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Gary Brooker's vinyl gift to fans [Item E]

Incomplete 'The Chrysalis Music Box' set including signatures from Gary Brooker and Robin Trower
bundled with 'The A&M Bootleg Album', and official sampler for radio stations only


  DATE   1973
  TITLE   Prime Cuts (incomplete, but bundled with The A&M Bootleg album)
  LABEL   Chrysalis
      The Procol Harum and Robin Trower albums are present, as is the Prime Cuts sampler (see pictures below).
      Missing are the albums Passion Play (Jethro Tull), Strong in the Sun (Tir na Nog), Parcel of Rogues (Steeleye Span), The Colorado Kid (Laurie Styvers)
  SIGNED   By Gary Brooker and Robin Trower
  MESSAGE   Post-it notes from Gary as shown
  CONDITION   The box is scuffed. the Chrysalis vinyl is in good shape
  REMARKS   To compensate for the missing Chrysalis albums. we're including in the box The A&M Sampler, from Gary Brooker's shelves but not signed by him. See photos below for the track listing and additional notes. 'Not for Sale' ... four sides of classic period stuff, originally issued as 45 rpm singles, and here compiled solely for the use of radio stations, for their libraries
  eBAY LINK   https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/236130512644

A fine specimen indeed. with Gary's handwritten explanation ... 'album of Chrysalis artists'

Robin Trower very kindly signed the sleeve, and the record label, to enrich this item from GB's legacy: Twice Removed from Yesterday

The Trower album, other side: CHR 1039

Self-explanatory ... the 'Prime Cuts' A-side

Self-explanatory ... the 'Prime Cuts' B-side. Track 4 gives you the bonus of Dave Ball on guitar as well!

 

Gary Brooker signs the cover of the eight-page inner booklet

Fortuitously Trower and Procol Harum are featured in one spread

The Grand Hotel cover features as a single paper sheet; on top, the start of the Chrysalis press-release

An excellent LP-sized portrait of the classic 1970s' line-up', Keith Reid included

Track and tour info associated with Grand Hotel

Gary Brooker's handwritten note explaining the contents

The other side of the plain-label album


Added by 'Beyond the Pale', unsigned, from Gary's shelves:

Yet another pair of records, this time a double vinyl sampler that was issued only to radio stations:
Joe Cocker, Leon Russell, Procol Harum, Tyrannosaurus Rex, the Move, Larry Marks, Lee Michaels, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Dillard and Clark, Burrito Brothers

 

The track listing, Sellotaped on!
If you can't read it, please see all the details spelt out on the white labels below

 

Absolutely cracking stuff on this first side ... but it's damaged, and a couple of tracks probably won't play properly

Side 2, the Procol content. Track 2's 'Fisher' credit doesn't quite ring true. Vinyl looks to be in good order

One can never have too many singles by The Move. Off-centre label!
The marks are just reflections on the vinyl, which looks to be in good order

 

Interesting label-mates for the Procols: vinyl looks to be in good order
 


Back to the main list of auction vinyl to see the full range of goodies on offer. The auction proceeds will be shared between cancer charities chosen by Franky Brooker, and the Procol website, as was Gary's wish.'


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