Procol Harum 1974 Exotic Birds And Fruit (vinyl) torrent

Procol Harum ~ Exotic Birds And Fruit ~ 1974
24/48 vinyl rip. Chrysalis Records CHR 1058. LP made in USA.

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Side 1
1. Nothing But The Truth 3:11
2. Beyond The Pale 3:02
3. As Strong As Samson 5:04
4. The Idol 6:38

Side 2
1. The Thin End Of The Wedge 3:42
2. Monsieur R. Monde 3:39
3. Fresh Fruit 3:04
4. Butterfly Boys 4:24
5. New Lamps For Old 4:07

Procol Harum's seventh studio album, Exotic Birds and Fruit, was released in April 1974. In its original LP incarnation, four songs made up side one -- "Nothing But the Truth," "Beyond the Pale," "As Strong as Samson," and "The Idol" -- all of which featured some of the band's best later work. They had retreated somewhat from the orchestral hybrid of their previous album, Grand Hotel, although "Nothing But the Truth" still boasted a string arrangement. They replaced the sweetening with extra muscle in the remaining instruments, making this one of the group's harder rocking sets. And lyricist Keith Reid, having explored elegant decay in Grand Hotel, was unusually straightforward in his social prescriptions here. True, the words still dripped with literary references to everything from Shakespeare to ancient mythology, but, as Reid declared up front, this time he was interested in "Nothing But the Truth." He expressed that truth most eloquently in "As Strong as Samson," an outright political statement, if one spoken in general terms. The song was also downcast, and composer/singer/pianist Gary Brooker gave it a lovely, wistful melody. The disillusionment was completed with the final song on the first side and its tagline, "Just another idol turned to clay."... - William Ruhlmann, AMG