Spotify Release Info
Track: A Whiter Shade of Pale - 50th Anniversary Stereo Mix
Artist: Procol Harum
Album: Hits'n'Flips
Artist Bio
Name: Procol Harum
Spotify Genres: progressive rock, symphonic rock, baroque pop
Followers: 507,812
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Biography
After the rhythm & blues band [a1382422] disbanded in 1966, singer [a=Gary Brooker] helped form Procol Harum early in 1967. In July that year, the band got their first #1 hit [i]A Whiter Shade of Pale[/i], co-written by Brooker & Reid, becoming one of the first real "symphonic rock" songs. A lot of albums and singles were released afterwards, but never enjoyed the success of their first single. Band friend and record company owner [a=Guy Stevens] came up with the group's name Procol Harum, a mis-spelling of the Latin phrase Procul Harun (roughly meaning “far beyond these things”), which was also the pedigree name of his Siamese cat (who actually was marked [i]Procul hīs[/i]). (Another explanation is that it was a corruption of Procellarum, a vast ocean on the Moon.) The line up for their first single was: Gary Brooker: vocals and piano Keith Reid: words Matthew Fisher: Hammond organ David Knights: bass Ray Royer: guitar Drums by session drummer Bill Eyden. Procol Harum re-formed in October 1991 and recorded "The Prodigal Stranger" with this line-up: Brooker - vocals and piano Reid - words Fisher - hammond organ with guests: Dave Bronze - bass Mark Brzezicki - drums Jerry Stevenson - mandolin and guitar
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1.A Whiter Shade of Pale - Original Single VersionHits'n'Flips
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2.A Whiter Shade of Pale - 50th Anniversary Stereo MixHits'n'Flips
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3.Conquistador - 2009 RemasterProcol Harum (2009 Remaster)
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4.Homburg - Single Version - 2009 Remaster - MonoHits'n'Flips
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5.Repent Walpurgis - 2009 RemasterProcol Harum (2009 Remaster)
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6.Shine On BrightlyShine On Brightly
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7.A Whiter Shade of Pale - Live at Leicester University, 1975Procol's Ninth (Remastered & Expanded Edition)
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8.She Wandered Through the Garden Fence - 2009 RemasterProcol Harum (2009 Remaster)
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9.Pandora's Box - RemasteredProcol's Ninth (Remastered & Expanded Edition)
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10.Grand HotelGrand Hotel (Remastered & Expanded Edition)
Discogs Release Info
Release: Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale 50th Anniversary EP
Year: 2017
Genres: Rock
Styles: Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock