Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Brain Salad Surgery For the upcoming album, Peter Zumsteg, the manager of the record label, introduced Emerson to the artist HR Giger. In April 1973 the group played a two-day concert in Zurich as part of their European tour. After the concert, Emerson and Zumsteg visited the artist in his home. Coincidentally, under the influence of the music of Emerson, Lake, & Palmer, Giger had just created a triptych entitled Work 216: Landscape XIX. When he revealed the triptych to his guests, Emerson immediately decided to use it for the album cover. Giger painted two new pictures, Work 217: ELP I and Work 218: ELP II, roughly the size of the vinyl record cover. The group chose the first picture as the cover picture. It shows a human skull clamped in a machine in the monochrome biomechanical style typical of Giger over the new ELP logo, also designed by Giger, which Emerson, Lake and Palmer has carried since then. After the end of an exhibition of Giger's works in Prague, both original paintings Work 217: ELP I and Work 218: ELP II were lost on August 31, 2005, where they were presumably stolen and have not reappeared since. Tracklist: A1 Jerusalem A2 Toccata A3 Still... You Turn Me On A4 Benny The Bouncer B1 Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression - Part 2) B2 Karn Evil 9 (2nd Impression) Organ, Piano, Harpsichord, Accordion, Synthesizer [Costom Built Moog Synthsizers], Electronics [Moog Polyphonic Ensemble] – Keith Emerson Percussion, Synthesizer [Percussion Synthesizers] – Carl Palmer Vocals, Bass, Twelve-String Guitar, Electric Guitar [Zemaitis Electric 6 String] – Greg Lake Notes ℗ © 1973 Manticore Records Limited Printed in Japan Toccata an adaption of Ginastera´s 1st Piano Concerto, 4th movement. Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped): P - 8395 M1 8 - 3 1 - B - 52 (1) 2 3 [Symbol] Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped): P - 8395 M2 2 - A - 34 (1) 2 3 [Symbol] Conditions: LP / VG+ to Near Mint (only fine, flat, thread scratches from the years without effect) OBI / Near Mint (wrinkles) Cover / VG+(wrinkles, a pressure) Booklet /VG+ (a little bit yellow on top, hard to see) Poster / NM ( you know it´s folded) (the pictures and the description are an integral part of the state and the scope of the delivery of the LP or Single…) ★★★ A Prog "Must Have"! With Unique Cover In Collectors-Condition Of E.L.P ★★★ For every rare single & LP I add a new inner sleeve with acid-free plastic so that you can enjoy the singles & LPs for a long time ★★★ You will receive all of your valuable auctions in a special LP box so that nothing can happen to your LP during transport (see pictures) An offer exclusive from the seller : BlackGold-Memorabilia Thank´s for your interest. Check out my other rare items in current and future Auctions at Catawiki ★★★ Delivery to Lithuania, Portugal,Bulgaria and Norway only by Express Post