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Earl of Mar View Drop Down
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I was a teenager in the 70s and went through the myriad of rock influences that seemed to happen monthly in those days. Glam, hard rock, singer songwriters, American country rock, punk and of course Prog. My first exposure to the genre ( I am ignoring Zep,Bowie and the 60s bands) was CTTE ( I still own the original cassette a friend gave me along with the album I bought that weekend after i heard it). My second was ELPs debut album. I heard it in the summer of 76 after a girl at work lent it to me ( along with the 5 bridges suite).

It had a huge impact on me and as as another poster on here has stated, led me to explore a lot of classical works in the future.

ELP are not only one of the most successful 70s Prog bands but to me at least probably the most influential.


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Originally posted by Sacro_Porgo Sacro_Porgo wrote:

Not to break totally off topic, but has anyone here got that nice big boxset ELP put out a couple years ago? Fanfare, it's called. It's got all the studio albums on cd, plus a triple live album recorded in Rome and Milan, and I think five other live shows from throughout their career. It seems the box is back in print, and I've been eying it for a while. Anyone care to comment on its quality?

the vinyl is superb quality , I've just pre-ordered another live box set coming out this year which is 10 discs.

Fanfare 1970-1997 is a must for fans but can be passed on by anyone less committed to the band I suggest. Bear in mind I have hoovered up all the re-issues and even tried to get the original Atlantic CD issues just for the sheer hell of it!
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