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A Whiter Shade of Pale: authorised lyrics of all four verses "Procol Harum: The ultimate tale of A Whiter Shade Of Pale", article on the song's 40th anniversary, from Classic Rock magazine; Bill Eyden Obituary; First promotional clip on YouTube "A Whiter Shade of Pale" Scopitone film on YouTube; on YouTube
It was released in September 1967 by record label Deram in the US, following their breakthrough and immensely popular single "A Whiter Shade of Pale". The track does not appear on the UK version of the album, but was included on the US issue. The UK version of the album was released in December 1967 by record label Regal Zonophone.
Procol Harum (/ ˈ p r oʊ k əl ˈ h ɑː r əm /) were an English rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in 1967.Their best-known recording is the 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", one of the few singles to have sold more than 10 million copies. [4]
Fisher joined Procol Harum at the start of 1967 though he kept touring with Sutch for a brief while. While all the band had experience in other groups, Fisher was the only one with formal music training. [5] He recalls that "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was originally four verses and ten minutes long, with solos improvised in between by Fisher and ...
Procol Harum of “A Whiter Shade of Pale” fame got their name from British nightclub disc jockey Guy Stevens. It was a misspelling of the Latin phrase procol harun, which means “far beyond ...
The album reached No. 7 in Canada [4] and was very successful on the Billboard Top 200, peaking at No. 5. It is the band's best-selling album, certified Gold by the RIAA. [ 5 ] The live version of " Conquistador " from this album became a popular hit on both pop and progressive radio in the United States and reached the top 20 of the Billboard ...
"Homburg" is a song by the English rock band Procol Harum, released as the follow-up single to their initial 1967 hit "A Whiter Shade of Pale". Written by pianist Gary Brooker and lyricist Keith Reid, "Homburg" reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart, [1] number 15 in Canada, and number 34 in the United States. It went to number one in several ...
Live at the Union Chapel is the second live album by Procol Harum, released in 2004.. It was the last Procol Harum album to feature Matthew Fisher on organ and the only time Procol Harum recorded "A Whiter Shade of Pale" with 3 verses (previous albums and single releases only contained 2 verses).