Procol Harum Reissues Continue on Salvo
Following the Salvo/Fly Records reissues of the first four Procol Harum albums earlier this year, the sterling work continues unabated with Salvo’s reissues of the next three albums in the Procol backcatalog, available now!
1971′s Broken Barricades carries on the tradition started on Home with a harder rock sound, Robin Trower’s guitar taking the lead in the absence of departed Matthew Fisher’s Hammond organ.
Recorded in August of 1971, Procol Harum: Live in Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra was released in 1972 and saw the band accompanied by a full orchestral and choral contingent, belting out some of their earlier symphonic songs – A Salty Dog, Whaling Stories, In Held ‘Twas in I – in the perfect environment.
Grand Hotel, released in 1973, saw a return to the grandeur that Procol Harum had previously made their own, with the title track described by NME as “a masterpiece of musical perfection and lyricism”.
As with the Fly/Salvo reissues, all three are enhanced by additional bonus tracks. Reviews to follow.
Broken Barricades
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