Procol Harum [Procol Harum...Plus]

• Artist: Procol Harum
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• Release Date: July 28, 1998
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

The first ten tracks of this CD are the songs found on Procol Harum, the group's vital self-titled debut album. This expanded edition, however, is not just for compulsive collectors, adding no less than ten additional tracks (including the smash single "A Whiter Shade of Pale," which appeared on the U.S. version of the LP, but not the U.K. one). Also on board are "Lime Street Blues," the bluesy B-side of "A Whiter Shade of Pale"; "Homburg," the outstanding follow-up single to "A Whiter Shade of Pale"; alternate versions of four songs from the Procol Harum album; and alternates of three songs from their second album, Shine on Brightly (four if you include "Homburg," which was also included on that LP). The alternates are all in excellent fidelity, except "Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone)," taken from an acetate, although even that is quite listenable; these alternates often differ noticeably, though not radically, from the familiar versions. It's a good opportunity for serious fans of the band to get a more complete picture of their early studio work, bolstered by informed, detailed liner notes. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Conquistador	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid	Procol Harum
She Wandered Through the Garden Fence	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid	Procol Harum
Something Following Me	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid	Procol Harum
Mabel	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid	Procol Harum
Cerdes (Outside the Gates Of)	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid	Procol Harum
A Christmas Camel	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid	Procol Harum
Kaleidoscope	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid	Procol Harum
Salad Days (Are Here Again)	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid	Procol Harum
Good Captain Clack	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid	Procol Harum
Repent Walpurgis	Matthew Fisher	Procol Harum
A Whiter Shade of Pale [Original Single Version][*]	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid	Procol Harum
Lime Street Blues [*]	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid	Procol Harum
Homburg [Original Single Version][*]	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid	Procol Harum
Salad Days (Are Here Again) [Earlier Alternate Version][*]	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid	Procol Harum
Mabel [Earlier Undubbed Version][*]	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid	Procol Harum
Cerdes (Outside the Gates Of) [Earlier Alternate Version][*]	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid	Procol Harum
Something Following Me [Earlier Alternate Version][*]	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid	Procol Harum
Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone) [Original Version][*]	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid	Procol Harum
Quite Rightly So [Earlier Undubbed Version][*]	Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, Keith Reid	Procol Harum
Shine on Brightly [Earlier Alternate Version][*]	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid	Procol Harum

Credits

Procol Harum (Main Performer), Robin Trower (Guitar), Gary Brooker (Piano), Gary Brooker (Vocals), Matthew Fisher (Organ (Hammond)), Denny Cordell (Producer), David Knights (Guitar (Bass)), B.J. Wilson (Percussion), Tony Rounce (Liner Notes), Sylvia Pitcher (Photography), Henry Scott-Irvine (Liner Notes), Henry Scott-Irvine (Compilation), Jon Storey (Design)