On June 14, 1971, “Island” label released “Tarkus”, the second Emerson, Lake & Palmer album. It was recorded in January 1971, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Greg Lake.
Personnel:
- Keith Emerson– Hammond organ, St Marks church organ, piano, celesta, Moog modular synthesizer, arrangements
- Greg Lake– vocals, bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, arrangements,
- Carl Palmer– drums, assorted percussion, arrangements
- Eddy “Are You Ready” Offord – engineer
- William Neal (C.C.S. Assoc.) – paintings
Track listing:
All lyrics by Greg Lake.
- Tarkus
- Eruption – Keith Emerson
- Stones of Years – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake
- Iconoclast – Keith Emerson
- Mass – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake
- Manticore – Keith Emerson
- Battlefield – Greg Lake
- Aquatarkus – Keith Emerson
- Jeremy Bender – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake
- Bitches Crystal – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake
- The Only Way (Hymn) – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake
- Infinite Space (Conclusion) – Keith Emerson, Carl Palmer
- A Time and a Place – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer
- Are You Ready, Eddy? – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer