You see, it's all clear, You were meant to be here...

One of my most viewed posts dates all the way back to October 21, 2005.  It's in my Top 5 overall, but is also #5 in views this week.  I wonder why.  Regardless, revised and revisited:

Emerson Lake and Palmer had their first and only pop hit (of the 70's) on 10/21/1972, as "From The Beginning" cracked the Top 40 charts. I wouldn't have expected to see Karn Evil #9 or Tarkus, but it's kind of surprising that "Still You Turn Me On" and "Lucky Man" didn't make it to the Top 40 (Lucky Man peaked at #48).  And "From the Beginning" only made it to #39.  It was on the charts for 11 weeks, but only spent 2 in the Top 40.

Meanwhile, I never had a chance to see Emerson Lake And Palmer in concert.  So no concert story.  The first ELP album I owned was "Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends", their 1974 three disc live album.  I picked this up while visiting family in North Carolina, probably 1974, maybe 1975.  I don't remember the price, but it was cheap.  Not too much later I picked up 1973's Brain Salad Surgery (on 8 Track!).  Interestingly, I never had "Trilogy", which includes "From The Beginning", and it's not included on "Welcome Back....".  So I didn't actually own this song until the digital age, when I acquired an ELP Hits album....