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What was new at 'Beyond the Pale'

September 2011


September 30:

Added photographs of another Procol Harum tribute event (thanks, Ernesto)

Photographer John Cook (see his work here) writes to BtP: 'We have just finished totally refurbishing our Peak District holiday cottage and would be happy to offer any Procol Harum fans a 20% discount for bookings up until the end of 2011. Details can be found here.' John adds that a Roland RD600 and Hammond XB1 are available for use, in an adjacent outbuilding.


September 29:  Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ProcolHarum1

Added some recent Gary Brooker events to this page

Thanks to all the people who have taken part in the Brooker / Prog / Esoteric / Cherry Red Competition. Remember, you can submit your answer any time before 8 October and still have a chance of winning a fab. prize


September 28:

Added the tenth and final , easy question in our Esoteric/Cherry Red Prog Prize competition (thanks, Douglas)


September 27:

Added the ninth, and penultimate, non-challenging question in our Esoteric/Cherry Red Prog Prize competition (thanks, Douglas)

Added a scrapbook-scan to this Mick Grabham interview page (thanks, Per)

Look out next midnight GMT for the final stage in the Esoteric puzzle


September 26:

Removed the question-mark that had been hanging over this page, now that we definitively know the provenance of the article (thanks, Per)

Added the eighth, basic question in our Esoteric/Cherry Red Prog Prize competition (thanks, Douglas)

September 25:

'German radio channel SWR1 – www.swr.de/swr1/rp – organises a chart-voting (best songs ever). Please vote for A Whiter Shade of Pale until 24 October. Last year it was #22: it must come better this year' (thanks, Hans)

Added the seventh, no-frills question in our Esoteric/Cherry Red Prog Prize competition (thanks, Douglas)


September 24:

Added – here and here – two scans relating to the longest-titled single (ten words!) that Procol Harum ever released (thanks, Per)

Added the sixth, transparent question in our Esoteric/Cherry Red Prog Prize competition (thanks, Douglas)


September 23:

Added the fifth, cushy question in our Esoteric/Cherry Red Prog Prize competition (thanks, Douglas)

Added some pictures of a Danish Procol tribute band in action (thanks, Søren)


September 22:

Added some pictures of an Italian Procol tribute band (with variant instrumentation) in action (thanks, Carlo)

Added the fourth, straightforward question in our Esoteric/Cherry Red Prog Prize competition (thanks, Douglas)


September 21:

Added the third, uncomplicated question  in our Esoteric/Cherry Red Prog Prize competition (thanks, Douglas)

Added a link to an instructive film about Southend-on-Sea, where The Paramounts came from – a chance to see some of the sights and, of course, enjoy the distinctive Essex accent (thanks, Barry)


September 20:

Added the second, undemanding question in our Esoteric/Cherry Red Prog Prize competition (thanks, Douglas)

Watch out for the 'befuddled brain' reference here

Added a setlist from an Italian Procol tribute act (thanks, Carlo)
 


September 19:

Added the first, simple question in our Esoteric/Cherry Red Prog Prize competition (thanks, Douglas)

Added a link to a nice media mention of Keith Reid (thanks, Charlie)


September 18:

Added a page of details about our upcoming prize quiz

Procol Harum fan Rob Barnes (Palers' Band 2000) has his third Community Radio show coming up: Wednesday 21 September,  1800–1900hrs BST on NE1FM 102.5 Newcastle/Gateshead, and www.ne1fm.net/listen global. He writes, 'Lots more great music – an unusually colourful theme this time, including music by Donovan, Cat Stevens, Procol Harum, Beatles, and Roy Orbison. Please e-mail me at this address  if you'd like a dedication or a forthcoming event read out 'live on air' to the world


September 17:

Coming soon, BtP's Late Summer Prize Prog Competition – have a look at the music you stand to win (thanks, Esoteric and Cherry Red)


September 16:

Added some Amazon.com reviews of Lead me to the Water ... all excellent, but strangely none commenting on the recent re-release


September 15:

Added three illustrations to this Gary Brooker album page


September 14:

Added the seventeenth and final page of a detailed sequence of Procol concert shots (thanks, Demetrio)

Fans of Tillbrook and Difford might like to read this good interview


September 13:

Added a note about the début of an Italian Procol Harum tribute band (thanks, Carlo)

Rock veterans win copyright fight ... an article worth a glance or two (thanks, Bradshaw)


September 12:

Added a strong setlist here from the weekend's gig in Denmark (thanks, Søren)


September 11:

In memoriam: film by Ronnie d'Addario

Ronnie's interview with Gary Brooker


September 10:  Procol Harum Project show tonight

Added the story of finding a Procol souvenir in a historic organ (thanks, Carlo)

September 9:

Added an interesting and informative Roman souvenir (thanks, Carlo)


September 8:

'... We do have some very, very good fans as well. I think if we didn't play, I would feel that we were letting some people down ...'

Added a Gary Brooker interview, given to an American journalist in June 2010, about 'why Procol exists in 2010' among other things' (thanks, Robert)


September 7:


Added the sixteenth page of a detailed sequence of Procol concert shots (thanks, Demetrio)


September 6:

Added a Tommy-related snippet to this page (thanks, Paul)

Added a VAT-related snippet to this page which (if anyone has sharp enough eyes) might help us to date the recently-acquired ticket scan (thanks, Henrik)


September 5:

Added a piece entitled 'Our Procol Haven' from the UK's Daily Mail (thanks, numerous contributors)

September 4:

Added a page containing pleasing visual material for the Keith Reid completist (thanks, Bradshaw)


September 3:

Added some more photographs of Procol Harum in Denmark earlier this year (thanks, Matilde)

Updates may continue to occur at curious times this week ... for geographical reasons, by and large


September 2:

Added a final batch of photographs of No Stiletto Shoes on stage in Southend (thanks, Freddie)
 

 September 1:

Added some photographs of Procol Harum in Denmark earlier this year (thanks, Matilde)

Routinely updated this useful page


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