Procol Harum - Separation (Live 2002) video free download

Jenny Allison

Home was produced by Chris Thomas.

Don't knock the rock

brilliant

Jack Ponissi

Actually he produce Home as well. And of course played on the two studio return albums. Yes, Brooker had the chords and the vocal melody written but the organ lines, one of the most memorable features of the song, were 100% Fisher. Yes, the way that was settled was contrived and leaves too many holes open (for example: why AWSoP and not Shine On Brightly or Garden Fence?) but it has been settled. It's over now, no point in discussing it.

David Rauh

I know exactly what I'm talking about. Yes Matthew Fisher was an original member and plays on the first 3 LP's. He only produced one, A Salty Dog. But Brooker & Reid wrote AWSOP before they even put the group together and recorded it. That's what I meant when I said his signature sound is an integral part but he didn't write the bloody thing. Might as well give writing credits to the drummer, bass player and guitarist for that matter.

Chris Kar

"Separation" was a tune written after Fisher left Procol Harum and released on his album Journey's End. It was written for the movie "Separation" released in 1973,which was always a date of releasing an album.Copyrights laws would not allow for other scenerios.

Jack Ponissi

Well, wouldn't go so far as saying it is "mainly" Fisher but he surely did contribute A LOT! And he invented THE organ style of that music. Yes, ihis first albums had some of the PH feeling, although they were very different in other aspects.

Chris Kar

David ,get your information straight and you don't know whan AWSOP was written.There is no doubt that there is a lot of Fisher's spirit in it. As far as combacks that did not work.....WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I have been on all "return concerts" and there are 4 albums prooving that Procol Harum is mainly Fisher , as far as a music is concerned ,although I cannot immagine them without Brooker singing.Let me add that first three albums produced by Fisher have a REAL Procol Harum sound.

Jack Ponissi

It's up on Beyond The Pale, the semi official site. Yes, he used to do that in the 60s, don't know if also later on. What's certain is that he always managed to have an astounding sound live.

QHarefield

i read somewhere that matthew would place a leslie cabinet in a separate room (separation, again!) and mike it up, feeding the signal, via a longer cable, into the main sound board.

QHarefield

thank you so much for posting this. i love this piece : it is a marvellous composition and a beautiful piece. i have the recording that was released on "journey's end", but never a version with procol. then they played it live at croydon and i had hoped to obtain a bootleg of the concert but i think gary may have been unhappy with the sound, as no bootleg was ever made. i am very pleased, therefore, to have discovered this version.

Jack Ponissi

So? There even is a court ruling on that matter now…

David Rauh

Fisher left the band because he didn't want to tour. He tried to come back into the fold a couple of times and it didn't work out. Yes the organ part is an integral piece to AWSOP, but to be honest the song was written before he joined the band. So sod off!

Jack Ponissi

@chriskar5 Thanks, I'(m glad you like what I'm upping.;) Yes, the sound they have onstage is quite amazing. Probably having a dedicated soundman that always follow the band helps a lot, but I never understood how Fisher always get that incredibly clean Hammond sound. You hear him playing something like SOB (he uses a register that's quite likely to become distorted if ones turns up the volume) and he's always so clean and still so full, often better than on the studio version. Amazing.

Chris Kar

@JeckOverfull Oh, I was just making a point about a first album.Your channel is absolutely awesome and your collection fantastic.I have al;ways liked concerts.What fascinated me is that Procol Harum sounds so good on stage.They did have many sets and still maintained a style.I always miss Fisher and Copping , altough others did pretty good.Some albums had "unreleased" or B side tunes.Either way ,it's a most favourite band of my life and I check youtube every day to hear your new postings.Thanks

Jack Ponissi

@chriskar5 Well, I never considered myself a record collector. Never had the time, nor the funds, nor, perhaps, the right mentality to become one. I collect bootlegs, of course! ;) And of course, I have basically everything "official" Procol Harum ever recorded as well.

Chris Kar

@JeckOverfull I have a full catalog of Procol Harum on vinyl.EVERYTHING that was ever released - non-bootleg.An important thing for a record collector is an original first release - the best of course fresh pressing.Originaly AWSOP and Homburg were ONLY singles, which I of course also have.So fist Procol Harum was a black album (no pink , red or any others) with a white lady released under Regal Zonophone, which was owned by Deram. American releases are horrible.Just like Capitol Beatles releses

Jack Ponissi

@chriskar5 Yes, of course, they included AWSoP and Homburg in some versions of the album, like the US ones. I found dated songs Mabel and Captain Clack, the rest of the album stood incredibly well the album and basically everything could probably be mixed with songs from the Well's On Fire and fool an uninformed listener. Listening to other albums from that period to my hears it's quite incredibly modern, actually. Being mostly a "live" thing only augment it for me. No, I don't have a vinyl…

Chris Kar

@JeckOverfull I am sorry that I missed this comment.There are actually several versions of the first album and a "real" Deram version has neither AWSOP or Homburg. I have all of them.It was sort of a "live" album and if you have an original , you will see a sentence:' To be listened in a spirit in which it was made" which may be a part of your frrling that material was "dated".Most of albums from those days will songs "dated" to young people, but they contain imperfections that make them great!

Jack Ponissi

@ffchatter Well, probably not much of a "conspiracy", fiven that Procol Harum was founded by Brooker and Reid, before Fisher came around… Of course in the '60s both he and trower (and Wilson, don't forget BJ Wilson!) were a bit more than "members of Brooker's band", the contribution they gave to Procol was enormous…One keeps wondering how could they lose such a great player not once, but twice…especially over such a ridiculous story (given what happened in court at the end).

ClockworkPillow

@JeckOverfull if there had not been an argument over royalties for a whiter shade of pale fisher would have stayed longer in the band.i think it was a conspiracy between brooker and keith reid to keep the royalties and run the band.