Thursday 1 August 2013

PROCOL - THE GHOSTS OF A WHITER SHADE OF PALE

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This Omnibus Press biography of Procol Harum 'The Ghosts Of A Whiter Shade Of Pale' has had over 30 star rated reviews. The book is available as a hardback edition in the UK, Canada, and the USA. Special deals and kindle versions can be found online here and also in every Apple istore. Further information can be found here at the >FACEBOOK PAGE< Click 


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Classic Rock Presents PROG. Review by Chris Roberts. November 2012  


MARTIN SCORSESE's 'FOREWORD' 
THE WEST END EXTRA weekly newspaper of October 19th 2012 previews the BFI-NFT's 'PROCOL HARUM FILM NIGHT & THE THE GHOSTS OF A WHITER SHADE OF PALE's book launch at The BFI Southbank, London - November 3rd 2012. CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT. PRESS ESCAPE TO RETURN HERE 



The Southend Echo of November 2nd 2013
.STRANGE THINGS ARE HAPPENING 
>REVIEW BY DAVID FLINT<

Shindig Magazine Issue 29 November 2012
Shindig Magazine Issue 29 November 2012

Record Collector magazine previews the first chapter of the biography in a six page special dedicated to The Paramounts with some hitherto unseen photographs, which do not feature in the biography. December 2012.Click on the photo to enlarge it  - press escape to return 
Ephraim Hardcastle in The Daily Mail  12.12.12 

Andy McSmith in The Independent's 'Diary' of 13.12.12

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The Beat. 'Russell's Review Beat'. January 2013


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Fred Dellar's 4 star review in MOJO (Feb 2013) David Quantick's  7 star review in CLASSIC ROCK  (Feb 2013) Chris Twomey's review in SHINDIG 31 (Feb 2013) NB: Reid is not the vocalist - Brooker is!




Beat Magazine. February 2013. Review by Jim Stewart
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>RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE
REVIEW BY OREGANO RATHBONE - FEBRUARY 2013
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REVIEW BY DEN BROWNE - APRIL 2013
REVIEW BY PHOTOGRAPHER BERT SARACO


PROCOL HARUM.COM 
REVIEW BY LEGEND >BASSIST JOHN BOBIN<

PROCOL HARUM.COM 
REVIEW BY FAN >SATCH DOBREY<


Gary Brooker (piano) BJ Wilson (drums) Matthew Fisher (rhythm guitar and Hammond organ) Robin Trower (guitar) Dave Knights (bass) Procol Harum in rehearsal at The Constitution Hall in Washington on the A Salty Dog tour in 1969. Photo by William Hatfield
>'IT'S PSYCHEDELIC BABY'
         MET JIMI HENDRIX<


Keith Reid (lyric writer) Gary Brooker (composer-piano-vocalist) and Dave Ball (guitarist). The Grand Hotel album shoot in Malibu, California in 1972.  Photo courtesy of Dave Ball

>DANGEROUS MINDS' MARC CAMPBELL 



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Geoff Dunn (drums)  Geoff Whitehorn (guitar) Matt Pegg (bass) Josh Philips (Hammond organ) Gary Brooker (piano-vocal) Procol Harum - the current line-up. Photo by Bert Saraco



>SOME OF THE BEST REVIEWS<

WHERE YOU CAN BUY THE BOOK IN 2013

THE UNITED KINGDOM 


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>WH SMITHS ONLINE
>GOOD PRICE - BUT PACKAGING & MAILING COSTS<


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>ABE BOOKS' RETAILER LISTING OUTSIDE THE UK<

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USA

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CANADA

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ROME
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KINDLE SPECIAL EDITION

>iTUNES KINDLE EDITION<
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>BFI PROCOL HARUM FILM NIGHT<
PREVIEW BY NICK WEST 
IN 'BUCKETFUL OF BRAINS' MAGAZINE

THE BOOK LAUNCH - BFI's NFT1
London on 
November 3rd 2012
The BFI's National Film Theatre with Henry Scott-Irvine + Dick Fiddy on stage at Procol Harum Night. Photo by Sam Thomas
Author Henry Scott-Irvine and Procol's Gary Brooker wondering why Procol's guitarist Geoff Whitehorn is writing backwards at the after show party in the BFI's green room. Photo by Tom Crossley
Henry and Geoff attempt to pull the same expression! Photo by Charlie Harris


The BFI's Dick Fiddy, Omnibus Press PR Charlie Harris, Henry Scott-Irvine, Pia Meijer, Omnibus Press Commissioning Editor David 'Baz' Barraclough. Photo by Paul Brimmer courtesy of Charlie Harris


Two new Japanese Procol Harum fans Sachiko and Wakana at the BFI Bookshop. Photo by Sam Thomas


That's what we like to see - a book signing queue— with Sam ThomasPeter Thomas at the head of queue and Alfred Hitchcock at BFI Southbank. Photo by Charlie Harris of Omnibus Press
2 Dutchesses, a Duke, and a Scotsman. Ninke, Boris, Henry and Pia at the BFI Bookshop after the Procol Harum archival film screenings whilst at the book signing milarky. Photo by Roland Clare courtesy of Pia Meijer 

>BLOG CRITICS USA
REVIEW BY CARL MACKI 

>POWER POP USA

REVIEW BY STEVE SIMELS

>NIGHT OWLS UK

REVIEW BY STEVE FAGG


                                        readable affair with lots of new info ... A nicely presented and interesting 
                                        read. I can recommend it. AP 

Classic Rock Society magazine. May/June. Issue 195





Flashback magazine. Issue 3 Spring 2013



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