![]() ![]() ![]() Brooker led Procol Harum in songs that mixed pomp and whimsy, orchestral grandeur and rock drive. With his grainy, weathered-sounding voice and a piano style steeped in gospel, classical music, blues and the British music hall, Mr. Brooker had been receiving treatment for cancer, the band said in a statement confirming his death. The booklet features a new essay featuring an interview with Pat Martin and fully restores the original Hipgnosis album artwork.Gary Brooker, the singer and pianist of the early progressive rock group Procol Harum, who co-wrote songs including “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” the improbable but overpowering hit during the 1967 Summer of Love, died on Saturday at his home in Surrey, England. This edition features six bonus tracks ‘Volcano’ (an out-take from the “Blue Pine Trees” sessions), ‘The Ballad of John and Julie’ (recorded for a BBC Radio session), ‘Bog Trotter’, ‘Ooh Mother’ (both sides of a 1974 single) along with ‘I’ll Believe in You (The Hymn)’ and ‘Take it Easy’ (issued as a single in 1975). ![]() ![]() Featuring a line-up of Ken Baker (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Pete Perryer (drums, vocals), Pat Martin (bass, vocals) and Kevin Smith (lead guitar, mandolin), “Blue Pine Trees” was released on the Charisma label in 1974, the album was Unicorn’s second LP and was produced by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, who also featured on Pedal Steel Guitar and guitar on several tracks. Unicorn 'Blue Pine Trees' (Remastered & Expanded Edition)Įsoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the release of a newly re-mastered edition of “Blue Pine Trees”, the 1974 album by Unicorn. ![]()
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