Procol's Ninth [Original recording remastered]

Track Listings

1. Pandora's Box

2. Fool's Gold

3. Taking the Time

4. Unquiet Zone

5. Final Thrust

6. I Keep Forgetting

7. Without a Doubt

8. Pipers Tune

9. Typewriter Torment

10. Eight Days a Week

11. Adagio Di Albinoni

12. Blue Danube

Tracks:

Pandora's Box
Fool's Gold
Taking the Time.
Unquiet Zone
Final Thrust.
I Keep Forgetting
Without a Doubt
Pipers Tune
Typewriter Torment
Eight Days a Week.

Album Description

Digipak reissue of the British rock group's 1975 album.

Album Details

Digitally remastered reissue in a digipak.

Customer Reviews:

Harum Loosen Up.......2005-04-27

Procol Harum's ninth album, appropriately titled "Procol's Ninth," sees Gary Brooker & the boys cutting loose in the studio, aided in the producer's chair by legendary writer/producers Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller, the men behind Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" and other classic hit records. This is Procol Harum at their most fun, with such classic tracks as "Pandora's Box," "Fool's Gold," "Typewriter Torment," and a pair of fabulous cover songs: Chuck Jackson's "I Keep Forgetting" and the Beatles' "Eight Days A Week." The band sound superb, and the Lieber/Stoller production a plus. "Procol's Ninth" is terrific Procol Harum.

Procol With Brass!.......2004-09-15

I just listened to this again last night. Its really solid with some of the best brass Procol Harum ever had recorded. They feature some great trombone, sax and trumpet work wich makes many of these cuts powerful. I'd say Gary's vocals/piano and BJs drums are highlighted throughout. Several Gems not to be missed: Fools Gold (trombone featured), I Keep Forgetting,No Doubt(I love the electric piano on this one!) Pandora's Box(precussion is special on this one),Taking The Time (great bluesy sound features the sax), and the awesome rocker Unquiet Zone(BJs drumming is unworldly here!). Anyway, enjoy this rocking bluesy Procol Harum offering.

The end was near........2001-10-29

I bought this album when it was first released and was disappointed, being that the group was my favorite. I couldn't put my finger on why until I looked at the album credits; it was produced by Leiber and Stoller, not Chris Thomas. It wasn't till then that I had an inkling of the importance of the producer to a record's sound.
The sound on this album was "distant" and not dynamic. The songs were only pedestrian realizations of the theretofore unique Brooker-Reid aesthetic.
For the first time the group recorded other people's songs, i.e. Leiber & Stoller's "I Keep Forgetting" and Lennon & McCartney's "Eight Days a Week".
WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO MY FAVORITE GROUP?
Obviously, the lamp's flame was burning out, so to speak; a fact only too apparent on their subsequent release Something Magic.
After all these years I can still listen to Procol's Ninth and enjoy certain tunes; among them "Pandora's Box", "Fool's Gold", and "Typewriter Torment".
But please don't make this your first Procol Harum purchase. I would recommend starting at the very beginning (the album with the Aubrey Beardsleyesque design on the cover and featuring their signature song "A Whiter Shade of Pale") and then work in chronological order. You'll discover an interesting musical evolution and much to enjoy.

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Sounds Better Today Than When First Released

Procol's Ninth
Procol Harum
Manufacturer: Friday Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007UDCFS
Release Date: 2005-04-05

Tracks:

Pandora's Box
Fool's Gold
Taking the Time
Unquiet Zone
Final Thrust
I Keep Forgetting
Without a Doubt
Pipers Tune
Typewriter Torment
Eight Days a Week
Adagio Di Albinoni
Blue Danube

Customer Reviews:

Sounds Better Today Than When First Released.......2006-02-21

For most of those who were fans of Procol Harum from the beginning, Procol's Ninth seemed to inaugurate a downhill slide that bottomed out with the widely reviled Something Magic. Many fans at the time could not believe that the famed but smarmy pop producers Lieber and Stoller had been chosen to produce this. Nor could they believe that the boys would stoop to covering the lightweight Beatles hit Eight Days A Week and the Lieber-Stoller penned ditty, I Keep Forgetting. Though the original release of Procol's Ninth contained a couple of very good songs, many could not help but shake the feeling that Procol's Ninth sounded the band's death knell.
Lately, Friday Music has been remastering and re-releasing old Procol Harum recordings both great and not so great. Since I am a loyal fan of the band and rarely play my vinyl anymore, I finally caved in and bought this.
Believe me, remastering made a world of difference. Procol's Ninth sounds much better today than when it was first issued. Even the band's rendition of the Lieber-Stoller composition sounds fresh. Though the Keith Reid/Gary Brooker song machine had lost a little luster by the time this came out, listening with fresh ears brought new enjoyment. I best like Pandora's Box, Fool's Gold, the great "never say die" (and might I add, very English) song The Final Thrust, Without A Doubt, Piper's Tune, and a couple of instrumental add-ons that are a real treat, Adagio di Albinoni and Blue Danube.
If you are one of those who just hated this album on its original release, I urge you to listen again. This is one that stands the test of time AND the two bonus cuts make it worthwhile even if you come to the conclusion that you still hate the rest of it.

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Boring
A Great Unknown Album
There should be a Procol Harum box set.
A strong effort by Procol Harum
One of Procol's finest.

