The Original Bootleg Series from the Manticore Vaults

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The Original Bootleg Series from the Manticore Vaults
Live album series by
Released2001, 2002, 2006
GenreProgressive rock
LabelCastle
Volume One
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Volume Two
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Volume Three
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The Original Bootleg Series from the Manticore Vaults is a four-volume "official bootleg" release by Emerson, Lake & Palmer on Castle Records[1] containing live recordings.[2] Each of the four volumes comprised four shows and contained seven or eight CDs. A two disc set of highlights from the first two volumes was released under the name Best of the Bootlegs in 2002.[4]

Volume One[edit]

Discs 1 & 2: "Stomping Encore" Gaelic Park, Riverdale, Bronx, New York, 1 September 1971
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Barbarian"Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Béla Bartók5:37
2."Take a Pebble" (including "Piano Improvisation" (Emerson))Lake20:07
3."Tarkus"Emerson, Lake25:31
4."Knife-Edge"Emerson, Richard Fraser, Leoš Janáček, J. S. Bach, Lake7:08
5."Rondo"Dave Brubeck, arr. by Emerson18:47
6."Piano Interlude"Emerson1:23
7."Hoedown"Aaron Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Carl Palmer4:32
Discs 3 & 4: Louisville Town Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, 21 April 1972
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hoedown"Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer4:06
2."Tarkus"Emerson, Lake25:53
3."Take a Pebble"Lake5:00
4."Lucky Man"Lake3:06
5."Piano Improvisation" (including "Take a Pebble Conclusion" (Lake))Emerson11:14
6."Abaddon's Bolero"Emerson8:39
7."Pictures at an Exhibition"Modest Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer15:41
8."Nut Rocker"Kim Fowley, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer3:44
9."Rondo"Brubeck, arr. by Emerson22:34
Discs 5 & 6: Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 28 July 1972
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tarkus"Emerson, Lake26:46
2."The Endless Enigma"Emerson, Lake8:34
3."The Sheriff"Emerson, Lake3:23
4."Take a Pebble/Lucky Man"Lake8:22
5."Take a Pebble (Reprise)" (including "Piano Improvisation" (Emerson))Lake10:22
6."Pictures at an Exhibition"Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer16:51
7."Hoedown"Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer3:49
8."Rondo"Brubeck, arr. by Emerson19:51
Disc 7: Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York, 13 August 1972
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hoedown"Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer4:12
2."Tarkus"Emerson, Lake22:53
3."The Endless Enigma"Emerson, Lake9:12
4."The Sheriff"Emerson, Lake3:24
5."Take a Pebble" (including "Lucky Man" (Lake) and "Piano Improvisation" (Emerson))Lake21:13
6."Pictures at an Exhibition"Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer15:18

Volume Two[edit]

Discs 1 & 2: Hammersmith Odeon, London, 26 November 1972
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hoedown"Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer4:14
2."Tarkus"Emerson, Lake25:20
3."The Endless Enigma"Emerson, Lake8:46
4."At the Sign of the Swinging Cymbal"Brian Fahey0:55
5."The Sheriff"Emerson, Lake3:57
6."Take a Pebble"Lake6:23
7."Lucky Man"Lake3:15
8."Piano Improvisation" (including "Take a Pebble Conclusion" (Lake))Emerson12:18
9."Pictures at an Exhibition"Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer16:53
10."Nut Rocker"Fowley, Tchaikovsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer18:15
Discs 3 & 4: Henry Levitt Arena,[note 1] Wichita, Kansas, 26 March 1974
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hoedown"Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer3:41
2."Jerusalem"William Blake, Hubert Parry, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer2:53
3."Toccata"Alberto Ginastera, arr. Emerson7:25
4."Tarkus"Emerson, Lake30:44
5."Benny the Bouncer"Emerson, Lake, Peter Sinfield2:17
6."Jeremy Bender"Emerson, Lake4:13
7."Take a Pebble"Lake5:43
8."Still...You Turn Me On"Lake3:08
9."Lucky Man"Lake2:46
10."Piano Improvisation"Emerson14:49
11."Take a Pebble (Conclusion)"Lake3:13
12."Karn Evil 9: First Impression"Emerson, Lake21:49
13."Karn Evil 9: Second Impression"Emerson4:34
14."Karn Evil 9: Third Impression"Emerson, Lake, Sinfield10:25
Discs 5 & 6: Rich Stadium, Buffalo, New York, 26 July 1974
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hoedown"Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer4:02
2."Jerusalem"Blake, Parry, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer3:08
3."Toccata"Ginastera, arr. Emerson7:48
4."Tarkus"Emerson, Lake30:38
5."Take a Pebble"Lake4:40
6."Still...You Turn Me On"Lake3:02
7."Lucky Man"Lake3:03
8."Piano Improvisation"Emerson11:51
9."Take a Pebble (Conclusion)"Lake2:38
10."Karn Evil 9: First Impression"Emerson, Lake18:22
11."Karn Evil 9: Second Impression" (incomplete recording)Emerson4:02
12."Karn Evil 9: Third Impression"Emerson, Lake, Sinfield9:34
13."Pictures at an Exhibition"Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer24:06
Discs 7 & 8: New Haven Civic Centre, New Haven, Connecticut, 30 November 1977
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Peter Gunn"Henry Mancini, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer3:15
2."Hoedown"Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer4:11
3."Tarkus"Emerson, Lake17:47
4."Take a Pebble"Lake3:11
5."Piano Concerto No. 1, First Movement"Emerson5:00
6."Maple Leaf Rag"Scott Joplin1:13
7."Take a Pebble (Conclusion)"Lake2:52
8."C'est la Vie"Lake, Sinfield4:16
9."Lucky Man" (incomplete recording)Lake2:28
10."Karn Evil 9: First Impression, Pt. 2"Emerson, Lake4:30
11."Tiger in a Spotlight"Emerson, Lake, Palmer, Sinfield4:30
12."Watching Over You"Lake, Sinfield4:10
13."Nut Rocker"Fowley, Tchaikovsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer3:30
14."Pirates"Emerson, Lake, Sinfield13:07
15."Fanfare for the Common Man"Copland, arr. Emerson, Lake, Palmer14:37

