{"product_id":"emerson-lake-palmer-trilogy-numbered-limited-edition-hybrid-stereo-sacd","title":"Emerson, Lake \u0026 Palmer Trilogy Numbered Limited Edition Hybrid Stereo SACD (Use code: FREESHIPPING at Checkout Two Orders or More UK Only","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere's a reason Greg Lake deemed \u003cem\u003eTrilogy\u003c\/em\u003e \"such an accurate record\" when looking back at it decades later. Emerson, Lake \u0026amp; Palmer's third studio album teems with exacting arrangements, copious overdubs, and multi-hued colors that showcase the band's willingness to experiment and desire to put everything in its proper place without becoming too self-serious. Expanding by distilling the ferocious power of its debut and epic leanings of the preceding \u003cem\u003eTarkus\u003c\/em\u003e into a more accessible whole, \u003cem\u003eTrilogy\u003c\/em\u003e stands as the most representative example of the ensemble's trademark styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastered at MoFi's California studio and housed in a mini-LP-type gatefold sleeve, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition hybrid SACD of \u003cem\u003eTrilogy\u003c\/em\u003e presents the gold-certified effort in audiophile sound. Clear, direct, dynamic, and balanced, it brings to fore the visionary depth and virtuosic musicianship on display. Prized characteristics — textures, tones, nuances, effects, open spaces — that go hand-in-hand with the trio's songs and interplay are conveyed amid broad soundstages and in specific detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNewly unveiled degrees of separation, imaging, and timing help make the compositions come across with involving presence and realism. Such sonic signposts extend to the subtle shifts in Lake's voice on the opening cut, the mistake that prompts Carl Palmer to audibly curse at the beginning of \"The Sheriff,\" and the thrilling cosmic properties of the Moog synthesizers Keith Emerson employs throughout the record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbandoning the conceptual nature of its two immediate predecessors, the 1972 work contains familiar threads that distinguish it as an album only ELP could make. The most obvious examples are the compositions. No other band at the time wove classical, rock, jazz, and even proto-metal themes in the manner of ELP. And no collective possessed the equivalent to Emerson, Lake, and Palmer's individual technique and symmetrical chemistry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"features\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumbered, Limited Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuper Audio CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSACD Stereo SACD Layer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Hybrid SACD contains a 'Red Book' Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMastered at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's California Studio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMini-LP-Style Gatefold Sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"selections\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSelections\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Endless Enigma (Part 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFugue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Endless Enigma (Part 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the Beginning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sheriff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoedown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrilogy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiving Sin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbaddon's Bolero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Master Vinyl UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53489956127059,"sku":null,"price":44.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/3905\/9539\/files\/C5ECF479-451F-43AB-8354-AEB03BDDD11B.jpg?v=1776246885","url":"https:\/\/mastervinyl.shop\/products\/emerson-lake-palmer-trilogy-numbered-limited-edition-hybrid-stereo-sacd","provider":"Master Vinyl UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}