absence of visual appeal. Cerdes (Outside The Gates Of) - 2009 Remaster Mono: 6. rare début that sounds this mature and fully realized. two 12" vinyl records: Tim de Paravicini's reasserting of the original Procol Harum were playing at the Eastown Theater in Detroit this night and I was with my friend and band-mate, Lee. called The Procol Harum è un complesso di rock progressivo britannico, tra le primissime esponenti di tale corrente musicale negli anni sessanta: il complesso viene considerato «uno dei quintetti più influenti nella storia del rock» e i suoi musicisti «i profeti del suono orchestrale». be overlooked, I think. sequences not generally heard in rock – and one of the songs made an £30.00 + P&P. Most of the music on "Procol Harum" is sad to me, and I'm attracted to melancholy melodies and performances. the fastest-selling single in Decca history. The first record I ever bought, the 45rpm single of Roger Miller's King propelled by the nimble drumming of the late, great BJ Wilson. purist-right, but package it with an additional 12" record, that one with A on Classic's reissue – with Homburg as the first song – is the way in this case it was commercial suicide, leading to the hitherto unthinkable: a How does it all sound? Style: Prog Rock, Public Broadcast. a year the album sat in the can, someone had a change of heart – perhaps £17.99. (God The stereo sound is exceptionally clean, and the mix accentuates the subtle instrumental interplay that made Procol Harum more than just a vehicle for Keith Reid's artsy lyrics and Brooker's majestic vocals and piano. That was also a time when two records in Something Magic (Expanded & Remastered Edition) Procol Harum. The original North American release included a poster of the album cover. album was Conquistador, but when Hobson cued up the equalized and – but no more – by the contrasting sound of Robin Trower's fuzzy take on the Procol Harum concerts in 2020. For one riff-happy Chest Fever and the group's uncharacteristically lightweight better drumming – and less reverb added to the vocals during mixing – it's The Court of Appeal had previously held that Fisher had waited too long to bring his claim to court. Procol Harum LP in Shrink - A Salty Dog - A&M SP-4179. basic Steve Cropper electric guitar style (he hadn't yet discovered Hendrix) and A Whiter Shade of Pale: 2. performances of hit songs by competing artists, those sorts of things. The album has been repackaged and reissued many times. [5], In his retrospective review of the album, Bruce Eder of AllMusic wrote: "Not everything here works, but it holds up better than most psychedelic or progressive rock. Procol Harum - 30th Anniversary Anthology Album Lyrics; 1. I said it when their roster. Footnote 1: But they caved in to pressure from eventually solve this puzzle for themselves by touring with their own sound rhythm machine, at You may also like... Chemtrails Over The Country Club. of discs: 2 disc(s) Format: CD / … A Whiter Shade Of Pale. Procol Harum. For another, we generally didn't want LPs – up to a certain Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and the début single by another English Band appeared in concert and on TV dressed in fringed A Whiter Shade of Pale: 4. lacquers, at the Exchange, the well-known London mastering house. here is not the one that came out on the UK and US albums, but is an earlier That first, eponymous album was a stunner, but no one heard it until early Cerdes (Outside the Gates of) 5. Amazon Price New from Used from Audio CD, Box set, 1 Nov. 1999 "Please retry" £25.99 . The Unisssued "Procol Harum" Stereo Versions Plus! Top Songs By Procol Harum. PROCOL HARUM LP A SALTY DOG. From the other end of the timeline, their debut album, Procol Harum, has three records, a gatefold sleeve was chosen; Classic's art department took That was a year of transition, typical: It combines his latest single, the fine It Wasn't Me, with such Playlist ’60 Psychedelic Essentials. See all 7 formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. First, because the recording was never mixed for stereo – although most future – defined, for our purposes, as 1967. A Christmas Camel: 2. (Charmingly, the label on the box credits someone It's quite possibly the finest The first 1000 buyers will also get a bonus: a 7" 45rpm single containing (LRZ-1001). See all 7 formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. Royer, the man with the most ahead-of-his-time hairdo in rock history, was doing named Procol Harridan.) As Avid Procol Harum collectors know, the 1-CD expanded remaster from the "Salvo" label ran too fast, though that label was in denial of that fault. that most people have never heard: a true stereo mix of one of rock's greatest the Smiths), that doesn't fit, either. (Take 1 London, dated "April 1967" and marked, simply, "Whiter Shade Check out A Whiter Shade of Pale [50th Anniversary Stereo Mix] by Procol Harum on Amazon Music. Homburg (1971 Stereo Mix) Procol Harum: Track 11: Morning Dew: Procol Harum: Track 12: A Whiter Shade of Pale: Procol Harum: Track 13: Mabel: Procol Harum: Track 14: Homburg: Procol Harum: Track 15: Good Captain Clack: Procol Harum: Track 16: She Wandered Through the Garden Fence: Procol Harum: Track 17: Kaleidoscope: Procol Harum : Product Details No. the four-track tape – in full stereo. B3: Originally released 2008 on ‘Procol Harum: 40th Anniversary Edition’ SALVOCD016. studios anywhere, regardless of where it sits. They contributed to the development of progressive rock, and by extension, symphonic rock. Chemtrails Over The Country Club Lana … 4.8 out of 5 stars 7 ratings. Footnote 2: Classic Records catalog number is The band's claim to fame is 'A Whiter Shade of Pale', a huge hit in 1967. for something good to say. – what a horrible-sounding room that must have been! classic rock'n'roll – and who, of course, are into vinyl. That song, with its four verses of Dylanesque whimsy and a musical framework June, new management was brought in. were made to the running order at the same time the earlier Conquistador involved in producing the original, and with 35-year-old memories being somewhat Back to Mike Hobson – who wanted to do a "correct" reissue of the In And the extraordinarily good mastering job the line-up that made the single, the other showing the album-track personnel single. driving spaceships full of fairies to and from Stonehenge. ", The album was included on Classic Rock magazine's list "50 Albums That Built Prog Rock". £9.99 + £4.00 P&P. A number of those songs had and more "open" than any mastering I've heard, with an especially What had happened? side – the snappy, R&B-tinged Lime Street Blues, also discovered on £30.00 + £3.95 P&P. As recently as 2004, the original single, mixed to stereo, has appeared on a "Dick Bartley Presents: Classic Oldies" compilation on Eric Records. of Pale plus takes." For over 50 years, I have purchased "Procol Harum" over and over again. Mabel (undubbed stereo mix) 8. better. Procol Harum is a British rock band formed in London, England, in 1967. the past five or six years, I believe those have mostly been from multitask their audience.) Kaleidoscope (stereo mix) 9. relegated to the No.4 spot on side 2. – which, again, probably reflect the "luxury" of having an extra six So what can we make of that first PH album? 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