Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

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Released April 1972 Procol Harum Live In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (1972) Grand Hotel (1973) Release date April 1972 Producer Chris Thomas		Length 41:39 Artist Procol Harum Label A&M Records

Recorded 18 November 1971 at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton Genres Progressive rock, Symphonic rock Similar Procol Harum albums, Progressive rock albums

Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, by the UK band Procol Harum, was released in 1972; it was recorded at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on 18 November 1971. The album was very successful on the Billboard Top 200, peaking at #5. It is the band's best selling album, certified Gold by the RIAA.

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": - 19:00

A live version of "Luskus Delph" (Brooker, Reid) from the album Broken Barricades is also included on recent CD reissues. 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

Songs

1Conquistador5:02
2Whaling Stories7:40
3A Salty Dog5:34

References

Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Wikipedia

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