1960s/70s PROGRESSIVE ROCK ON EMUSIC

peterfrederics

1960s/70s PROGRESSIVE ROCK ON EMUSIC

Here are some of my top Progressive Rock albums on eMusic from the 1960s/1970s (eMusic is a real treasure trove for this kind of music). Most of them absolute classics of the genre and difficult to find elsewhere at a reasonable price!

• Affinity - "Affinity"
• Josefus - "Dead Man Alive"
• Deja-Vu - "Between The Leaves"
• D.R. Hooker - "The Truth"
• Atomic Rooster - "Death Walks Behind You"
• Agusa - "Hogtid"
• Baby Grandmothers - "Baby Grandmothers"
• Gentle Giant - "Octopus"
• Armada - "Beyond the Morning"
• Chico Magnetic Band - "Acid Rock"
• Corpus - Creation A Child
• Chicago Magnetic Band - "Acid Rock"
• Various Artists - "60's & 70's Acid Flash"
• Various Artists - "Spacerock: An interstellar Traveller's Guide" (73 tracks and over 7 hours playing for the price of one album! Great music too!

Interested to hear others' views on Progressive Rock.

Brighternow

Welcome !

I had a peek at the Akarma label catalogue and found this blast from the past:

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Thanks for making me head for the vinyl. The only names I recognized from your list where Atomic Rooster and Gentle Giant. I have 3 Gentle Giant albums in my library - 
 
1970                                                              1973

1978
I really enjoyed the 1970 & 1973 albums but sorta lost interest after 1978. I'm not very good at picking out genres and I noticed that Discogs describes some of your choices as Psychedelic Rock/Prog Rock, so I think I can come up with a few. Once again at 49cents less the booster discount there's some really good buys to explore from your list.
I downloaded Octopus because I really don't want to Garageband it again, plus it has a bonus track. 
My vinyl also includes 
 
1971       Elegy                                             1970  The Grass Is Greener

peterfrederics

Akarma is a great label to head for! Musea, Cleopatra and Purple Pyramid are good too. Gracious!, The Nice and Collosseum all excellent selections.

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Well, since I've been listening to the letter P, it's good time for these. Not 70's, but labeled Prog Rock according to Discogs. I believe I have Porieux from Older Emusic days to thank for leading me to them.
Porcupine Tree
 
1995. The Sky Moves Sideways                       2004. Warszawa
and
The Pineapple Thief
 
 2003  Variations On A Dream                         2007   What We Have Sown

peterfrederics

Yes, Porcupine Tree and their leader Steven Wilson have to be rated at the absolute top of modern Prog.

PaulR

A few from my collection also from the 1970s some of which may still be on EMusic.

Amon Düül - Wolf City
Anthony Phillips - Private Parts & Pieces
Crack the Sky - Animal Notes / Safety in Numbers
Greenslade - Greenslade
Happy the Man - Crafty Hands
Henry Cow - Unrest
Kaipa - Kaipa
Nektar - Journey to the Centre of the Eye

Either not from the 60/70s, or from my vinyl, but none the less good listens

Aphrodite's Child - 666
Astra - The Weirding
Ayreon - Universal Migrator
Black Bonzo - Sound of the Apocalypse
The Flower Kings - Back in the World of Adventures
The Future Kings of England - The Fate of Old Mother Orvis
Johannes Luley - Tales From Sheepfather's Grove
Magic Pie - Circus of Life
Tale Cue - Voices Beyond My Curtain
Tomas Bodin - Sonic Boulevard
Transatlantic - SMPTe

peterfrederics

Really good selection PaulR and quite a few were still on eMusic. Here are a few more from me:

The Running Man - "The Running Man"
https://www.emusic.com/library/album/3536062/Running-Man/The-Running-Man
The Cuckoos - "The Cuckoos" Lead singer sounds like Jim Morrison https://www.emusic.com/library/album/122141739/The-Cuckoos/The-Cuckoos
John McLaughlin - "Devotion
https://www.emusic.com/library/album/804136/John-McLaughlin/Devotion
Golden Earring - "Moontan
https://www.emusic.com/library/album/4640415/Golden-Earring/Moontan

Brighternow

Just to say that links from your "my emusic" (library) only works for you. (the link directs me to my  "my emusic")
https://www.emusic.com/album/3536062/Running-Man/The-Running-Man

peterfrederics

Sorry about that! Am still learning!

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I thought I'd copy this here too. Again, not sure if it qualifies but It is great '70s blues rock with extended jams. All are available at Emusic.
Stone The Crows    (Colin Allen, James Dewar, Jimmy McCulloch, John McGinnis, Leslie Harvey, Maggie Bell, Ronnie Leahy, Steve Thompson)
 
1970                                                                      1970
 
1971                                                           Recorded 1972
The first time I heard Maggie Bell singing Blind Man I was sold. I only have the first 2 on vinyl and they're pretty worn.  Thanks to @Lowlife for making me think about the past.

