What was new at 'Beyond the Pale'

November 2006

November 30:

Added an mp3 of the prime-time news coverage BBC Radio 4 gave to the AWSoP authorship lawsuit, the day the High Court hearing opened.

November 29:

November 28:

November 27:

Added a link to a page with no Prøcöl Hãrûm content that is nonetheless a must-read for rock fans with an interest in language (thanks, Peter)

November 26: Grand Hotel eBay artwork auction finishes 11.45 pm GMT

' ...we should be grateful to all the protagonists for that haunting/magical/evocative music and the enigmatic words ...'

As the A Whiter Shade of Pale authorship lawsuit is over, the wait for a verdict begins. Meanwhile, read this sage piece from The Guardian, specially its last paragraph (thanks, Charlie) and this piece that shows what The Daily Mirror is made of (thanks, Beverly) 

November 25: Grand Hotel eBay artwork auction finishes tomorrow: will it reach its reserve price?

The A Whiter Shade of Pale authorship lawsuit concluded its Chancery hearing yesterday; added a piece from The Times that might well have been entitled 'As the Milkman Told his Tale' ... but wasn't (thanks, several contributors) 

November 24: Grand Hotel eBay artwork auction finishes in two days' time

November 23: Grand Hotel eBay artwork auction finishes in three days' time

Added another picture-page depicting the new Procol line-up in its new configuration (thanks, Kjell-Tore)

November 22: Grand Hotel eBay artwork auction finishes in four days' time

November 21: Grand Hotel eBay artwork auction finishes in five days' time

Added a terrific Procol Harum setlist from just thirty-one years ago (thanks, Hamilton)

The A Whiter Shade of Pale authorship lawsuit continued its Chancery hearing yesterday; added a Guardian piece and a tangential piece of satire prompted by that hearing (thanks, Robert)

November 20:

'The truth is leaking out ...'

Added a page introducing our final piece of Grand Hotel artwork offered for sale on eBay : check the low starting-price!  (thanks, Gary)

November 19:

Procoloid Christmas shopping! The 2005 Gary Brooker live DVD performance, with Robin Trower, Chris Copping and Mick Brownlee: just click here;  the official A Whiter Shade of Pale tee-shirt, just click here (thanks, Keith) 

The A Whiter Shade of Pale authorship lawsuit continues its Chancery hearing on Monday. Meanwhile read articles from The First Post, from World Entertainment News Network, from Q4 Music.com, from P2P.net, from The Seattle Times, from The Independent, from The Financial Times; and listen to WNYC Soundcheck (mp3: large file, small file) (thanks, various contributors)

Amended two great pages, here and here, where Procol fans go to order their black-and-white portraits of band members (thanks, Rowland)

Coming soon at this site ... the very last in the series of original Grand Hotel artwork will be offered for sale at eBay (thanks, Gary) 

November 18:

The A Whiter Shade of Pale authorship lawsuit continues its Chancery hearing next week. Meanwhile read a Swedish report on the case (thanks, Chris) and a satirical view from the UK (thanks, Charlie)

November 17: Tonight, Procol Harum from 1977 on British TV: details here 

Added information about the new 2006 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' (yours for 9.95 GBP) to this page (thanks, Charlie)

'Court's now in recess' ... the A Whiter Shade of Pale authorship lawsuit continues its Chancery hearing on Monday. Read a Southend report on the case, including Paramount Mick Brownlee's comment (thanks, Charlie)

November 16: Tomorrow, Procol Harum from 1977 on British TV: details here  

Added sundry media articles (The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Chicago Tribune) relating to the A Whiter Shade of Pale authorship lawsuit, which continues its Chancery hearing today (thanks, various contributors) 

Added this link to a news article about fresh work from a grand contributor to From Shadow to Shadow and to Trace of a Feeling (thanks, John) 

Added this link to a video interview with Matthew Fisher, an American artist (thanks, Charlie)

November 15:

Meanwhile ... get the 2005 Gary Brooker live DVD performance, with Robin Trower, Chris Copping and Mick Brownlee, by clicking here

Added soundcheck notes from the recent Procol gig at Herning (thanks, Hermann)

Gary Brooker (left) and Matthew (right) pictured yesterday

Added numerous media articles (The Times, Times Online, The Guardian, BBC News online, The Sun) relating to the A Whiter Shade of Pale authorship lawsuit, which continues its Chancery hearing today (thanks, various contributors) 

