MASTERS FROM THE VAULTS

I'm a huge ELP fan.This DVD captures the band early in their career from a Belgium concert in 1970.They still had a sense of fun with what they were doing and the performance seems to flow effortlessly.Take A Pebble is a particular highlight although the versions of Barbarian and Rondo are also impressive.The sound is strictly mono but is nice and clear.The photography is thankfully free of the intrusive animation that littered the Pictures DVD and you get some nice close in shots of Emerson playing the organ..magnificient! Overall can't give it a 5 star rating as the sound is mono but worth getting as its shows one of the most important progressive rock bands in the early days of the genre.(BTW it is an unofficial release not sanctioned by the band or its management.Also this concert will be released on a 2DVD set that is coming out later in the year)