Volume Three[edit]

Disc One: Anaheim Convention Center, California, 10 February 1974 and Wheeling Colosseum 1977
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hoedown"Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer4:18
2."Tiger in a Spotlight"Emerson, Lake, Palmer, Sinfield4:14
3."C'est la Vie"Lake, Sinfield4:16
4."Still...You Turn Me On"Lake3:10
5."Lucky Man"Lake2:42
6."Tank/The Enemy God Dances with the Black Spirits"Palmer, Sergei Prokofiev, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer2:59
7."Karn Evil 9: First Impression"Emerson, Lake4:48
8."Karn Evil 9: Second Impression"Emerson9:58
9."Fanfare for the Common Man"Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer8:08
10."Take a Pebble"Lake6:28
11."Pictures at an Exhibition"Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer9:03
Discs 2 & 3: Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 2 October 1992
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tarkus"Emerson, Lake9:36
2."Knife-Edge"Emerson, Fraser, Janáček, Bach, Lake5:55
3."Paper Blood"Emerson, Lake, Palmer4:17
4."Black Moon"Emerson, Lake, Palmer6:50
5."Close to Home"Emerson4:15
6."Creole Dance"Ginastera3:20
7."From the Beginning"Lake3:02
8."Still...You Turn Me On"Lake4:09
9."Lucky Man"Lake4:48
10."Honky Tonk Train Blues"Meade "Lux" Lewis3:58
11."Romeo and Juliet"Prokofiev3:37
12."Pirates"Emerson, Lake, Sinfield13:41
13."Pictures at an Exhibition"Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer10:41
14."Fanfare for the Common Man"Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer14:43
Discs 4 & 5: Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles, California, March 1993
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Pt. 2"Emerson, Lake1:18
2."Tarkus: Eruption"Emerson2:22
3."Tarkus: Stones of Years"Emerson, Lake4:36
4."Tarkus: Iconoclast"Emerson1:52
5."Knife-Edge"Emerson, Fraser, Janáček, Bach, Lake5:43
6."Paper Blood"Emerson, Lake, Palmer4:11
7."Black Moon"Emerson, Lake, Palmer4:55
8."Close to Home"Emerson3:54
9."Creole Dance"Ginastera4:24
10."Still...You Turn Me On"Lake3:52
11."C'est la Vie"Lake, Sinfield5:08
12."Lucky Man"Lake4:49
13."Honky Tonk Train Blues"Lewis2:02
14."Touch and Go"Emerson, Lake3:06
15."Pirates"Emerson, Lake, Sinfield14:50
16."Hoedown"Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer3:48
17."Promenade"Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson1:40
18."The Gnome"Mussorgsky, Palmer2:11
19."Promenade"Mussorgsky, Lake1:38
20."The Hut of Baba Yaga"Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson1:24
21."Carl Palmer Solo"Palmer8:01
22."The Great Gates of Kiev"Mussorgsky, Lake7:06
23."Fanfare for the Common Man"Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer17:34

Volume Four[edit]

