Procol Harum

Wallpaper Description:

Based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, the Paramounts, led by Gary Brooker and Robin Trower and including Chris Copping and B. J. Wilson, scored a moderate British success in 1964, with their version of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's "Poison Ivy", which reached number 35 in the UK Singles Chart.

Unable to generate any follow-up success, the group disbanded in 1966.

The Paramounts were signed to EMI UK for their releases; until one day before Procol Harum linked with EMI UK again, they were called the Pinewoods.

A last-minute offer from Chris Blackwell's fledgling Island Records label was given the thumbs down by Brooker and band.

At Olympic Studios, with session drummer (and non-Paramount) Bill Eyden, producer Denny Cordell, and sound engineer Keith Grant, the group recorded "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and it was released on 12 May 1967.

With a structure reminiscent of Baroque music, a countermelody based on J.S. Bach's Orchestral Suite N° 3 in D Major by Fisher's Hammond organ, Brooker's soulful vocals and Reid's mysterious lyrics, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart and the Canadian RPM Magazine chart.

It did almost as well in the United States, reaching No. 5.

In Australia, it was No. 1 for many weeks, setting a record of 8 weeks in Melbourne.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb3iPP-tHdA

woody2858 Uploaded by woody2858 on Dec 4, 2014. Procol Harum - Desktop Nexus Entertainment Download free wallpapers and background images: Procol Harum. Desktop Nexus Entertainment background ID 1893449. Based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, the Paramounts, led by Gary Brooker and Robin Trower and including Chris Copping and B. J. Wilson, scored a moderate British success in 1964, with their version of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's "Poison Ivy", which reached number 35 in the UK Singles Chart.

Unable to generate any follow-up success, the group disbanded in 1966.

The Paramounts were signed to EMI UK for their releases; until one day before Procol Harum linked with EMI UK again, they were called the Pinewoods.

A last-minute offer from Chris Blackwell's fledgling Island Records label was given the thumbs down by Brooker and band.

At Olympic Studios, with session drummer (and non-Paramount) Bill Eyden, producer Denny Cordell, and sound engineer Keith Grant, the group recorded "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and it was released on 12 May 1967.

With a structure reminiscent of Baroque music, a countermelody based on J.S. Bach's Orchestral Suite N° 3 in D Major by Fisher's Hammond organ, Brooker's soulful vocals and Reid's mysterious lyrics, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart and the Canadian RPM Magazine chart.

It did almost as well in the United States, reaching No. 5.

In Australia, it was No. 1 for many weeks, setting a record of 8 weeks in Melbourne.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb3iPP-tHdA 4.1