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    Posted: March 13 2006 at 10:16

I found a error on Procol Harum's self titled debut album (1967) which the album cover picture backwards.

Like this:

Should be facing the other way round.

I'm suprised it hasn't been noticed!!(MURAH LOCORP)

 



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Points: 20409 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 13 2006 at 10:34
nope , the original cover was like that, as incredible as it may sound
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Points: 2664 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 13 2006 at 10:40

Did the UK have that version??

that is a hell of a fact, i didn't know
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Wow, this is really news! Oh wait, now I know, it has been re-released under the name A Whiter Shade Of Pale, hasn't it? And then probably with the letters in the normal way. The original album didn't have the song A Whiter Shade Of Pale on it, because the fans already bought that as a single, if I'm not mistaken. I love it, the days of anti-commercialism
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Points: 20409 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 14 2006 at 03:16

Originally posted by Moogtron III Moogtron III wrote:

Wow, this is really news! Oh wait, now I know, it has been re-released under the name A Whiter Shade Of Pale, hasn't it? And then probably with the letters in the normal way. The original album didn't have the song A Whiter Shade Of Pale on it, because the fans already bought that as a single, if I'm not mistaken. I love it, the days of anti-commercialism

I thought about explaining this at first and for some lack of time (an emergency), I did not

But you are spot on with this!
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Points: 2771 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 14 2006 at 04:19

hmm must go home and check my copy ...

Another point is that IMO "The Long Goodbye" should probably not be listed as a studio album ... from the clips I heard this is a re-recording of 11 old Procol songs plus one new song with a live orchestra ... even though I can't hear an audience, I think the listing should probably be changed to live album

Any thoughts from anyone really familiar with this album?
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Points: 20409 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 14 2006 at 04:43

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Yup I have my doubts about that one too!

I'll see if they have it at the library , but I am not that keen on borrowing it.

Apparently this was new recordings with a symphonic orchestra.

I'll check iot up anyway

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THE LONG GOODBYE

PROCOL HARUM

RCA VICTOR, 1995. Enregistrement 1994-1995.

Classement

Pop, Rock, XP873C (sauf indication contraire; sous réserve de disponibilité.)

Où emprunter
Morceaux, plages

1 Conquistador / 2 Homburg / 3 Grand hotel / 4 Simple sister / 5 A salty dog / 6 Pandora’s box / 7 A whiter shade of pale / 8 Repent Walpurgis / 9 You can’t turn back the page / 10 Strangers in space / 11 Butterfly boys / 12 The long goodbye

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Points: 1835 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2006 at 09:36

Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

nope , the original cover was like that, as incredible as it may sound

Is that really true, Hughes? Or is it an urban myth? I can't see any mention of that on the band's own Web site, and the LP cover they show on the official Web site is the following:

http://www.procolharum.com/phalbum1.htm

 
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Points: 20409 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2006 at 10:22

I remeber seeing this cover a few times in the 70's and it exists also on CD

Although my CD is called A Whiter Shade Of Pale (as Moogtron III) mentions with the extra tracks
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Points: 20409 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 27 2006 at 08:49

I just finished the book Beyond the Pale and it does not mention the artwork being backwards.

 

I have seen it in cd and vinyls for certain, but maybe they were bootlegs

 

Let's turn this pic aroundWink
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Points: 1835 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 27 2006 at 11:04

Done.

 
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