Tracks 1-1 to 1-8: ℗1970 Tracks 2-1.a to 2-7: ℗1971 Tracks 2-8 to 2-10: ℗1972 Tracks 2-11 to 2-13, 3-7, 5-1 to 5-7: ℗2007 Tracks 2-14, 3-1.1 to 3-1.4: ℗1973 Track 3-2: ℗1974 Tracks 3-3, 3-5, 3-6, 4-2: ℗1977 Tracks 3-4, 4-3 to 4-5: ℗1978 Track 4-6, 4-7: ℗1979 Track 4-8.1 to 4-8.3: ℗1989 Tracks 4-9, 4-10: ℗1992 Track 4-11: ℗1993 Tracks 4-12 to 4-14: ℗1994 Track 4-15: ℗1997
Track 1-1 taken from the album [m30553]. First released as B&C Records CAS 1010 in February 1970. Track 1-2 taken from the album [m53167]. First released as Charisma CAS 1014 in May 1970. Under exclusive licence from EMI Records Ltd. Tracks 1-3 to 1-5 taken from the album [m11780]. First released as Island ILPS 9123 in November 1970. Tracks 1-6 to 1-8 recorded live at The Lyceum, London 9th December 1970. Mixed at The Audio Archiving Company, London in March 2007. Previously unreleased. Tracks 2-1 to 2-3 taken from the album [m11871] - First released as Island ILPS 9155 in June 1971. Track 2-4 recorded and mixed at Advision Studios, London, 10th February 1971. Previously unreleased. Tracks 2-5 to 2-10 taken from the album [m11956] - First released as Island ILPS 9186 in July 1972. Track 2-11 recorded in Milann, Italy on the Trilogy tour 1973 - Previously unreleased. Tracks 2-12 & 2-13 mixed at Advision Studios, London, 2nd September 1973 - Previously unreleased. Alternate version featured on the album [m11997]. First released as Manticore K 53501 in November 1973. Track 2-14 B-side of single [m37707] - First released as Manticore K 13503 in December 1973. Tracks 3-1.1 to 3-1.4 taken from the album [m11997]. First released as Manticore K 53501 in November 1973. Track 3-2 taken from the album [m12017]. First released as Manticore K 63500 in August 1974. Track 3-3 previously unreleased. Alternate version included on [m12055]. First released as Atlantic K 80009 in March 1977. Track 3-4 previously unreleased. Alternate version released as A-side of single [m58406] - Manticore K 13511 in November 1975. Although not mentioned in the tracklisting this was originally released as a solo single by Greg Lake. Tracks 3-5 & 3-6 taken from the album [m12055]. First released as Atlantic K 80009 in March 1977. Track 3-7 (titled No Orchestra Version in the booklet) recorded at Nassau Coliseum, Hempstead, New York on 10th February 1978. Previously unreleased. Track 4-1: from Keith Emerson's archives. The name of composer Aaron Copland misspelled in the track title as Aaron Copeland. Track 4-2 taken from the album [m12055]. First released as Atlantic K 80009 in March 1977. Edited version released as A-side of single [m37724] - Atlantic K 10946 in June 1977. Track 4-3 A-side of single [m65672]. First released as Manticore K 13513 in 1976. Also featured on [m12078] - First released as Atlantic K 50422 in November 1977. Although not mentioned in the tracklisting this was originally released as a solo single by Keith Emerson. Tracks 4-4 & 4-5 taken from the album [m12078]. First released as Atlantic K 50422 in November 1977. Track 4-6 taken from the album [m335213] - Originally released under the title [m12126] Atlantic K 50652 in October 1979. Track 4-7 taken from the album [m12099] - First released as Atlantic K 50552 in November 1978. Tracks 4-8.1 to 4-8.3 taken from the album [m92391] released as Geffen 924 181-1 in February 1988. Under exclusive licence from Universal Records Ltd. Although not mentioned in the tracklisting this was originally released as 3. Tracks 4-9 & 4-10 taken from the album [m171214] - First released as Victory 828 318-2 in May 1992. Track 4-11 taken from the album [m166058] - First released as Victory 828 393-2 in January 1993. Tracks 4-12 & 4-13 taken from the album [m312656] - First released as Victory 828 554-2 in September 1994. In the booklet the track title of 4-12 is printed as Man In The Long Black Coat (Ext) but it concerns the normal album version. Track 4-14 taken from the four CD set [m37739]. First released as Victory 828 459-2 in November 1993. Track 4-15 recorded at Spodek, Katowice, Poland on 22nd June 1997. Taken from the album [m564856]. First released in Britain as Sanctuary SMRCD 086 in September 2002.
Mastered at The Audio Archiving Company, London.
Publishers: Track 1-1: RSO Pub. Ltd/Onward Music Ltd Track 1-2: Breitkopf Hartel Ltd Tracks 1-3 to 1-5, 2-1.a to 2-10, 2-12 to 3-4, 3-6, 4-4, 4-5, 4-9 to 4-11, 5-2.a to 5-6: Leadchoice Ltd Tracks 1-6, 1-7: Universal Edition (London) Ltd Tracks 1-8, 5-7: EMI United Partnership Tracks 2-11, 4-2, 5-1: Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd Track 3-5: SACEM/Hawkes And Son (London) Ltd Track 4-3: Peter Maurice Music Co Ltd Track 4-6: Leadchoice Ltd/Universal MCA Music Ltd Track 4-7: Schott And Co Ltd Tracks 4-8.1 to 4-8.3: Virgin Music Track 4-12: Special Rider Music/Spinecharm Music Ltd Track 4-13: Spinecharm Music Ltd Track 4-14: Robbins Music Corp Ltd./Windswept Trio Music Co. Track 4-15: Keith Noel Emerson/Greg Lake