The Return of the Manticore

The Return of the Manticore
Box set by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Released	16 November 1993
Recorded	July 1970 – September 1993
Genre	Rock, progressive rock
Length	293:25
Label	Victory Music (1993 release) Rhino Records (reissue)
Producer	Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer, Eddy Offord
Emerson, Lake & Palmer chronology
Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1993) The Return of the Manticore (1993) In the Hot Seat (1994)

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AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C−[2]

The Return of the Manticore is a 4-disc retrospective on the career of the band Emerson, Lake & Palmer. It was released in 1993, and features several new recordings of previously released songs, most notably a studio recording of "Pictures at an Exhibition," presented in Dolby Surround Sound. Also, a live recording of Dave Brubeck's "Rondo" features on disc 2; the track, although performed by ELP in concert from the band's inception (as it had been by Keith Emerson's previous band The Nice), was previously unreleased on any live or studio album by ELP. This rendition was recorded at the Lyceum Theatre on December 9, 1970. The version of "Pirates" is a new, exclusive remix.

The box set is a fairly comprehensive cross-section of the band's history, offering tracks from all of ELP's studio and live albums (at the time of release), as well as new ELP renditions of hits previously recorded by bands they were members of prior to forming ELP.

The set's original release was part of a wave of remastered releases under the band's new label Victory Music. After that label became defunct, the set was re-released on Rhino Records.