Procol Harum
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Oct 20, 2026
Cameron HawkinsGUEST
Um, so it was a special time in the meantime, as soon after he left, um, we looked around for a mandolin violin player and found a fellow by the name of Ben Mink.
Cameron HawkinsGUEST
And Ben Mink was playing with Murray McLaughlin at the time, but had also been part of the band band Mary Lou Horner was the name of the band who opened up for every band that played the Toronto rock pile, including Led Zeppelin, Procol Harum, all of these wonderful progressive rock bands.
Cameron HawkinsGUEST
And, you know, admittedly, Led Zeppelin was a bit more heavy metal, but, but they, you know,
Mike BoonHOST
And that venue would be today, that's the concert hall, a.k.a. the Masonic Temple at 888 Yonge Street.
speaker_0HOST
Well, only on vinyl.
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This is Procol Harum.
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This comes from the album Grand Hotel.
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And it is actually the title track Grand Hotel.
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So folks, we are live and I might get the wrong levels.
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Crowd of people gathered round To the question Answered yes You slapped me on the face I turned around Deal the cheek You couldn't really stand the pace You might
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draw your attention to the next track, another Procol Harum one, and in these great vinyl records you have a lot to read.
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Let me say it this way, you don't need reading glasses.
Steve GouldHOST
But on the bonus disc, which was another 56 minutes that featured some shorter tracks and some covers.
Steve GouldHOST
They had The Return of the Giant Hogweed, as I said before, by Genesis, Assaulted Dog by Procol Harum, I Need You by America, and obviously Soul Sacrifice.
Steve GouldHOST
So I hope you enjoyed that.
Steve GouldHOST
I hope you got your funk on with that.
Tony KornheiserHOST
When he called out for another drink, the waiter brought a tray.
Tony KornheiserHOST
That's Procol Harum.
Tony KornheiserHOST
This would've been Keith Reid's 79th birthday.
Tony KornheiserHOST
He wrote the lyrics for A Whiter Shade of Pale-
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Had a hit in 1958 called Tom Dooley.
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Keith Reed was born in 1946, lyricist and co-founder of the group Procol Harum, had a big hit in 1967 called A Whiter Shade of Pale.
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Patrick Simmons was born in 1948, singer-songwriter, guitarist for the group the Doobie Brothers, sang lead on the 1974 number one smash hit Blackwater.
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Nino DeFranco was born in 1955.
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There's no time
John of HawthorneHOST
And that's the band Procol Harum with Conquestador, originally put out onto the market in 1967, later becoming a major hit in 1972 when released as a live single with the backing of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.
John of HawthorneHOST
The song combined the genres psychedelic rock and what they call orchestra rock.
John of HawthorneHOST
Before that, Melbourne band from the early to mid-80s, Little Heroes, with their best effort, won Perfect Day, the title of the song in question there.
SamAUDIENCE
It's just another day.
SamAUDIENCE
And accreditation goes to Procol Harum and Paul McCartney.
Nathan KoshGUEST
There you go.
Nathan KoshGUEST
Were they involved in the construction of your bit of prose there, Sam? Are they getting
SamAUDIENCE
It's just another day.
SamAUDIENCE
And accreditation goes to Procol Harum and Paul McCartney.
Nathan KoshGUEST
There you go.
Nathan KoshGUEST
Were they involved in the construction of your bit of prose? Are they getting
Liam BriggHOST
She was actually on there to talk about Total Eclipse of the Heart, but they got a few quotes from her about Whiter Shade of Pale and Bohemian Rhapsody as well.
Liam BriggHOST
Procol Harum's original was from 1967.
Liam BriggHOST
And that Dutch clipping that I mentioned earlier, she mentions this song specifically.
Liam BriggHOST
She says it was trying to capture that sound from the summer of 1967, flower power and all that.
Nick SalomanHOST
I dunno.
Nick SalomanHOST
And anyhow, Robin, Robin Trower, as I'm sure you know, or you might not actually, uh, was the guitarist of Procol Harum.
Nick SalomanHOST
Uh, and he came from Southend, as did Procol Harum, who were originally called The Paramounts.
Nick SalomanHOST
And Southend being a town just east of London on the coast.
Nick SalomanHOST
Uh, it was the kinda traditional holiday resort for London's EastEnders, a bit like kinda Coney Island, I guess.
Nick SalomanHOST
I'd hurt me back and I didn't make it.
Nick SalomanHOST
I shoulda done 'cause I like Robin Trower, and I've probably told you this before, but, uh, when he f- when- left the ...
Nick SalomanHOST
He left, uh, Procol Harum and formed a band called, uh, Jude, I think, with a guy called Frankie Millo, who was a singer.
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