Discs 1 & 2: Hartford Civic Center, Connecticut, 10 July 1977
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Pt. 2"Emerson, Lake4:37
2."Hoedown"Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer4:12
3."Tarkus"Emerson, Lake16:24
4."Take a Pebble" (including "Piano Concerto No. 1, 1st Movement" (Emerson))Lake10:54
5."Still...You Turn Me On"Lake4:12
6."Knife-Edge"Emerson, Fraser, Janáček, Bach, Lake5:23
7."Pictures at an Exhibition"Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer15:54
8."C’est la Vie"Lake, Sinfield4:23
9."Lucky Man"Lake2:19
10."Tank"Emerson, Palmer9:58
11."Nut Rocker"Fowley, Tchaikovsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer3:35
12."Pirates"Emerson, Lake, Sinfield13:13
13."Fanfare for the Common Man"Copland, arr. Emerson, Lake, Palmer15:03
Discs 3 & 4: Chicago 1978
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Peter Gunn"Mancini, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer4:11
2."Hoedown"Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer4:12
3."Tarkus"Emerson, Lake17:03
4."Take a Pebble" (including "Piano Concerto No.1, 3rd Movement" (Emerson) and "Maple Leaf Rag" (Joplin))Lake13:03
5."C'est la Vie"Lake, Sinfield4:24
6."Lucky Man"Lake3:08
7."Pictures at an Exhibition"Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer15:48
8."Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Pt. 2"Emerson, Lake5:05
9."Tiger in a Spotlight"Emerson, Lake, Palmer, Sinfield4:11
10."Watching Over You"Lake, Sinfield4:27
11."Tank/The Enemy God Dances with the Black Spirits"Palmer, Prokofiev, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer13:14
12."Nut Rocker"Fowley, Tchaikovsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer3:52
13."Pirates"Emerson, Lake, Sinfield13:12
14."Fanfare for the Common Man/Rondo"Brubeck, Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer16:02
15."Show Me the Way to Go Home"L. James Campbell, Reginald Connelly4:09
Discs 5 & 6: Pennsylvania, 22 July 1992
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fanfare for the Common Man"Copland, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer7:06
2."Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Pt. 2"Emerson, Lake1:25
3."Tarkus"Emerson, Lake8:24
4."Knife-Edge"Emerson, Fraser, Janáček, Bach, Lake5:34
5."Paper Blood"Emerson, Lake, Palmer4:42
6."Black Moon"Emerson, Lake, Palmer6:44
7."Creole Dance"Ginastera2:55
8."Close to Home"Emerson3:19
9."Affairs of the Heart"Geoff Downes, Lake4:08
10."From the Beginning"Lake3:45
11."Romeo and Juliet"Prokofiev9:07
12."Greg Plays" 0:59
13."Farewell to Arms"Emerson, Lake5:43
14."Pirates"Emerson, Lake, Sinfield13:54
15."Lucky Man"Lake5:01
16."Pictures at an Exhibition"Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer18:40
17."Medley: Changing States/America/Rondo"Emerson, Bernstein, Brubeck, arr. by Emerson8:21
18."Another Frontier"Emerson6:23
Discs 7 & 8: Jones Beach, New York, 25 July 1992
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Pt. 2"Emerson, Lake1:49
2."Tarkus"Emerson, Lake9:16
3."Knife-Edge"Emerson, Fraser, Janáček, Bach, Lake5:51
4."Paper Blood"Emerson, Lake, Palmer4:41
5."Black Moon"Emerson, Lake, Palmer7:03
6."Creole Dance"Ginastera4:15
7."Piano Instrumental"Emerson4:02
8."From the Beginning"Lake2:59
9."Affairs of the Heart"Downes, Lake4:12
10."Romeo and Juliet"Prokofiev3:55
11."Farewell to Arms"Emerson, Lake6:01
12."Pirates"Emerson, Lake, Sinfield14:09
13."Lucky Man"Lake5:10
14."Pictures at an Exhibition"Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer18:25
15."Fanfare for the Common Man"Copland, arr. Emerson, Lake, Palmer13:28

Best of the Bootlegs[edit]

Disc One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hoedown" (from Volume 1 – Saratoga)Copland, arr. Emerson, Lake, Palmer4:03
2."Knife-Edge" (from Volume 1 – Gaelic Park)Emerson, Lake7:09
3."Pictures at an Exhibition" (from Volume 1 – Long Beach)Mussorgsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer16:55
4."Take a Pebble/Lucky Man" (from Volume 1 – Long Beach)Lake8:23
5."Tarkus" (from Volume 1 – Louisville)Emerson, Lake25:18
6."The Endless Enigma" (from Volume 1 – Saratoga)Emerson, Lake9:05
7."Nut Rocker" (from Volume 1 – Louisville)Fowley, Tchaikovsky, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer3:51
Disc Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jerusalem" (from Volume 2 – Wichita)Blake, Parry, arr. by Emerson, Lake, Palmer2:54
2."Pirates" (from Volume 2 – New Haven)Emerson, Lake, Sinfield13:07
3."Karn Evil 9: First Impression" (from Volume 2 – Wichita)Emerson, Lake21:50
4."Still...You Turn Me On" (from Volume 2 – Buffalo)Lake3:04
5."The Barbarian" (from Volume 1 – Gaelic Park)Emerson, Lake, Bartók5:20
6."C'est la Vie" (from Volume 2 – New Haven)Lake, Sinfield4:15
7."Fanfare for the Common Man" (from Volume 2 – New Haven)Copland, arr. Emerson, Lake, Palmer14:37

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Misnamed "Henry Lewitt Arena" in packaging

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