Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Procol Harum






































Artist:  Procol Harum
Origin:  Richmond, London, England
Genre:   Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Symphonic Rock, Blues Rock, Art Rock, Baroque Rock

Original line-up:

Gary Brooker:   Vocals, Piano
Keith Reid:  Lyrics
Matthew Fisher:  Hammond Organ
Ray Royer:  Guitar
David Knights:  Bass
Bobby Harrison:  Drums

Classic line-up:

Gary Brooker:   Vocals, Piano
Keith Reid:  Lyrics
Matthew Fisher:  Hammond Organ
David Knights:  Bass
Robin Trower:  Guitar
B.J. Wilson:  Drums

Procol Harum are a British Rock Band from Richmond, London, formed in 1967.  The band's music:  Rock, Blues, R&B, and Soul, and developed to Progressive Rock and extend to Symphonic Rock.  Their best-known Hit Single "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" in 1967.  The band was nominated for induction into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame, but were unsuccessful.















Title:  A&R Studios 1971  (2019)
Genre:   Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Symphonic Rock, Blues Rock, Art Rock, Baroque Rock
Label:  Unicorn
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Memorial Drive  (3:23)
 2.  Still There'll Be More  (5:06)
 3.  Nothing That I Didn't Know  (4:18)
 4.  Simple Sister  (3:00)
 5.  Luskus Delph  (4:21)
 6.  Shine On Brightly  (4:35)
 7.  Whaling Stories (9:54)
 8.  Broken Barricades  (3:19)
 9.  Juicy John Pink  (4:18)
10. A Salty Dog  (5:12)
11. Whisky Train  (4:18)
12. Power Failure  (9:08)
13. In The Wee Small Hours Of Sixpence  (2:50)
14. Quite Rightly So  (4:53)
15. Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone)  (3:31)
16. Pilgrim's Progress  (4:49)

Personnel:

Gary Brooker:   Vocals, Piano
Keith Reid:  Lyrics
Matthew Fisher:  Hammond Organ
Chris Copping:  Bass
Robin Trower:  Guitar

B.J. Wilson:  Drums

Tracks:  10-12 from a live FM Broadcast, recorded at A&R Studios, New York, NY, April 12, 1971

Tracks:  13-16 from a live TV Broadcast at the Beat Club Workshop, Bremen, Germany, December 27, 1971

A&R Studios 1971 is a live album by Procol Harum, released on June 7, 2019 by Unicorn, with Bonus Tracks from another broadcast recording for Beat Club in Germany.



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