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Gotta Start Somewhere...

The Paramounts
Poison Ivy / Feel Good All Over
Lieber-Stoller (2:06) / Blackwell-Scott (2:09)
The Liverpool Sound LS-903V, 1/64 UK

Most of these guys would become Procol Harum in a couple of years
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Gary Brooker-piano, keyboards, harmonica, vocals
Matthew Fisher-organ, keyboards, guitar
Robin Trower-guitar
Diz Derrick-bass
B J Wilson-drums
Produced by: ?

Note: There are a bunch more that were not released in the States. Check here: Paramounts @ 45cat
 


A Whiter Shade Of Pale / Lime Street Blues¹
Brooker-Reid (4:00) / Brooker-Reid (3:05)
Deram 7507, 6/67 T20  #1 

Was also their first UK single (Deram DM-126, 5/67)
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Gary Brooker-piano, keyboards, harmonica, vocals
Matthew Fisher-organ, keyboards, guitar
Ray Royer-guitar
David Knights-bass
Bill Eyden-drums
Keith Reid-lyrics
Produced by: Denny Cordell

 


Procol Harum
Deram DES-18008
8/67 BB [UK: 12/67]
Back Cover

 
Poster came with first issues


 
UK Track Listing


Whiter in, Clack out, Conquistador moved
Side One
A Whiter Shade Of Pale Brooker-Reid 4:04
She Wandered Through The Garden Fence Brooker-Reid 3:18
Something Following Me Brooker-Reid 3:37
Mabel Brooker-Reid 1:50
Cerdes (Outside The Gates Of) Brooker-Reid 5:04
Side Two
A Christmas Camel Brooker-Reid 4:48
Conquistador Brooker-Reid 2:38
Kaleidoscope Brooker-Reid 6:31
Salad Days (Are Here Again)* Brooker-Reid -
Repent Walpurgis Fisher 5:04

* From the film "Separation"
To be listened to in the spirit in which it was made

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Gary Brooker-piano, keyboards, harmonica, vocals
Matthew Fisher-organ, keyboards, guitar
Robin Trower-guitar
David Knights-bass
B J Wilson-drums, percussion
Keith Reid-lyrics
§Cover Art-Dickinson
Produced by: Denny Cordell

Note: US dropped Good Captain Clack and added the gigantic hit WSoP.
Robin and B J do not play on WSoP.
 

Homburg¹ / Good Captain Clack¹
Brooker-Reed (3:53) / Brooker-Reed (1:28)
A&M 885, 10/67 BB T20

Note misspelling of Keith Reid's name
10/26/67: Cafe au Go-Go, New York
 
Gala Du Midem (French TV): "Procol Harum ," 3/1/68,
The original line-up perfoming live (AWSoP +2). Robin's guitar unfortunately mixed way too low.
More outstanding videos on this channel (67psych3 ) mostly British mid 60s items.
In The Wee Small Hours Of Sixpence¹ / Quite Rightly So
Brooker-Fisher-Reid (2:58) / Brooker-Fisher-Reid (3:40)
A&M 927, 4/68 UK

UK chart info is for the B-side (which was their A-side)

Shine On Brightly
A&M SP-4151
9/68 BB [UK: 12/68]
Back Cover

 
Inside Cover

 
UK Cover

 
UK Back Cover

Side One
Quite Rightly So Brooker-Fisher-Reid 3:37
Shine On Brightly Brooker-Reid 3:30
Skip Softly (My Moonbeams) Brooker-Reid 3:43
Wish Me Well Brooker-Reid 3:19
Rambling On Brooker-Reid 4:28
Side Two
Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone) Brooker-Reid 2:48
In Held 'Twas In I
   Glimpses Of Nirvana
   'Twas Teatime At The Circus
   In The Autumn Of My Madness
   Look To Your Soul
   Grand Finale
Brooker-Fisher-Reid 17:51
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Gary Brooker-piano, keyboards, harmonica, vocals
Matthew Fisher-organ, keyboards, guitar
Robin Trower-guitar
David Knights-bass
B J Wilson-drums, percussion
Keith Reid-lyrics
§US Cover Design-Tom Wilkes, Photo-Guy Webster; UK Cover Art-George Underwood
Produced by: Denny Cordell

 

San Francisco International Pop Festival(10/27/68)
Miami Pop Festival(12/28-30/68)

A Salty Dog
A&M SP-4179
4/69 BB [UK: 5/69] UK
Back Cover

Side One
A Salty Dog Brooker-Reid 4:36
The Milk Of Human Kindness Brooker-Reid 3:42
Too Much Between Us Brooker-Trower-Reid 3:39
The Devil Came From Kansas Brooker-Reid 4:33
Boredom Brooker-Fisher-Reid 4:29
Side Two
Juicy John Pink Trower-Reid 2:03
Wreck Of The Hesperus Fisher-Reid 3:43
All This And More Brooker-Reid 3:48
Crucifiction Lane Trower-Reid 4:55
Pilgrim's Progress Fisher-Reid 4:27
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Gary Brooker-piano, keyboards, guitar, harmonica, vocals
Matthew Fisher-organ, piano, keyboards, guitar, vocals (Boredom, Wreck Of The Hesperus, Pilgrim's Progress)
Robin Trower-guitar, vocal (Crucifiction Lane)
David Knights-bass
B J Wilson-drums
Keith Reid-lyrics
with:
John "Kellogs" Kalinowski-bosun's whistle, refreshments
§Cover Art-Dickinson
Produced by: Matthew Fisher

