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Procol Harum's Debut Album Misses UK Top 50
Despite their debut single A Whiter Shade Of Pale reaching number one in the UK in the summer of 1967, Procol Harum's mono debut album failed to enter the UK Top 50.
Keith Reid met vocalist and pianist Gary Brooker while Brooker was still in the band The Paramounts. In the summer of 1967, Procol Harum's debut single A Whiter Shade Of Pale rose to number one in the United Kingdom. The members of Procol Harum entered the studio with producer Denny Cordell to record 10 songs for their first album.
The band's first album was not recorded in stereo, as the entire album was recorded in mono. Conquistador was the only track on the first album that deviated from their lyrics and music composition method. Despite the big success of the debut single, the album failed to enter the Top 50 chart in the United Kingdom.
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