Ps I still think the the '70s albums are the best and if the vocals were amped up a bit on the live album it would have been great. 
more Ps 
Gee, I'm reminded about bad microphones -
Les Harvey - Leslie (Les) Harvey (13 September 1945 - 3 May 1972) (brother of Alex Harvey) was a guitarist in several Scottish bands of the late 1960s and early 1970s. While on stage with Stone The Crows at Swansea Top Rank in 1972 he died after touching an ungrounded microphone.

confused

I'm pretty sure that this will qualify. 
Well, James Dewar got me thinking about Robin Trower and because  S is right between R & T, it'll fit right in. Considering the discount on the latest booster deal I decided to back-up some of my vinyl. I'm not sure why I don't have anything past 1975 - I thought I had more, so time to check out where he is now.
Robin Trower
 
1973                                                                      1974
 
1975                                                                         2017

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GROUNDHOGS
5 of their best albums for $6.99!


https://www.emusic.com/album/141363855/The-Groundhogs/Original-Album-Series

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KRAUTROCK COSMIC SOUNDS

More than 8 hours of top Krautrock for $6.99.

https://www.emusic.com/album/3135767/Various-Artists/Krautrock---Cosmic-Sounds

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ARMADA - ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST UNHERALDED PROG ROCK BANDS OF EARLY 70s


Try Beyond the Morning Version 2 first (much better than Version 1)

https://www.emusic.com/album/4271611/Armada/Beyond-the-Mor

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Unfortunately the Armada link is not available in Canada, but I did search them out at Discogs and I'll keep an ear out for RPM Records.Those were some of my favourite years.
I added Thank Christ &  Split from Groundhogs but Krautrock will have to wait for album pricing in Canada.

Brighternow

confused said:

Unfortunately the Armada link is not available in Canada, but I did search them out at Discogs and I'll keep an ear out for RPM Records.Those were some of my favourite years.

- and Soundcloud and Bandcamp gave no results


(The Dice)

(Deep down in a rabbit hole)

(Nothing in your brain) 

https://www.emusic.com/artist/rs_2013348/Samla-Mammas-Manna

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ARZACHEL - A RE-DISCOVERED 1960s MASTERPIECE



The album appears under two labels on EMusic.  

https://www.emusic.com/album/895731/Arzachel/Arzachel

https://www.emusic.com/album/819859/Arzachel/Arzachel

peterfrederics

AND ANOTHER TWO GREAT BANDS - JADE WARRIOR & HIGH TIDE

I have attached links to their Progarchives pages for a bit of background.



https://www.emusic.com/album/40332/Jade-Warrior/Jade-Warrior-2014-Remaster

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=173



https://www.emusic.com/album/3013203/High-Tide/Precious-Cargo

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1659

A absolute steal at US$2.99 in the U.S. and Australia! Also take a look at their first album "Sea Shanties" which is also really good but unfortunately not available on eMusic.

Brighternow

 On Sub Rosa

Univers Zero second album released in 1979.
A classic of chamber rock music featuring heavy use of dissonance and dark, brooding and extremely complex melodies

Jack The Ripper

burntwoodfactors

I've long loved Univers Zero's Heatwave, the only album of theirs I've heard (and one of the few, unfortunately, that's not on emusic). Will have to check out Heresie.

peterfrederics

"MAINSTREAM" BY QUIET SUN
Phil Manzanera's pre-Roxy Music band from 1975. Great music from the Canterbury scene but not much like Roxy!

https://www.emusic.com/album/951848/Quiet-Sun/Mainstream

Brighternow

Speaking about capital letters 

rostasi

In two days, I'm making my regular trip to Silver City, New Mexico.
One day, a few years ago, a guy was approaching me going in the
opposite direction on the sidewalk in the middle of town. He pointed
to the NEU! t-shirt I was wearing and exclaimed, "Best krautrock ever!"
I told that story in a radio show that was created for their community radio
and proceeded to play "Isi." In the 70s, I might not have believed such a
thing would happen.

peterfrederics

Great story re NEU!

On the subject of Krautrock, it is worth trying "Damaged Brains - The Best of Krautrock" volumes 1 and 2.

https://www.emusic.com/album/507360/Damaged-Brains-1-The-Best-Of-Krautrock

https://www.emusic.com/album/894065/Damaged-Brains-2-The-Best-Of-Krautrock

Brighternow

https://www.emusic.com/artist/rs_9880/Can

Brighternow

Swedish progressive band from the 1970 and 80's, recently reformed.
https://www.emusic.com/artist/rs_484832/Ragnark

peterfrederics

Jungle - "The 1969 Demo Album"
https://www.emusic.com/album/364090/Jungle/The-1969-Demo-Album

My album of the moment. A reminder of the truly outstanding bands from the late 60s and early 70s which, for some reason, didn't make it although they fully deserved to do so.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/jungle-mw0000955522

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https://www.emusic.com/album/3091411/13th-Floor-Elevators/The-Psychedelic-Sounds-of-the-13th-Floor-Elevators

One the earliest and best records from the age of psychedelia. Just love the cover!

Brighternow

Not on Emusic but I'll use this thread anyway:

One of the finest 70. prog bands from Sweden:

peterfrederics

Only 47 Akarma label albums left on eMusic however still some really great ones for only 99 cents each. "Fields" by Fields; "Deceptive Lines" by Plum Nelly; "32,000lb" by Heavy Balloon; and "Hokus Poke" by Hokus Poke.