What was new at 'Beyond the Pale'

September 2000

September 30:

Added a study of Dave Ball playing Conquistador (thanks, Jonas)

September 29:

Added links to some quaintly-incompetent clips of No Stiletto Shoes in action (sorry, folks)

September 28:

Added a page of pictures of Palers (and others !) playing at the Convention on Saturday 16 September (thanks, Fritz)

September 27:

Added three pages of pictures of International Palers at the Convention on Saturday 16 September (thanks, Jonas)

September 26:

Added a good page of pictures from the Procol weekend : the Convention, the pre-concert Festival, and Procol Harum onstage (thanks, Frank)

 September 25:

Added a couple of pages reporting last night's stirring alter ego gig from Brooker, Fisher, Whitehorn, Spinetti, Pegg, Mead and others in darkest Surrey (extra pictures here)

And despite Gary's 'retirement' there are as-yet unconfirmed Brooker gigs listed here if you happen to be near Club Riga in Southend …

September 24:

Added a report on the Daddy-Long Legs Concert elegantly written in French et en Anglais (thanks, Malène)

Order the new Procol Harum Live CD, One More Time

Why not re-visit the page with Carol Bellantoni's beautiful Procol Harum-inspired paintings, now that we have added a picture of her? (thanks Matthew)

September 23:

'Lock the doors, bar the gates, an' keep your squeakers clean.'

Added the text of a remarkable FAX sent by Keith Reid 'to Gary and the Gang' before the concert (thanks, Gary, Franky, Keith)

September 22:

'The quality of PH's music is rivaled only by the quality of people it attracts …'

Added three pages of pictures of Palers at the Festival before the concert (thanks, Jonas)

Added the prices of the fantastic new limited-edition Live Procol Harum CD : you can order this online now (thanks, Christine)

September 21:

Added a first report on the Millennium Concert (thanks, Charlie)

Added, by request, two set-lists showing the range of stuff played at the Palers' Convention and the perpetrators thereof (thanks, Boyd)

September 20:

Added a setlist from the Guildford Millennium Concert

Added a splendid picture-page (thanks, Jonas)

September 19:

'No disguising, no special effects, no fancy lights, inflated symbolics and superfluity of the form over the content …'

Added a brilliantly-vivid article, originally written in Polish, about Procol in concert at the Kongresowa Hall, Warsaw, 9 February 1992 (thanks, Mirek)

Added a page containing a first picture of Gary at the Palers' Convention (thanks, Peter) and the text of Franky Brooker's message to BtP and Shine On (thanks, Diane)

September 18:

The Procol Harum Millennium Concert has now been and gone, but it will always live in our hearts. In days to come, BtP will bring full coverage of this glorious moment, as well as the rest of the wonderful Guildford weekend. But having just arrived home, we need some sleep and time to prepare the pages for you.

So tonight we bring you Roland's Procol Harum introduction, as printed in the programme for yesterday's concert.

September 17: Procol Harum's Millennium Concert tonight …

Added Part Z of Sam Cameron's zestful 'Procolpaedia' ... (thanks, Sam!)

Added our second field-report from base-camp at Guildford, with images and impressions of the fabulous Palers' Convention

September 16: One day until Procol Harum's Millennium Concert

Added Part Y of Sam Cameron's yawn-free 'Procolpaedia' ... more to follow tomorrow (thanks, Sam)

Added some Portuguese words for AWSoP: see if you agree with our contributor's strongly-worded assessment of their worth! (thanks, Aurélio)

Added our first field-report from base-camp at Guildford, where the Palers are gathering

September 15: Two days until Procol Harum's Millennium Concert

Added Part X of Sam Cameron's xenophilic 'Procolpaedia' ... (thanks, Sam)

"Shut up, Ethel, that's bloody rubbish …"

Read the early 1967 onstage reaction of Matthew Fisher's fellow musicians to the AWSoP intro (thanks, Joan)

And so the webmasters are off to Guildford to join hundreds of Procol Harum fans for a weekend of music and joy. If everything goes as planned, we will keep you updated with a daily dosage of what's happening in Guildford

September 14: Three days until Procol Harum's Millennium Concert

Added Part W of Sam Cameron's wondrous 'Procolpaedia' ... more to follow tomorrow (thanks, Sam)

Just before you set out from all parts of the planet to hear Procol Harum play again with orchestra and chorus, read this fascinating and comprehensive article about the Procol / Brooker orchestral adventures in Europe under the guiding hand of Eberhard Schoener (many thanks, Hermann)

And BtP has many more pages about Procol / orchestral adventures for you to explore

And when you get to Guildford: here is timeschedule for a bus going (free of charge if hey still have petrol) from the train station to Guildford Civic Hall (which is 30 yards from Hotel Jarvis) (thanks Cathy)

September 13: Four days until Procol Harum's Millennium Concert

Added Part V of Sam Cameron's venerable 'Procolpaedia' ... more to follow tomorrow (thanks, Sam)

What composition of Gary Brooker's has been covered by Herb Alpert?

Make sure you guess before you look at the answer (thanks, Jonny)

Would you like a Personalised Procol e-mail account, such as your-name@procolharum.com? Get further information and indicate your interest by clicking here

September 12: Five days until Procol Harum's Millennium Concert

Owing to technical problems outside our control, BtP has been down for several hours. So today's upload was delayed. Let's hope the problems don't come back.

