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Paul Elliott

“It was one of those scary, scary moments. But we pulled it off. And you know, ELP always liked a bit of pressure!”: Carl Palmer sets the record straight about Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s landmark 1977 tour

Carl Palmer with ELP in 1977.

Progressive rock supergroup Emerson, Lake & Palmer were always prepared to go the extra mile. But the scale of their ambition almost resulted in an epic fail on a momentous 1977 tour.

Performances from that tour – featuring a full orchestra alongside the group – were recorded for ELP’s 1979 album In Concert, which was expanded into the double album Works Live in 1993 and is now expanded even further in a new reissue.

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