Rec.1973 / Remaster + Bonus / Special edit / Digipack
Grand Hotel was released in March 1973 and, as so often during those heady years, it had to fight to be heard. Around the time of its release it was competing with Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon (still the best-selling album ever released by a British band), Paul McCartney's Band on the Run, and a brace of albums apiece from Elton John, Bruce Springsteen and Roxy Music. But despite the intense competition, Grand Hotel once again proved Procol worthy of their place among those major players. Many were surprised that the theme of the Grand Hotel did not extend over the whole album - to form, dare one say it, a concept album.
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