Procol's Ninth
Procol Harum
Manufacturer: Castle Essential
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000592G
Release Date: 1996-03-10

Tracks:

Pandora's Box
Fools Gold
Taking the Time
Unquiet Zone
Final Thrust
I Keep Forgetting
Without a Doubt
Pipers Tune
Typewriter Torment
Eight Days a Week

Customer Reviews:

Boring.......2004-02-08

I'm not one of PH biggest fans, but I have few records of them, and I can tell you without hesitation: this is far from being in PH high standards. It's weaker than the marvellous live album with Edmonton symphony orchestra, it's weaker than the great "Grand hotel", and it's weaker than the collection albums. Only if you are a die hard fan, you should buy this one, because in general, it is a "tired" album done by a tired band, and only "Pandora's box", that became a hit, breaks the boredom. Unlike the other albums, that contain only original stuff, here we got 2 cover versions (Eight days a week and Keep forgetting), that are done the uninspired way. "Without a doubt" and "Typewriter torment" are also not bad, but the average of this album is far under the band's greatest.

A Great Unknown Album.......2002-07-25

Procol Harum dropped off the musical radar screen after 1970, but "Exotic Birds & Fruit" is actually one of their strongest recordings. "As Strong As Samson," in particular, is one of the most beautiful rock songs I have ever heard, with a haunting organ riff that easily rivals "Whiter Shade of Pale." It is, in short, Procol's last masterpiece.

There should be a Procol Harum box set........2001-07-28

Especially since hardly any of the original US releases are still in print anymore. Except for the disastrous "Something Magic", their latter day albums might not have been much to write home about taken as a whole, but there was always something on each that made you stop what you were doing and pay attention. This album is no exception--the song "Beyond the Pale" has a Brecht-Weill feel that suggests to me that Brooker and Reid must have just come from watching "Threepenny Opera". The lyrics of "Strong As Samson" are as topical as anything from Stills, Young or Jim Morrison--except the last verse draws a steel guitar into the mix. Well, Buck Owens did sometimes write with attitude, after all. I go along with another reviewer's negative reaction to the Beatles cover "Eight Days a Week"--I've heard school prom bands that did it better. Have you ever noticed that the best Fab Four tributes from other artists are when they do something of their own that's influenced by the Beatles. It's always better than doing an actual cover--Electric Light Orchestra had a great career doing just that. At the moment, this album is out of stock--I hope it's not out of print as well.

A strong effort by Procol Harum.......1999-06-18

Where this disc is not of the same standard as that of Grand Hotel and Exotic Birds and Fruit, it is still a strong effort in it's own right. Lieber and Stoller assume the production responsibilities from Chris Thomas and do a fine job. In fact the production sounds not unlike the previous disc, Exotic Birds and Fruit. There are two covers, which is not typical of Procol. One, I Keep Forgetting, is written by the producers and comes off quite nicely. The other, a cover of the Beatles'Eight Days a Week, is dreadful and is in fact the only weak cut on the disc. Then again, how often do you hear a good cover of a Beatle song? Highly recommended...Simon.

One of Procol's finest........1999-06-18

Die hard Procol Harum fans never got over Robyn Trower's departure. They would bemoan his loss and turn a closed ear to subsequent recordings. The truth of the matter is, that Procol continued to make outstanding records well after Trower left the band. In fact, as a whole, the post-Trower albums were more consistent and stronger than those recordings made prior. This disc, Exotic Birds and Fruit, is one of the two best discs recorded by P.H. in this period(The other being Grand Hotel). There is not a weak song on the disc. The production and musicianship are outstanding and equally creative. This is a stellar band at it's peak as a collaborative ensemble. Highly Recommended.....Simon

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Procol's Ninth
Procol Harum
Manufacturer: Musea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000AKOHN
Release Date: 2006-05-31

Album Details

Procol Harum, the Fruit of the Collaboration Between Lyricist Keith Reid and Singer Gary Brooker, Gained Worldwide Renown with their 1967 Hit "a Whiter Shade of Pale". The Well-known Bach Theme that Comprised the Music was Played on Organ by Keyboardist Matthew Fisher. Robin Trower's Hendrix-like Guitar was One of the Distinguishing Marks of the Group Until He Left in 1971\

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Procols Ninth
Procol Harum
Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000E1AS
Release Date: 1996-11-21

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Procol's Ninth
Procol Harum
Manufacturer: Jvc Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006HBQA
Release Date: 2003-02-24

Tracks:

Pandora's Box
Fool's Gold
Taking the Time.
Unquiet Zone
Final Thrust.
I Keep Forgetting
Without a Doubt
Pipers Tune
Typewriter Torment
Eight Days a Week.

Album Description

Japanese 20-bit K2 digitally remastered reissue of 1975 album. Packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. 2003.

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Slipcase.

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Procol's Ninth
Procol Harum
Manufacturer: Repertoire/Hepcat
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000DEM0C
Release Date: 2002-11-07

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1. Pandora's Box
2. Fool's Gold
3. Taking the Time
4. Unquiet Zone
5. Final Thrust
6. I Keep Forgetting
7. Without a Doubt
8. Pipers Tune
9. Typewriter Torment
10. Eight Days a Week
11. Adagio Di Albinoni
12. Blue Danube