Tarkus: 1. Eruption / 2. Stones of Years / 3. Iconoclast / 4. Mass / 5. Manticore / 6. Battlefield / 7. Aquatarkus (includes excerpt from Epitaph)

~ Recording by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Tarkus: i. Eruption / ii. Stones of Years / iii. Iconoclast / iv. Mass / v. Manticore / vi. Battlefield / vii. Aquatarkus27:25Emerson, Lake & PalmerWelcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends⁓Ladies and GentlemenEmerson, Lake & PalmerAlbum + Live
  • JP1991-03-25
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)AMCY 215~6
1.4Tarkus: 1. Eruption / 2. Stones of Years / 3. Iconoclast / 4. Mass / 5. Manticore / 6. Battlefield / 7. Aquatarkus27:27Emerson, Lake & PalmerWelcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends⁓Ladies and GentlemenEmerson, Lake & PalmerAlbum + Live
London Records (UK, 1947–98), Victory (short-lived label launched by JVC, was distributed worldwide by London Records, except in the US by PolyGram Records)828 474-2
1.4Tarkus: 1. Eruption / 2. Stones of Years / 3. Iconoclast / 4. Mass / 5. Manticore / 6. Battlefield / 7. Aquatarkus27:27Emerson, Lake & PalmerWelcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends⁓Ladies and GentlemenEmerson, Lake & PalmerAlbum + Live
Victory (short-lived label launched by JVC, was distributed worldwide by London Records, except in the US by PolyGram Records)383 484 001-2
1.4Tarkus: 1. Eruption / 2. Stones of Years / 3. Iconoclast / 4. Mass / 5. Manticore / 6. Battlefield / 7. Aquatarkus27:25Emerson, Lake & PalmerWelcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never EndsEmerson, Lake & PalmerAlbum + Live
Rhino (reissue label)R2 72228
1.4Tarkus: 1. Eruption / 2. Stones of Years / 3. Iconoclast / 4. Mass / 5. Manticore / 6. Battlefield / 7. Aquatarkus27:27Emerson, Lake & PalmerWelcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends⁓Ladies and GentlemenEmerson, Lake & PalmerAlbum + Live
  • GB2001-05-21
Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.)CMDDD 202
1.4Tarkus: 1. Eruption / 2. Stones of Years / 3. Iconoclast / 4. Mass / 5. Manticore / 6. Battlefield / 7. Aquatarkus27:27Emerson, Lake & PalmerWelcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends⁓Ladies and GentlemenEmerson, Lake & PalmerAlbum + Live
  • GB2009-09-21
Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)2712812
1.4Tarkus: 1. Eruption / 2. Stones of Years / 3. Iconoclast / 4. Mass / 5. Manticore / 6. Battlefield / 7. Aquatarkus27:27Emerson, Lake & PalmerWelcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends⁓Ladies and GentlemenEmerson, Lake & PalmerAlbum + Live
  • JP2010-06-23
Victor (Japanese “His Master’s Voice” imprint)VICP-70153, VICP-70154
1.4Tarkus: 1. Eruption / 2. Stones of Years / 3. Iconoclast / 4. Mass / 5. Manticore / 6. Battlefield / 7. Aquatarkus27:27Emerson, Lake & PalmerWelcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends⁓Ladies and GentlemenEmerson, Lake & PalmerAlbum + Live
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Manticore88697830142
1.4Tarkus: 1. Eruption / 2. Stones of Years / 3. Iconoclast / 4. Mass / 5. Manticore / 6. Battlefield / 7. Aquatarkus27:33Emerson, Lake & PalmerWelcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends⁓Ladies and GentlemenEmerson, Lake & PalmerAlbum + Live
  • JP2014-09-24
Victor (Japanese “His Master’s Voice” imprint)VICP-78025, VICP-78026
1.4Tarkus: I. Eruption / II. Stones of Years / III. Iconoclast / IV. Mass / V. Manticore / VI. Battlefield / VII. Aquatarkus27:25Emerson, Lake & PalmerWelcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends⁓Ladies and GentlemenEmerson, Lake & PalmerAlbum + Live
  • XW2016-09-30
BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present)
1.4Tarkus: i. Eruption / ii. Stones of Years / iii. Iconoclast / iv. Mass / v. Manticore / vi. Battlefield / vii. Aquatarkus27:25Emerson, Lake & PalmerWelcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends⁓Ladies and Gentlemen (UPC 075597943214 barcode on sticker)Emerson, Lake & PalmerAlbum + Live
  • GB2016-09-30
BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present), ManticoreBMGCAT2CD7
6.4Tarkus (i. Eruption / ii. Stones of Years / iii. Iconoclast / iv. Mass / v. Manticore / vi. Battlefield (including Epitaph) / vii. Aquatarkus)27:24Emerson, Lake & PalmerFanfare 1970–1997Emerson, Lake & PalmerAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2017-10-27
BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present), ManticoreBMGCAT101BOX
6.4Tarkus (i. Eruption / ii. Stones of Years / iii. Iconoclast / iv. Mass / v. Manticore / vi. Battlefield (including Epitaph) / vii. Aquatarkus)27:24Emerson, Lake & PalmerFanfare 1970–1997Emerson, Lake & PalmerAlbum + Compilation
BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present)BMGCAT101BOX

Relationships

recording of:Epitaph (section) (live, partial)
Tarkus (live)

Related works

Epitaph (section)

lyricist:Peter Sinfield
composer:Robert Fripp
Michael Giles
Greg Lake
Ian McDonald (UK multi‐instrumentalist, formerly of King Crimson and Foreigner)
part of:Epitaph (order: 2)

Tarkus

lyricist:Greg Lake
composer:Keith Emerson
Greg Lake
parts:1. Eruption (from “Tarkus”)
2. Stones of Years (from “Tarkus”)
3. Iconoclast (from “Tarkus”)
4. Mass (from “Tarkus”)
5. Manticore (from “Tarkus”)
6. Battlefield (from “Tarkus”)
7. Aquatarkus (from “Tarkus”)
arrangements:TARKUS (orchestra version)