ORGANIST Matthew Fisher yesterday won a share of the royalties of A Whiter Shade of Pale, 42 years after it became one of the biggest hits in pop history.

THE lead singer of British band Procol Harum won an appeals court judgment yesterday awarding him the full royalties to the iconic hit A Whiter Shade of Pale.

Rock star Gary Brooker was left A Whiter Shade Of Pale today after losing a High Court battle over the copyright of his massive worldwide hit of 1967.

A CLASSIC of 1960s hippydom, Procol Harum’s A Whiter Shade of Pale, is at the centre of a less-than-peace-and-love tussle as former band members fight over the rights.

Eric Clapton has played on stage with former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman for the first time ever.