Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Trilogy(1972)

Biography
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) were an English progressive rock supergroup formed in London in 1970. The band consisted of keyboardist Keith Emerson, singer, bassist and producer Greg Lake and drummer and percussionist Carl Palmer. With nine RIAA-certified gold record albums in the US, and an estimated 48 million records sold worldwide, they were one of the most popular and commercially successful progressive rock bands in the 1970s, with a musical sound including adaptations of classical music with jazz and symphonic rock elements, dominated by Emerson’s flamboyant use of the Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer, and piano (although Lake wrote several acoustic songs for the group)

Album & Cover
Trilogy is the third studio album by the English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in July 1972 on Island Records. . Trilogy increased ELP’s worldwide popularity, and included “Hoedown”, an arrangement of the Aaron Copland composition, which was one of their most popular songs when performing live. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilogy_(Emerson,_Lake_%26_Palmer_album)

The cover depicts the band attached at the shoulders a take on the Art Nouveau movement that was rediscovered in the early 70’s, while the interior of the original gatefold sleeve features a photomontage of the three in Epping Forest. For the cover, each member of the band were photographed separately in the studio and then collaged together with the faces retouched as a smooth alabaster finish., plagiarising a Edward Burne-Jones painting in the process and then completed by hand-tinting. 

Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London & Epping Forest, UK 
Who Did What: Photography A. Powell. Hand Tinting – P. Crennell
Label: Cotillion – SD9903(US), Island ILPS9186(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell

Tracklist

Credits
Arranged By – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Artwork [Tinting By] – Phil Crennelf
Engineer [Production] – Eddie Offord
Mastered By – GP
Organ [Hammond C3], Piano [Steinway], Other [Zoukra], Synthesizer [Moog Iii C], Synthesizer [Mini Moog Model D] – Keith Emerson
Percussion – Carl Palmer
Producer, Written By [Lyrics] – Greg Lake
Vocals, Bass, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Greg Lake