Brain Salad Surgery

Brain Salad Surgery

Brain Salad Surgery is an album released in 1973 by Emerson, Lake & Palmer. It features cover art by famous artist H. R. Giger. The most well known track is "Karn Evil 9 - 1st Impression Part 2" ("Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends..."). "Karn Evil 9" was so long it originally had to be split between sides 1 and 2 of the album. The original US CD release also divided the piece, but subsequent releases have presented it in an uninterrupted version.

The album has also been released on DVD-Audio, remixed into Dolby 5.1 and in many cases using alternative vocal tracks.

Track listing

Jerusalem
Toccata
Still...You Turn Me On
Benny the Bouncer
Karn Evil 9 - 1st Impression Part 1
Karn Evil 9 - 1st Impression Part 2
Karn Evil 9 - 2nd Impression
Karn Evil 9 - 3rd Impression

Additional recordings

Two further songs were recorded at the Brain Salad Surgery sessions but not included on the album.

The instrumental "When The Apple Blossoms Bloom In The Windmills Of Your Mind I'll Be Your Valentine" appeared on the b-side of the single version of "Jerusalem".
The song "Brain Salad Surgery" surprisingly did not appear on the album of the same name, but was released on a promotional 7" flexi-disc together with excerpts from the album.

Both songs were later included on Works Volume II.

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