What was new at 'Beyond the Pale'

July 31: RIP John Walters, BBC Radio One Producer

Added a page depicting Procol Harum at the Palers' Convention (thanks, Beverly)

Added a parodistic graphic to our A Salty Dog page (thanks, Matt)

July 30:

Win a Procol polo-shirt!

Added a page reproducing the text and illustrations from the excellent talk that was heard at the Manchester Palers' Convention … menus, directions to BJ's star, and a prize competition (thanks, Jonas)

July 29:

Added a page giving BtP visitors a chance to listen to and answer questions from the Palers' Quiz as contested at Manchester

Added the new Procol European Tour tee-shirts to the Shine On Merchandise page, and updated stock numbers for other items … very few videos left, for instance … why not give the page a quick check to make sure you've got all the regalia you need for your trip to Hell? (thanks, Christine)

July 28:

Added a page containing some images of the Manchester Palers' Band at work (thanks, Beverly)

Could Procol Harum have existed without Bob Dylan? Amusing Procol reference in the 'what-if-not' history here (thanks, Joan) … and why not re-read a 'what-if' history here? (thanks, davelee)

July 27:

Added some 'random allusions and post-graduate funk' about Keith Reid's words from Richard Goldstein (thanks, Freddie)

Added a few brief comments in which Mark Brzezicki touches on new Procol songs and is asked about US tour dates for Procol Harum

July 26:

Procol Harum go to Hell!
Added a page giving news of the band's forthcoming Norwegian gig (thanks, Diane)

Added further information to this newspaper clipping (thanks, Frans)

July 25: It's been a while since BtP mentioned it, but Claes Johansen's book on Procol Harum – Beyond the Pale – is still available: see here

Added the next episode of the illuminating retrospective about Procol Harum, dealing with Live in Edmonton and Grand Hotel (thanks, Phil)

July 24: Subscribe to our 'Fresh Fruit' newsletter.  See here

Added another Procol Compilation to our page of same (thanks, Ken)

July 23:

"Withdrawn and suspicious ... solidly genial and handsome ..."

Added a highly-characteristic tabloid interview with Brooker and Reid in which we learn, among other things, what their trousers are made of (thanks, Carrie)

Added a 1997 Daily Mail chart-placement for AWSoP (thanks, Sam)

July 22:

Added some more nice Manchester pictures (thanks, Marvin)

July 21:

Added another page of excellent Manchester photographs (thanks, Gilles)

July 20:

Added a page showing who played what at BtP's Manchester Convention, including two compiled soundclips for those who wish to hear what was on offer.

July 19:

Added a recollection and a suggestion about hearing AWSoP wired directly to the brain, from a grand surrealist artist whose works (illustrated!) have sometimes had a Procol Harum inspiration (thanks, Gerald)

July 18:

Added a page of excellent Manchester close-up photographs (thanks, Gilles)

Added a prime specimen (search for 'bathtub') to this page (thanks, Joan)

July 17:

Most Palers' thoughts are still with the climax of the Procol Harum tour a month ago in Manchester … but Gary is back in his Rhythm King role and AWSoP is once again a solo party-piece … however he still found time for an unusually-devoted Procol Harum fan …

Added a pictorial record of the recent Rhythm Kings' Concert in Barcelona (thanks, Martin Awsop)

July 16: Sorry about the discontinuity in BtP's online presence …not our fault at all …

Added some pictures of the Palers' Convention in Manchester (thanks, Peter) with an amusing GB soundclip (thanks, Jesse)

July 15: Subscriptions to our 'Fresh Fruit' newsletter are now working again. So if you are not already subscribed (or if you subscribed in the last ten days) please see here

As a test, added a five-minute video from the Palers' Convention in Manchester: it requires RealPlayer.

Added some Guildford video clips from Procol's Millennium Concert last year (thanks, Paul)

July 14:

Added some good pictures of Procol Harum at two venues in Manchester (thanks, Peter)

July 13:
Added some more fine pictures from the Manchester Palers' Convention (thanks, Marvin)

Added a personal note about Gary Brooker's composing (thanks, Anthony)

July 12:

Added a splendidly detailed and moving account of Procol in Poland 2001 (thanks, Mac)

And please re-read its corollary, detailing much interesting backround to the above (thanks, Mac)

July 11:

Added some fine pictures from the Manchester Palers' Convention (thanks, Marvin)

Added another batch of pictures ... of especial interest to Fisher-fans ... from the Guildford Millennium Concert weekend (thanks, Paul)

July 10:

Added some nice pictures from the Party and concert in Kristiansand (thanks Peter)

Added a good review of Procol Harum's woodland gig in Poland (thanks, Mac)

July 9:

Added some intriguingly-presented pictures from the Manchester weekend (thanks, Larry)

Upgraded this page with a picture and a sound-clip (thanks, Jesse)

July 8:

Added another good crop of pictures from the Palers' Convention in Manchester (thanks, Allen)

Added two articles from Stereophile about Home, 'a record to die for' (thanks, Richard)

July 7:

Added a final page in this series of likenesses of the Manchester Palers' Band in action (thanks, Hermann)

Added a note about a Procol picture exhibition (thanks, Niels-Erik)

Added encore des photos de ces inoubliables soirées de Manchester: the Palers' Convention (thanks, François)

July 6: BtP has been down for twelve hours for reasons beyond the webmasters' control. But here we are, back with our daily dosage for Procoholics everywhere

Added one more page of representations of the Manchester Palers' Band in action (thanks, Hermann)

Added des photos de ces inoubliables soirées de Manchester: close-ups of Procol on stage at the Bridgewater Hall (thanks, François)

July 5:

Added yet another page of illustrations of the Manchester Palers' Band in action (thanks, Hermann)

Added a handful of video snippets from the Palers' Convention in Manchester

UK Palers: Gary Brooker has recorded an interview about London's famous Marquee Club for a two-part series airing on BBC Radio 2 on June 30 and July 7.

July 4:

Added a further page of images of the Manchester Palers' Band in action (thanks, Hermann)

Added a page of pictures of doings at the Manchester Palers' Convention (thanks, Hermann)

July 3:

Added a page of pictures of the Manchester Palers' Band in action (thanks, Hermann)

Added a page of pictures of Procol Harum at the Manchester Palers' Convention (thanks, Hermann)

July 2:

Added the text of the Procol History from the official Manchester Hallé Programme

Added a page showing the end of the evening, at Manchester (thanks, Tony)

July 1: RIP Chet Atkins

Added a page of images of Procol among the Palers (thanks, Graham)

Added some interesting pictures of fun and games at the Manchester Palers' Convention (thanks, Hans)

If you are subscribing to our 'procolised' e-mail addresses offer, please remember to use your existing (former) e-mail address when making your online payment (thanks, all)

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