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~ Procol Harum
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (7 Aug 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Repertoire
  • ASIN: B00000013S
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 50,354 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Whiter Shade Of Pale
2. Conquistador
3. She Wandered Through The Garden Fence
4. Something Following Me
5. Mabel
6. Cerdes
7. Christmas Camel
8. Kaleidoscope
9. Salad Days (Are Here Again)
10. Good Captain Clack
11. Repent Walpurgis
12. Lime Street Blues
13. Homburg
14. Monsieur Armand
15. Seem To Have The Blues All The Time

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Procol Harum's first album was originally released without the inclusion of "A Whiter Shade of Pale", a song that had been a monumental hit just before the LP appeared. In subsequent releases, the running order of the album was slightly changed and "Good Captain Clack" was omitted to make room for the hit that the public expected. What further confused matters was the fact that the debut was available variously as aself-titled release and as A WHITER SHADE OF PALE, both of which featured the new track ordering.
In any event, Procol Harum's debut is a formidable and ambitious effort. The band combined seemingly disparate strains of R&B, classical, and rock & roll to great success, becoming a progressive band before the term was even being used. The band's songs are superbly crafted, arranged, and performed. Standout performances abound from singer Gary Brooker, unheralded drummer B.J. Wilson, and organist Matthew Fisher. Keith Reid's poetic lyrics are a perfect match for the unique sonic world the rest of the band assembles.

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3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Whiter Shade of Psychedelia, 24 Nov 2006
By Kevin Mcclure "kevin21549" - See all my reviews
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The lyrics are nonsense and the tunes are propto-porogressive rock but there is something wonderful about this album that I really love. I was never really aware of much other than A Whiter Shade of Pale form the Procols when I was young but decided to take a chance on this album because I wanted that song. It really does capture the era. The cover photographs of the band are priceless all silk blouses, long unstyled hair smoking pipes; it is a perfect picture of young men of the era wanting to embrace the new but not quite understanding how to get it right.

Fortunately the music is bang on whoever actually "wrote" the arrangement of Bach's tune which became WSoP. The current court case seems a bit odd, one in which the winner is the one who is proved to have stollen another man's work. But don't blame the Procols for that classical works are "adapted" in popular music all the time and the 1960's Blues Boomers knicked guitar solos and tunes from their living composers on a regular basis.

A great album worth having
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3.0 out of 5 stars curates egg?, 17 Dec 2007
By pompeyman "pompeyman" (portsmouth) - See all my reviews
  
I am sure there were a few disappointed punters who bought this LP at the time. Not only did the original version leave off WSoP but there were precious few tracks that sounded anything like it. The nearest is Repent Walpurgis, an instrumental, and the best track ( after WSoP that is now on the cd).Much of the rest is more bluesey than would have been expected I am sure at the time, its not without merit, ( Conquistador is another excellent track), but is really just a curio of its time.. Their real masterpiece is the next one, Shine On Brightly, and the third is also well worth getting, Salty Dog. Unfortunately Matthew Fisher left after that one, and so did the band's inspiration. They have been very average ever since. I am pleased that Fisher won his court case as Brooker, Reid and co obviously did not appreciate his worth to the band. As far as the 4 bonus tracks are concerned, they are a waste of time apart from the brilliant Homburg which is available on their various compilations anyway.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Its Good & Would Be Better In Stereo., 17 May 2009
By J. Thompson "Willingale" (Essex UK) - See all my reviews
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This album is essential for just 3 tracks,A Whiter Shade Of Pale,Conquistador & Homburg.

The're as haunting & captivating as anything from the latter 1960s.

The rest are not for me,if only it was all in stereo.
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