1St press. ORIGINAL, PROCOL HARUM, A SALTY DOG,

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THE ALBUM FOR SALE HERE

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PROCOL HARUMS,S

A SALTY DOG.

0RIGINAL 1969 RELESE

Cat No SLRZ 1009

This album comes pressed on the original

RED REGAL ZONOPHONE LABEL

Procol Harum are an English psychedelic rock band, formed in the 1960s, who built a heavy foundation for what would become progressive rock. They are best known for their hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", though they have had a devoted cult following throughout their career.

[edit] Early years

In early 1967, Brooker began working as a singer/songwriter and formed Procol Harum in April 1967 with non-Paramounts: poet Keith Reid, Hammond organist Matthew Fisher, guitarist Ray Royer and bassist David Knights. At Olympic Studios, with session drummer (and non-Paramount) Bill Eyden, producer Denny Cordell, and sound engineer Keith Grant, the group recorded "A Whiter Shade of Pale." The song was officially released on May 12, 1967. With the sudden success of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and The Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin", their label Deram Records became known as a premier progressive rock label.

With its haunting tonality and Bach flavouring, both provided by Fisher, soulful vocals and mysterious lyrics, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" reached #1 on the British charts and did almost as well in the United States, reaching #5. In the years since, it has become an enduring classic, placing on several polls of the best songs ever.

Right after "A Whiter Shade of Pale" became a hit, the band set out to leverage their studio success by touring; their live debut was opening for Jimi Hendrix in 1967 (see 1967 in music).

The group's follow-up single, "Homburg", with a lineup change of former Paramounts B.J. Wilson on drums and Robin Trower on guitar, was almost as successful in the UK as it reached #6, but the LP Procol Harum, was less successful. A series of singles charted lowly in the US and UK, though rarely both at the same time. A Salty Dog (1969; see 1969 in music) was popular among fans, and was their first album to sell well in the UK; it is still highly regarded as perhaps their finest LP. The title track in particular gained a good deal of US FM radio airplay, with Reid's ominous, alliterative lyrics in the forefront. However, Fisher, who produced this album, departed the band soon after its release.

The group would have many personnel changes [1], but their "classic" lineup for their first three albums was Gary Brooker (piano and lead vocals), Robin Trower (guitar and lead vocals), Matthew Fisher (organ and lead vocals), David Knights (bass), B.J. Wilson (drums), and Keith Reid (lyricist). Former Paramount Chris Copping joined on organ and bass in 1970, and between 1973 and 1977, the group's guitarist was Mick Grabham, a very worthy successor to Trower.

Procol Harum produced a unique sound that emphasized Brooker's melancholy vocals and an evocative mix of his eclectic piano, Fisher's elegant, church-like organ, Wilson's dramatic drumming and Trower's searing guitar licks, along with frequent black humour and a penchant for unpredictable experimentation. Musically, Procol Harum was split during all these years between Trower's guitar-driven blues rock style (that was often compared to Eric Clapton or Hendrix) and Brooker's and Fisher's structured classical rock sound. The group often combined the two into a brilliantly dynamic fusion, but by 1972 the disparities in style became too great; the end of an era was marked for Procol, with the release of their fifth album Broken Barricades, and subsequent departure of Trower to form his own power trio band.

Procol returned to success on the music charts in the following years with a distinctly symphonic rock sound, often backed by symphony orchestras. At this they were one of the first groups to achieve success: the album Procol Harum Live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra was a #5 gold album in the US in 1972, as well as reaching #48 in Britain. From this, a dynamic performance of "Conquistador" (a song from their first album) was a hit as a single, getting to #16 in the US with considerable additional FM radio airplay, while reaching #22 in the UK.

[edit] Mid-seventies

More personnel problems contributed to declining sales in the later part of the 1970s, with "Pandora's Box" being their final UK top 20 hit in 1975; the band finally broke up in 1977 (see 1977 in music). They reunited for a single performance five months later, due to "A Whiter Shade of Pale" being named joint winner (along with Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody") of the Best British Pop Single 1952-1977 at the Brit awards, part of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee.

Information and condition:

The Vinyl:

This is in excellent + condition with just a whisper of inner sleeve removal marks, and just very small amount of spindle marking that barely visible.

looking at these as a guide to times played it looks as if this album has been played no more than three to six times.

The labels are in perfect condition with no writing, cracking, fading, or other damage.

Matrix number are:

Side one: YCA FX 57 - 1

SIDE TWO: YCA FX 58 - 1

Mother Stamp

1 P

and

1R

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Outer cover:

The outer cover depicts the picture of the sailor within a lifebelt, similar to the front of an old and well known cigarette package (Players Navy Cut) if anyone can remember this packet.

The cover dose show some signs of ageing but this is very little, The glossy laminated front and back do show some signs of ageing and some creasing but this in no way detract from the clean crisp looking sleeve.

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Remember these glossy laminated sleeves were extremely difficult to look after and were even creased on purchase.

I will grade this sleeve a definite excellent -.

The inner sleeve is a plain polly line sleeve and this is perfect.

Pleas take a look at my pictures and remember these pictures are of the actual album you would be bidding on

The album has been play graded as always and it plays perfectly apart from very slight static between tracks, it is superb listening pleasure.

I grade this whole package confidently as  excellent -.

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