# Why can't I download Procol Harum's 5th album (Broken Barricades)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [April 13, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633 "2023-04-13T18:23:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633/1 "2023-04-13T18:23:17Z")
…from iTunes (“Apple Music”) or Amazon? I want “[Simple Sister](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubLXsvEfGYw)!” ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633/2 "2023-04-13T18:38:44Z")
Some albums are simply not available for download in the US, or perhaps anywhere. It’s an annoyance I come across regularly. If it’s something I really want, I’ve gone to the trouble to order the physical CD. Often that means ordering it as an import from Europe or Asia. ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633/3 "2023-04-13T18:59:36Z")
I get that but I just wonder WHY that particular album, when every album before and after Broken Barricades is available to download. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633/4 "2023-04-13T19:07:41Z")
Paperwork SNAFU between the distributor and the group’s agent, I’d imagine. Someone didn’t agree to the terms of the deal, is why { _number_ } of these fall through. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633/5 "2023-04-13T19:15:17Z")
It’s not available through Spotify as well. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633/6 "2023-04-13T21:35:10Z")
Easily available on the internet (Youtube), as are Youtube to MP3 converters. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633/7 "2023-04-13T22:04:06Z")
Moderating: Please remember that this site respects copyrights. Listening to a song on YouTube is fine. Downloading an mp3 from YouTube is generally not legal. Giving advise on how to do that is not allowed on the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633/8 "2023-04-13T22:11:55Z")
Oops, sorry about that. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633/9 "2023-04-13T23:20:33Z")
Strangely, Allmusic does list several digital releases. It’s listed on Tidal’s site, but when I click “open in Tidal” the app states that the album was removed. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633/10 "2023-04-15T15:16:48Z")
It was remastered by Apple and available on their platform in the past. I wonder if PH’s representatives objected to the way the remastered version sounded and had it pulled. ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633/11 "2023-04-15T15:20:31Z")
I’ve sought it on iTunes/ Apple for at least five years. One would expect that “Simple Sister,” a minor hit from a famous band without many hits, would be available on a compilation somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633/12 "2023-04-15T15:34:47Z")
I just looked up that for “Broken Barricades”, the band had changed labels in the UK from Decca to Chrysalis. That might still be an issue for the current rights-holders. I’ve often noticed that albums on streaming services from certain artists that weren’t available were initially released on different labels than the available albums. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633/13 "2023-04-15T15:50:12Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > the band had changed labels in the UK from Decca to Chrysalis. I noticed that, too, but all of their subsequent albums in the 1970s were also on Chrysalis and they are available on Apple Music. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633/14 "2023-04-15T16:32:43Z")
“Simple Sister” is available on Spotify, within the “Exotic Birds and Fruit” (expanded edition) album. mmm ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633/15 "2023-04-15T16:34:28Z")
Can music be downloaded from Spotify? ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633/16 "2023-04-15T16:35:58Z")
Not as an MP3 file, no. At least not legally. ETA: I just looked an Deezer, the streaming service I have subscribed to, and the whole album is available in original and “Remastered And Expanded” form. > **[Broken Barricades: Remastered & Expanded](https://www.deezer.com/de/album/95236532)** > > Procol Harum - album - 1971 - 44 Songs ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633/17 "2023-04-15T16:42:54Z")
Thanks. A legal download is what I hope to find. I could always buy a c.d. (…used… for $107 on Amazon.) Any Procol Harum fans out there that can fill in the blanks of this story? ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633/18 "2023-04-15T16:47:16Z")
Here’s the expanded box set for $27.70 on Amazon. You’ll get 44 songs on 3 CDs, with most of the bonus tracks live recordings from the time. > **[PROCOL HARUM - Broken Barricades - Amazon.com Music](https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Barricades-PROCOL-HARUM/dp/B07PZX92S8)** > > PROCOL HARUM - Broken Barricades - Amazon.com Music ---
**Author:** ![MrTheo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@MrTheo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrTheo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633/19 "2023-06-17T23:27:41Z")
Regrettably, Deezer only lets me play one song from that album. “Simple Sister” is ‘not available in your country.’ Back to YouTube and / or vinyl…