Sunday Cover: Paramounts (Procol Harum) do the Impressions (Curtis Mayfield)

Posted over 4 years ago
Before Procol Harum went psychedelic with "A Whiter Shade Of Pale", they were an R&B band called The Paramounts.Surviving that era is an LP that was released years ago and now out of print.This is one of my favorites from that LP. They are covering a song by The Impressions, of which Curtis Mayfield (SuperFly) was a huge part. I've never heard the original, so if someone out there in MOG land has it, please add it as a comment. And now, to kick your ass, is "I'm The One Who Loves You"

Comments (9)

  1. deadmandeadman says Not bad, but sort of _pale_
    Permalink posted 11/25/2007
  2. crthead says Cool tune, nice bit of history as well!
    Permalink posted 11/25/2007
  3. ivylander says Well, my ass is intact, but I was charmed by this....
    Permalink posted 11/25/2007
  4. oceanrain says big fan of procol harum but not heard this amazing song cheers
    Permalink posted 11/25/2007
  5. soulrocket says pretty cool, man. i did not know the connection between procol harum and the paramounts.
    Permalink posted 11/25/2007
  6. Spike says They do a good job with that. It's good to learn of their pre-Pale times. When I first heard "A Whiter Shade of Pale," it was the first time I'd heard a white singer sound convincingly black.
    Permalink posted 11/25/2007
  7. RockRoll43 says The Original as Requested of The Impressions I'm The One Who Loves You This is an album I grew up with . ~7eqmTD2dUFq.mp3~
    Permalink posted 11/26/2007
  8. dermahrk says Thanks so much. That was great. Seems like the Paramounts stayed pretty true to the arrangement of the Impressions.
    Permalink posted 11/26/2007
  9. ivylander says I suspect with a lot of these British Invasion bands that were hustled into the studio that their albums consist of their club set lists.
    Permalink posted 11/26/2007

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