Tarkus

Tarkus

2x CD, DVD-Audio (deluxe edition)

Tarkus

Album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Released 14 June 1971

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Tracklist

CD 1: Original Album
1
Tarkus: i. Eruption / ii. Stones of Years / iii. Iconoclast / iv. Mass / v. Manticore / vi. Battlefield / vii. Aquatarkus
20:42
5.0 ★
2
Jeremy Bender
1:50
2.5 ★
3
Bitches Crystal
3:58
4.0 ★
4
The Only Way (Hymn)
3:48
3.0 ★
5
Infinite Space (Conclusion)
3:20
4.0 ★
6
A Time and a Place
3:01
4.0 ★
7
Are You Ready Eddy?
2:10
3.0 ★
CD 2: 2012 Stereo Mixes
1
Tarkus: i. Eruption / ii. Stones of Years / iii. Iconoclast / iv. Mass / v. Manticore / vi. Battlefield / vii. Aquatarkus
20:42
5.0 ★
2
Jeremy Bender
1:50
3.0 ★
3
Bitches Crystal
3:58
4.0 ★
4
The Only Way (Hymn)
3:48
2.5 ★
5
Infinite Space (Conclusion)
3:20
3.0 ★
6
A Time and a Place
3:01
4.0 ★
7
Are You Ready Eddy?
2:10
4.0 ★
8
Oh, My Father
4:06
9
Unknown Ballad
3:02
10
Mass (alternate take)
4:30
DVD-Audio 3: 2012 5.1 Mixes / 2012 Stereo Mixes
1
Tarkus: i. Eruption / ii. Stones of Years / iii. Iconoclast / iv. Mass / v. Manticore / vi. Battlefield / vii. Aquatarkus (5.1 mix)
20:42
2
Jeremy Bender (5.1 mix)
1:50
3
Bitches Crystal (5.1 mix)
3:58
4
The Only Way (Hymn) (5.1 mix)
3:48
5
Infinite Space (Conclusion) (5.1 mix)
3:20
6
A Time and a Place (5.1 mix)
3:01
7
Are You Ready Eddy? (5.1 mix)
2:10
8
Oh, My Father (5.1 mix)
4:06
9
Tarkus: i. Eruption / ii. Stones of Years / iii. Iconoclast / iv. Mass / v. Manticore / vi. Battlefield / vii. Aquatarkus
20:42
5.0 ★
10
Jeremy Bender
1:50
3.0 ★
11
Bitches Crystal
3:58
4.0 ★
12
The Only Way (Hymn)
3:48
2.5 ★
13
Infinite Space (Conclusion)
3:20
3.0 ★
14
A Time and a Place
3:01
4.0 ★
15
Are You Ready Eddy?
2:10
4.0 ★
16
Oh, My Father
4:06
17
Unknown Ballad
3:02
18
Mass (alternate take)
4:30

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Release credits

Eddy Offord
engineer [1-7]
Greg Lake
producer [1-7]
Steven Wilson
audio [3.1-18, 2.1-10], remixer [2.1-10, 3.9-18]

Issues

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Tarkus
12" Vinyl
14 June 1971
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Tarkus
12" Vinyl
14 June 1971
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Tarkus
12" Vinyl
1973
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Tarkus
12" Vinyl
1974
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Tarkus
CD
1986
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Tarkus
CD
1987
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Tarkus
CD
1987
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Tarkus
CD
10 July 1989
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Tarkus
CD
1993
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Tarkus
CD
1993
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Tarkus
12" Vinyl
January 1994
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Tarkus
CD
29 March 1994
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Tarkus
CD
1996
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Tarkus
CD
1996
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Tarkus
CD
19 March 2001
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Tarkus
CD (LP replica)
2002
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Tarkus
CD
2004
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Tarkus
CD (original recording remastered)
24 April 2007
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Tarkus
SHM-CD (limited edition)
24 September 2008
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Tarkus
SHM-CD
23 June 2010
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Tarkus
CD
14 February 2011
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Tarkus
HQCD (K2HD Mastering HQCD)
23 May 2012
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Tarkus
2x CD, DVD-Audio (deluxe edition)
11 September 2012
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Tarkus
2x CD, DVD-Audio
2012
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Tarkus
Digital Media (2012 remaster)
2012
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Tarkus
2x CD
2013
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Tarkus
SHM-CD
23 April 2014
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Tarkus
2x 12" Vinyl
2014
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Tarkus
2x CD (UPC 075597945065 barcode on sticker)
29 July 2016
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Tarkus
Digital Media (2012 remaster)
29 July 2016
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Tarkus
Digital Media (deluxe version)
29 July 2016
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Tarkus
Hybrid SACD (CD layer), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels)
November 2025
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Tarkus
CD
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Tarkus
CD