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Origins and outings
International in constitution, the Palers' Band to date has performed seven times at BtP's private parties and once in public [BB King's Blues Club, Hollywood, California]. It has included some 73 individuals [listed below] and it plays with limited rehearsal – but with much e-mail consultation with the webmasters beforehand. It's open to players and singers of all ages and capacities, and the performances have ranged from the entirely 'informal' to the definitely inspiring. Caution is thrown to the winds: for example, the Palers' Band has performed the whole of The Worm and the Tree to Procol Harum themselves, as well as tackling In Held 'Twas in I in their presence with a circulating line-up of 23 players.
Clearly there's no attempt whatever at pretending to be the proper Procol Harum, as some other fans'-bands do … our emphasis is solely on enjoying the richness of the Procol repertoire, in the context of fun, mutual respect, and a lack of ego-tripping!
Recordings
See the foot of the page for information about the Palers' Project, which is a studio collective playing polished and exciting, often innovative, arrangements of favourite Procol songs and rarities. These have had some interesting airplay in the USA and supported Gary Brooker during the Procol Harum Fortieth Anniversary celebrations in London, July 2007: setlist here
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We formerly had audience recordings of the Palers' Band – a more rough-and-ready, live-action affair, for sale in the BtP shop, but they have long since sold out.
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September
2000 |
24 songs and personnel listed here (inc. one Gary Brooker performance); the band included Procol's own Dave Ball. |
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May
2001 |
13 songs and personnel listed here |
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June
2001 |
27 songs and personnel listed here (inc. two Procol Harum performances) |
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July 2003 |
32 songs and personnel listed here (inc. five Procol Harum performances) |
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August 2006 |
30 songs and personnel listed here and here (inc. three Procol Harum performances, one song with GB guesting with the Palers' Band, and one song with the whole of Procol joining The Palers onstage mid-song) |
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July 2007 |
16 songs and personnel listed here (no song hitherto performed by the Palers' Band). The band again included Procol's own Dave Ball. |
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A Double CD of the Palers' Band, September 2000, was available from BtP … including one track by Gary BrookerA CD of the Palers' Band, May 2001, was available from BtP … including one bonus track from 1973 A double CD of the Palers' Band, June 2001, was available from BtP … including one track by Procol Harum |
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Repertoire
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A Robe of Silk
[Brooker / Reid] |
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A Christmas Camel *
[Brooker / Reid]
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A Salty Dog [Brooker / Reid] |
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Rambling On [Brooker / Reid] |
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Special guests!
Palers' Band personnel
The Palers' Band has played Guildford (2000), Kristiansand and Manchester (2001) Hollywood USA (2003), Lejre in Denmark (2006) and St John's Smith Square (2007) as follows. Players marked with an asterisk (*) also played as The Palers' Project who (reinforced by special guest Geoff Whitehorn) opened for Gary Brooker and Guests in London on 21 July 2007 (setlist here)
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Roland Clare * |
UK |
Guild |
Krist |
Manch |
LA |
Lejre |
London |
6 |
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Jens Anders Ravnaas * |
Norway |
Guild |
Krist |
Manch |
LA |
Lejre |
London |
6 |
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Peter Clare* |
UK |
Guild |
Krist |
Manch |
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Lejre |
London |
5 |
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Linda Clare |
UK |
Guild |
Krist |
Manch |
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Lejre |
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4 |
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Tito Davila |
USA |
Guild |
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LA |
Lejre |
London |
4 |
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Richard Beck |
USA |
Guild |
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Manch |
LA |
Lejre |
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4 |
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Jeff Levine |
USA |
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Manch |
LA |
Lejre |
London |
4 |
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Don Milione* |
USA |
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Manch |
LA |
Lejre |
London |
4 |
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Allen Edelist* |
USA |
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Manch |
LA |
Lejre |
London |
4 |
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George Lovell |
Scotland / Canada |
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LA |
Lejre |
London |
3 |
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Sam Cameron |
UK |
Guild |
Krist |
Manch |
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3 |
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Marvin Chassman |
USA |
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LA |
Lejre |
London |
3 |
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Larry Pennisi |
USA |
Guild |
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Manch |
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Lejre |
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3 |
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Jeremy Gilien* |
USA |
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LA |
Lejre |
London |
3 |
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Gary Shepard* |
USA |
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LA |
Lejre |
London |
3 |
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Stephen Wallace* |
Australia |
Guild |
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London |
2 |
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Søren Borello |
Denmark |
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Lejre |
London |
2 |
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Wolfgang Lieke |
Germany |
Guild |
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Manch |
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2 |
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Antonio Costa Barbé* |
Italy |
Guild |
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London |
2 |
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Hans Tammes |
Netherlands |
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Manch |
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Lejre |
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2 |
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Torjus Ravnaas |
Norway |
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Krist |
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Lejre |
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2 |
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Leif-Otto Eriksen |
Norway |
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Krist |
Manch |
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2 |
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Bjørn Jensen* |
Norway |
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Lejre |
London |
2 |
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Andrè Romkes* |
Norway |
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Lejre |
London |
2 |
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Ian Hockley* |
Oman |
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Lejre |
London |
2 |
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Dave Knight* |
UK |
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Manch |
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London |
2 |
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UK |
Guild |
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London |
2 |
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Tony Sadowski |
USA |
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Manch |
LA |
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2 |
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Greg Panfile |
USA |
Guild |
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Manch |
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2 |
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Poul Achton |
Denmark |
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London |
1 |
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Palle Bas Christensen |
Denmark |
