PROCOL HARUM/THE BEST OF PROCOL HARUM SP-4401 (-72) US MONO + STEREO

 In my world there are no bad Procol Harum records. Original recordings or compilations in any size or format it's all good. Like this US collection blending sweet melodic hits like "Whiter Shade Of Pale", "Homburg", "Shine On Brightly" "Conquistador" and "A Salty Dog" with pearls like "Whisky Train" and "Simple Sisters". You also get three 45 B-sides - "Lime Street Blues", "Long Gone Geek" and "In The Wee Small Hours Of Sixpence" - that did show up on various other compilation about this time, but here all together for the first time on an American issue. "Homburg", "Lime Street Blues" and "In The Wee Small Hours Of Sixpance" comes in original mono. "Long Gone Geek" and "Whiter Shade Of Pale" fake stereo, the rest true. Audio shifts a little depending on original recordings, but I get very enjoyable listening all through. For fans who don't have all those cuts yet and prefer to listen to analog recordings in an analog way, or those new to the band who wanna try them without paying a fortune, it's highly recommended. Also originally issued on vinyl in Canada, Downunder and a couple of South American countries. US remastered CD on A&M (3259). Very first US vinyl had brown label. The design shown here existed between 1973-75, so somewhat later. It came in a silvery-black fold/out cover.  (YZÄ*) (PRÖX*)