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Track Listings
| 1. A Salty Dog |
| 2. The Milk Of Human Kindness |
| 3. Too Much Between Us |
| 4. The Devil Came From Kansas |
| 5. Boredom |
| 6. Juicy John Pink |
| 7. Wreck Of The Hesperus |
| 8. All This And More |
| 9. Crucifiction Lane |
| 10. Pilgrim's Progress |
| 11. Long Gone Geek |
| 12. Bonus Cuts: All This And More (Take 1) |
| 13. Bonus Cuts: The Milk Of Human Kindness (Take 1) |
| 14. Bonus Cuts: Pilgrim's Progress (Take 1) |
| 15. Bonus Cuts: McGreggor |
| 16. Bonus Cuts: Still There'll Be More (Take 8) |
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By Rob Brook
Format:Audio CD
With the band's first two releases 'in the bag', Salvo let fly this top notch repackaging of PH's much-awaited next move, and don't disappoint. 1969's 'A Salty Dog' (****) is possibly Procul Harum's finest hour: a trove of memorably lush melodies replete with towering orchestration interspersed with a dizzying array of hard rock, charming od-ditties, ball-bustingly dirty blues, even a spot of folk. Genre-hopping generally doesn't work across an album: there's too little time to assert sufficient credibility in any one field and the whole affair too often slips apologetically away. Gary Brooker, Keith Reid and Matthew Fisher as writers (Fisher also produces the album) are exceptions, coupling astutely commercial yet original composition to exciting and breezily confident performances. This has been reissued before, of course, but never with the definitiveness of Salvo's packages, which brim with new interviews, track annotations and rare pictures that assure them future collectability. Bonus tracks x six include hardrocking studio take 'Long Gone Geek' plus US-recorded live material that reinstates rightly high regard for the band on the performance circuit. But it's the grand sweep of 'A Salty Dog's' titular opener and the equally powerful 'Wreck Of The Hesperus' that set the band apart. All hands on deck, indeed.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By P. Martland
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was nine years old in 1969, and wouldn't buy my first album until the age of 11 two years later so never heard this album at the time.
Thanks to infrequent but judicious radio play from the likes of John Peel, Alan Freeman etc. the title track from this album did, over the years infiltrate my sub-conscious to the point where my curiosity got the better of me and I bought the album. I was well into my twenties. The title track is an absolute masterpiece and all else on the album is neccessarily in its shadow. But look and listen closely there are other sparkling gems in that shade.
It seemed timeless and ageless when I first bought it in the eighties and hearing it again remastered and repackaged with interesting extra tracks it still does. All hands on deck! Immerse yourself in its beauty.
Thanks to infrequent but judicious radio play from the likes of John Peel, Alan Freeman etc. the title track from this album did, over the years infiltrate my sub-conscious to the point where my curiosity got the better of me and I bought the album. I was well into my twenties. The title track is an absolute masterpiece and all else on the album is neccessarily in its shadow. But look and listen closely there are other sparkling gems in that shade.
It seemed timeless and ageless when I first bought it in the eighties and hearing it again remastered and repackaged with interesting extra tracks it still does. All hands on deck! Immerse yourself in its beauty.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a great album, made better by the bonus tracks. The production (and orchestration) by Matthew Fisher is flawless. The title track is a haunting and atmospheric song of the sea. The keyboards (both Brooker's piano & Fisher's Hammond) are sublime, Keith Reid's lyrics are simultaneously witty, scholary and raunchy. Robin Trower shows why he was regarded by many as a natural heir to Jimi, and Gary Brooker's vocals make you wonder how the hell he was overlooked while the likes of Rod Stewart were held in such critical awe for so long. The album cover (a brilliant spoof of the old Player's Navy Cut cigarette pack) is one of the most iconic of the sixties. But thats not what this review is about. No, this review is about Barrie Wilson's drumming. The late Barrie (BJ) Wilson was in my opinion the best of the five best drummers of the rock era - you don't want to know the other four (oh okay then, its John Bonham, John Densmore, Topper Headon and Dave Mattacks). Good drummers keep the beat almsost unobtrusively - they drive the rhythm, and that's it, but when BJ plays you find yourself listening to the drums like they were a lead instrument, with no detriment to the rest of the track. His drumming quite literally punctuates Procol's melodic and lyrical masterpieces. Listen for example to "The Milk Of Human Kindness" (and the bonus "raw" track) - I defy you not to anticipate every across the beat hit he makes. Apparently he used to sit side on to the drum-kit, leading one reviewer of a Procol gig to comment that BJ looked like an "octopus in the bath" while drumming - what a great image!
Hail to the drummer; Barrie Wilson - powerhouse behind the kit.
Hail to the drummer; Barrie Wilson - powerhouse behind the kit.
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Procal at their best
I brought this CD for the title track, but the whole CD is a pleasure to listen too. Many years ago I was privileged enough to have seen Procal many times live, as often happens... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Bobbly
5.0 out of 5 stars
Salty Dog Procol Harum
Thank you Amazon for stocking this CD looked around the local music shops for years trying to buy this,
Brilliantly atmospheric music a truly classic album. Read more
Brilliantly atmospheric music a truly classic album. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Alan Lycett
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very good, but...
These re-releases are of excellent quality. However, they could have been released as single disk with two albums and an occasional bonus track thereby taking up less space and... Read more
Published 14 months ago by John Rempel
5.0 out of 5 stars
Magical dream
I bought this on vynl when it first came out ans went on to buy everything else they released up to their 9th. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Charles E. Gorrie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Magnificent
A magnificent album - probably their finest. I had this on LP back in 1971 and thought it a great album then but really didn't appreciate how good it was - and it has stood the... Read more
Published 20 months ago by John M. Overend
5.0 out of 5 stars
Music To Feed The Senses
"A Salty Dog" original release date May 1969.
This is music for headphones and a certain state of mind. Read more
This is music for headphones and a certain state of mind. Read more
Published on 11 May 2010 by Armchair Pundit
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Natural Hat Trick
A Salty Dog was the last Procol Harum album to feature the original 5-piece line-up. Compared to the previous two, which were very much dominated by Gary Booker's songs and vocals... Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2010 by Morten Vindberg
5.0 out of 5 stars
A masterpeice
I recommend anyone with an interest in fine music to explore this album. The title track is one of the best pieces of popular music ever recorded and the bonus live tracks reveal... Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2010 by Gerard A. Murphy
5.0 out of 5 stars
I can only use 5 stars?
40 years later, I still would place this album in my top ten of all time. Such a rich and varied album. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2009 by A Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars
The first one Salvo got right
Everything said about this album is true. It is a real Procol Masterpiece.
And this is the first Salvo release to live up to the promise. Read more
And this is the first Salvo release to live up to the promise. Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2009 by originalsnuffy
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