Brain Salad Surgery | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 19 November 1973 | |||
Recorded | June—September 1973 | |||
Studio | Advision and Olympic Studios, London | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 45:02 | |||
Label | Manticore | |||
Producer | Greg Lake | |||
Emerson, Lake & Palmer chronology | ||||
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Singles from Brain Salad Surgery | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Christgau's Record Guide | C–[29] |
Classic Rock Revisited | A+[30] |
The Daily Vault | A-[31] |
Sea of Tranquility | [32] |
Side one | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
1. | 'Jerusalem' | William Blake | Hubert Parry (arranged by Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer) | 2:44 |
2. | 'Toccata' (an adaptation of Ginastera's 1st piano concerto, 4th movement) | Alberto Ginastera (arranged by Emerson, percussion movement—Palmer) | 7:23 | |
3. | 'Still...You Turn Me On' | Lake | Lake | 2:53 |
4. | 'Benny the Bouncer' | Lake, Pete Sinfield | Emerson | 2:21 |
5. | 'Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression—Part 1' | Lake | Emerson | 8:43 |
Side two | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
6. | 'Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression—Part 2' | Lake | Emerson | 4:47 |
7. | 'Karn Evil 9: 2nd Impression' | Emerson | 7:07 | |
8. | 'Karn Evil 9: 3rd Impression' | Lake, Sinfield | Emerson | 9:03 |
Total length: | 45:02 |
1996 Rhino Records remastered edition bonus track | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
9. | 'The Making of Brain Salad Surgery' | 13:40 |
Total length: | 58:58 |
2000 Rhino Records DVD-Audio bonus track | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
9. | 'Lucky Man' | Lake | Lake |
2001 Castle Music remastered edition bonus tracks | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
6. | 'Brain Salad Surgery' (single) | Lake, Sinfield | Emerson | 3:08 |
7. | 'When the Apple Blossoms Bloom in the Windmills of Your Mind I'll Be Your Valentine' (single) | Emerson, Lake, Palmer | 3:57 | |
8. | 'Excerpts from Brain Salad Surgery' (flexi disc) | 5:59 |
2007 Shout! Factory remastered edition bonus tracks | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
9. | 'Jerusalem' (alternate mix) | Blake | Parry (arranged by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer) | 2:47 |
10. | 'Karn Evil 9' (instrumental mix) | Emerson | 13:26 | |
Total length: | 61:17 |
2008 Sanctuary Records deluxe edition disc two: bonus tracks | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
1. | 'When the Apple Blossoms Bloom in the Windmills of Your Mind I'll Be Your Valentine' | Emerson, Lake, Palmer | 3:59 | |
2. | 'Brain Salad Surgery' | Lake, Sinfield | Emerson | 3:08 |
3. | 'Karn Evil 9: 3rd Impression' (original backing track) | Emerson | 9:09 | |
4. | 'Jerusalem' (first mix) | Blake | Parry (arranged by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer) | 2:46 |
5. | 'Still...You Turn Me On' (first mix) | Lake | Lake | 2:53 |
6. | 'Toccata' (first mix) | Ginastera (arranged by Emerson, percussion movement—Palmer) | 7:22 | |
7. | 'Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression—Part 1' (unreleased until 35th anniversary version) | Lake | Emerson | 8:34 |
8. | 'Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression—Part 2' (unreleased until 35th anniversary version) | Lake | Emerson | 4:48 |
9. | 'Karn Evil 9: 2nd Impression' (unreleased until 35th anniversary version) | Emerson | 7:07 | |
10. | 'Karn Evil 9: 3rd Impression' (unreleased until 35th anniversary version) | Lake, Sinfield | Emerson | 9:05 |
11. | 'Excerpts from Brain Salad Surgery' (from the NME Flexidisc 1973) | 3:07 | ||
12. | 'Excerpts from Brain Salad Surgery' (untitled hidden track) | 2:52 | ||
Total length: | 64:54 |
2011 Legacy/Sony Music remastered edition bonus tracks | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
9. | 'Brain Salad Surgery' | Lake, Sinfield | Emerson | 3:08 |
10. | 'When the Apple Blossoms Bloom in the Windmills of Your Mind I'll Be Your Valentine' | Emerson, Lake, Palmer | 3:57 | |
11. | 'Excerpts from Brain Salad Surgery' | 2:51 | ||
Total length: | 54:57 |
2014 Legacy/Sony Music edition disc two: The Alternate Brain Salad Surgery | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
1. | 'Karn Evil 9: 3rd Impression' (original backing track) | Emerson | 9:11 | |
2. | 'Jerusalem' (first mix) | Blake | Parry (arranged by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer) | 2:46 |
3. | 'Still... You Turn Me On' (first mix) | Lake | Lake | 2:53 |
4. | 'Toccata' (alternate version) | Ginastera (arranged by Emerson, percussion movement—Palmer) | 7:23 | |
5. | 'Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression—Part 1' (alternate version) | Lake | Emerson | 8:37 |
6. | 'Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression—Part 2' (alternate version) | Lake | Emerson | 4:48 |
7. | 'Karn Evil 9: 2nd Impression' (alternate version) | Emerson | 7:07 | |
8. | 'Karn Evil 9: 3rd Impression' (alternate version) | Lake, Sinfield | Emerson | 9:06 |
9. | 'Excerpts from Brain Salad Surgery' (NME flexi disc version) | 2:52 | ||
10. | 'When the Apple Blossoms Bloom in the Windmills of Your Mind I'll Be Your Valentine' (B-side of single K13503) | Emerson, Lake, Palmer | 3:57 | |
11. | 'Brain Salad Surgery' (B-side of single K10946) | Lake, Sinfield | Emerson | 3:07 |
12. | 'Brain Salad Surgery' (instrumental) | Emerson | 2:22 | |
13. | 'Karn Evil 9: 3rd Impression' (different version) | Emerson | 8:26 | |
Total length: | 72:36 |
5-track version | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
1. | 'Jerusalem' | Blake | Parry (arranged by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer) | 2:45 |
2. | 'Toccata' (an adaptation of Ginastera's 1st piano concerto, 4th movement) | Ginastera (arranged by Emerson, percussion movement—Palmer) | 7:23 | |
3. | 'Still...You Turn Me On' | Lake | Lake | 2:53 |
4. | 'Benny the Bouncer' | Lake, Sinfield | Emerson | 2:21 |
5. | 'Karn Evil 9' | Lake, Sinfield | Emerson | 29:39 |
Total length: | 45:02 |
Chart (1973-1974) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[45] | 5 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[46] | 10 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[47] | 18 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[48] | 5 |
UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 2 |
US Billboard 200[6] | 11 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[7] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone |
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream |
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1 | 06:41 | ||
2 | 01:57 | ||
3 | 02:03 | ||
4 | 04:16 | ||
5 | 03:22 | ||
6 | 03:47 | ||
7 | 08:54 | ||
8 | Keith Emerson / Greg Lake / Carl Palmer | 03:13 | |
9 | 08:07 |