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Procol Harum - Something Magic (1977) [Reissue 1995]

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Procol Harum - Something Magic (1977) [Reissue 1995]

Procol Harum - Something Magic (1977) [Reissue 1995]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 228 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 95 MB | Covers - 51 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock, Classic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Castle/Essential! Records (ESM CD 293)

When Procol Harum's ninth studio album, Something Magic, was released in March 1977, it sold poorly and was largely dismissed, with the group breaking up at the end of the promotional tour for it. After its previous album, Procol's Ninth, produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Procol Harum might have been expected to go back to a more conventional approach; instead, the group hired the hot studio of the day, Criteria in Miami, and its hot resident producers, Ron and Howie Albert. When the band arrived in Florida and played the songs intended for the album, the Albert brothers threw half of them out. That left half of an album to fill, which led singer/pianist/composer Gary Brooker to turn to a parable-like poem written years earlier by his lyric partner Keith Reid, "The Worm & the Tree," and - in a move anticipating This Is Spinal Tap - writing a musical suite around it to fill up side two…

Gary Brooker (ex Procol Harum) - No More Fear Of Flying (1979)

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Gary Brooker (ex Procol Harum) - No More Fear Of Flying (1979)

Gary Brooker (ex Procol Harum) - No More Fear Of Flying (1979)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 240 Mb | Scans included | Time: 00:38:03
Genre: Rock, Pop/Rock | Label: Line Records | # LICD 9.00046 O

After 10 albums with Procol Harum, lead singer, composer, and keyboard player Gary Brooker launched his solo career with this album. Of course, there were Brooker's familiar characteristics – the steady piano work, the butterscotch soul voice. But he switched lyric partners for this set (except for the title track), trading longtime Procol wordsmith Keith Reid for Pete Sinfield, who had performed the same function for Procol contemporaries King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Brooker also tried a couple of tunes by Stiff Records pub-rocker Mickey Jupp (Jupp's versions are better) and Murray Head's "Say It Ain't So, Joe" (Roger Daltrey's version is better). The result was a varied set that succeeded in sounding like something other than Procol Harum's 11th album, although it did not demonstrate that Gary Brooker solo was going to be an improvement over the group.

Procol Harum - Homburg And Other Hats: Procol Harum's Best (1995)

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Procol Harum - Homburg And Other Hats: Procol Harum's Best (1995)

Procol Harum - Homburg And Other Hats: Procol Harum's Best (1995)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 464 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 212 Mb
Full Scans | 01:17:24 | RAR 5% Recovery
Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, Classic Rock | Essential! Records #ESS CD 295

British rock group Procol Harum began life as a psychedelic band and evolved into one of the leading acts in art rock and prog rock, all without changing much about their essential approach. Lead singer and pianist Gary Brooker gave the group their trademark sound with his downbeat vocals and lush melodies, while primary lyricist Keith Reid added words that often pondered the unpredictability of fate in songs like "A Whiter Shade of Pale," "A Salty Dog," and "Conquistador." Their music was executed with keen skill and passion, and the band was also one of the first to experiment with large-scale orchestration, as well as performing on-stage with a full symphony ensemble.

Procol Harum - Exotic Birds And Fruit (1974) {1995, Remastered}

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Procol Harum - Exotic Birds And Fruit (1974) {1995, Remastered}

Procol Harum - Exotic Birds And Fruit (1974) {1995, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 308 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 138 Mb
Full Scans | 00:41:46 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Psychedelic Rock | Essential! Records #ESM CD 291

Procol Harum's seventh studio album, Exotic Birds and Fruit, was released in April 1974. In its original LP incarnation, four songs made up side one – "Nothing But the Truth," "Beyond the Pale," "As Strong as Samson," and "The Idol" – all of which featured some of the band's best later work. They had retreated somewhat from the orchestral hybrid of their previous album, Grand Hotel, although "Nothing But the Truth" still boasted a string arrangement. They replaced the sweetening with extra muscle in the remaining instruments, making this one of the group's harder rocking sets. And lyricist Keith Reid, having explored elegant decay in Grand Hotel, was unusually straightforward in his social prescriptions here.

