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Best of Procol Harum

Procol HarumAudio CD
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The UK prog-rock band Procol Harum topped the UK charts for six weeks in 1967 with the Bach inspired "A Whiter Shade of Pale".

From the ashes of the Paramounts and the Pinewoods, Procol Harum emerged. Their debut single, a classically-based piece, captured public imagination in a way that few singles do. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" spent over a month at the top of the UK charts and became a… Read more in Amazon's Procol Harum Store

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  • Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: A&M
  • ASIN: B000002GCD
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #127,800 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

 
1. A Whiter Shade of Pale
2. Lime Street Blues
3. Homburg
4. In the Wee Small Hours of Sixpence
5. Quite Rightly So
6. Shine on Brightly
7. A Salty Dog
8. Long Gone Geek
9. Whisky Train
10. Simple Sister
11. Conquistador

 

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Haunted Whiter Shade of Pale !!!, February 19, 2003
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Dave (Bangkok, Thailand) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Best of Procol Harum (Audio CD)
I bought this cd in 1991. It bears A&M label with a picture of Andromeda galaxy (which is the nearest one adjacent to our Milky Way galaxy) on the front cover. There are several Procol Harum collections sold in the market. All of them have more tracks than those of the disc I review. But the Best of Procol Harum [A&M] is the earliest collection (original released as vinyl in 1973 and as CD in 1990).

I strongly believe that "A Whiter Shade of Pale" should be one of the songs that epitomizes the Sixties Era. That track is also the anthem of the band. Listen carefully to the dialogue track of the Jimi Hendrix Live at the Winterland (circa 1968) and you will hear that this song was played (via LP) before introduction of Jimi and other members of the Experience on the stage began. Another thing that distinguishes this CD from other collection issues is the track "Conquistador" which is a live version taken from Procol Harum Live at Edmonton, Canada in 1972. Even though this CD has less tracks, but it covers all highlight tracks including "Homburg" and "Salty Dog". If you prefer the original "best of" and the live version Conquistador, you should consider this CD.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Procol Harum's Special Sound, June 17, 2004
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John Profetto (Hamilton, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Procol Harum (Audio CD)
I first bought this CD specifically for my favourite song Whiter Shade Of Pale.However,as I no sooner discovered,this band had much more to offer.This group is terrific!I just can't get over their sound.There's something uniquely special about their music.So original!Whiter Shade Of Pale has been redone by many other musicians over the years.Annie Lennox is probably the most recent artist to do a version of it.I've even heard it sung in Italian.However,none of the band's other material seems nearly as recognized.What a shame!The hammond organ is beautifully played in Shine On Brightly.The sound effects in A Salty Dog gives you the feeling of actually being out on the seashore.It seems to me that Procol Harum didn't get the recognition it deserved.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Sound is off, November 28, 2007
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This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)
This CD sounds as if it is a reproduction of a reproduction. The tones and voices are very weak.
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