When Procol Harum burst onto the pop charts in the summer of 1967 with one of the most unlikely Top 40 singles ever released, the slow, ominous, and endlessly mysterious "A Whiter Shade of Pale," the world scratched its head and wondered what this was all about. The song, with its Bach-inspired spooky church organ riff, still holds a good deal of that eerie mystery all these years later, and the superior mono mix of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is included in this two-disc, 35-track retrospective of the band's career, along with other favorites like "A Salty Dog" and the gorgeous, baffling "Homburg," to make this set both a fine introduction and a solid survey of a most unusual and singular band. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide
Secrets of the Hive: The Best of Procol Harum
08/27/2007 | Salvo
All Music Guide Review
Track Listing
Credits
- Matt Noble
- Producer
- Keith Reid
- Associate Producer
- Nick Robbins
- Mastering
- Don Snow
- Organ (Hammond)
- Peter Solley
- Organ
- Mike Stoller
- Producer
- Ray Royer
- Guitar
- Patrick Humphries
- Liner Notes, Sleeve Notes
- Rafe McKenna
- Producer
- Howie Albert
- Producer
- Henry Scott-Irvine
- Memorabilia, Assistant Photographer
- Matt Pegg
- Guitar (Bass)
- The Darren Edwards Project
- Photography
- Robert K. Weiss
- Cover Photo
- Dave "Taif" Ball
- Guitar
- Roland Clare
- Liner Notes, Sleeve Notes
- Chris E. Thomas
- Producer
- Mike Lewis
- Orchestral Arrangements
- Gary Brooker
- Piano, Associate Producer, Orchestral Arrangements, Vocals
- Matthew Fisher
- Guitar (Rhythm), Organ (Hammond), Producer, Associate Producer
- Mick Grabham
- Guitar
- Jerry Leiber
- Producer
- Geoff Whitehorn
- Guitar
- Ron Albert
- Producer
- Dave Bronze
- Guitar (Bass)
- Mark Brzezicki
- Percussion, Drums
- Alan Cartwright
- Guitar (Bass)
- Chris Copping
- Organ, Guitar (Bass), Organ (Hammond)
- Denny Cordell
- Producer
- Bill Eyden
- Drums
- Rob Keyloch
- Mastering, Digital Transfers
- David Knights
- Guitar (Bass)
- Robin Trower
- Guitar















