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(NEW YORK) - A stereo version of Procol Harum's 1967 worldwide hit "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" makes its first appearance in the U.K. next week. |The track is part of a 30th anniversary three-CD set featuring the band's first four albums, as well as singles, alternate takes, and outtakes, on Westside Records.
It was thought that "Pale" was recorded only in mono, but
Westside managing director Bob Fisher recently
learned of the existence of a stereo multi-track of an earlier
version of the song. He recruited U.S. archivist Tom
Moulton to remix the track because, says Fisher, "Tom
always told me this recording was his holy grail." Reissue label
Westside is part of the U.K.'s MCI/VCI
group.