Procol Harum

Beyond
the Pale

What was new at 'Beyond the Pale'

July 2010

July 31:

Added some more pictures taken before Procol Harum played at Wolf Trap in the USA (thanks, One-Eye)

July 30: Procol Harum play Bad Krozingen in a week's time

Added a Procol memoir from a new contributor (thanks, Demetrio)

July 29:

Added a page about a new way of listening to Grand Hotel (thanks, Paul)

Added some illustrative pictures here (thanks, Charlie)

July 28:

Added a new ticket to this page (thanks, Gian Carlo)

Added another example to the Whiter Shade of Parlance page – look for 'Fudge' (thanks, Martin Awsop)

July 27:

Added another Procol Tarrytown review (thanks, Bert)

Remember this link to the eBay auction (ends today!) of a fine guitar once owned by a member of Procol Harum. To know more, contact the vendor, Rainer, at rainer.lillot@web.de or by telephone +49 2845 941131 – he speaks fluent English and has an intriguing story about the provenance of the instrument; he is happy to sell it off-eBay to the right music-fan.

July 26:

Added a great review of Procol Harum in Finland (thanks, Charlie)

July 25: Procol Harum play Slupska in three weeks

Added the setlist from Procol Harum's free concert in Bergamo

July 24: Procol Harum play Bergamo tonight

Added a preview page about tonight's Bergamo gig

July 23: Procol Harum play Bad Krozingen in a fortnight's time, and Bergamo tomorrow

Added the setlist from Procol Harum's return to Äänekoski

July 22: Procol Harum play Äänekoski tonight

Added a historic Procol Harum ticket and some more Mexican concert notes (thanks, Jorge)

July 21: Procol Harum play Äänekoski tomorrow

' ... stuff flying out of the instrument, the like of which I have never seen ...'

Added a review (received this month) looking back to Procol Harum's previous showing at tomorrow's festival venue (thanks, Ian)

Added last-minute accommodation, train, and weather news for those going to hear Procol Harum play Äänekoski tomorrow (thanks, Paula)

Click this link to visit the eBay auction (ends 27 July) of a fine guitar once owned by a member of Procol Harum. To know more, contact the vendor, Rainer, at rainer.lillot@web.de or by telephone +49 2845 941131 – he speaks fluent English and has an intriguing story about the provenance of the instrument; he is happy to sell it off-eBay to the right music-fan.

July 20:

Added another page of pictures taken the first time Procol Harum played at Äänekoski

July 19:

Added some more photographs showing Procol Harum fans' meetings in non-Procol contexts

July 18: Procol Harum play Slupska in four weeks

Added a Procol Harum ticket here (thanks, Anders)

Added a good squirrel specimen to this page (thanks Sue; thanks, John)

Added again to this Finnish planning page (thanks, Paula)

Watch three video-clips – here, here and here – for some news about the history-making plans of two ex-members of Procol Harum and the true meaning of the word 'gig' (thanks, Charlie)

July 17: Procol Harum play Bergamo in a week's time

' ... at their heaviest and most dangerous ... a long, moody reading with the base metal elements clearly to the fore ...'

Added a review (received this month) looking back to what Procol Harum were doing exactly a year ago (thanks, Ian)

July 16: Procol Harum play Bad Krozingen in three weeks

Added news of a Gary Brooker concert in August [cf the Haiti benefit that is commemorated on YouTube and elsewhere] (thanks, Paul)

Added some nice information about a special train service to a Procol Harum show (thanks, Jorma)

Added significant booking information to the Bergamo concert page (thanks, Gigi)

July 15: Procol Harum play Äänekoski in one week

Added related photographs here, here, here and here (thanks, George)

Bastille Day:

Exactly twelve months since the London screening, added a review of the restored Separation DVD in which 'the most irresponsible man on God’s earth' explains how to become a filmmaker, and we learn that 'They all got on extremely well, Denny, Michael [sic] and Stanley'. (thanks, Ian)

July 13:

' ... the cup was half-full and full-on at the time ...'

Added a review of the eighth Procol / Salvo re-release (thanks, Dmitry)

Saturday Morning Music Club: so many Procol Harum fans are also fans of great British band Squeeze: as they
tour the USA, followed by the UK, there's a great source of bonus tracks, photos, messages, to say nothing of
[full-time lyricist and Matt Pegg collaborator] Chris Difford's new solo album ... the whole idea is brilliantly simple
(it's like getting your weekly pocket-money and going out to the record-shop hunting for goodies) and the software
takes under a minute to install: Get in on it – Saturday Morning Music Club

July 12:

Added a third page of photographs, taken on the occasion of Procol Harum's showcase gig at Tarrytown, USA (thanks, Bert)

July 11: Procol Harum play Slupska in five weeks

Added a great Procol Harum review and illustration (thanks, Bert)

July 10: Procol Harum play Bergamo in a fortnight's time

Added the brochure for the free Procol Harum show in Bergamo (grazie, Stefano; thanks, Martin)

Added very useful information about reservations for the free Procol Harum show (thanks, Stefano)

July 9: Procol Harum play Bad Krozingen in four weeks

' ...real seagulls circled and cawed when the Brooker/Reid masterpiece was played ...'

Added a final June 2010 concert memoir – one more instalment, in essence, of this indispensible book about Procol Harum on stage (thanks, George)

Click the picture for details ... Ringo Starr turns 70 with Gary Brooker on stage among many world-class rock stars

July 8: Procol Harum play Äänekoski in a fortnight

Added some pictures and comments from Procol Harum's recent show at Atlantic City, in the USA (thanks, Chris and Carol)

Thanks everyone for the continuing submissions of photos etc: in which connection, please look at this important guidelines page

July 7:

' ... the lines of this song are just memories, a little indulgence ...'

Added another June 2010 concert memoir – an additional chapter, one might say, of this entertaining book about Procol Harum on stage (thanks, George)

July 6:

' ...Always been a good town for Procol Harum, has Boston ...'

Added a June 2010 concert memoir – a further episode, effectively, of this excellent book about Procol Harum on stage (thanks, George)

July 5:

Added three tickets to this page (thanks, George) ... more contributions welcome!

July 4: Procol Harum play Slupska in five weeks

Added a second page of concert photographs from Procol Harum's showcase gig at Tarrytown, USA (thanks, Bert)

July 3: Procol Harum play Bergamo in three weeks' time

Added some photographs of members of Procol Harum, and their fans, with the inimitable Unsteady Freddie (thanks, Unsteady)

If you like those, have a look at these; if you don't, try these insteady

July 2: Procol Harum play Bad Krozingen in five weeks

Added a page of concert photographs from Procol Harum's showcase gig at Tarrytown, USA (thanks, Bert)

July 1: Procol Harum play Äänekoski in three weeks

' ... this band is so strong that all concerns shall be vanquished ...'

Added a vivid recollection of Procol Harum on tour in 2010 on a night when the organ broke down (thanks, John)

And of course you can buy a recording of a gig when exactly the same thing happened, a little while ago now

Thanks everyone for the continuing submissions of photos etc: in which connection, please look at this important guidelines page

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