A Whiter Shade of Pale (live, used on in Withnail and I soundtrack)
~ Recording by King Curtis
Annotation
The film used the studio version, but no clearance for the track to put it on a soundtrack LP. So the LP has a bootleg concert version instead.
Annotation last modified on 2025-09-04 09:26 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.3 | A Whiter Shade of Pale | 5:24 | King Curtis | Withnail and I (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Filmtrax (soundtrack label and publisher) | MOMENT 110 |
| 1.1 | A Whiter Shade of Pale | 5:29 | King Curtis | Withnail and I | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| DRG Records | CDSBL 12590 |
Relationships
| recording of: | A Whiter Shade of Pale (cover, live, instrumental) |
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Related works
A Whiter Shade of Pale
| lyricist: | Keith Reid |
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| composer: | Gary Brooker Matthew Fisher (UK organist for Procol Harum/Prairie Madness, engineer) |
| publisher: | Belsize Music Ltd. Essex Music International Ltd. Onward Music Ltd. The Richmond Organization Éditions Essex (TRO) Westminster Music Ltd. |
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| sub-publisher: | ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division) |
| later translated versions: | Esse amor que eu não queria Fahler als nur fahl Les Orgues d’antan Merisairaat kasvot Senza luce (Italian version) 青い影 |
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| later versions: | Mijn gedachten |
| is based on: | Kantate, BWV 156 “Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe”: I. Sinfonia Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string) |
| arrangements: | A Whiter Shade of Pale |
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