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Emerson, Lake & Palmer drummer reveals executive pressure behind ‘Love Beach’ album
Drummer Carl Palmer has revealed that the 1978 Emerson, Lake & Palmer album, ‘Love Beach’, was the result of coordinated efforts by record executives to reunite the band despite their existing breakup.
While the trio was vacationing in Nassau, Bahamas, Atlantic Records’ Ahmet Ertegun pressured the group to return to the studio. Ertegun was reportedly supported by Island Records boss Chris Blackwell, who offered the use of the Compass Point studio. Palmer noted that the band felt they were being ‘ganged up on’ by the executives.
The album took its name from the beach located in front of the studio, and the band expressed dissatisfaction with the resulting cover art, which featured the members in beach attire.
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Ahmet Ertegun · Atlantic Records · Carl Palmer · Chris Blackwell · Emerson, Lake & Palmer
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- [● 4 SOURCES] Atlantic Records executive Ahmet Ertegun encouraged the band to record one more album. wzozfm.com · thequake1021.com · wpdh.com · z100missoula.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] The 1978 album Love Beach was named after the beach located in front of the recording studio. wzozfm.com · thequake1021.com · wpdh.com · z100missoula.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] Island Records boss Chris Blackwell provided studio access at Compass Point in Nassau. wzozfm.com · thequake1021.com · wpdh.com · z100missoula.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] Emerson, Lake & Palmer had effectively broken up by the summer of 1978. wzozfm.com · thequake1021.com · wpdh.com · z100missoula.com