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Procol Harum - The Birchmere, Alexandria, Va July 15, 2014

Track listing:
  1. Intro 2:10
  2. Kaleidoscope 5:07
  3. Homburg 6:34
  4. The Vip Room > Hoochie Coochie Man 7:18
  5. Simple Sister 7:03
  6. Grand Hotel 10:55
  7. An Old English Dream > Drunken Sailor 8:00
  8. A Salty Dog 5:28
  9. Intro 1:03
  10. Bringing Home The Bacon 5:53
  11. Pandora's Box 9:22
  12. As Strong As Samson 5:41
  13. Shine On Brightly 5:55
  14. Barnyard Story > When A Man Loves A Woman > No Woman, No Cry 9:08
  15. A Whiter Shade Of Pale > Encore Applause > Band Intros 14:50
  16. Conquistador 5:55

Notes


Procol Harum - Lostbrook 2.0 Volume 62

July 15, 2014
The Birchmere
Alexandria, VA
USA

Source: CA-14(cards)>CA-9200>Sony M10(24/48)
Transfer: Micro SDHC>PC>WAV>CQ Mastering>FLAC(16/44.1)
Location: 18' from stage-right stack

Taper: Lostbrook
Mastering: CQ
Covers: ethiessen1

Set 1/Disc 1:

01 Intro (2:10)
02 Kaleidoscope (5:07)
03 Homburg (6:34)
04 The VIP Room>Hoochie Coochie Man* (7:18)
05 Simple Sister (7:03)
06 Grand Hotel (10:55)
07 An Old English Dream>Drunken Sailor* (8:00)
08 A Salty Dog (5:28)

Set 2/Disc 2:

09 Intro (1:03)
10 Bringing Home The Bacon (5:53)
11 Pandora's Box (9:22)
12 As Strong As Samson (5:41)
13 Shine On Brightly (5:55)
14 Barnyard Story>When A Man Loves A Woman*>No Woman, No Cry * (9:08)
15 A Whiter Shade Of Pale>Encore Applause>Band Intros (14:50)

Encore:

16 Conquistador (5:55)

* Tease

Gary Brooker: Lead Vocals, Keyboards
Geoff Whitehorn: Guitar, Vocals
Josh Phillips: Keyboards
Matt Pegg: Bass, Vocals
Geoff Dunn: Drums

My knowledge of Procol Harum is nowhere near what their history deserves, so songs like "An Old English Dream", "As Strong As Samson", and "Barnyard Story" were unexpected highlights for me and are now stuck in my head. This is one of those recordings I can't stop listening to. Outstanding vocal work by Gary Brooker and a great performance by the entire band made this evening "shine brightly". And, true-to-form for the Birchmere, a casual conversation on line once again earned me a new friend. Turns out that the guy in front of me has the same exact hobby with extremely similar stealth techniques and even a Sony M10 "to boot". We sat together, and at times it was like looking in a mirror as we simultaneously checked our levels. I don't think "DC" plans to upload his, but our recordings are naturally quite similar. I think you'll enjoy this one.