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Released
  
September 1968

Shine On Brightly(1968)
  
Release date
  
September 1968

Label
  
A&M Records

Length
  
39:09

Artist
  
Producer
  
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Recorded
  
1967–68 at Advision Studios, De Lane Lea Studios and Olympic Studios, London, England

Genres
  
Progressive rock, Psychedelic rock, Art rock, Hard rock

Similar
  
Procol Harum albums, Blues rock albums

Procol harum shine on brightly full album 1968


Shine On Brightly is the second studio album by English rock band Procol Harum, released in 1968 by record labels Regal Zonophone and A&M.

Contents

It is considered an early example of progressive rock.

Procol harum shine on brightly 1968 remastered full album


Content

The title of the epic "In Held 'Twas in I" is an acrostic, taking the first word from the first movement as well as the first word from a verse later in the movement as well as the first word from each of the three successive movements as shown:

Release

Shine On Brightly was released in September 1968 by record labels Regal Zonophone and A&M. The original British and North American versions of the opening two tracks ("Quite Rightly So" and "Shine On Brightly") are different versions.

The album was reissued several times, including a 2009 remaster using the original 2-track stereo masters and featuring bonus B-sides and alternate takes. However, many of the tracks are played at a higher speed. Subsequent reissues have been at the correct speed.

Reception

Upon its release, Jim Miller, writing for Rolling Stone, was unfavourable: "Procol Harum's first release was generally more satisfying, especially since this new album displays little in the way of startling growth – the group has apparently chosen to refine their old approach and the musical result, while usually listenable, is not consistently interesting."

Legacy

Shine On Brightly was influential in the development of progressive rock by breaking pop and rock music standards with the 17-minute epic "In Held 'Twas in I", which marked the beginning of the lengthy progressive rock suites that would occur later in the 1970s.

Track listing

All tracks written by Gary Brooker and Keith Reid, except as noted.

Personnel

  • Gary Brooker – lead vocals (1-7b, 7d), piano (all but 7e)
  • Robin Trower – guitar, co-lead vocals (4)
  • Matthew Fisher – organ, lead vocals (7c), piano (7e)
  • Dave Knights – bass guitar
  • B.J. Wilson – drums
  • Keith Reid – lyrics
  • Technical
  • Tony Visconti - assistant producer
  • Tom Wilkes - art direction
  • George Underwood – front cover art design
  • Songs

    1Quite Rightly So3:44
    2Shine on Brightly3:36
    3Skip Softly (My Moonbeams)3:51

    References

    Shine On Brightly Wikipedia


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