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London |
1 |
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Claus Nielsen |
Denmark |
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London |
1 |
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Benny Tworek |
Denmark |
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London |
1 |
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Malène Lemoine |
France |
Guild |
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1 |
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Michael Ackermann |
Germany |
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Manch |
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1 |
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Fritz Friedl |
Germany |
Guild |
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1 |
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Stefano Bottacchi |
Italy |
Guild |
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1 |
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Alberto Gallarini* |
Italy |
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London |
1 |
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Wilfried van Damme |
Netherlands |
Guild |
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1 |
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Martine Hoogendoorn |
Netherlands |
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Lejre |
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1 |
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Torgeir Hefre |
Norway |
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Krist |
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1 |
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Steinar Revheim |
Norway |
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Krist |
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1 |
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Stein Kaald |
Norway |
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Krist |
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1 |
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Runar Todok |
Norway |
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Krist |
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1 |
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Per Andersen |
Norway |
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Krist |
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1 |
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Karl Glørstad |
Norway |
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Krist |
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1 |
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Kari Romkes |
Norway |
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London |
1 |
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Jan Athammer |
Norway |
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Krist |
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1 |
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Gunnar Stedje |
Norway |
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Krist |
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1 |
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Dag Tveikra |
Norway |
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Krist |
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1 |
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Bjørn Rovar |
Norway |
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Krist |
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1 |
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Atle Strøm |
Norway |
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Krist |
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1 |
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Jonas Söderström |
Sweden |
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Lejre |
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1 |
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Sev Lewkowicz |
UK |
Guild |
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1 |
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Rob Barnes |
UK |
Guild |
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1 |
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Peter Christian |
UK |
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Lejre |
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1 |
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Nicky Turner |
UK |
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Manch |
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1 |
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Nicholas Clare |
UK |
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Manch |
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1 |
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Martin Clare |
UK |
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Manch |
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1 |
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Lou Fowkes |
UK |
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Manch |
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1 |
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Jane Clare |
UK |
Guild |
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1 |
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Gummo Clare |
UK |
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Manch |
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1 |
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Lloyd Edward |
UK / USA |
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Lejre |
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1 |
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Sharon Nichols |
USA |
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Lejre |
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1 |
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Rodger Phillips |
USA |
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LA |
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1 |
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Nathan Walpow |
USA |
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LA |
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1 |
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Nancy Zohner |
USA |
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Manch |
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1 |
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John Crouch |
USA |
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LA |
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1 |
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USA |
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LA |
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1 |
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Donna Blue |
USA |
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LA |
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1 |
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Dennis Fetchet |
USA |
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LA |
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1 |
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Charlie Kirelawich |
USA |
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LA |
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1 |
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Beatle Buck |
USA |
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LA |
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Studio recordings
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| Unlike the Palers' Band above, The Palers' Project is primarily not a live music project: their first album, Lost in the Looking Glass [2002] consists of 40 Procol Harum / Matthew Fisher tracks, chiefly recorded in studios. 'Compulsive listening,' said Gary Brooker, while Keith Reid opined that 'every home should have one'. | The second Palers' Project 2CD album – From Shadow to Shadow – was released in May 2004, with a special price for all orders received before 1 May. Like its predecessor it contains 40 Procol Harum / Matthew Fisher / Gary Brooker / Robin Trower / Paramounts tracks, chiefly recorded in studios. | The third Palers' Project 2CD album – Trace of a Feeling – was released in May 2006. Unlike its predecessors it contains 42 Procol Harum / Matthew Fisher / Gary Brooker / Robin Trower. Members of Procol Harum and Cpt Beefheart's magic band are among the hundred musicians featured on this recording. |
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Many hundreds of these albums have been ordered online here: to hear excerpts for yourself, to view the line-ups and pictures, and to order these excellent collections, visit The Palers' Project website ... there's a lot of good stuff there – it's a feast for a Procoholic's ears. All proceeds are used to find 'Beyond the Pale' and thereby to promote Procol Harum worldwide. There's also an artist-designed Palers' Project tee-shirt. And – a kind of spin-off from the 2006 Palers' Band – there's now a Danish cover band, The Procol Harum Project and a Hispanic one here. |
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