A Salty Dog

by Procol Harum

Overview

This album, the group's third, was where they showed just how far their talents extended across the musical landscape, from blues to R&B to classical rock. In contrast to their hastily recorded debut, or its successor, done to stretch their performance and composition range, A Salty Dog was recorded in a reasonable amount of time, giving the band a chance to fully develop their ideas. The title track is one of the finest songs ever to come from Procol Harum and one of the best pieces of progressive rock ever heard, and a very succinct example at that at under five minutes running time -- the lyric and the music combine to form a perfect mood piece, and the performance is bold and subtle at once, in the playing and the singing, respectively. The range of sounds on the rest includes "Juicy John Pink," a superb piece of pre-World War II-style country blues, while "Crucifiction Lane" is a killer Otis Redding-style soul piece, and "Pilgrim's Progress" is a virtuoso keyboard workout. [A Salty Dog was reissued by Repertoire Records in 1997 with enhanced sound and the lost B-side "Long Gone Geek," a Robin Trower guitar workout par excellence.] ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	04/14/2017
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8719262002913
Rank:	45103

Tracks

1. A Salty Dog
2. The Milk of Human Kindness
3. Too Much Between Us
4. The Devil Came From Kansas
5. Boredom
6. Juicy John Pink
7. Wreck of the Hesperus
8. All This and More
9. Crucifiction Land
10. Pilgrims Progress

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Procol Harum   Primary Artist
Gary Brooker   Wind,Bells,Cello,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Celeste,Recorder,Woodwind,Harmonica,Keyboards
B.J. Wilson   Drums
Robin Trower   Guitar,Vocals,Tambourine,Guitar (Acoustic)
Matthew Fisher   Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Marimba,Recorder,Keyboards,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic)
Barrie Wilson   Drums,Tabla,Congas
Kellogs   Whistle (Instrument)
David Knights   Bass,Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Keith Reid   Composer
Richard Strauss   Composer
Gary Brooker   Arranger,Composer,Orchestral Arrangements
Ken Scott   Engineer
Robin Trower   Composer
Matthew Fisher   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Orchestral Arrangements
Henry Lewy   Engineer
Ian Stuart   Engineer
Chris Welch   Liner Notes
James B. Oden   Composer
Dickinson   Design,Artwork
Ian 'Stu' Steward   Engineer