Album

Brain Salad Surgery

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

1973 · Rock

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Brain Salad Surgery by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Brain Salad Surgery is a Rock album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 277 pressings tracked, owned by 64 collectors.

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As promised in the famous refrain from “Karn Evil 9,” <i>Brain Salad Surgery</i> is a showstopper that never ceases to surprise with its deep chest of musical scenarios. Like a space chase through a meteor shower, the blitzkrieg of “Toccata” arrives at warp speed, while “Benny the Bouncer” could be the theme for an imaginary silent film comedy. With its buttery guitar, “Still…You Turn Me On” is a make-out classic, but “Karn Evil 9”—a collision of classical technique and feverish rock—captures ELP in fullest plumage.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Jerusalem2:41
  2. A2Toccata7:16
  3. A3Still....You Turn Me On2:59
  4. A4Benny The Bouncer2:15
  5. A5Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression - Part 1)8:39

Side B

  1. B1Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression - Part 2)4:43
  2. B2Karn Evil 9 (2nd Impression)7:05
  3. B3Karn Evil 9 (3rd Impression)9:05

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Prog Rock
  • dense
  • triumphant
  • cerebral

Album notes

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Single from this release: Jerusalem.
A promo single entitled Brain Salad Surgery was released, but the title track did not actually appear on the album of the same name: however, the b-side, "Still.... You Turn Me On" did. "Brain Salad Surgery" finally did see an album release on Works (Volume 2), along with the b-side of "Jerusalem", "When The Apple Blossoms Bloom In The Windmills Of Your Mind I'll Be Your Valentine".

Credits

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Performers

  • Carl PalmerDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS, PERCUSSION, SYNTHESIZER
  • Greg LakeBASS, ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS BASS, GUITAR, TWELVE-STRING GUITAR, VOCALS BASS, GUITAR, VOICE
  • Keith EmersonACCORDION, HARPSICHORD, ORGAN, PIANO, SYNTHESIZER KEYBOARDS MUSIC BY, VOCALS
  • Alberto GinasteraWRITTEN-BY

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