Liquorice John Death [Import]

Track Listings
1. High School Confidential    
2. Kansas City    
3. Lucille    
4. Brand New Cadillac    
5. Matchbox    
6. Breathless    
7. Everything I Do Is Wrong    
8. Old Black Joe    
9. Shopping For Clothes    
10. Well I    
11. Im Ready    
12. The Girl Cant Help It    
13. Keep A Knockin    

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
German reissue of 1999 release of 1970 recordings by Gary Brooker, Robin Trower, B.J. Wilson & Chris Copping, originally billed as Liquorice John Death & the All-Stars. 13 tracks. Repertoire.

Liquorice John Death, Music, Procol Harum, Pop, Rock, Rock/Pop
Ain't Nothin' to Get Excited About
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Ain't Nothin' to Get Excited About
    Liquorice John Death (Procol Harem)
    Manufacturer: Friday Music
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    1. Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
    2. No More Fear of Flying
    3. Within Our House
    4. Broken Barricades

    ASIN: B0007UDCQC
    Release Date: 2005-03-29

    Tracks:

    1. High School Confidential
    2. Kansas City
    3. Lucille
    4. Brand New Cadillac
    5. Matchbox
    6. Breathless
    7. Everything I Do Is Wrong
    8. Old Black Joe
    9. Shoppin' for Clothes
    10. Well, I...
    11. I'm Ready
    12. Girl Can't Help It
    13. Keep a Knockin'

    Album Description

    Although it took over three and a half decades to be released in North America,the "lost" Procol Harum 1969 Abbey Road sessions "Licorice John Death " are now rock music reality. Discovered a few years ago, in a mislabeled tape box at this legendary St. John Wood studio, the Licorice John Death recordings were briefly released as a very limited fan club release for Gazza Records. For this newly remastered edition, Gary Brooker has unearthed these thirteen lost tracks recorded with the classic mid-period Procol Harum line-up of himself, Robin Trower, Chris Copping and the late B.J. Wilson. Along with the careful restoration that you have come to expect from Friday Music, Ain't Nothin' To Get Excited About is a rare chapter in the long history of the beloved Procol Harum.

    These sessions originated around the time between their much applauded Home and Broken Barricades releases. Chris Thomas, who had gone on to produce some of their most successful recordings, manned the controls for this all-night recording session. With a back-to-the-roots approach, this unique quartet played a hard rocking, non-stop set of early R & B, a new original and several 50's rockers which culminated into a rare glimpse to their past, and as a tribute to their devoted friend and fan from their Paramounts era, the late Dave Mundy. The choice of material is vintage 50's rockers and pounding R & B classics from the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis , Fats Domino and Little Richard. Even an early Sun Records reading of Charlie Rich's "Every Thing I Do Is Wrong" gets an incredible work-out that has to be heard to be believed.

    The real thing here is the band's performance. Gary Brooker sings and plays like never before. He is screaming, shouting, banging the keys and having quite the party with these recordings. Robin Trower takes these classics and turns them into bluesy renditions that pre-echoed his solo work on albums like Bridge of Sighs. Check out his masterful work on "Kansas City" and "Matchbox." Chris Copping plays a powerful bass to B.J. Wilson's soaring drum beat throughout the entire album. Track after glorious track, these four gents from London truly delivered one of the more rocking performances of their day, and it lives on today thanks to some unexpected housecleaning at the famed Abbey Road studios.
    Ain't Nothin' to Get Excited About
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • "Home" boy (circa 1963) music!
    • Not What You'd Expect
    • Brooker oh Brooker...
    		 Ain't Nothin' to Get Excited About
    Liquorice John Death (Procol Harem)
    Manufacturer: Repertoire
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    2. Broken Barricades
    3. Singles A's & B's
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    ASIN: B00006ALRI
    Release Date: 2003-09-12

    Tracks:

    1. High School Confidential
    2. Kansas City
    3. Lucille
    4. Brand New Cadillac
    5. Matchbox
    6. Breathless
    7. Everything I Do Is Wrong
    8. Old Black Joe
    9. Shopping for Clothes
    10. Well, I...
    11. I'm Ready
    12. Girl Can't Help It
    13. Keep a Knockin'

    Album Description

    German reissue of 1999 release of 1970 recordings by Gary Brooker, Robin Trower, B.J. Wilson & Chris Copping, originally billed as Liquorice John Death & the All-Stars. 13 tracks. Repertoire.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars "Home" boy (circa 1963) music!.......2003-10-31

    OK, do NOT be expecting the piano/organ interplay that is the very definition of Procol Harum's music. This is, basically, a jam that was recorded right after Chris Copping joined Procol during the recording of Procol's fourth album,"Home." And as all members were members of the early sixties group, "The Paramounts," I can certainly understand their desire to sort of "blow out the carbon." This is GREAT, primitive rock and I can see why The Paramounts were the Rolling Stones' favorite band - and you don't get ANY more "rock and roll" than the Stones.

    4 out of 5 stars Not What You'd Expect.......2003-03-27

    If you've come to this CD expecting to hear some rare Procol Harum cuts, you may be disappointed to find not the music of Procol Harum, but Procol Harum playing the musical style of the Paramounts, which is the band's original incarnation.
    The word is that the boys put this album together on a lark as they were in the studio recording Home, Procol's first hard rock album.
    I'm not really a fan of the '50s style rock and roll presented here, but that it is performed by some of my favorite musicians adds interest. For despite the fact that this is pretty basic rock and roll, Brooker, Trower and company make it a CD worth having with their virtuoso play.
    Most of the CD is good to excellent. The best song is Well, I... on which Robin Trower really lays down a sharp groove and Gary Brooker lets loose. The most interesting is the humorous Shopping For Clothes on which the desired suit sounds like some kind of outrageous pimp's outfit. Oldies fans will recognize such standards as Kansas City, Lucille, and Old Black Joe as songs which have spawned a thousand covers.
    This CD is a must for the Procol Harum completeist and should interest any music lover who enjoys well-played old time rock and roll. Too bad it is not more well known.

    5 out of 5 stars Brooker oh Brooker..........2003-02-13

    The beginning of a great career.
    Gary Brooker ,the rocker and oh so different from Procol stuf.

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