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Procol Harum

Their debut: ten songs by Gary Brooker and Keith Reid, closing on Matthew Fisher's instrumental.
Procol Harum, 1967

On the UK edition side A has "Conquistador", "She Wandered Through the Garden Fence", "Something Following Me", "Mabel" and "Cerdes (Outside the Gates of)", and side B "A Christmas Camel", "Kaleidoscope", "Salad Days (Are Here Again)", "Good Captain Clack" and "Repent Walpurgis", by Fisher. Music is Brooker's and words Reid's unless noted. In the US edition "Kaleidoscope" and "Salad Days" are joined as one 6:31 track and "Conquistador" moves to side B. Eddy Offord and Keith Grant were among the engineers. AllMusic's Bruce Eder gave it four stars, writing that not everything here works, but it holds up better than most psychedelic or progressive rock; Melody Maker called it a very pleasant and thoughtful set.

Track listing

  1. Conquistador2:42
  2. She Wandered Through the Garden Fence3:29
  3. Something Following Me3:40
  4. Mabel1:55
  5. Cerdes (Outside the Gates of)5:07
  6. A Christmas Camel4:54
  7. Kaleidoscope2:57
  8. Salad Days (Are Here Again)3:44
  9. Good Captain Clack1:32
  10. Repent Walpurgis5:05

More from Procol Harum

Shine On Brightly (1968), A Salty Dog (1969), Home (1970), Broken Barricades (1971), The Elusive Procol Harum (1971), Grand Hotel (1973), Stereo Pop Special-66 (1974), Exotic Birds And Fruit (1974), Procol's Ninth (1975), Five And Dime (1976), Something Magic (1977), The Prodigal Stranger (1991), The Well's On Fire (2003), A Robe Of Silk - Rare Tracks From Early Days (2013), Novum (2017)

Sources

  1. Procol Harum (album), Wikipedia
  2. Procol Harum, Zabadak review, Beyond the Pale (1993-07)