Friday, June 30, 2006

ELP - 1970 Shows

Aug. 23, 1970 Guild Hall, Plymouth, England 22 min; /C/
Knife Edge 6:40; Rondo/America 19:40;

Aug. 29, 1970 **Isle of Wight Festival, England 66 min; /A+/
The Barbarian 5:12; Take a Pebble 11:55; Pictures 35:52; Rondo 7:34; Nutrocker 4:52
[Full Rondo with short drum solo]

Aug. 29, 1970 *Isle of Wight Festival, England 60 min; /A-/ [Diff. Source]
The Barbarian 2:42; Take a Pebble 11:46; Pictures 35:39; Rondo 4:12; Nutrocker 5:08

Nov. 26, 1970 Beat Club, Bremen, Germany ["Live in London 1971","Nebula"] 5 min; /B/
Knife Edge 4:30

Nov. 26, 1970 Beat Club, Bremen, Germany 22 min; /A-/ (aired Dec/31/70)
Take a Pebble 12:59; TV Announcer 1:40; Knife Edge 7:23

Dec. 01, 1970 Vienna, Austria 2CD 80min; /B-/
Pictures 36:00; Barbarian (twice) 10:00; Take a Pebble 18:06; Knife Edge/Nutrocker (fade out) 10:26; Nutrocker 5:03

Dec. 04, 1970 **Limathaus, Zurich, Switzerland 2CD 101 min; /B/
Pictures 39:58; The Barbarian 5:29; Take a Pebble 19:33; Knife Edge 7:25; Rondo 19:32; Nutrocker 4:33; Preachers Blues (incl. Themes of Tiger in a Spotlight and Nutrocker) 4:24

Dec. 06, 1970 Festhalle, Boblingen, Germany 2CD [Speed corrected] 80 min; /B/
Take a Pebble 20:23; Knife Edge 7:57; Rondo 11:27; Pictures 39:38

Dec. 06, 1970 **Festhalle, Boblingen, Germany 2CD 95 min; /B+/
Pictures 40:32; Barbarian (part missing) 3:43; Take a Pebble 20:35; Knife Edge 8:21; Rondo 17:18; Nutrocker 4:31

Dec. 09, 1970 Lyceum Ballroom, London ["Live in London 1971"] 40 min; /B/
Pictures 39:34

Dec. 09, 1970 *Lyceum Ballroom, London 2CD 91 min; /A/
Pictures 40:28; Barbarian 5:18; Take a Pebble 17:11; Knife Edge 8:27; Rondo 18:41

Dec. 12, 1970? Olympia, Paris [Belgium TV] 56 min; /B/
The Barbarian 5:21; Take a Pebble 15:55; Knife Edge 7:04; Rondo/Nutrocker 22.55; Nutrocker 4:47 [Belgium TV 72]

Quality rating

/A+/ indicates perfect CD or LP quality

/A/ indicates 1st generation copy of CD or near commercial quality

/A-/ indicates very good quality audience recording

/B+/ indicates good quality audience recording, some (audience) noise

/B/B-/ indicates older/more (audience) noise. Still very listenable

/C/ For fans only; usually spoiled due to background hiss

** Complete show

* Nearly complete show (e.g. without encore)

ELP - Dusseldorf, 31 March 1973

  • Tarkus - Pt 1

  • Tarkus - Pt 2

  • Tarkus - Aquatarkus

  • Hoedown

  • Abaddon's Bolero - Jeremy Bender - The Sheriff

  • Take A Pebble


  • Piano Improvisations

  • Take A Pebble - Conclusion

  • Pictures At An Exhibition

  • Karn Evil 9 - Part 1