1973 studio album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

<i>Brain Salad Surgery</i>

Brain Salad Surgery

<p><i><b>Brain Salad Surgery</b></i> is the fourth studio album by English <a href="/en/Progressive_rock" title="Progressive rock" class="wl">progressive rock</a> band <a href="/en/Emerson,_Lake_&_Palmer" title="Emerson, Lake &amp; Palmer" class="wl">Emerson, Lake &amp; Palmer</a>, released on 19 November 1973 by their record label, <a href="/en/Manticore_Records" title="Manticore Records" class="wl">Manticore Records</a>, and distributed by <a href="/en/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic Records" class="wl">Atlantic Records</a>.</p>

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R. Giger" class="wl">H. R. Giger</a></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description notheme" style="background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/en/Album" title="Album" class="wl">Studio album</a><span> </span>by <div class="contributor" style="display:inline"><a href="/en/Emerson,_Lake_&_Palmer" title="Emerson, Lake &amp; Palmer" class="wl">Emerson, Lake &amp; Palmer</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data published">19 November 1973 (US)<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">June—September 1973</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Studio</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/Advision_Studios" title="Advision Studios" class="wl">Advision</a> (London)</li><li><a href="/en/Olympic_Studios" title="Olympic Studios" class="wl">Olympic</a> (London)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/en/Music_genre" title="Music genre" class="wl">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/Progressive_rock" title="Progressive rock" class="wl">Progressive rock</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="duration"><span class="min">45</span>:<span class="s">02</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/en/Record_label" title="Record label" class="wl">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/en/Manticore_Records" title="Manticore Records" class="wl">Manticore</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/en/Record_producer" title="Record producer" class="wl">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/en/Greg_Lake" title="Greg Lake" class="wl">Greg Lake</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description notheme" style="background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/en/Emerson,_Lake_&_Palmer" title="Emerson, Lake &amp; Palmer" class="wl">Emerson, Lake &amp; Palmer</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">
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<td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"><i><a href="/en/Trilogy_(Emerson,_Lake_&_Palmer_album)" title="Trilogy (Emerson, Lake &amp; Palmer album)" class="wl">Trilogy</a></i><br>(1972)</td>
<td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em"><i><b>Brain Salad Surgery</b></i><br>(1973)</td>
<td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><i><a href="/en/Welcome_Back_My_Friends_to_the_Show_That_Never_Ends_–_Ladies_and_Gentlemen" title="Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends – Ladies and Gentlemen" class="wl">Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends – Ladies and Gentlemen</a></i><br>(1974)</td></tr>
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<ol><li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"Jerusalem"</span><br>Released: 30 November 1973</span></li></ol>
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<p>Following the tour in support of their previous album, <i><a href="/en/Trilogy_(Emerson,_Lake_&_Palmer_album)" title="Trilogy (Emerson, Lake &amp; Palmer album)" class="wl">Trilogy</a></i> (1972), the group acquired rehearsal facilities to work on new material, which would blend classical and rock themes. To control things, they launched their own record company, Manticore, in March 1973.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="#cite_note-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span> The album was recorded from June to September at <a href="/en/Olympic_Studios" title="Olympic Studios" class="wl">Olympic</a> and <a href="/en/Advision_Studios" title="Advision Studios" class="wl">Advision Studios</a> and mixed in October 1973 at <a href="/en/Associated_Independent_Recording" title="Associated Independent Recording" class="wl">AIR Studios</a> in London. As were all the group's previous works, it was produced by <a href="/en/Greg_Lake" title="Greg Lake" class="wl">Greg Lake</a>. The album includes a cover designed by <a href="/en/H._R._Giger" title="H. R. Giger" class="wl">H. R. Giger</a>.</p>

<p>Released to a mixed critical response, it has begun to receive more favourable reviews with time.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-AllMusic_4-0"><a href="#cite_note-AllMusic-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[4]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-AAJ_5-0"><a href="#cite_note-AAJ-5" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 5;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[5]</span></a></span> <i>Brain Salad Surgery</i> continued the group's commercial success, reaching number 2 in the United Kingdom<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-UK_Albums_6-0"><a href="#cite_note-UK_Albums-6" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 6;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[6]</span></a></span> and number 11 in the United States,<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-US_Billboard_200_7-0"><a href="#cite_note-US_Billboard_200-7" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 7;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[7]</span></a></span> and eventually gaining Gold certifications in both countries.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-BPI_8-0"><a href="#cite_note-BPI-8" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 8;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[8]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-RIAA_9-0"><a href="#cite_note-RIAA-9" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 9;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[9]</span></a></span> In its support, the trio embarked on their largest world tour to date, including a headlining spot at the <a href="/en/California_Jam" title="California Jam" class="wl">California Jam</a> festival.</p>

<p>The album has been remastered/remixed and reissued numerous times, including stereo<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-2014_Legacy_10-0"><a href="#cite_note-2014_Legacy-10" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;" data-mw-group="nb"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[nb 1]</span></a></span> and 5.1 surround sound<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-2014_Legacy_6-disc_11-0"><a href="#cite_note-2014_Legacy_6-disc-11" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;" data-mw-group="nb"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[nb 2]</span></a></span> remixes by <a href="/en/Jakko_Jakszyk" title="Jakko Jakszyk" class="wl">Jakko Jakszyk</a>.</p>



Brain Salad Surgery is the fourth studio album by English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake &amp; Palmer, released on 19 November 1973 by their record label, Manticore Records, and distributed by Atlantic Records. Following the tour in support of their previous album, Trilogy , the group acquired rehearsal facilities to work on new material, which would blend classical and rock themes. To control things, they launched their own record company, Manticore, in March 1973. The album was recorded from June to September at Olympic and Advision Studios and mixed in October 1973 at AIR Studios in London. As were all the group's previous works, it was produced by Greg Lake. The album includes a cover designed by H. R. Giger. 