Added Part U of Sam Cameron's unimpeachable 'Procolpaedia' ... more to follow tomorrow (thanks, Sam)

Added track-list, illustration and sleeve-notes for the new Procol Harum CD (thanks, Christine)

September 11: Six days until Procol Harum's Millennium Concert

Added Part T of Sam Cameron's tremendous 'Procolpaedia' ... more to follow tomorrow (thanks, Sam)

'It becomes obvious that Procol has placed the cuts in order of quality, beginning with worst …'

Before you click on the link, consider … which Procol Harum album is obviously being referred to in the review referred to above? (thanks, Bert: sorry that we released the picture before announcing the article proper!)

Also added an illustration to this Millennium Concert page

September 10: Seven days until Procol Harum's Millennium Concert

Added Part S of Sam Cameron's splendid 'Procolpaedia' ... more to follow tomorrow (thanks, Sam)

Added some great new attractions to the already-sparkling menu for the Palers' Convention (thanks Frans, Chris, Henry)

Added another press release to the ever-expanding Guildford story (thanks, Cathy)

September 9: Eight days until Procol Harum's Millennium Concert

Added something rather superb … eight pictures from this week's Procol Harum rehearsals (thanks, Matthew)

Added Part R of Sam Cameron's redoubtable 'Procolpaedia' ... more to follow tomorrow (thanks, Sam)

September 8: Nine days until Procol Harum's Millennium Concert

Added Part Q of Sam Cameron's quintessential 'Procolpaedia' ... more to follow tomorrow (thanks, Sam)

Upgraded the GB+4Ms personnel page, the Procol pedigree chart, and added two excellent pictures of the band who will play at the Millennium Concert (thanks, Diane)

Booking for the Palers' Convention and Live Music, hitherto handled by BtP, is now open to the public, and may from now on be done only through the Guildford Civic Hall Ticket Office where the price is 12 pounds sterling. But Palers … don't pay twelve pounds, if you have already written to BtP to reserve a ticket! Your reserved ticket will be waiting for you on the door and will be given to you in exchange for ten British pounds.

September 7: Just ten days until Procol Harum's Millennium Concert

Added Part P of Sam Cameron's priceless 'Procolpaedia' ... more to follow tomorrow (thanks, Sam)

With a banana???

Added some excellent out-takes from the Grand Hotel photo sessions: make sure you click on all the thumbnails, as there is a lot more to see in the main shots (many thanks, Dave)

September 6: Eleven days until Procol Harum's Millennium Concert

Added Part O of Sam Cameron's outstanding 'Procolpaedia' ... more to follow tomorrow (thanks, Sam)

Added some excellent news about the apotheosis of an 'English pop singer' much admired in these pages (thanks, Marcel) … see also here of course

September 5: Twelve days until Procol Harum's Millennium Concert

Added Part N of Sam Cameron's neat 'Procolpaedia' ... more to follow tomorrow (thanks, Sam)

With all the Palers flying in to London soon, some of you may be visiting Madam Tussaud's Rock Circus. Where is Procol Harum?

We will be closing bookings for hotel rooms at Base Camp Hotel Jarvis tomorrow. So if you need a room for your stay in Guildford during the weekend of the Millennium Concert, please mail us now.

Would you like a Personalised Procol e-mail account, such as your-name@procolharum.com? Get further information and indicate your interest by clicking here

September 4: Thirteen days until Procol Harum's Millennium Concert

Added Part M of Sam Cameron's marvellous 'Procolpaedia' ... more to follow tomorrow (thanks, Sam)

If you are joining us at the Palers' Convention and Live Music (full details are here) please send us a quick e-mail now reserving your place. Please also telephone your offline fellow-fans about this. Places are now very limited indeed and we want to ensure that all hardcore Palers have their places booked before the Convention is thrown open to the public.

September 3: Fourteen days until Procol Harum's Millennium Concert

Added Part L of Sam Cameron's luminescent 'Procolpaedia' ... more to follow tomorrow (thanks, Sam)

After Jens visited Sticky Fingers in London, we can now update you on the availability of the Bootleg Kings CD here.

And we continue to add press releases about the Procol Harum Millennium Concert: Richard Amey interviews Gary Brooker

September 2: Fifteen days until Procol Harum's Millennium Concert

Added Part K of Sam Cameron's knowledgeable 'Procolpaedia' ... more to follow tomorrow (thanks, Sam)

Added one more press release to the Guildford pages.

September 1: Sixteen days until Procol Harum's Millennium Concert

Normal operations resumed. Thanks to Peter for keeping the updates coming while the webmasters were on holiday

We now have added two press releases to the Guildford 2000 pages: one about the Procol Harum concert (thanks, Richard) and one about the Palers' Convention (thanks Tito). Please help people to learn about this unique concert by sending the press release(s) to your local newspapers, music magazines, radio-stations and wherever you can imagine. You may translate the text if you wish, and probably many journalists will be glad if you can act as a local contact man. If so, add your contact information as needed.

Added Part J of Sam Cameron's jolly 'Procolpaedia' ... more to follow tomorrow (thanks, Sam)

Added two 1974 setlists, one incomplete: can the gaps in one be filled by analogy with the other? Or is there someone out there who can mail us the missing details?

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