussion


PRRP Staff

Notes from the Re-Master
This show was sourced from a CD version of a 1st generation cassette tape. The man who provided photographs of the event was sitting right near the taper and recalls the set-up:

“I wasn't taping that time but I sat behind a guy (from Providence I think) who had a Nak 550 (recorder) with Nak CM-100's and CP4 shotgun mike capsules, so there's a good chance that he was the source. He was up front and had to be stealthy, so he kept his shotgun mikes well below head level, aimed almost straight up at the PA. I never liked that setup. I thought the CP1 cardioid capsules sounded better and I always kept them above head level in order to get sound from the stage monitors. It was worth the risk of getting shut down. I would have traded backward several rows to get a better position. “

In any event, the quality of the sound is outstanding with clear signal up to 17,000Hz. The most obvious problem with the show was the tonality. The sub-bass components were very excessive. Additional adjustments to the bass section were also needed to balance the tone. Small adjustments in the mid-range and treble sections were made to enhance detail. Hiss was also a problem and its reduction allowed more subtle sections of the music to be better appreciated.

Audience noise was a big problem. Applause was excessively loud and whistlers seemed to congregate around the taper. Permanent hearing loss could be the result of listening to the raw version of this show through headphones due to the volume of these whistles. Lots of time was taken to reduce the whistles and other audience noises. Cuts in the recording did occur but were only found during applause sections. Mix-pasting fixed this minor flaw and allowed a continuous listening experience. Finally, the discs were re-balanced to roughly equalize the amount of music on each disc.

PRRP Staff