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Title: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Pictures At An Exhibition
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1971, Progressive, Symphonic Prog, London, England 8/26
Matrix #: ELP 66666
Condition: VG+, sounds great, looks good, some very light marks (CC) | Members: Keith E (44' - 16'), Greg L (47' - 16'), Carl P (50' - Alive)
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Keith Emerson later suffered serious hand and nerve problems that threatened the precision his whole reputation depended on; friends said fear of public criticism weighed heavily before his 2016 suicide.
2. Studio Lore: Pictures At An Exhibition was recorded live at Newcastle City Hall, turning Mussorgsky’s classical piano suite into a loud rock-stage spectacle instead of a polished studio experiment.
3. Album Art: William Neal’s gatefold art used empty picture frames that visually echoed the “exhibition” concept, making the sleeve feel like part gallery, part prog-rock theater.

+1 5/26/25 - EK  (sold on whatnot 6/16/25) 8/11/2026 CC