This album is essential for just 3 tracks, A Whiter Shade Of Pale, Conquistador & Homburg. Having seen Procol Harum at the London Paladium recently, wanted to hear some more. This is the debut album and is the best thing I have bought in ages. Smattering of hits and oddities - particularly like She Wandered Through The Garden Fence - jaunty "A Whiter Shade of Pale" é o single de estreia da banda britânica Procol Harum, lançado em 12 de maio de 1967. Chegou ao primeiro lugar na UK Singles Chart em 8 de junho de 1967, onde permaneceu por seis semanas. [3] Sem muita divulgação, chegou ao quinto lugar na Billboard Hot 100 dos Estados Unidos. [4] Um dos hinos do Verão do Amor de 1967, é um dos singles mais vendidos da história Procol Harum is an English rock band formed in 1967. Their best-known recording is the 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", one of the few singles to have sold over 10 million copies. Although noted for their baroque and classical influence, Procol Harum's music is described as psychedelic rock and proto-prog. Spyrou Kyprianou 84, 4004 Limassol, Cyprus. , Download and print in PDF or MIDI free sheet music for A Whiter Shade Of Pale by Procol Harum arranged by Dick Schmitt for Piano (Solo) 'A whiter shade of pale' refers to being under the influence of coke, and taking another rail to go "a whiter shade of pale". The first verse is pretty clear to me: they are a band, they are very coked up while doing a show, skipped a light show and did everything they could to impress instead. A Whiter Shade Of Pale Chords by Procol Harum. 12,092 views, added to favorites 84 times. Difficulty: intermediate: Tuning: E A D G B E: Capo: no capo: Author brendankil [a] 159. 2 contributors total, last edit on Aug 11, 2017. View official tab. We have an official A Whiter Shade Of Pale tab made by UG professional guitarists. The meaning behind one of Procol Harum's earliest songs, "Homburg" may remain a mystery, but "Homburg" was a healthy follow-up single to "A Whiter Shade of Pale." The single gave the A Whiter Shade of Pale [A&M] Review by Bruce Eder. Procol Harum's debut album is amazingly engaging, considering that it was rushed out to capitalize on the hit title track. The material was all already written (before the hit, in fact), but the group recorded the LP in just two days, simply to get a long-player out, and came up with one of the Debut singles don't come much more auspicious than Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade Of Pale." Released 50 years ago today (on May 12, 1967), the four-minute first single from Procol Harum A Revelatory Look into the Organ Registration of AWSoP. Larry Pennisi writes to BtP: It was with some trepidation that I embarked for Croydon this past March. The situation on our pleasant sphere was becoming decidedly more and more unpleasant. Nonetheless, and with a good deal of contempt for the conflagration at hand, I departed for ye olde zYUptVS.