Welcome Back My Friends - A People’s History of Emerson, Lake & Palmer presents the ELP story in the words of over 400 fans.

 

With 48 million album sales, ELP are one of the giants of prog rock and this book celebrates their 40 year career with concert memories from across the decades. Mixing memorabilia and anecdotes, this is the ELP story as never told before.

 

The book comes with a foreword by Carl Palmer, contributions from Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) and Cameron Crowe, and features hundreds of photographs, including previously unpublished images from the archive of renowned photographer Neal Preston.

 

A numbered limited edition hardback. 

 

PLEASE NOTE THE OFFER BELOW FOR HAVING YOUR NAME PRINTED IN THE BOOK IS NOW CLOSED. HOWEVER, YOU CAN STILL ORDER THIS LIMITED EDITION DIGITALLY NUMBERED HARDBACK

 

Order by 12 September 2025 and your name will automatically be printed in the book as a sponsor. If you want someone else’s name to appear in the book instead of yours please leave a message in the "Add note regarding dispatch" box during checkout. You may order additional copies if you wish to add other names as sponsors (again, please leave a message with the person's name in the checkout)

 

Please note that this hardback edition of the book is only available for customers ordering the book via Burning Shed.