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BJ, Chris, Gary, Keith & Robin : 1970

MOJO DECEMBER 2006

MOJO December 2007

The December issue sports a weighty cover-mount CD themed around the imminent Led Zeppelin reunion. Entitled 'HEAVY NUGGETS', it was heavy enough to break Jimmy Page's finger when he recently received his complimentary copy!

'Long Gone Geek', a prime lean fillet of Trower driven Procol-Rock, is included on the cover-mount's playlist. It is the same version featured in the 'Best Of' anthology double CD, 'Secrets Of The Hive'.

PROCOL HARUM : SCREENING OF ULTRA-RARE FOOTAGE

Henry's Rhythm & Booze Club

HENRY SCOTT IRVINE’S CHRISTMAS PARTY : A DAY & NIGHT OF ‘RHYTHM & BOOZE’ : THE MARQUEE CLUB 25 November 2007

FEATURING A RARE LIVE PERFORMANCE FROM DAVE BALL’s BALLBREAKERS AND RARE & UNSEEN PROCOL HARUM TV FOOTAGE

Be there at 2pm sharp on Sunday 25th November 2007. Gig ends at 6pm.

The party will consist of a couple of sets from Dave Ball and his special yet-to-be announced guests, along with DVD screening of rare rock footage, the Marquee Story Pilot, the Procol Harum Anthology Trailer, a seldom seen performance from Dave Ball with Procol Harum in 1971, all amidst plenty of RHYTHM & BOOZE infused music!

Tickets on the door at £10.

London’s legendary Marquee Club is now located at 13 - 14 Upper Saint Martin’s Lane, next to Stringfellows Night Club and five minutes walk from Leicester Square underground station.

Visit Henry's site for all the latest updates via the CONTACT page on http://www.sharkevader.com

Amongst the many treats Henry has unearthed and restored are :

• PROCOL AT 40 - THE TRAILER - 7 mins


• RARE & UNSEEN PROCOL HARUM TV


• 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' : Procol's FRENCH TV debut from the week of the first release in 1967, and featuring Ray Royer & Bobby Harrison. (UNSEEN since Henry says.)


• 'Good Captain Clack' : FRENCH TV's "Dim Dam Dom" colour kinescope. (UNSEEN since June 1967).


• 'Mabel' : French TV's "Dim Dam Dom" colour 35mm promotional master film. (UNSEEN since July 1967).


• 'She Wandered Through The Garden Fence' FRENCH TV chat show appearance. (UNSEEN since Summer 67)


• 'Homburg' : Clipped in THE TRAILER from the Central Office of Informations' LONDON LINE TV show, made in London for broadcast solely for overseas Commonwealth territories. (UNSEEN since October 1967). Worth seeing if only to catch the band wriggling in costumes designed by The Fool.


• 'Kaleidoscope' & 'Repent Walpurgis ': FRENCH TV's Live At The MIDEM Festival, Cannes. (UNSEEN since February 1968)


• BEAT WORKSHOP / STUDIO HAMBURG. 24th December 1971 - COLOUR MASTER!!! Procol Harum, featuring Dave Ball, performing 'In The Wee Small Hours Of Sixpence', 'Still There'll Be More' & 'Simple Sister'


• 'Pandora's Box' : Clipped in THE TRAILER - The LOST Chrysalis Colour Promo film from Ramport studios 1975.

NOTE : Dave Ball replaced Robin Trower as Procol Harum’s lead guitarist and during November 1971 recorded 'Procol Harum Live In Concert With The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra', one of the bands' most successful albums. After beginning work on Procol’s Grand Hotel album he left the band to form Bedlam and last played at the Marquee Club in 1973/74.

It will be a very special night with many more surprises to be confirmed. Advance tickets are already limited so don't wait too long to buy yours.

'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' : Special limited edition single

Release date 13th August 2007 on CD & vinyl 7" with picture sleeve.

Both formats include an exclusive previously unreleased recording from 1967.

From the moment the song was originally conceived by Gary Brooker and Keith Reid, through the assembly of the band to perform it and the subsequent development of the song and it's most recent legal controversy, it has remained one, if not THE most popular 'Pop' song ever.

40th Anniversary Series : Remastered single limited edition CD and vinyl formats

Procol Harum's timeless classic remains the most played record ever in Britain, and was recently voted by Radio 2 listeners as their favourite song of all time (as voted for on 'Sold On Song').

7” Vinyl single in picture sleeve Catalogue Number : SALVOSV001

A ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’
B ‘Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone)’ - 1967 version

CD Single Catalogue Number : SALVOSCD001

1 ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’
2 ‘Whisky Train’
3 ‘All This And More’
4 ‘Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone)’ - 1967 version

Track information :

• ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’
  The original mono single version newly remastered in 2007


• Whisky Train’ a perfect drive-time rocker that charted as a single in 1970, and is the opener of 4th album 'Home'. Remastered in 2007 from the original master tape.


• ‘All This And More’ An epic cut from their 3rd album ‘A Salty Dog’. Remastered in 2007 from the original master tape.


• ‘Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone)’ Exclusive previously unreleased version. This song appeared on their second album, ‘Shine On Brightly’, but had been originally recorded during sessions for their debut eponymous album. Often quoted as having been erased by error by the recording engineer an extremely rare early acetate made at the session had previously been the sole version of this wonderful performance in known existence. Recently discovered amongst tapes of recordings dating from 1967 this was mastered in 2007.

‘Secrets Of The Hive’ (The Best Of ..) 40 years : 2 CD

Fly-Salvo Promo Card

Remastered edition (digipak).

Release date 27th August 2007.

Fully remastered in 2007 this collects the all-time favourite Procol Harum recordings across their entire 40 YEAR career and navigates through their more hidden gems. A colossal 35 tracks including all the hits and one previously unreleased live recording of ‘Into The Flood’.

Track information :