Procol Harum - The Best Of Procol Harum: 22 Classic Tracks (1998)

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Procol Harum - The Best Of Procol Harum: 22 Classic Tracks (1998)

Procol Harum - The Best Of Procol Harum: 22 Classic Tracks (1998)
XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 370 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 179 Mb | Scans ~ 57 Mb
Psychedelic Rock, Prog-Rock, Art-Rock | Label: Repertoire | # REP 4680-WG | 01:17:35

Procol Harum is a band that is (these days anyway) rather obscure, but has had a definite influence on rock music, in general, and progressive rock, in particular. "Best Of" albums seldom are that, and whether or not this one is certainly falls under the area of debate. However, the album is a good introduction to the many sides of this complex and intriguing band. For those who only know of the group's two hits, "Whiter Shade of Pale" and "Conquistador," the disc provides both of them. However, for the more knowledgeable fans, it has a purpose, too. Fans of progressive rock will certainly find a lot of the material here of interest. Besides the aforementioned "Whiter Shade of Pale," which some consider the first progressive rock song, there are other showings of early prog here. "A Salty Dog" is certainly one of these. The song "Simple Sister" is both a solid rocker and, seemingly, a big influence on Chicago's "25 or 6 to 4." "Shine On Brightly" showcases the group's psychedelic tendencies and Beatles influences.

Procol Harum - Live In Concert With The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (1972)

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Procol Harum - Live In Concert With The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (1972)

Procol Harum - Live In Concert With The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (1972)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 252 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 117 Mb
Full Scans | 00:41:50 | RAR 5% Recovery
Art Rock, Progressive Rock, Symphonic Rock | Chrysalis #CDP 32 1004 2

This whole album was an afterthought – Procol Harum had been invited to play a concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the Da Camera Singers in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, in August of 1971, at the tail-end of their last tour with Robin Trower in the lineup. Amid all of the preparation – including the writing of new orchestral arrangements by Gary Brooker and with a new lead guitarist, Dave Ball, just joining the lineup – Brooker decided that it might be a good idea to preserve a professionally made tape of the show and suggested that A&M Records, to which they were signed, might want to record the performance; the label agreed with just a week to go until the concert.

Procol Harum - Home (1970) {1988, W. Germany 1st Press}

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Procol Harum - Home (1970) {1988, W. Germany 1st Press}

Procol Harum - Home (1970) {1988, W. Germany 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 254 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 124 Mb
Full Scans | 00:39:11 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock / Psychedelic Rock / Art Rock / Progressive Rock / Classic Rock
Castle Communications Ltd. #CLACD 142

Home is Procol Harum's fourth album, released in 1970. With the departure of organist Matthew Fisher and bassist David Knights, and the addition of bassist/organist Chris Copping to the remaining core roster of players (lead singer and pianist Gary Brooker, drummer B. J. Wilson and lead guitarist Robin Trower), Procol Harum became, to all intents and purposes, the Paramounts again in all but name. The purpose of bringing in Copping was to return some of the R&B sound to the band that they had had with their previous incarnation. The initial sessions were performed in London at Trident Studios in the autumn of 1969 under the supervision of former organist Matthew Fisher, who had also produced the band's previous album. Unhappy with the sound and performances, the band scrapped the Trident sessions and began again in February 1970 with producer Chris Thomas and engineer Jeff Jarratt at Abbey Road Studios.

