Procol Harum

Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale. After the rhythm blues band The Paramounts disbanded in 1966 singer Gary Brooker helped form Procol Harum early in 1967.

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The UK version of the album was released in December 1967.

. Procol Harum are an English progressive rock band from Southend-on-SeaFormed in April 1967 the group originally consisted of vocalist and pianist Gary Brooker guitarist Ray Royer bassist David Knights keyboardist Matthew Fisher drummer Bobby Harrison and lyricist Keith ReidThe band went through a number of lineup changes over the next ten years before disbanding in. Procol Harum is the debut studio album by English rock band Procol Harum. The track doesnt appear on the UK version of the album but was included on the US issue.

In July 1967 the band got their first 1 hit A Whiter Shade of Pale co-written by Brooker Reid becoming one of the first real symphonic rock songs. 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. British rock group Procol Harum began life as a psychedelic band and evolved into one of the leading acts in art rock and prog rock all without changing much about their essential approach.

Lead singer and pianist Gary Brooker gave the group their trademark sound with his downbeat vocals and lush melodies while primary lyricist Keith Reid added words that often pondered.

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