 

A Salty Dog / Long Gone Geek¹
Brooker-Reid (4:35) / Brooker-Fisher-Reid (3:08)
A&M 1069, 6/69 UK

 
Toronto Pop Festival(6/22/69)
Atlantic City Pop Festival(8/1/69)
The Devil Came From Kansas / Boredom
Brooker-Reid (4:33) / Brooker-Fisher-Reid (2:50)
A&M 1111, 9/69

 

Matthew Fisher to solo career, David Knights left also (with Chris Copping back in)


Home
A&M SP-4261
6/70 BB [UK: 6/70] UK
Full Cover

 
Inside Cover

Side One
Whisky Train Trower-Reid 4:28
The Dead Man's Dream Brooker-Reid 4:45
Still There'll Be More Brooker-Reid 4:50
Nothing That I Didn't Know Brooker-Reid 3:34
About To Die Trower-Reid 3:37
Side Two
Barnyard Story Brooker-Reid 2:45
Piggy Pig Pig Brooker-Reid 4:49
Whaling Stories Brooker-Reid 7:05
Your Own Choice Brooker-Reid 3:09
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Gary Brooker-piano, keyboards, harmonica, vocals
Robin Trower-guitar
Chris Copping-organ, bass, keyboards
B J Wilson-drums
Keith Reid-lyrics, guitar, voices
§Cover Art-Dickinson
Produced by: Chris Thomas

 

Atlanta International Pop Festival(7/3/70)
Strawberry Fields Festival(8/7/70)
Isle of Wight Festival(8/28/70)
Whisky Train³ / About To Die
Trower-Reid (2:27) / Trower-Reid (3:37)
A&M 1218, 9/70

 

Broken Barricades
A&M SP-4294
4/71 BB [UK: 6/71] UK
Back Cover

 
Inside Cover

Side One
Simple Sister Brooker-Reid 5:47
Broken Barricades Brooker-Reid 3:10
Memorial Drive Trower-Reid 3:43
Luskus Delph Brooker-Reid 3:47
Side Two
Power Failure Brooker-Reid 4:30
Song For A Dreamer Trower-Reid 5:25
Playmate Of The Mouth Brooker-Reid 5:03
Poor Mohammed Trower-Reid 3:06
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Gary Brooker-piano, keyboards, harmonica, vocals
Robin Trower-guitar, vocals (Song For A Dreamer, Poor Mohammed)
Chris Copping-organ, bass, keyboards
B J Wilson-drums
Keith Reid-lyrics, guitar, voices
§Cover Art-CCS Associates
Produced by: Chris Thomas

Note: Featured die-cut cover showing band head shots. Open cover for full length photos. See notes.
 

Broken Barricades³ / Power Failure³
Brooker-Reid (2:17) / Brooker-Reid (3:13)
A&M 1264, 7/71

 
Simple Sister / Song For A Dreamer
Brooker-Reid (5:47) / Trower-Reid (5:25)
A&M 1287, 9/71

 

Robin Trower to solo career

Dave Ball (from Big Bertha)
 

 

With A Larger Back-up Band

The perfect setting for Procol Harum, utilizing a symphony orchestra to flesh out their sound (especially on In Held 'Twas In I). Plus it yielded at Top 20 single (once they got the plug side right). The album was also the highest charted Procol album.

Dave Bell and Alan Cartwright were able to join mid-crescendo (as it were).


Live: In Concert With The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
A&M SP-4335
4/72 T20 [UK: 4/72] UK
Back Cover

Side One
Conquistador Brooker-Reid 4:16
Whaling Stories Brooker-Reid 7:41
A Salty Dog Brooker-Reid 5:37
All This And More Brooker-Reid 4:23
Side Two
In Held 'Twas In I
   Glimpses Of Nirvana
   'Twas Teatime At The Circus
   In The Autumn Of My Madness
   Look To Your Soul
   Grand Finale
Brooker-Fisher-Reid 19:11
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Gary Brooker-piano, vocals
Chris Copping-organ, harpsichord
Dave Ball-guitar
Alan Cartwright-bass
B J Wilson-drums
Keith Reid-lyrics
with:
The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
The Da Camera Singers
Derek Sutton-coordinator
§Cover Art-Bruce Meek
Produced by: Chris Thomas

Note: Recorded at the Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on the 18th November 1971
 

A Salty Dog / Conquistador
Brooker-Reid (5:37) / Brooker-Reid (4:16)
A&M 1347, 4/72 / T20 UK

2nd sleeve print, as Conquistador became the hit side

Links!

Procol Harum - Beyond The PaleHighly recommended!
Robin Trower web site

 


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