There is a lot of AWSoP awareness (or lack of awareness!) in the blogosphere suddenly ... try this effort, for instance ... or add comments at the foot of this page

November 14:

Added numerous media articles (Adelaide Now, Bloomberg, CNN, Associated Press, The Guardian, BBC news, London Lite, ITN court artist) relating to the A Whiter Shade of Pale authorship lawsuit, which began its Chancery hearing today (thanks, various contributors) 

Gary Brooker (left) and Matthew Fisher (right) pictured yesterday

November 13:  

Added a page of excellent shots from Procol Harum's recent concert at Randers, Denmark (thanks, Thomas)

Added an article from The Sun about the A Whiter Shade of Pale authorship lawsuit, which begins its Chancery hearing today (thanks, Hamilton) 

Gary Brooker (left) and Matthew Fisher (right) pictured today (illustrations from the BBC website)

November 12:

Added the setlist from Procol's final gig of the present tour, from Herning in Denmark ... with one specially great inclusion!

Added an illustrated article from The Times about the A Whiter Shade of Pale authorship lawsuit (thanks, Hamilton)

November 11:  Procol Harum close their Autumn tour at Herning tonight

Added the setlist from Procol's recent gig at Amager Bio in Copenhagen.

Added a great picture of Geoff Dunn playing with Procol Harum here, and a Sønderborg stage photo here (thanks, Thomas)

Revised and improved the index to all our Procol History in Print

November 10: Procol Harum play Copenhagen tonight and Herning tomorrow

'I hear it's been good?'.
'No ... it's been fantastic!' (Guess the interlocutors ... )

Added last night's Procol setlist from Randers (thanks, Jens) with its additional, astonishing soundcheck note. 

Added a press release concerning the AWSoP authorship lawsuit, which begins on Monday 13 November in the Chancery Division.

The case will be heard in Court 56 before Mr Justice Blackburne. We understand that Gary has arranged for a keyboard to be present but Procol fans will of course recognise that the hearing is not a performance: admirers of Fisher / Brooker will best serve the interests of justice by staying away, and respectfully giving both musicians – and their legal representatives and advisors – the necessary space to arbitrate this issue. BtP will do its best to relay official pronouncements, as and when available.

November 9: Procol Harum play Randers today, and Copenhagen tomorrow

Added last night's Procol setlist from Sønderborg (thanks, Thomas) 

A week tomorrow, Procol Harum from 1977 on British TV: details here (thanks, Ian, thanks, Hamilton)

November 8: Procol Harum play Randers tomorrow and Sonderborg tonight

Next Friday night, Procol Harum from 1977 on British TV: details here (thanks, Peter and others)

Added an illustrated setlist from last night's 32-song concert in Bristol, UK

November 7: Procol Harum play Sonderborg tomorrow; Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band play Bristol tonight!

Added a fascinating picture-page shewing the new Procol line-up in its new configuration, first seen in the Norwegian capital (thanks, Kjell-Tore)

November 6:  

Added three good pictures from the recent Procol Harum show at Chiari, Italy (thanks, Michele)

November 5:

Added another page looking back to the most recent Gary Brooker and Friends concert, earlier this year (thanks, One-Eye) 

November 4: Procol Harum play Herning in seven days' time

Added a review of Procol Harum's recent concert in Rome, the début of the current line-up (thanks, Ian)

November 3: Procol Harum play Copenhagen in a week's time

Added last night's Procol setlist from Oslo (thanks, One-Eye) 

November 2: Procol Harum play Randers in a week's time and Oslo tonight

'We had an album out in '77 with an 18-minute second side about the Finnish wood industry': added last night's Procol setlist from Helsinki (thanks, One-Eye)

Procol drummer Geoff Dunn tells BtP (in a telephone call from snowy Helsinki) that he feels he is 'really settling in with the band now' after five gigs. On his Rome début, however, he seemed to have settled in very impressively after five numbers ...

Added soundcheck notes from Zurich (thanks, One-Eye) 

November 1: Procol Harum play Helsinki today and Sonderborg in a week's time and Oslo tomorrow

Only one Procol album was not represented in the gig the band played at Zurich last night: here's the setlist (thanks, Ernst) 

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