The Greg Lake Retrospective: From the Beginning

~ Release by Greg Lake (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1The Court of the Crimson King
assistant engineer:
Tony Page (engineer at Wessex Sound Studios)
engineer:
Robin Thompson (UK engineer)
producer:
King Crimson
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Greg Lake
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Michael Giles
guitar:
Robert Fripp
keyboard, mellotron, reeds, vibraphone [vibes] and woodwind:
Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
background vocals:
Michael Giles and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
recorded at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1969-07-21 until 1969-08-21)
recording of:
The Court of the Crimson King (suite)
miscellaneous support:
Peter Sinfield
lyricist:
Peter Sinfield
composer:
Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
recording of:
The Court of the Crimson King (section)
lyricist:
Peter Sinfield
composer:
Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
part of:
The Court of the Crimson King (suite)
King Crimson4.659:27
2Cat Food
assistant engineer:
Tony Page (engineer at Wessex Sound Studios)
engineer:
Tony Page (engineer at Wessex Sound Studios) and Robin Thompson (UK engineer)
producer:
Robert Fripp and Peter Sinfield
mixer:
Robert Fripp
bass guitar:
Peter Giles (from 1970-01 until 1970-04)
drums (drum set):
Michael Giles (from 1970-01 until 1970-04)
guitar:
Robert Fripp (from 1970-01 until 1970-04)
piano:
Keith Tippett (from 1970-01 until 1970-04)
lead vocals:
Greg Lake (from 1970-01 until 1970-04)
recorded at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-01 until 1970-04)
recording of:
Cat Food (from 1970-01 until 1970-04)
lyricist:
Peter Sinfield
composer:
Robert Fripp and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
publisher:
E.G. Music Inc. and UMG Music Publishing Ltd
King Crimson3.754:56
3Knife Edge
engineer:
Eddy Offord
producer:
Greg Lake
bass guitar:
Greg Lake
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Carl Palmer
Moog and piano:
Keith Emerson
arranger:
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Leadclass Ltd (copyrights holder) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Knife‐Edge
lyricist:
Richard Fraser and Greg Lake
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Leoš Janáček (Czech composer)
arranger:
Keith Emerson
is based on:
Sinfonietta: I. Allegretto - Allegro - Maestoso (Fanfares)
quotes music from:
Französische Suite Nr. 1 d-Moll, BWV 812: I. Allemande
Emerson, Lake & Palmer4.45:07
4Lucky Man
recording of:
Lucky Man
lyricist and composer:
Greg Lake
publisher:
Bosworth & Co. Ltd. and Leadchoice, Ltd.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer4:39
5From the Beginning
producer:
Greg Lake
recording of:
From the Beginning
composer:
Greg Lake
Emerson, Lake & Palmer4.254:14
6Take a Pebble
live recording of:
Take a Pebble
lyricist and composer:
Greg Lake
arranger:
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
publisher:
Leadchoice, Ltd.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer4:52
7Still
Peter Sinfield4:50
8Still… You Turn Me OnEmerson, Lake & Palmer42:55
9Jerusalem
producer:
Greg Lake
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Greg Lake
drums (drum set):
Carl Palmer
Hammond organ, keyboard and Moog:
Keith Emerson
arranger:
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
cover recording of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1916)
is based on:
Jerusalem (poem by Blake)
recording of:
Jerusalem (ELP arrangement)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer)
arranger:
Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer
arrangement of:
Jerusalem (catch-all for arrangements)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer52:46
10Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2Emerson, Lake & Palmer54:49
11I Believe in Father Christmas
conductor:
Godfrey Salmon (violinist, conductor, arranger, orchestrator and composer.)
recording of:
I Believe in Father Christmas
written in:
West London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
lyricist:
Greg Lake and Peter Sinfield
composer:
Greg Lake and Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
is based on:
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60: IV. Troika
Greg Lake43:34
12C’est la vie
conductor:
Godfrey Salmon (violinist, conductor, arranger, orchestrator and composer.)
recording of:
C’est la vie
orchestrator:
John Mayer (violin, Indo‐jazz composer)
lyricist:
Peter Sinfield
composer:
Greg Lake and Peter Sinfield
arranger:
Tony Harris (UK composer, musician, lyricist) and Godfrey Salmon (violinist, conductor, arranger, orchestrator and composer.)
Greg Lake3.94:19
13Closer to Believing
conductor:
Godfrey Salmon (violinist, conductor, arranger, orchestrator and composer.)
recording of:
Closer to Believing
orchestrator:
John Mayer (violin, Indo‐jazz composer)
composer:
Greg Lake and Peter Sinfield
arranger:
Tony Harris (UK composer, musician, lyricist) and Godfrey Salmon (violinist, conductor, arranger, orchestrator and composer.)
Greg Lake3.755:36
14Watching Over YouGreg Lake3:56
1521st Century Schizoid Man
recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon (Eventim Apollo, pka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1981-11-05)
live recording of:
21st Century Schizoid Man (full suite, including Mirrors)
lyricist:
Peter Sinfield
composer:
Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake and Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
Greg Lake9:01
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