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Conflicting credits


Sometimes it's a re-issue that contradicts the original; sometimes it's a different label. Whatever the reason, this page sets out to catalogue the variants in published song-writing and performing credits, and leaves you to draw your own conclusions. Please send more ...


Repent Walpurgis

The Spanish import LP Historia de la Musica Rock on Polydor records credits Repent Walpurgis to Brooker / Reid / Fisher! (Larry Pennisi)

Quite Rightly So

The Video CD / Audio CD combination of the 1971 Musikladen / Beat Workshop TV concert, by Mastertone, 1995 (is this a legitimate release?), miscredits Quite Rightly So ("Brooker / Reid").

Shine On Brightly

The 1992 Castle CD reissue lists Brooker / Fisher / Reid as the composers of this title-track; every other edition of the album I've seen says Brooker / Reid. (Joan May)

Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone)

The Video CD / Audio CD combination of the 1971 Musikladen / Beat Workshop TV concert, by Mastertone, 1995 miscredits Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone) ("Brooker / Reid / Fisher").

In Held 'Twas in I

The Edmonton album credits this suite to Brooker / Fisher / Reid, but the Mobile Fidelity CD re-issue credits only Brooker / Reid (as the authors of In Held 'Twas I). (Roland Clare)

A Salty Dog

The Video CD / Audio CD combination of the 1971 Musikladen / Beat Workshop TV concert, by Mastertone, 1995, miscredits A Salty Dog ("Brooker")

The Milk Of Human Kindness

Disc Two of the Westside triple set is alone in listing 'Reid' as the only begetter of this fine song with the Shakespeare-inspired title.

Pilgrim's Progress

The Video CD / Audio CD combination of the 1971 Musikladen / Beat Workshop TV concert, by Mastertone, 1995, lists the composers of the title track as "B Feldman/Fisher/Reid" !! The liner notes are by a Chris White but it isn't known if it's the same Chris White from the Zombies who collaborated on Matthew Fisher's Strange Days album. Where they got the Feldman is anyone's guess.

Long Gone Geek

The Westside 3CD set, like the original B-side, credits Brooker / Fisher / Reid; the Repertoire Reissue of the A Salty Dog album credits Brooker / Reid. (Joan May)

The 1969 Regal Zonophone 45 lists Brooker / Fisher / Reid as the Geek writers (Roland Clare)

Simple Sister

The Strange Fruit BBC Live CD credits this song to 'Brooker' only; BtP queried this and was told that this is how the credit for the song is registered with the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society.

A Souvenir of London

The Danish cover of this song doesn't list anyone from Procol Harum in the credits at all: full sad story here.

No More Fear of Flying

The sleeve of the vinyl album credits Brooker / Reid with this prophetic Procol epitaph; likewise the original Line CD reissue. The label of the vinyl album, however, ascribes the song to Brooker / Reid / Renwick. (Roland Clare)

Summer Nights

Many fans have had a hard time believing that Keith Reid wrote the word to Summer Nights, the throwaway Gary Brooker bonus-track on Line INCD 9.00076 0

"Summer Nights is actually by Brooker/Fisher/Sutherland, not Brooker/Reid. The 45 RPM has the correct credit, not the Echoes in the Night CD on Line.

I confirmed this with Brooker, Fisher, and Reid at San Diego 1993. Reid was amused to see his 'credit' on the Echoes CD." (Pat Keating)

Leave the Candle

The fullest recording of GB vocal harmonies that we know (some say Gallagher and Lyle are involved here too). But are the words by Sinfield or Brooker? Those conflicting credits:

45 RPM, Chrysalis CHS2396, 1980:
A-side Leave the Candle (Brooker / Sinfield) 3:19
B-side Chasing the Chop (Brooker / Reid) 4:09 (not Chasing for the Chop)

45 RPM, Line 6.13911, 1982:
A-side The Angler (Brooker)
B-side Leave the Candle (Brooker) 3:12 (Pat Keating)

Nutrocker

Nutrocker isn't credited to any composer on Matthew Fisher's solo album, A Salty Dog Returns, I don't think. But on the Emerson Lake and Palmer version on their 1971 live album Pictures at an Exhibition, the composer credit for Nutrocker is Kim Fowley.

Another version - the first? - was recorded by B Bumble and the Stingers. I'm pretty sure that Fisher's version is the only one that incorporates a bit from the 1812 Overture, in addition to the Nutcracker Suite - both by Tchaikovsky of course. (Joan May)



See also: The Writings On The Billboard: At Long Last the Truth about Brooker's Flatulence and the Two Wilsons.


Finally how's this for a set of mistakes?
(thanks, the Unknown Paler)

A previous owner of this CD has carefully endorsed the sleeve with an approximation of the band's name
(thanks, davelee)

 


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