Books about prog rock ?

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I would suggest "PROG" by Donato Zoppo but it's in Italian and I don't know if it has ever been translated into English or other languages.

Ray Thomas invites to mail the editor asking for an English edition

https://raythomas.co.uk/index.php/prog-rock-donato-zoppo

Edited by octopus-4 - October 24 2023 at 09:30

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octopus-4 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator RIO/Avant/Zeuhl,Neo & Post/Math Teams Joined: October 31 2006 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 14845	Post Options Post Reply Quote octopus-4 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 24 2023 at 09:27
	I would suggest "PROG" by Donato Zoppo but it's in Italian and I don't know if it has ever been translated into English or other languages. Ray Thomas invites to mail the editor asking for an English edition https://raythomas.co.uk/index.php/prog-rock-donato-zoppo Edited by octopus-4 - October 24 2023 at 09:30
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David_D Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 26 2010 Location: Copenhagen Status: Offline Points: 15768	Post Options Post Reply Quote David_D Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 24 2023 at 09:20
	There has been a thread about it, Interesting prog rock books , and here are my recommendations: Edward Macan: Rocking the Classics: English Progressive Rock and the Counterculture. Oxford University Press 1997. Paul Stump: The Music’s All that Matters: A History of Progressive Rock. Quartet Books 1997. (this one can be quite a difficult reading) Bill Martin: Listening to the Future: The time of progressive rock, 1968-1978. Open Court 1998. (this one, written by a philosopher, might not be easy, either) Jerry Lucky: The Progressive Rock Files. Collector’s Guide Publishing 2000. Charles Snider: The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive Rock (2007) Bradley Smith: The Billboard Guide to Progressive Music. Billboard Books 1997. Kevin Holm-Hudson (edit.): Progressive Rock Reconsidered. Routledge 2002. (this one might be less interesting) Dag Erik Asbjørnsen: Scented Gardens Of the Mind. A guide to the golden era of progressive rock (1968-1980) in more than 20 European countries. Borderline Productions 2000. Stephen Lambe: Citizens of Hope and Glory: The Story of Progressive Rock. Amberley 2013. Edited by David_D - October 24 2023 at 10:44
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suitkees Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 19 2020 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 9050	Post Options Post Reply Quote suitkees Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: October 24 2023 at 09:10
	You might want to browse the publications by éditions Le mot et le reste, they have several books in French about prog rock. They have a book about prog in general (Rock progressif, by Aymeric Leroy) and books about: - King Crimson - Pink Floyd (several books, actually) - Yes - Deep Purple - Bill Bruford - Mike Oldfield - Can - Kraftwerk - Magma ...amongst others...
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	Far from exhaustive, but Citizens of Hope and Glory by Stephen Lambe gives quite a nice overview of eras of prog, sub-genres, and also covers some classic commercial artists that dabbled in that pool. Concept albums are also covered.

AFlowerKingCrimson Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 19258	Post Options Post Reply Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 24 2023 at 08:59
	Did you do a google search for "progressive rock books?" There's several but maybe not many from the past five years or so (most are older). The Music's All That Matters - Paul Stump The Billboard Guide To Progressive Rock- Bradley Smith The Progressive Rock Files - Jerry Lucky Listening to the Future - Bill Martin Rocking the Classics - Edward Macan Mountains Come Out of the Sky - Will Romano The Show that Never Ends - David Weigel Close to the Edge - The Story of Yes - Chris Welch Those are just a few. I'm really only familiar with the first few and the last one (the Yes book). There are several others also. Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - October 24 2023 at 09:00

Zéphaïre Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: October 08 2023 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 34	Post Options Post Reply Quote Zéphaïre Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 24 2023 at 08:50
	Hi ! I wanted to know if anyone here could recommend come good books about prog rock, bands, concept albums... Here in France we do not have a lot of books like that, it's frustrating. I know I will find some good references here, I think I'm much more interested by "aesthetics" around prog music, but please do not hesitate to be exhaustive. Maybe one day as publisher I will make such a book in french :P (I would definitely love to do so)