Home (Procol Harum Album)
Home is Procol Harum's fourth album, released in 1970. With the departure of organist Matthew Fisher and bassist David Knights and the addition of the remaining musicians' (Gary Brooker, B.J. Wilson and Robin Trower) former bandmate bassist/organist Chris Copping from The Paramounts, Procol Harum was, for all intents and purposes, The Paramounts again in all but name. The purpose of bringing in Copping was to return some of the R'n'B sound to the band that they had with their previous incarnation.
The initial sessions were performed in London at Trident Studios under the supervision of former organist Matthew Fisher who had also produced the band's previous album as well. Unhappy with the sound and performances, the band scrapped the Trident sessions and began again with producer Chris Thomas and engineer Jeff Jarratt at Abbey Road Studios. Once the album was completed it was decided that the cover would be a parody of the British board game Snakes and Ladders featuring members of the band.
When the album was released in June 1970 it charted at No. 34 in the United States and No. 49 in the United Kingdom. The album was preceded by the single "Whiskey Train" written by guitarist Robin Trower with lyricist Keith Reid.
Read more about Home (Procol Harum Album): Bonus Tracks, Salvo/Fly Reissue 2009, Personnel
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