Home [Deluxe Remastered & Expanded Edition] [2 CD]

by Procol Harum

Overview

The group's hardest-rocking classic album is, beyond some superb vocalizing by Gary Brooker, principally a showcase for Robin Trower's high-powered guitar and a rock-hard rhythm section, with B.J. Wilson only a little less animated than Ginger Baker on some of the music. Procol Harum had a split personality by this time, the band juxtaposing straight-ahead rock & roll numbers like "Still There'll Be More" and the Elvis Presley-influenced "Whisky Train" with darker, more dramatic pieces like "Nothing That I Didn't Know" and "Barnyard Story." Chris Copping doubles on organ, replacing Matthew Fisher, but the overall sound is that of a leaner Procol Harum, all except for the ambitious "Whaling Stories" -- even it was a compromise that nearly worked, showcasing Trower's larger-than-life guitar sound (coming off here like King Crimson's Robert Fripp in one of his heavier moments) within a somewhat pretentious art rock concept. It shows the strains within their lineup that the producers chose the lighter, more obviously accessible "Your Own Choice" -- on which Gary Brooker's piano is the lead instrument -- to end the album after "Whaling Stories"' pyrotechnic finish. [A two-CD Deluxe Remastered & Expanded Edition of Home was released in 2015, featuring 11 bonus tracks including remixes, alternate takes, a previously unreleased BBC session track from 1970, and more; fully restored artwork; and new liner notes by Henry Scott-Irvine.] ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	08/14/2015
Label:	Esoteric Antenna / Esoteric Recordings
UPC:	5013929460546
Rank:	65767

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Whisky Train
2. The Dead Man's Dream
3. Still There'll Be More
4. Nothing That I Didn't Know
5. About to Die
6. Barnyard Story
7. Piggy Pig Pig
8. Whaling Stories
9. Your Own Choice

Disc 2

10. Your Own Choice [Demo 1969]
11. Barnyard Story [Take 4]
12. The Dead Man's Dream [Take 7]
13. Still There'll Be More [Take 3 Backing Track]
14. Whaling Stories [Initial Backing Track]
15. About to Die [George Martin Mix]
16. Your Own Choice [Extended Remix]
17. Piggy Pig Pig [Chris Thomas Remix]
18. Whisky Train [US Radio Single Edit]
19. Your Own Choice
20. About to Die

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Procol Harum   Primary Artist
Chris Copping   Organ,Guitar (Bass)
Gary Brooker   Piano,Vocals
B.J. Wilson   Drums
Robin Trower   Guitar

Technical Credits

Dickinson   Cover Design,Artwork
Keith Reid   Composer
Jeff Jarratt   Engineer
Rob Keyloch   Digital Transfers
Mark Powell   Research
Procol Harum   Composer
Phil Smee   Package Design
Gary Brooker   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Robin Trower   Composer
Roy Orbison   Composer
Chris Thomas   Producer
Ben Wiseman   Transfers,Remastering
Vicky Powell   Project Coordinator
Andy Stephens   Engineer
Harold Arlen   Composer