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See the the cover photos, artwork, and latest images for a whiter shade of pale by procol harum. Turned a whiter shade of pale she said,there s no reason and the truth is plain to see,but i wandered through my playing cards and would not let her be oneof sixteen vestal virgins who were leaving for the coast and although my eyes were open they might just as well been closed and so it was that later as the miller told his tale. Without much promotion, it reached number 5 on the billboard hot 100 chart in the united states. I understand that when john lennon heard it he played it constantly and he was just as captivated as the rest of the rock world by the bach inspired song. Its core lineup on the most notable early years from 1967 until 1970 was frontman gary brooker on lead vocals and piano, b.
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