Procol Harum - Broken Barricades (Remastered & Expanded) (1971/2019)

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Procol Harum - Broken Barricades (Remastered & Expanded) (1971/2019)

Procol Harum - Broken Barricades (Remastered & Expanded) (1971/2019)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.1 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 487 MB
3:31:32 | Progressive Rock | Label: Esoteric

Esoteric Recordings is pleased to announce the release of a re-mastered and expanded 3 CD clamshell box edition of the classic 1971 album by Procol Harum; “Broken Barricades”. Featuring a line-up of Gary Brooker (vocals, piano), Chris Copping (organ, bass guitar), Robin Trower (guitar, vocals) and BJ Wilson (drums) “Broken Barricades” was issued in June 1971 and was the band’s fifth album. It also saw the departure of Robin Trower from the group a month after its release. An album of diverse styles, “Broken Barricades” featured such fine tracks as ‘Simple Sister’, ‘Memorial Drive’, ‘Luskus Delph’, ‘Song for a Dreamer’, ‘Power Failure’ and the album’s title track and was a Top Fifty hit in both Europe and the USA.

Procol Harum - Shine On Brightly (1968) {1992, Reissue}

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Procol Harum - Shine On Brightly (1968) {1992, Reissue}

Procol Harum - Shine On Brightly (1968) {1992, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 265 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 131 Mb
Full Scans | 00:39:43 | RAR 5% Recovery
Castle Communications PLC / Castle Classics #CLACD 321
Progressive Rock / Psychedelic Rock / Art Rock

After the multi-million selling "A Whiter Shade of Pale," Procol Harum coalesced around a new lineup and cut a debut album in two days, the sales of which were only fair (because the hit song wasn't on it originally). Then they did Shine on Brightly, which initially drew on recordings going back to late 1967 – in the course of preparing their first proper LP, the band junked an entire side of blues-based numbers in favor of the 18-minute suite "In Held 'Twas I," which rivaled anything yet heard from such established progressive rock outfits as the Nice or the Moody Blues in length and surpassed them in audacity, with an extensive spoken part surrounded by virtuoso classical and psychedelic passages (and even a featured spot for Dave Knights' bass).

Procol Harum - The Chrysalis Years 1973-1977 (1993)

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Procol Harum - The Chrysalis Years 1973-1977 (1993)

Procol Harum - The Chrysalis Years 1973-1977 (1993)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 340 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 135 MB
58:47 | Pop Rock, Prog Rock | Label: EMI Special Products

A good representation of the group's three Chrysalis albums, this is all the casual fan needs from this period, while sparing them the overwrought, side-long "The Worm & The Tree" from Something Magic. Tracks like "Grand Hotel," "Toujours L'Amour," "Nothing But The Truth," and "Idol" belong on any Procol Harum "best of" package. Despite the absence of Matthew Fisher (organ) and Robin Trower (guitar) on this collection, it is a satisfying chronicle of the band's last work with the distinctive drummer B.J. Wilson, who died in 1989.

Procol Harum, V.A. - The Long Goodbye (Symphonic Music of Procol Harum) (1995)

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Procol Harum, V.A. - The Long Goodbye (Symphonic Music of Procol Harum) (1995)

Procol Harum, V.A. - The Long Goodbye (Symphonic Music of Procol Harum) (1995)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 291 MB | Covers - 21 MB
Genre: Symphonic Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: BMG Music (09026-68029-2)

With its pop adaptations of Bach and its album with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Procol Harum was an early advocate of a marriage between rock and classical music. So, this album of Procol Harum music recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and (on the title track) the Sinfonia of London, with former Procol Harum vocalist/pianist Gary Brooker singing on seven of the 12 tracks and producing, and with former Procol Harum guitarist Robin Trower and organist Matthew Fisher appearing on a version of "Repent Walpurgis," would seem like a more comfortable combination than similar recent collections devoted to the Rolling Stones and Yes…

Gary Brooker (ex Procol Harum) - Lead Me To The Water (1982)

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Gary Brooker (ex Procol Harum) - Lead Me To The Water (1982)

