Tarkus
Sign in to saveTarkus is the second studio album by English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released on 4 June 1971 by Island Records. Following their debut tour across Europe during the second half of 1970, the group paused touring commitments in January 1971 to record a new album at Advision Studios in London. Greg Lake produced the album with Eddy Offord as engineer.
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Tarkus, the heaviest of all bands from Peru, was formed in 1971. The members were Peruvians Alex Nathanson and Walo Carillo (the great drummer from Los Holy's) and Argentinians Dario Gianella and Guillermo Van Locke. It was Guillermo Van Locke, the group's bass player, who approached two members of Telegraph Avenue: Alex Nathanson, singer and acoustic guitar, and Walo Carrillo, drums and percussion. Tarkus was recorded from April 3rd to May 16th, 1972. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Tarkus
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Key facts
- Album.name
- Tarkus
- Album.type
- studio
- Album.artist
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- Album.cover
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus (1971) front cover.jpg
- Album.released
- 4 June 1971
- Album.recorded
- January–February 1971
- Album.studio
- Advision, Fitzrovia, London
- Album.genre
- Progressive rock
- Album.length
- 39:05
- Album.label
- Island (UK)Cotillion (US)
- Album.producer
- Greg Lake
- Album.prev_title
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- Album.prev_year
- 1970
Key dates
- Published
- 14 June 1971
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- psychedelic rock
- Producer
- Greg Lake
- Duration
- +2335
- Performer
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- Record label
- Island Records
- Distribution format
- music download
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- P2291
- UK Albums Chart
- P291
- United Kingdom
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19 sectionsContents
- Background and recording
- Songs
- Side one
- Side two
- Artwork and title
- Release
- Reception
- Reissues
- Track listing
- Original vinyl
- 2012 Edition
- Personnel
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Certifications
- References
- Works cited
- Further reading
Tarkus is the second studio album by English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released on 4 June 1971 by Island Records. Following their debut tour across Europe during the second half of 1970, the group paused touring commitments in January 1971 to record a new album at Advision Studios in London. Greg Lake produced the album with Eddy Offord as engineer.
Side one features the 20-minute conceptual title track written by keyboardist Keith Emerson, the opening of which created friction between Lake and Emerson that almost split the group, but Lake agreed to pursue it and contributed musical ideas for it and wrote the lyrics. Side two features a collection of unrelated tracks of different styles. The artwork was designed by William Neal.
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