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Gary Brooker - Echoes In The Night (1985)

Posted By: v3122

Date: 11 Aug 2022 19:44:19

Echoes in the Night was the album for all those fans who had been waiting eight years for a Procol Harum reunion. In addition to Gary Brooker's singing and keyboard work, it featured Procol organist Matthew Fisher, lyricist Keith Reid, and drummer B.J. Wilson. They didn't appear on every track, but when they got together, notably on the title song (which also featured Eric Clapton), "Saw the Fire," and especially the ambitious "Ghost Train," Procol Harum was back. (A surprisingly important part of that sound was Wilson's distinctive drumming, notable because he would not be part of the official reunion of the group in 1991, since he died in 1989.) Even when Fisher and Reid weren't collaborating, as on "Mr. Blue Day," Brooker aspired to a Procol approach, adding The National Philharmonic Orchestra for that old art-rock flavor. Like Brooker's other solo albums, this one didn't get much attention, and it would be another six years before Procol Harum did get back together, but for anyone who was paying attention, Echoes in the Night was a welcome reminder of what the band could do.

by William Ruhlmann

Gary Brooker - Echoes In The Night (1985):

Tracklist:

A1 Count Me Out
A2 Two Fools In Love
A3 Echoes In The Night
A4 Ghost Train
A5 Mr. Blue Day
B1 Saw The Fire
B2 The Long Goodbye
B3 Hear What You're Saying
B4 Missing Person
B5 Trick Of The Night

Equipment & processing

Original ripper: uta5erika5
Original format: 32/384
Vinyl Condition: NM
Direct Drive Turntable: Denon DP-A100
Cartridge: Soundsmith Aida MKII ES
Amplifier: Manley Labs CHINOOK Special Edition MKII
ADC: RME ADI-2 Pro FS
Processing: iZotop RX9

Downsampled to 24/192