Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
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| Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra | ||||
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| Released | April 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 18 November 1971 | |||
| Venue | Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, symphonic rock | |||
| Length | 41:39 | |||
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| Producer | Chris Thomas | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B–[2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, by the English band Procol Harum together with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, was released in 1972; it was recorded at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on 18 November 1971. 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]
Track listing
Lyrics for all songs by Keith Reid; music composed by Gary Brooker, except "In Held 'Twas in I" co-authored by Matthew Fisher.
- "Conquistador" - 5:02
- "Whaling Stories" - 7:41
- "A Salty Dog" - 5:34
- "All This and More" - 4:22
- "In Held 'Twas in I":[6] - 19:00
- a) "Glimpses of Nirvana"
- b) "'Twas Teatime at the Circus"
- c) "In the Autumn of My Madness"
- d) "Look to Your Soul"
- e) "Grand Finale"
- A live version of "Luskus Delph" (Brooker, Reid) from the album Broken Barricades is also included on recent CD reissues (it had originally been the B-side of the "Conquistador" single, CHS 2003). The 2009 Salvo reissue also includes rehearsal takes of "Simple Sister" and "Shine On Brightly" as additional bonus tracks.
- Some LP copies of the album also have "Look to Your Soul" credited as "I Know If I'd Been Wiser".
Personnel
- Chris Copping – organ
- Alan Cartwright – bass guitar
- B. J. Wilson – drums
- Dave Ball – guitar
- Gary Brooker – piano and vocals
- Keith Reid – lyrics
Also featured are:
- The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
- The Da Camera Singers
Recording Engineers: Wally Heider, Ray Thompson, Tom Scott, Ken Caillat, and Biff Dawes
References
- ^ Procol Harum Live: In Concert ... at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - July 15, 1972" (PDF).
- ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum database
- ^ An acrostic, mostly derived from the first word of each of the first four movements ("Held" is derived from the first word of a verse later in the first movement)
External links
- ProcolHarum.com - ProcolHarum.com's page on this album
- Procol Harum Live: In Concert ... at Discogs (list of releases)
- Winspear Centre's history page on the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra