℗ 1972 Island Records ILPS 9186
℗ 1972 Atlantic Records SD 9903
Trilogy is the third studio album by the English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in 1972. The front cover depicts Emerson, Lake, and Palmer impersonating Jesus Christ, God, and the Holy Spirit respectively, while the interior of the original gatefold sleeve features a photomontage showing multiple images of the band in Epping Forest carpeted with Autumn leaves. The band had already released two very carefully performed studio albums, Emerson, Lake and Palmer (1970) and Tarkus (1971), the former being dominated by virtuoso keyboards and drumming; the latter being as bombastic as it was ambitious. 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. |