Steven Wilson was recently given the task of remixing Emerson, Lake and Palmer’s albums into high quality PCM stereo and 5.1 surround. The first two of these remixes, for the band’s self titled debut album and ‘Tarkus‘ are due out in July via Sony. Steven Wilson updated his Facebook page earlier today about the announcement of the upcoming releases:

“I’ve recently remixed 2 classic albums by ELP, their first album from 1970 and second album Tarkus from 1971, both to be released by Sony in July as 3 disc sets. In each case disc one is a CD of the original mix, disc two is a CD of the stereo remix in the form of an alternate version of the album, adding a lot of bonus material and previously undiscovered tracks recorded during the sessions. Disc 3 is an audio content only DVD containing 5.1 surround sound mixes in DTS, and PCM stereo” – SW

You can pre-order the new edition of ‘Emerson, Lake & Palmer’ from Amazon UK here. The new edition of ‘Tarkus’ is also available to pre-order here. We’ll be covering the release in July with reviews of both records.