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This smiling photograph of a banjo-playing
Gary Brooker would surprise many people who were only casually
acquainted with the band and who drew their image of Procol Harum from
the endlessly-recycled 1967
pseudo-psychedelic images that the press keep on file. |
| The original of this picture is blurred, but
the haloing makes this a particularly affecting portrait of Keith Reid,
who is rarely depicted in action. But what is happening here? One
guesses Glimpses of Nirvana ... but was
that played at the Hollywood Bowl? It doesn't survive on any of the
known recordings. |
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Alan Cartwright in characteristic stance at
his bass, though not in characteristic attire! |
| Few would disagree that Mick Grabham had a
fantastic night at the Hollywood Bowl: the well-known recording shows
him on superb form ... indeed the smiling faces in all these photographs
suggest that the band were well-aware how brilliantly it was all going. |
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We published this picture here
a while back: let's hope nobody thinks an excuse is needed to show it
again. |
| Another shot of Barrie Wilson in action at
this concert may be seen here: here he is
jacketless and more deeply absorbed in his playing. |
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'Abdul the Butcher', as he was introduced to the audience
that night. The orchestra (or choir?) don't seem to be in concert dress,
so it may be that this is a rehearsal shot. |
| Alan peeps round the curtain, Mick and Gary smile hugely.
The others in the picture might well be conductor and leader, waiting to
go out and take a bow? |
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