Editing Works Volume 1 (section)

===Side four===
The fourth side features two group-performed pieces. "[[Fanfare for the Common Man (Emerson, Lake & Palmer song)|Fanfare for the Common Man]]" is an adaptation of the same-titled piece by American composer [[Aaron Copland]]. Emerson sought Copland's permission so the group could use it; Copland found their version appealing but was puzzled at the solo section in the middle of two fairly straightforward renditions of his piece.

The 13-minute "Pirates" originated from a piece Emerson had written for a cancelled film version of [[Frederick Forsyth]]'s book ''[[The Dogs of War (novel)|The Dogs of War]]''. When Lake and Sinfield got together to write lyrics for the track, Emerson had told Lake that he wrote it with mercenaries in mind, which Lake found distasteful and wanted the song to be about something else. He conjured images of the sea upon listening to Emerson's piece, which made him think of pirates. Sinfield liked the idea, and the pair wrote words at Lake's mountain chalet.<ref name=AUDIOHOLICS12>{{cite web|url=https://www.audioholics.com/music-reviews/greg-lake|title=Greg Lake (Lead Singer of ELP) Interview|first=Steve|last=DellaSala|date=29 November 2012|publisher=Audioholics|access-date=18 December 2022}}</ref> "Pirates" was recorded in two separate studios; Lake had a falling out with the orchestra used in Montreux, so recording moved to Paris with the [[National Opera of Paris]] orchestra and conductor Godfrey Salmon. Sinfeld recalled the band wanting [[Leonard Bernstein]] to conduct the orchestral arrangements on "Pirates", and arranged for Bernstein, who was conducting at the nearby [[Palais Garnier|Opera House]], to visit the studio and hear the piece.<ref name=AUDIOHOLICS12/> Lake said: "I pressed the play button, and he put his head in his hands and from beginning to end, he didn't move [...] If he didn't like something, you would be told [...] he looked at me, and he said, 'The singing's not bad.' [...] I'm sure he didn't realize that I was the singer".<ref name=AUDIOHOLICS12/> Sinfield remembered Bernstein describing it as "primitive".<ref>{{cite book|title=Prog Rock FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Rock's Most Progressive Music|author=Will Romano|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|year=2014|isbn=978-1617136207}}</ref>