Description
DESCRIPTION
Digitally remastered and expanded three CD edition of the acclaimed Procol Harum album Exotic Birds And Fruit. Released in April 1974, the album was the product of a series of recording sessions beset by power cuts, the result of industrial strife during the winter of 1973. Despite having to work around these difficult conditions, Exotic Birds and Fruit would prove to be another fine collection of material written by Gary Brooker and lyricist Keith Reid, featuring such classic tracks as 'Nothing But The Truth', 'As Strong As Samson', 'Beyond The Pale', 'Butterfly Boys' and 'The Idol'. The album would reveal the line-up of Gary Brooker, Alan Cartwright, Chris Copping, Mick Grabham and B. J. Wilson to be in fine, inspired form. This expanded three CD edition of Exotic Birds And Fruit includes the original album (with two bonus tracks), along with two additional discs featuring the band's entire performance for BBC Radio One's In Concert show from March 1974 and a previously unreleased 65 minute live set recorded at January Sound Studios in Dallas on July 5th 1974 for KZEW FM. The release also includes a lavishly illustrated booklet featuring material from Gary Brooker's personal archive and an essay by Procol Harum authority Roland Clare featuring comments from Gary Brooker.
Nothing But the Truth
Beyond the Pale
As Strong As Samson
The Idol
The Thin End of the Wedge
Monsieur Armand
Fresh Fruit
Butterfly Boys
New Lamps for Old
Drunk Again
As Strong As Samson (Alternative Mix in DB)
Conquistador
Bringing Home the Bacon
Whaling Stories
New Lamps for Old
Beyond the Pale
As Strong As Samson
Simple Sister
The Idol
Grand Hotel
Butterfly Boys
Nothing But the Truth
Conquistador
Bringing Home the Bacon
Long Gone Geek
Homburg
Cerdes (Outside the Gates of)
Beyond the Pale
Power Failure
As Strong As Samson
The Idol
Butterfly Boys
Mabel
Nothing But the Truth
New Lamps for Old
