Procol Harum

Beyond
the Pale

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The Palladium Theatre, NY

Sunday 15 May 1977 : last US gig of the Old Testament


Brooker Grabham Murray Solley Wilson

Something Magic
Simple Sister
Strangers in Space
The Devil Came from Kansas
Whaling Stories
Wish Me Well
Pandora's Box
Grand Hotel
The Unquiet Zone
(drum solo!)
A Salty Dog
Conquistador
Mark of the Claw
This Old Dog
Nothing But the Truth
Homburg
A Whiter Shade of Pale

 16

Songs altogether: 1 From Procol Harum 1 from Shine on Brightly

2

From  A Salty Dog 1 from  Home 1 from  Broken Barricades

1

From  Grand Hotel 1 from Exotic Birds and Fruit 2 from Procol's Ninth

3

From Something Magic X from The Prodigal Stranger 3 non-album tracks

0

Non-originals

Fascinating to see how this last-ever concert of the 60s-70s band
drew on every album they had ever recorded

Marvin Chassman definitely recalls Bringing Home the Bacon being played as the second song; our informant, Beverly Peyton, concedes that 'it's possible I neglected to enter it on my list. There's also a possibility that I simply had Something Magic atop the list as a header for which tour it was and that SM was played after This Old Dog and Before Nothing But the Truth.' Bacon was in the band's repertoire on this tour, but most of the 1977 gigs we have set-lists for do start with Something Magic.

Bert Saraco adds: 'To add a little bit of clarity to the sometimes-disputed details of (what I believe to be) the last Procol Harum show of the Old Testament performed on American soil: yes – the venue went by more than one name. The Academy of Music was also known as The Paladium. Two nights ago The Lovely Carina reached into her mysterious bag and produced a very nice more-than-two-thirds intact ticket for the show. Please notice that the orchestra seats cost only $7.50 each!'

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