This recording captures ELP in the latter part of what would be their last tour for many years. Eventually breaking up in 1979, the band would not reform until the 1990s. Despite having let go of the full orchestra they started the tour with, the band's trio performances didn't disappoint as this recording shows.
The ten selections featured here were first broadcast on the King Biscuit Flower Hour show on 18 December 1977. The performance is generally credited as being recorded on 12 November 1977 at the recently opened Wheeling Civic Center in West Virginia, although the second KBFH broadcast in 1978 suggested the selections came from a combination of that show and another performance on 20 November 1977 at the Mid South Coliseum in Memphis, Tenessee, with some sources citing just the latter venue. Both of those shows were recorded and are available in their entirety at the Wofgang's Vault site.
Whatever the source, these are different performances than those officially released on the Emerson Lake and Palmer in Concert (aka Works Live) album that were recorded with the orchestra earlier on the same tour.
Source: Pre-FM SQ encoded CD
Converted to: DVD-A PCM 24/48
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