Procol Harum - A Salty Dog (Regal Zonophone 1969) 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip

This album, the group's third, was where they showed just how far their talents extended across the musical landscape, from blues to R&B to classical rock. In contrast to their hastily recorded debut, or its successor, done to stretch their performance and composition range, A Salty Dog was recorded in a reasonable amount of time, giving the band a chance to fully develop their ideas. The title track is one of the finest songs ever to come from Procol Harum and one of the best pieces of progressive rock ever heard, a very succinct example and that at under five minutes running time — the lyric and the music combine to form a perfect mood piece, and the performance is bold and subtle at once, in the playing and the singing, respectively. The range of sounds on the rest includes "Juicy John Pink," a superb piece of pre-World War II-style country blues, while "Crucifiction Lane" is a killer Otis Redding-style soul piece, and "Pilgrim's Progress" is a virtuoso keyboard workout. Bruce Eder AMG.

Tracklisting:

A1. A Salty Dog

A2. The Milk Of Human Kindness

A3. Too Much Between Us

A4. The Devil Came From Kansas

A5. Boredom

B1. Juicy John Pink

B2. Wreck Of The Hesperus

B3. All This And More

B4. Crucifiction Lane

B5. Pilgrims Progress

Gary Brooker: Vocals, Piano, Celeste,
Three Stringed Guitar, Harmonica,
Recorder and Woods.

Matthew Fisher: Organ, Vocals, Marimba,
Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Recorder and
Rhythm Guitar.

David Knights: Bass Guitar.

Barrie Wilson: Drums, Conga Drums and Tabla.

Robin Trower: Lead Guitar, Vocal, Acoustic Guitar,
and Sleigh Tambourine.

Kellogs: Bosun's Whistle and Refreshments.

Produced by Mathew Fisher.