GARY BROOKER: IN HELD 'TWAS IN I, (FEAT. B.J.WILSON & ORCHESTRA), MUNICH, GERMANY, 1980

In grateful memory to Gary Brooker (1945 - 2022)

Gary Brooker and the Munich Chamber Opera Orchestra
conducted by Eberhard Schoener at the Circus Krone building in Munich.
Recorded from a six hours live transmission on German TV on
12 Nov. 1980

Line up:

Gary Brooker - voc, piano
Paul Vincent - guitar
John Gibblin - bass
Hermann Weindorf - organ
B.J. Wilson - drums
Morris Pert -perc


Originally released on Procol’s second album SHINE ON BRIGHTLY (1968), "In Held 'Twas In I" saw it's orchestrated coming out on the highly successful LIVE WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA album (1972).

Eberhard Schoener (who had toured with Procol Harum, his Munich Chamber Opera Orchestra and the Toelzer Boys Choir in Germany, Austria and Switzerland 1972) invited Gary for his first CLASSICAL ROCK NIGHT in Munich. The mammooth concert was transmitted on TV in 16 countries, full length, six hours. Other guests were Mike Batt, Esther Ofarim, Andy Mackay, Mel Collins, Jon Anderson, Darryl Way.

There has never been a retransmission of this event and private VHS recorders at that time were rare! So this may be the only surviving tape
of this "In Held 'Twas In I" featuring B.J.Wilson !!

(thank you Fritz for providing this ultra rare material)


Glimpses Of Nirvana 0:00
'Twas Teatime At The Circus 5:03
In The Autumn Of My Madness 6:35
Look To Your Soul 12:17
Grand Finale 15:15