Procol's Ninth [Import, Original recording remastered]

Procol Harum | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 18, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 1975
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Repertoire
• ASIN: B000058B2Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #295,883 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Pandora's Box

2. Fool's Gold

3. Taking the Time

4. The Unquiet Zone

5. The Final Thrust

6. I Keep Forgetting

7. Without a Doubt

8. The Pipers Tune

9. Typewriter Torment

10. Eight Days a Week

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The end was near., October 29, 2001

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Moldyoldie (Motown, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Procol's Ninth (Audio CD)

I bought this album when it was first released and was disappointed, being that the group was my favorite. I couldn't put my finger on why until I looked at the album credits; it was produced by Leiber and Stoller, not Chris Thomas. It wasn't till then that I had an inkling of the importance of the producer to a record's sound.
The sound on this album was "distant" and not dynamic. The songs were only pedestrian realizations of the theretofore unique Brooker-Reid aesthetic.
For the first time the group recorded other people's songs, i.e. Leiber & Stoller's "I Keep Forgetting" and Lennon & McCartney's "Eight Days a Week".
WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO MY FAVORITE GROUP?
Obviously, the lamp's flame was burning out, so to speak; a fact only too apparent on their subsequent release Something Magic.
After all these years I can still listen to Procol's Ninth and enjoy certain tunes; among them "Pandora's Box", "Fool's Gold", and "Typewriter Torment".
But please don't make this your first Procol Harum purchase. I would recommend starting at the very beginning (the album with the Aubrey Beardsleyesque design on the cover and featuring their signature song "A Whiter Shade of Pale") and then work in chronological order. You'll discover an interesting musical evolution and much to enjoy.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Procol With Brass!, September 15, 2004

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J. Moffatt (Chesapeake VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Procol's Ninth (Audio CD)

I just listened to this again last night. Its really solid with some of the best brass Procol Harum ever had recorded. They feature some great trombone, sax and trumpet work wich makes many of these cuts powerful. I'd say Gary's vocals/piano and BJs drums are highlighted throughout. Several Gems not to be missed: Fools Gold (trombone featured), I Keep Forgetting,No Doubt(I love the electric piano on this one!) Pandora's Box(precussion is special on this one),Taking The Time (great bluesy sound features the sax), and the awesome rocker Unquiet Zone(BJs drumming is unworldly here!). Anyway, enjoy this rocking bluesy Procol Harum offering.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a big suprise!, March 11, 2009

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batfan64 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Procol's Ninth (Audio CD)

Well, I just got this album (I mean cd) yesterday. What a Big suprise! I never bought this record ever. Getting this completes my collection of procol's first 9 studio albums. (I still don't have their '72 live album). After hearing this record only twice now, I can't believe I never had it before. This is full of some wonderful sounding music. Gary Brookers vocals and Keith Reids lyrics are such a pleasure to listen to. Of course I can't leave out B.J. Wilson on drums. Kudos also to the rest of the band for their efforts on completing an enjoyable recording. I do have to mention that procol has a cd out under the name of licorice john death titled "a'int nothin' to get excited about". If you enjoy Procol's Ninth you will love this record. Highly recomended! I would advise you to get it before it is discontinued.