Yet again, the year 1967 rears its head. One of my all time favorite albums is, PROCOL HARUM, the group's first self-titled album released, of course, in 1967. I'm sure most of you are familiar with the group's first big hit, A WHITER SHADE OF PALE. I originally had this album, along with the included fabulous full-size poster. In later years I regretted no longer having the first release album and poster. I have no memory what I did with it. Maybe I got rid of it because I purchased the much better British mono release to replace the rather poor American electronically-reprocessed stereo release. Anyway, today I'm at Disc Union in Kachijoji, one of Japan's premiere used record and CD chains, and what should jump out at me from the "P" record bin but THIS same album WITH the original poster. The poster, album cover, and record were in excellent condition. I couldn't believe it. Finding this poster in ANY condition is amazing in and of itself. It took me thousands of miles of travel to once again find a missing piece of my youth-to-manhood year, 1967, in a strange land. I wonder what else is waiting to be found.
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