Title: Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Brain Salad Surgery
Year/Genre: 1973, Progressive Rock
Matrix #: SD 19124
Condition: NM

Cultural Facts:

1. Features artwork by H.R. Giger, later famous for designing the Alien creature, making it one of prog rock’s most iconic covers.

2. The centerpiece, “Karn Evil 9,” is a 30-minute suite exploring themes of technology and dehumanization.

3. Released on the band’s own label, Manticore Records, it epitomized the peak of 1970s prog excess and virtuosity.

Price Suggestions:
NM: $36–$42
VG+: $26–$32
VG: $18–$22
G: $10–$14
10/15/25 LM