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Maybe we're all a bit biased here: but has there ever been a more brilliantly accomplished debut album? 'I suppose the first album was the album I was the happiest with. It was fantastic, you know; I thought all the songs were great. It was the worst recorded album, but I really like it.' Keith Reid, 1972 Matthew Fisher -
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Repent Walpurgis: Matthew Fisher explains the origins (title and music) of this instrumental |
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Liner notes: To be listened to in the spirit in which it was made Items of interest: The original album did not feature A Whiter Shade of Pale: it was added for the American version. This necessitated a change in the classic Beardsley-influenced album sleeve, which, like the Salty Dog and Home artwork, had been executed by Dickinson, who went on to marry Keith Reid. The advertisement (right) relates to the 1973 A&M re-release of the album, and was originally printed in Rolling Stone. Variant versions: Good Captain Clack as it appeared as the 'B' side of the Homburg single differed by one gong-beat from the version on this album. |
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The 1997 Repertoire re-issue of |
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Some of these songs first recorded with Ray Royer and Bobby Harrison (replaced by Robin Trower and BJ Wilson) |
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Images from the Russian pressing |
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Read an eyewitness
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The words of this album,
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About the 'Plus' re-release of this album |
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About the film Separation, which featured Salad Days |
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Audiophile re-release (2003) with bonus tracks, two discs on 200 Gram vinyl |
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Buy the Procol Harum ... Plus! CD from CD-Now |
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