Crispycat Recordings: The passing of Mr Lake...

Thursday, December 08, 2016

The passing of Mr Lake...

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Various - Cloudland Blue Eclectic Selections 2016

Unexpected and sad news today as we discovered 2016 has now done for two thirds of Emerson, Lake & Palmer with Greg Lake succumbing yesterday to a long battle with cancer - a battle of which few were aware - following on from the suicide, earlier this year of Keith Emerson...

Bloody Hell 2016...

"21st Century Schizoid Man", "Epitaph", "Trilogy", "Tarkus" "Karn Evil 9"...

I witnessed just two performances by him, both were memorable - the first (in 2005) as I met him afterwards, the second (in 2010) as it proved to be the final ever show by ELP...

It seems to be that 2016 is leading to a lot of people my age beginning to realise we do not have that much time left...

With that in mind, your correspondent was back "out and about" and an annual party resulted in a worse for wear scenario, which is quite effectively pictured here on the way down Crispycat Hill from the Terminus...

Hmmm...

Lowlight of the Day : The passing of Mr Lake...

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"I know I produce an awful lot of music, which can make it hard to keep up. But, at the end of each year since 2021, I've produced a tasty compilation ("The Originals") featuring one track from each release. So, every year, if you're only going to buy one CBQ album, make it that one!" "Twentytwentyfour: The Originals" is a 130 minute selection of tracks from the fifteen 2024 releases by Cloudland Blue Quartet. The collection is issued in anticipation of (and includes a track from) the fifteenth and final record of the year, "Twentytwentyfour", a multi disc compilation of rare and previously unreleased recordings made by CBQ throughout 2024, which is due on 31 December.

Cloudland Blue Eclectic Selection

In a one-man crusade to encourage the world to broaden its musical horizons, David has been broadcasting a weekly Eclectic Selection of music from across his vast record collection since 2014. On the programme each week, you'll hear 25 Tracks, kicking off with David's LP of the Week, followed by his six other LPs of the day, three or so CBQ, or CBQ related, tracks, a single of the week (if there is one), a couple more singles (if there are any) and a further eclectic mix of other things new into the collection... It's eclectic!