Procol's Ninth is the eighth studio album (ninth including Live) by Procol … Read Full Bio ↴Procol's Ninth is the eighth studio album (ninth including Live) by Procol Harum, and was released in September 1975. Produced by songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Procol's Ninth featured a slightly different direction from the previous album, with a much more stark sound than Chris Thomas's more elaborate productions. According to an interview with guitarist Mick Grabham, conducted by Roland Clare for the 2009 reissue, Leiber and Stoller focused less on the production sound and more on "the structure of the songs". The band appeared on the cover of the album in a straightforward unassuming photograph, mirroring the sound of the album itself. The cover featured simulations of each band member's signature.
Procol's Ninth was the first release from the band to feature non-original songs: a remake of The Beatles' "Eight Days a Week" and Leiber & Stoller's own "I Keep Forgetting". "Eight Days a Week" was put on the album by the producers, initially against the band's wishes. The album also featured "Pandora's Box", a track that had been composed by Gary Brooker and Keith Reid early in the band's career. As included on Ninth, it differed substantially from the more psychedelic unfinished version of the song that was ultimately released as a bonus track on the 2009 reissue of the band's first album.
Personnel:
Gary Brooker – vocals, piano
Mick Grabham – guitar
Chris Copping – organ
Alan Cartwright – bass guitar
B. J. Wilson – drums
Keith Reid – lyrics
Procol's Ninth was the first release from the band to feature non-original songs: a remake of The Beatles' "Eight Days a Week" and Leiber & Stoller's own "I Keep Forgetting". "Eight Days a Week" was put on the album by the producers, initially against the band's wishes. The album also featured "Pandora's Box", a track that had been composed by Gary Brooker and Keith Reid early in the band's career. As included on Ninth, it differed substantially from the more psychedelic unfinished version of the song that was ultimately released as a bonus track on the 2009 reissue of the band's first album.
Personnel:
Gary Brooker – vocals, piano
Mick Grabham – guitar
Chris Copping – organ
Alan Cartwright – bass guitar
B. J. Wilson – drums
Keith Reid – lyrics
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Procol's Ninth
Procol Harum Lyrics
Eight Days A Week Ooh I need your love babe Guess you know it's…
Fool's Gold I was trying hard to win Save the world and be…
I Keep Forgetting I keep forgetting you don't love me no more I keep…
Taking The Time I was standing on the mountain top staring at the…
The Final Thrust It's the final throw The final blow Break or bust We must ma…
The Pipers Tune And so you've made a nasty mess; You have caused your…
The Unquiet Zone They seek us in this unquiet zone They chase us on…
Typewriter Torment Typewriter torment, dreadful disease Caught it the first day…
Without A Doubt I'm going downstairs to be a poet Got a great idea:…
Philip E
on Pandora's Box
historical and literary refs to evil and hope e.g. verse 3: c.s.lewis (edmund's first encounter with the white witch)