Third BtP Convention in Manchester

Question

Point to …

Answer

Spot the intro: name the song:

USA, Panfile

 A live Shine on Brightly starting like Piggy Pig Pig

What was the first Procol Harum album to have a picture of a band member on it?

USA, Edelist

A Salty Dog : Keith Reid's face underlies the 'Hero' sailor

Sing one song to the tune of another … A Souvenir of London to the tune of Homburg, New Lamps for Old to the tune of Broken Barricades and so forth … you can't very easily try this at home, so just enjoy this specimen and Greg's attempts to extort extra points (sweets) from our scorer, Gummo

USA, Panfile and Europe, Ackermann

What Procol track starts with solo bass guitar?

Europe, Fendt

Cerdes (Outside the Gates of)

When and where was the first Procol gig in the USA?

USA, Peyton

Café au GoGo, New York, November 1967

Which Procoler said, 'And there you have our problem in a nutshell.'

USA, Peyton

BJ Wilson, 1970

Two members of a team sing a pretend performance of a song intro, without instruments; the third person has to recognise the song: Poor Mohammed, Toujours l'Amour, Grand Finale

For some daft reason this got overlooked: it would have been a lot of fun

Fan spin-offs: name the song and the performer / composer

USA, Panfile got the artist …

Digging out from under
Larry Pennisi

Who played the organ at Edmonton in 1992 (bonus point … what's his current name?)

USA, Edelist got the first part… Mark had a good stab at the second

Don Snow (now 'Jon Savannah')

Spot the intro: name the song

Europe, Cameron

Enervation from The Worm and the Tree

Fan spin-offs: name the song and the composer

USA, Panfile

Everybody's got a habit
Greg Panfile (but even the composer didn't get it right first time)

Name the only regular-issue Procol Harum album to have no human form pictured on it.

Europe, Fendt

Exotic Birds and Fruit

What's the next line?
'The worm burst asunder …'

This question wasn't used … time ran out

'A vile-smelling crust'

Which Procoler said, 'Mental blocks are frequent'?

USA, Panfile

Gary Brooker

Procol spin-offs: name the song and the artist.

Nobody knew this … no-one on the floor owned it … shame… but we got Greg / Sam's 'No feminism' dialogue instead

Go My Way: Robin Trower

Who wrote this song and what Procol Harum song is it the introduction to?

Europe, Fendt
Europe, Cameron

Hey Bartender (Mickey Jupp) introducing Whisky Train

What Procol Harum song follows on from this song

USA, Panfile
Europe, Cameron

I Can't Help Myself (Holland / Dozier / Holland) … leading into

Nothing But the Truth

What's the next line?
'And without further argument …'

This question wasn't used …

'I found my mind was also bent'

Procol spin-offs: name the song and the artist.

Europe, Fendt

It's Not Too Late: Matthew Fisher

What was the B-side of Wizard Man in the UK?

This question wasn't used …

Backgammon

Which Procoler, on being asked 'Will you ever achieve happiness?', replied, 'No, I am too weak'.

USA, Peyton

Keith Reid

Who reputedly plays the organ on record for Piggy Pig Pig?

Europe, Sam Cameron

Keith Reid

Procol spin-offs: name the song and the artist and the composer

Europe, Cameron / USA, Peyton

'Land of Hope and Glory' as it's popularly known (by Edward Elgar): Mick Grabham

Name two regular Procol Harum albums with Dave Ball on the cover?

Europe, Fendt / Cameron

Live at Edmonton,
Grand Hotel (look in the champagne glass on the back)

What was the last Regal Zonophone B-side?

This question wasn't used …

Long Gone Geek

Which Procoler said, "I don't give a damn what they mean. You know, they sound great… that's all they have to do.'

Answered from the floor by Richard Beck

Matthew Fisher

Who says 'Is it on, Tommy?'

USA, Peyton

Mick Grabham

Spot the intro: name the song:

Europe, Cameron

 Monsieur R Monde

How many Edmonton orchestral gigs have Procol Harum played?

Europe, Fendt

November 1971,
two in 1992

In 1976 Chrysalis France put out Albinoni / Blue Danube as a 7 inch single: but which is the B side?

This question wasn't used …

Blue Danube

What Procol track starts with solo organ?

Europe, Fendt

Quite Rightly So

In what year did Procol Harum play Australia?

USA, Edelist

September 1973 … Sydney and Melbourne

Procol spin-offs: name the artist.

Europe, Cameron

So Far Behind, a demo recorded by Gary Brooker and Chris Copping

Procol spin-offs: name the song and the artist.

Europe, Fendt

The Angler: Gary Brooker

Fan spin-offs: name the song and the composers

Europe, Ackermann

The Dog from Berghof: Wolfgang Lieke and Stan Pearson

Fan spin-offs: name the song and the singer

Europe, Ackermann

The Leaving of Wuppertal: Michael Ackermann

What Procol track starts with solo voice?

Europe, Fendt

The original M Armand or Taking the Time

Procol spin-offs: name the artist

USA, Peyton

The Truth Is Plain To See (Freedom, containing Bobby Harrison and Ray Royer)

What Procol Harum song are we in the middle of here?

Europe, Cameron

This is Over the Rainbow in the middle of Grand Hotel

What's the next line?
'One into one won't go …'

This question wasn't used …

'Two out of three don't know'

Name a Procol track that starts with solo acoustic guitar.

Europe, Fendt

Too Much Between Us …A Souvenir of London, Nothing that I Didn't Know

What's the next line?
'I did think I'd be an actor …'

This question wasn't used …

'What I am I'll leave behind'

Procol spin-offs: name the artist

Europe, Cameron

Widdler's Rap:
Geoff Whitehorn

A contestant sings along with a Procol track. After a while we fade out the track, and the singer continues singing. Did they keep time? Were they in the right place when technical operator Peter Christian faded the music up again? Fresh Fruit, The Dead Man's Dream, Wizard Man … you'll just have to imagine what it was like … 

You can try working out which team won, by adding up marks and so forth, but in fact this soundclip delivers the true verdict … in the best traditions of Lewis Carroll, it was actually the scorer who won …

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