CD Description
NEW REMASTERED ANTHOLOGY OF EVERY TRACK RECORDED BY KEITH CHRISTMAS AND
RELEASED BY EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER s MANTICORE LABEL BETWEEN 1974 and 1976
KEITH CHRISTMAS had a respected and acclaimed career prior to signing to ELP s MANTICORE label in 1973.
He had played guitar on DAVID BOWIE s Space Oddity album and had recorded three albums for RCA
Records and B&C Records before arriving at MANTICORE to record the album BRIGHTER DAY for the label.
Featuring a host of guest musicians such as former KING CRIMSON members IAN WALLACE, MEL COLLINS and
IAN MacDONALD and produced by GREG LAKE and PETE SINFIELD, the album was both imaginative and varied
and enjoyed a world wide release bringing Keith s music to a wider audience. Enjoying a series of prestigious
support slots for artists such as THE WHO, FRANK ZAPPA and ROXY MUSIC, Keith recorded a clutch of singles
and a second album for Manticore, STORIES FROM THE HUMAN ZOO in 1976 in California. A polished work,
the album featured contributions from noted Stax session musicians STEVE CROPPER and DONALD DUCK
DUNN and SNUFFY WALDEN from fellow Manticore act STRAY DOG.
This anthology has been re-mastered from the original analogue master tapes and includes every track from
both of Keith s Manticore albums, rare singles and three previously unissued out-takes from the BRIGHTER
DAY sessions. TOMORROW NEVER ENDS is a fine tribute to a fine musician.
