Robe worn by Gary Brooker to sing A Whiter Shade of Pale on 'Top of the Pops'

This historic 1967 red silk robe offered for sale!

Place your bids to own this beautiful and historic garment, at eBay

Gary Brooker (studio shot, June 1967) wearing the embroidered red silk robe he later (July) wore to sing
A Whiter Shade of Pale on BBC TV's Top of the Pops during Procol Harum's fifth week at No 1

Monochrome screenshot of this silken oriental finery – complete with tack-on pigtail – on the BBC's chart show:
this was the performance with the ingenuously flubbed words: full story here

These recent photos show Gary in the control room of his studio in deepest Surrey, displaying the garment, front and back.

The silk lining, satin finish, and embroidered brocade work are all in exceptional condition and show no signs of the garment's age

There's no size-marking on the robe, but for bidders' guidance the headless stooge in the above photos stands 70 inches high, has a 37-inch chest and weighs about 160 pounds.

Above: front, back. Your bids are invited for this exceptionally magical and collectable oriental robe, which Gary has kept,
mothballed in a zip-fronted bag, for about 45 years now: it still sparkles with glossy colour, as these pictures show

This photograph shows the only blemish, two small black dots of unknown origin: you have to look pretty hard to find them.

We imagine this extraordinary keepsake from the Summer of Love will be bought by a musician, to be worn for occasional performance;
equally, it would make a magical dressing-gown, as a present for a man or woman; or it may well end up framed in
a rock memorabilia collection. Bids are of course welcome from anybody!