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Emerson, Lake & Palmer Ascending

Michael Gray, Crawdaddy!, August 1971

Their first album rides high in the bestseller lists. Their first tour, from the Fillmore East to Carnegie Hall, has been a real and resounding success. Keith Emerson from The Nice; Greg Lake from the now re-formed King Crimson; Carl Palmer from The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown. Together they've arrived. Where from? Michael Gray reports from England:

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