So is there any definitive answer on who it is performing this on the SW Tarkus reissue? Has anyone heard/read where SW addresses the question of how it got on the CD?
Also, did they ever release the set with this song removed?
So is there any definitive answer on who it is performing this on the SW Tarkus reissue? Has anyone heard/read where SW addresses the question of how it got on the CD?
Also, did they ever release the set with this song removed?
I've never seen anything further on this either. I wonder if someone ever asked Eddy Offord about it. Perhaps he'd have some memory of this.
That's not emerson on keys, he couldn't play that many block chords in a row if you held a gun to his head
Sounds like Steve Wilson singing to me
Good of SW that he resisted of adding more unknown ballads to the classic prog albums. Imagine if we'd find some pretty "unknown ballad" on Yes Album or Islands)
I wonder if the band that actually recorded that, know that it's finally been released.
it's not ELP.
Did Peter Sinfield ever sing? Could be be the performer of the Unknown Ballad?
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So, wait, we're saying that Steve Wilson recorded a song and inserted it onto someone else's record, for what reason? As some kind of prank, or what? Sounds highly unprofessional to me.
It isn't Steven Wilson singing.
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No, that's Ted Wilson - Steven Wilson's unknown dad.
You have to remember that this was during the reign of Harold Wilson, Steven and Freddie Wilson's great uncle thrice removed respectively. The Wilsons have always been very active, moved about a lot and served humanity on so many levels. Highly recommended.
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It sounds like Lake on the harmonies in the middle.
I actually am quite fond of this song, as un-ELP as it is. There is a simple longing to the lyrics that works for me. Since Emerson's death the "maybe it's just a dream" idea has become more poignant to me, for as I see the prog icons die off and the memory of that magical period disappear or get more marginalized in the cultural memory, I wonder one day if the whole prog era will seem like a dream.
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It could be Emerson singing.
Maybe it's a roadie, a janitor, or the ham & cheese sandwich delivery person.
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This was discussed quite a lot when this topic initially came up shortly after the Wilson remix of the album was released. What I find so frustrating about this is how disconnected ELP were from this remix project. As I recall, they've all stated in interviews that they didn't listen to the remixed or surround sound versions. And Carl, in a particularly brilliant move, even stated that he didn't see the need for a new remix. Umm, hey Carl, the record company was trying to sell more of your albums. Could you have at least kept quiet? I suppose that that was part of the reason that Steven just gave up on the ELP remixes. That was a real pity. I think that the BSS remix would have come out a lot better in Wilson's hands.
But, the mystery of the Unknown Ballad is really peculiar. Wilson says that it was on the tapes in the midst of lots of other takes from Tarkus. I wonder if Eddy Offord might have some idea of who this is. But, I gather that he's no longer active in the music industry. It's odd that no one has admitted to being involved with this song. You would think that if it wasn't Emerson, or one of the other guys, that someone out there would have said, "yeah, that's me; it was a demo tape that I sent to the boys" or something like that.
The reason I revisited this old topic is because I ordered the latest reissue of Tarkus from Amazon, and it is arriving on July 29. I wonder if the Unknown Ballad will be included on the CD I get.
I find it strange that nobody will admit to being responsible for this song.
Apparently, Greg Lake had some input on this current batch of reissues, since he requested 140g vinyl rather than 180g vinyl for the LP reissues. He said that lighter vinyl sounds better than heavier vinyl on modern turntables.
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I think someone posted a track list from the new edition and it DID include Unknown Ballad, which I would think means they did somehow confirm it's ELP.
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