Gary Brooker (ex Procol Harum) - Lead Me To The Water (1982)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 255 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 107 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Rock, Soft Rock | Label: Line | # LICD 9.00015 O | Time: 00:39:51

Gary Brooker wrote music and lyrics for all the songs on his second album and acted as his own producer, resulting in perhaps his most personal statement as an artist. Unlike No More Fear Of Flying, on which he sometimes just seemed to be the singer on his own record, here Brooker delivered his songs with feeling, enabling him to overcome the star power of his backup musicians, who included Eric Clapton, George Harrison, and Phil Collins. This was partly because Brooker no longer felt the need to separate himself from The Procol Harum sound that was so much a part of his natural musical identity. Brooker's lyrics weren't as philosophical as longtime writing partner Keith Reid's, but they could be just as intriguingly oblique.

Procol Harum - Novum (2017) (Repost)

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Procol Harum - Novum (2017) (Repost)

Procol Harum - Novum (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 363 MB | Covers - 95 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock, Classic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Eagle Records (‎EAGCD659)

Fifty years after "Whiter Shade of Pale" introduced the concept of progressive rock, Procol Harum roll on, even with singer and pianist Gary Brooker as the only remaining original member. Novum is their first new studio album in 14 years. Their last, 2003's The Well's on Fire, marked the end of the decades-long writing partnership between Brooker and lyricist Keith Reid. Organist Matthew Fisher and drummer Mark Brzezicki left shortly thereafter. Brooker still had guitarist Geoff Whitehorn and bassist Matt Pegg. They recruited organist Josh Phillips and drummer Greg Dunn. This version has been together for a decade.
Novum is a worthy 50th anniversary offering (though it's not, as Brooker claims, Procol's finest). This is the sound of a working band, not a tired reunion project…

Procol Harum - Home (1970) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2015] (Repost)

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Procol Harum - Home (1970) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2015] (Repost)

Procol Harum - Home (1970) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2015]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 469 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 193 MB | Covers - 431 MB
Genre: Progressive/Psychedelic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Esoteric Recordings (ECLEC 22505)

Esoteric Recordings are proud to announce the release of a newly re-mastered and expanded edition of the classic 1970 album Home by Procol Harum. Released in June 1970, the record followed on from the huge international success of the band's debut single A Whiter Shade of Pale and the superb albums Procol Harum, Shine On Brightly and A Salty Dog. Hailed by many fans as one of the finest albums released by the band, Home saw the exquisite song writing of Gary Brooker and Keith Reid reach new heights on pieces such as The Dead Man's Dream, the epic Whaling Stories, About to Die and more. Produced by Chris Thomas, the album captured a new line-up of the band featuring Gary Brooker (voice, piano), Chris Copping (bass guitar, organ), Robin Trower (lead guitar), and B.J. Wilson (drums)…

Procol Harum - A Salty Dog (1969) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2015] (Repost)

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Procol Harum - A Salty Dog (1969) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2015] (Repost)

Procol Harum - A Salty Dog (1969) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2015]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 476 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 209 MB | Covers - 422 MB
Genre: Progressive/Psychedelic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Esoteric Recordings (ECLEC 22503)

Esoteric Recordings are proud to announce the release of a newly re-mastered and expanded edition of the classic 1969 album A Salty Dog by Procol Harum. Released in June 1969, the record followed on from the huge international success of the band's debut single A Whiter Shade of Pale and the follow up single Homburg and the superb albums Procol Harum and Shine On Brightly. One of the finest releases of the era A Salty Dog saw the exquisite song writing of Gary Brooker and Keith Reid honed to perfection on highlights such as the album's title track, The Devil Came From Kansas, Wreck of the Hesperus, The Milk of Human Kindness and more. Recorded at Abbey Road studios, the album captured the excellence of the musicians in the group, namely Gary Brooker (voice, piano), Robin Trower (lead guitar), David Knights (bass guitar), B.J. Wilson (drums) and Matthew Fisher (Hammond organ)…