Procol Harum 1967 Procol Harum

Genre: Progressive Rock
Rate: 320 kbps CBR / 44100
Time: 01:12:08
Size: 165,04 MB



review by Bruce Eder

Procol Harum's self-titled, debut album bombed in England, appearing six months after "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and "Homburg" with neither hit song on it. The LP was successful in America, where albums sold more easily, but especially since it did include "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and was reissued with a sticker emphasizing the presence of the original "Conquistador," a re-recording which became a hit in 1972. The music is an engaging meld of psychedelic rock, blues, and classical influences, filled with phantasmagorical lyrics, bold (but not flashy) organ by Matthew Fisher, and Robin Trower's most tasteful and restrained guitar. "Conquistador," "Kaleidoscope," "A Christmas Camel," and the Bach-influenced "Repent Walpurgis" are superb tracks, and "Good Captain Clack" is great, almost Kinks-like fun. Not everything here works, but it holds up better than most psychedelic or progressive rock.



Tracklist:

01 - Conquistador 02:38

02 - She Wandered Through The Garden Fence 03:26

03 - Something Following Me 03:37

04 - Mabel 01:56

05 - Cerdes (Outside The Gates Of) 05:09

06 - A Christmas Camel 04:48

07 - Kaleidoscope 02:54

08 - Salad Days (Are Here Again) 03:39

09 - Good Captain Clack 01:31

10 - Repent Walpurgis 05:06

11 - A Whiter Shade Of Pale 04:08

12 - Lime Street Blues 02:54

13 - Homburg (Single Version) 03:58

14 - Good Captain Clack (Single Version) 01:37

15 - Il Tuo Diamante (Italian Single) 03:33

16 - Understandably Blue (Stereo) 03:33

17 - Pandora's Box (Version 1, Stereo) 03:47

18 - Alpha (Stereo) 03:51

19 - Conquistador (Stereo) 02:41

20 - She Wandered Through The Garden Fence (Stereo) 03:28

21 - Homburg (Album Version, Stereo) 03:54





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