Episode 27
 
Keith Emerson and Progressive Classical Rock
 
 
Playlist
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, “Lucky Man” from Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970 Island). 4:37.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, “Toccata” from Brain Salad Surgery (1973 Manticore). 7:16.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, “Aquatarkus” from Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends (1974 Manticore).10:32
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, “Mass” from Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends (1974 Manticore). 12:47.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, “Mass” live, from Puerto Rico, 1972. Excerpts for contrasting the Moog solos.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, “From the Beginning” from Trilogy (1972 Island). 4:14.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, alternate Minimoog solo, “From the Beginning.”
 
Plus background music excepted from the following recordings:
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, “Trilogy” from Trilogy (Island 1972).
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, “Abaddon’s Bolero” from Trilogy (Island 1972).
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, “When The Apple Blossoms Bloom In The Windmills Of Your Mind I'll Be Your Valentine” from Works (1977 Volume 2).

 
From Thom Holmes:
My Book: Electronic and Experimental Music, sixth edition, Routledge 2020.
My Blog: Noise and Notations.

 
Additional Links
Brian Kehew (and his book, Recording the Beatles).
Here’s a link to the story of the Emerson Moog Modular System from 2014 in which Brian figured prominently.
The Electronic Music Education and Preservation Project (EMEAPP), where the Emerson Moog Modular is currently housed.
Brian Kehew and Keith Emerson in the video documentary, 50th Anniversary of the Moog Modular Synthesizer.Published on Oct 11, 2014.