progressive rock, rock, art rock, symphonic-rock 39 min 7 tracks Island
Tarkus is the second studio album by English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released on 4 June 1971 by Island Records. Following their debut tour across Europe during the second half of 1970, the group paused touring commitments in January 1971 to record a new album at Advision Studios in London. Greg Lake produced the album with Eddy Offord as engineer.
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Grave, epic, earnest and demanding.
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- effortlessdemanding
- resolvedopen-ended
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Tracks
- A1Tarkus: i. Eruption / ii. Stones of Years / iii. Iconoclast / iv. Mass / v. Manticore / vi. Battlefield / vii. Aquatarkus20:40
- B1Jeremy Bender1:50
- B2Bitches Crystal3:58
- B3The Only Way3:49
- B4Infinite Space (Conclusion)3:20
- B5A Time and a Place3:02
- B6Are You Ready Eddy?2:10
7 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- Label
- Island
- Released
- 1971
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- DE
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