THE PHIL COHEN COLLECTION: PROCOL HARUM - WITH THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 1973
January 26, 2010 – 4:08 am
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PROCOL HARUM
With the London Symphony Orchestra 1973 [no label, 1CD]
Very good radio broadcast. Re-broadcast 1982.
Even without their signature tune (A White Shade Of Pale), Procol Harum Live With The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (recorded in 1971, released 1972) became the band’s biggest selling album. So here they are, in 1973, with the London Symphony Orchestra behind them.
This is what music collector Philip Cohen noted: “This was re-broadcast June 28, 1982 on an American radio series, ‘Retro Rock’, and the material has been dubbed from original ‘Retro Rock’ syndication LPs. At the time of the concert, the group was touring behind its Grand Hotel album.”
A probable date - the procolharum.com lists this as being broadcast from Biba’s in London on the Midnight Special show in October. With the LSO and a home crowd, it is not surprising the band included “Rule Britannia” in the rousing TV Caesar with the show culminating (with fireworks, if they had thought of it - maybe there were, who knows) with a superlative Conquistador. Certainly the crowd was partisan and with Mick Grabham’s standout guitar work, older fans might have a hard time recalling that Robin Trower and Dave Ball were once in the band.
Thanks to Phil for sharing the tracks.
Note: Click on the highlighted tracks to download the MP3s (these are high quality MP3s - sample rate of 320 kbps). As far as we can ascertain, these tracks have never been officially released on CD.
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Track 01. Simple Sister (10.5MB)
Track 02. Grand Hotel (15.9MB - visit the html page to download the track)
Track 03. Fires (Which Burnt Brightly) (12.9MB)
Track 04. Broken Barricades (6.8MB)
Track 05. A Salty Dog (11.5MB)
Track 06. Toujours L’Amour (8.6MB)
Track 07. Finale (from “In held Twas I”) (8.6MB)
Track 08. TV Caesar (including “Rule Britannia”) (15.1MB - visit the html page to download the track)
Track 09. Conquistador (9.9MB)
Lineup:
Gary Brooker - piano, vocals
Mick Grabham - guitar
Chris Copping - organ
Alan Cartright - bass
BJ Wilson - drums
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12 Responses to “THE PHIL COHEN COLLECTION: PROCOL HARUM - WITH THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 1973”
Amazing concert!
Please more Procol Harum’s concerts from 60’s & 70’s!
Thanks!
By Rochacrimson on Jan 26, 2010
This is an odd one: Procol harum didn’t play with the LSO in 1973, and this sounds to me like the King Biscuit album you’re already sharing as Hollywood Bowl 1973, slightly rearranged. It’s definitely not the 1972 gig at the Rainbow in London with the Royal Philharmonic…
By chris stoodley on Jan 26, 2010
Well, the announcer on the radio concert syndication L.P. claims that it includes the London Symphony Orchestra.
By Philip Cohen on Jan 27, 2010
There is a live concert in Rainbow in London with the Royal Philharmonic in 1972?Hummmm!
I like to listen it!!!!!
:p
By Rochacrimson on Jan 27, 2010
Please MORE Procol!! Never enough.
Thank you so much!
By lanzarishi on Jan 27, 2010
Great concert. It was good time.
By eric on Jan 27, 2010
Whereever, with whomever, It’s a goodie! Thanx…….
By Timmy on Jan 27, 2010
How many goodies does Phil have up his sleeve??? Not a bad share yet. Keep em coming
By Matt on Feb 2, 2010
To Matt,
You’ll be hearing stuff from my collection throughout 2010 at Big O.
By Philip Cohen on Feb 6, 2010
I look forward to it Phil.
By Matt on Feb 9, 2010
Actually, Procol Harum played with the LSO the 12th Nov 1973 but the set list was quite different than this one. So Chris Stoodley is right and this is surely the concert at the Hollywood Bowl.
By dk on Feb 14, 2010
This is the Hollywood Bowl Concert, NOT the Rainbow Concert with the LSO. Nothing but the truth.
By Carmelo Hernandez on Mar 19, 2010