Originally released in 1978, Love Beach captures Emerson, Lake and Palmer at the close of their initial run. Recorded during a turbulent period for the band, the album balances shorter, radio-ready material with the side-long suite “Memoirs of an Officer and a Gentleman,”.
This 2017 remaster brings renewed clarity and separation to the original mix, tightening the rhythm section and adding definition to the layered keyboards and vocals. Tracks such as “All I Want Is You” sit alongside more expansive arrangements, reflecting the stylistic shifts of the late ’70s.
For collectors and catalogue completists, this remastered edition offers the strongest presentation of a divisive but historically significant entry in the ELP discography.
This is a repress title presented in a 4 panel 1CD digisleeve with a booklet.
TRACKLIST:
- All I Want Is You (2017 Remaster)
- Love Beach (2017 Remaster)
- Taste of My Love (2017 RemasterTaste of My Love (2017 Remaster)
- The Gambler (2017 Remaster
- For You (2017 Remaster)
- Canario (2017 Remaster)
- Memoirs of an Officer and a Gentleman: A. Prologue / The Education of a Gentleman, B. Love At First Sight, C. Letters from the Front, D. Honourable Company (A March) (2017 Remaster)
- All I Want Is You (1978 Alternate Mix)
- Taste of My Love (1978 Alternate Mix)
- The Gambler (1978 Alternate Mix)
- For You (1978 Alternate Mix)
- Honourable Company (A March) (1978 Alternate Mix)
- Honourable Company (A March) (1978 Alternate Mix)
- Letters from the Front (1978 Rehearsal Out-Take)
- Prologue / The Education of a Gentleman (1978 Rehearsal Out-Take)