A Whiter Shade of Pale

Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale

A Whiter Shade of Pale
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Artist: Procol Harum
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Extra tracks, Import
CD Release Date: 1997-06-30
Music Label: Repertoire
Soundtracks:
  1. A Whiter Shade Of Pale
  2. Conquistador
  3. She Wandered Through The Garden Fence
  4. Something Following Me
  5. Mabel
  6. Cerdes (Outside The Gates Of)
  7. A 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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Rating: 5 Stars

"A Whiter Shade Of Pale" (1967) was a remarkable debut, standing tall even in an era that produced many striking - and classic - debuts. For awhile Procol Harum, with their two keyboard lineup and restrained, trenchant guitar work, were seen as a British equivalent to The Band, though the latter group's star has more or less continued to shine on brightly since its breakup while Procol has been somewhat forgotton aside from their classic debut single. Which is unfortunate, for Procol Harum's influence on other bands is undeniable, from Pete Townshend's comment that 'In Held 'Twas I' inspired "Tommy" to the music's obvious impact on later 'prog' rockers such as Genesis. For a real treat, check out Alex Chilton's stunning Memphis-inflected interpretation of 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' from the Box Tops' "The Letter/Neon Rainbow" (reissued by Sundazed).
Procol and The Band shared a close timeline (1967 to 1977, or '78 in The Band's case), and yet like The Band Procol Harum had been around for several years in other incarnations. Gary Brooker was leading The Paramounts by 1962, a popular r & b band (featuring other future PH members) much admired by their peers (including The Rolling Stones, a relationship that led to Gary Brooker's involvement with Bill Wyman's post-Stones project The Rhythm Kings some 35 years later). Procol Harum sublimated their love of r& b and soul music, making it one more ingredient in a fresh and original musicasl sensibility that, (sorry) like The Band's on "Big Pink", seemed to have appeared all but fully formed when their first record was issued. With the great B.J. Wilson not yet fully integrated into the band this debut has never been among my top 3 favorite PH albums, but the originality of the songs, sense of style, and confidence are already quite evident.
Procol Harum's catalog has been reissued on CD since the late '90s. Repertoire's editions are noteable for their elegant digipaks that more or less faithfully reproduce the original artwork and include notes by Chris Welch. However, if you are considering investing in the Procol Harum catalog the Westside label issued superbly mastered editions of the first four albums during 1997 - 99. These generally have more bonus tracks than the Repertoires, as well as interesting notes (Henry Scott-Irvine) and memorabilia. Since this is the Repertoire edition, I'll mention the bonus tracks on the Westside label's CD of "Procol Harum":
'A Whiter Shade Of Pale (single version)'
'Lime Street Blues'
'Homburg' (single version)
'Salad Days (early alternate version)'
'Mabel (early undubbed version)'
'Cerdes (early alternate version)'
'Something Following Me (early alternate version)'
'Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone) (original version)'
'Quite Rightly So (early alternate version)'
'Shine On Brightly (early alternate version)'
All tracks, again, are in mono excepting three of the bonus alternates.
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Description of A Whiter Shade of Pale

German digipak reissue of 1967 album includes four bonus tracks, 'Lime Street Blues', 'Homburg', 'Monsieur Armand' & 'Seem To Have The Blues All The Time'. All tracks on this CD are in Mono as originally released in 1967. Repertoire.

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