Henry promises some 80,000 words of his own, dealing with the history of the band 'from 1960 to 2012'; Martin Scorsese wrote the exclusive Foreword, Sir Alan Parker wrote the exclusive Introduction, Sebastian Faulks wrote the exclusive Afterword and Will Birch provided the Indexing. (Birch on Procol here)
'We have over 50 photographs in this 100,000 word 300-page hard-back rock biography,' writes Henry to BtP. 'Some pictures have never seen the light of day until now: in particular Procol at Advision Studios in July 1967; Procol live at The Fillmore West in 1968; the San Francisco Pop Festival 1968; the Constitution Hall in Washington DC 1969 and the Hollywood Bowl in 1973, among others.
'Importantly I have interviews with virtually everyone who
has ever been in Procol Harum – bar the bass players and two of the current
line-up. There is also a 10,000 word prequel about The Paramounts, too,
naming all of their 'lost' TV appearances and featuring interviews with
every member including archival quotes from the late BJ Wilson.
'Many people have contributed brand new interviews from former managers
(Derek Sutton and Kellogs) to former sound men (Dave Pelletier) as well as
celebrities such as Jimmy Page and producers Chris Thomas and Dennis
Weinreich, amongst forty exclusive interviews.'
The biography has its 'first preview' in Shindig magazine (Oct/Nov)
which can be bought online or at large branches of W H Smiths (inside all
major railway stations in Britain). The second preview is scheduled for the
magazine Bucket Full of Brains in the first week of October.
The book itself is due for release on 15
November 2012 ... and there was a great film-show, hosted by Henry and Dick
Fiddy, to go with it: