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    Posted: June 22 2021 at 12:23
Here's mine!

Chris Squire - Fish Out of Water
Gentle Giant - Free Hand
Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff
Camel - The Snow Goose
Maxophone - s/t
Symphonic Slam - s/t
Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte
Peter Hammill - Nadir's Big Chance
King Crimson - USA
Gong - Shamal


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Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn
Hatfield & The North - Rotters Club
Henry Cow - In Praise Of Learning
VDGG - Godbluff
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Tangerine Dream - Ricochet
Tangerine Dream - Rubycon
Black Sabbath - Sabotage
Magma - Hhai
Harmonium - Si on Avait Besoin d'une Cinquieme Saison
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14           Harmonium       Si on Avait Besoin d'une Cinquieme Saison                    
13           Pink Floyd          Wish You Were Here                     
13           Schulze, Klaus  Timewind                                                                          
13           Magma - Hhai / Live      
13           Maneige             Les Porches                                       
13           Sloche  - J'Un Oeil          
13           Tangerine Dream            Ricochet
13           Hatfield and The North                Rotters' Club                    
13           Van der Graaf Generator             Godbluff             
13           Vortex -  Vortex             
13           Madden & Harris             Fools Paradise
12           Journey -      Journey        
12           Kandahar            In the Court of Catherina Squeezer
12           King Crimson    USA   
12           Marino & Mahogany Rush            Strange Universe    
12           Quiet Sun           Mainstream 
12           Clearlight Symphony   - s/t
12           Coronarias Dans              Visitor 
12           Esperanto           Last Tango          
12           Hillage, Steve   Fish Rising      
12           Jaivas, Los          Los Jaivas (aka El Indio)
12           Szabo, Gabor     Macho
12           Tangerine Dream            Rubycon   
12           Tomita Pictures at an Exhibition


bubbling under:

11           Area      Crac!   
11           Atoll      L'Araignee Mal  

11           Delired Cameleon Family           Delired Cameleon Family  

11           Etna       Etna 
11           Fermata              Fermata
11           Finch     Glory of the Inner Force   

11           Finnforest          Finnforest 
11           Gryphon              Raindanc e   
11           Hoelderlin         Hoelderlin    

11           Lard Free            I'm Around About Midnight 
11           Mad Unity          Funky Tramway

11           Mahavishnu Orchestra Visions of the Emerald Beyond  
11           Marley, Bob / The Wailers          Live!   

11           Modry Efekt      Modry Efekt & Radim Hladik    
11           Mombasa           African Rhythms & Blues   

11           Morse Code       Le Mar
11           Nova              Blink                   

11           Popol Vuh          Das Hohelied Salomos 
11           Popol Vuh          Einsjager & Siebenjager            

11           Return to Forever           No Mystery   
11           Riley, Terry        Descending Moonshine Dervishes   

11           Sabatés, Jordi   Ocells del M
11           Schulze, Klaus  Picture Music

11           Solis Lacus          Solis Lacus     
11           Tippetts, Julie  Sunset Glow      

11           Toubabou           Attente   

11           Undisputed Truth           Cosmic Truth
11           Williams Lifetime, Tony              Believe it       

11           Wyatt, Robert   Ruth is Stranger Than Richard

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1. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
2. Steve Hillage - Fish Rising
3. Yezda Urfa - Boris
4. Renaissance - Scheherazade and Other Stories
5. Novalis - Novalis
6. Atoll - L'araignée-mal
7. Sebastian Hardie - Four Moments
8. Triumvirat - Spartacus
9. Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff
10. Soft Machine - Bundles

Honorable mentions: 
Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte
Harmonium - Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison
Chris Squire - Fish Out of Water
Triana - El Patio
Morse Code - La marche des hommes
Kansas - Song for America
Grobschnitt - Jumbo
Cherry Five - Cherry Five
Birth Control - Plastic People
Jethro Tull - Minstrel in the Gallery
Finch - Glory of the Inner Force
Chetarca - Chetarca
Gentle Giant - Free Hand
Camel - The Snow Goose
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Visions of the Emerald Beyond
Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow
Hoelderlin - Hoelderlin
Apoteosi - Apoteosi
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Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All
Gentle Giant - Freehand
Jethro Tull - The Minstrel in the Gallery
Hatfield and the North - The Rotter's Club
Kansas - Masque
Kansas - Song for America
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Chris Squire - Fish Out of Water
The Soft Machine - Bundles
Pink Floyd - Wish you were Here

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  • Scheherazade - Renaissance
  • One Size Fits All - Zappa
  • Wish You were Here - Pink Floyd
  • Blow By Blow - Jeff Beck
  • The Snow Goose - Camel
  • Bundles - Soft Machine
  • Song for America - Kansas
  • Face the Music - ELO
  • Visions of the Emerald Beyond - Mahavishnu Orchestra
  • Voyage of the Acrolyte - Steve Hackett
  • A Fish Out Of Water - Chris Squire
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As usual, no order but here it goes:

1. Mandalaband - Mandalaband I
2. Kaipa - s/t
3. Tai Phong - s/t
4. Chris Squire - Fish out of Water
5. Cherry Five - s/t
6. Harmonium - SOABDUCS
7. N.Æ - Aerolit
8. Hatfield & the North - Rotter's Club
9. Kansas - Song for America
10. Invisible - Durazno Sangrando
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too many this year!

Amazing Blondel - Inspiration
Birth Control - Plastic People
Camel - Snow Goose
Decameron - Third Light
Brian Eno - Another Green World
Kaipa - s/t
Maneige - Les Porches
Mythos - Dreamlab
Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn
Pell Mell - Rhapsody
Pentacle - Clef des Songes
Renaissance - Scheherazade
Sebastian Hardie - Four Moments
Strawbs - Ghosts
Tai Phong - s/t
Triana - s/t (El Patio)
Il Volo - Essere o non Essere




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I feel like I need to hear a lot more prog from any of these years in particular to have a top ten that isn't just "the tennish prog albums I've heard from this year."

That said, A Night At The Opera, while perhaps not strictly prog, is my favorite album of all time and it came out this year.
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Jethro Tull - Minstrel in the Gallery
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow
Black Sabbath - Sabotage
Queen - A Night at the Opera
Justin Hayward/John Lodge - Blue Jays
10CC - The Original Soundtrack
Roxy Music - Siren
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a ridiculously good year for prog despite many of the 'big hitters' taking a break

1. Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn
2. Van Der Graaf Generator - Godbluff
3. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
4. Steve Hackett - Voyage of The Acolyte
5. Jethro Tull - Minstrel In The Gallery
6. Edgar Froese - Epsilon in Malaysian Pale
7. Camel - The Snow Goose
8. Trace - Birds
9. Vangelis - Heaven and Hell
X. Gentle Giant - Freehand
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1. Steve Hackett - Voyage Of The Acolyte
2. Henry Cow & Slapp Happy - In Praise Of Learning
3. Area - Crac!
4. Gilgamesh - Gilgamesh
5. Soft Machine - Bundles
6. Quiet Sun - Mainstream
7. Mahavishnu Orchestra - Visions Of The Emerald Beyond
8. The New Tony Williams Lifetime - Believe It
9. Triumvirat - Spartacus
10. Brian Eno - Discreet Music

Honourable mentions:
- Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - One Size Fits All
- Gentle Giant - Free Hand
- Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
- Popol Vuh - Aguirre
- Weather Report - Tale Spinnin'
- Zao - Shekina
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The greatest year of all:

1. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
2. Camel - The Snow Goose
3. Chris Squire - Fish Out of Water
4. Tangerine Dream - Ricochet
5. Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff
6. Harmonium - Si On Avait Besoin d'une Cinquième Saison
7. Carmen - Dancing on a Cold Wind
8. Gentle Giant - Free Hand
9. Henry Cow - In Praise of Learning
X. Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte

Honourable mentions:
Hawkwind - Warrior on the Edge of Time
Klaus Schulze - Timewind
Klaus Schulze - Picture Music
Tangerine Dream - Rubycon
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Armageddon - Armageddon
Far East Family Band - The Cave Down to the Earth
Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte
Justin Hayward & John Lodge - Blue Jays
Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn
Queen - A Night at the Opera
Renaissance - Scheherazade
Chris Squire - Fish Out of Water
Strawbs - Ghosts
Rick Wakeman - The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table


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Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Nightingales and Bombers (such a great album, not listed yet by anyone else!?)
Tangerine Dream - Rubycon
Gong - Shamal
Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn
Kraan - Live
Edgar Froese - Epsilon in Malaysian Pale
Novalis - Novalis
Magma - Hhai
Fripp & Eno - Evening Star
Curved Air - Live


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Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Gentle Giant - Free Hand
Chris Squire - Fish Out Of Water
Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn
Kansas - Masque
Cherry Five - s/t
Van Der Graaf Generator - Godbluff
Renaissance - Scheherazade And Other Stories
Camel - The Snow Goose
Steve Hackett - Voyage Of The Acolyte
Kaipa - s/t
Yezda Urfa - Boris
Triumvirat - Sparticus
Maxophone - s/t
Kansas - Song For America

Could not do just 10 so here are my Top 15 from 1975. One of the last great years for our beloved genre.

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This will be fun!

1: The Snow Goose - Camel
2: Ommadawn - Mike Oldfield 
3: Les Cinq Saison - Harmonium
4: Free Hand - Gentle Giant
5: Bundles - Soft Machine
6: Maxophone - Self Titled
7: Godbluff - Van Der Graaf Generator
8: Song For America - Kansas
9: Neu! 75' - Neu!
10: The Rotters Club - Hatfield and the North
11: El Patio - Triana

On Reflection (see what I did there?), 1975 is probably my favorite year in 70s prog. I had to extend it to 11, what a lineup of albums! One Size Fits All is my honorable mention
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Originally posted by Lewian Lewian wrote:

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Nightingales and Bombers (such a great album, not listed yet by anyone else!?)


was in my mind as was Kayak - Royal Bed Bouncer (probably their best album) and Rick Wakeman's - King Arthur but it's such a strong year so some great albums are not getting represented it seems!
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by Lewian Lewian wrote:

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Nightingales and Bombers (such a great album, not listed yet by anyone else!?)


was in my mind as was Kayak - Royal Bed Bouncer (probably their best album) and Rick Wakeman's - King Arthur but it's such a strong year so some great albums are not getting represented it seems!
You just reminded me to add Rick Wakeman's best album to my list too. Thumbs Up
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Rednight Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 25 2021 at 09:33
Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by Lewian Lewian wrote:

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Nightingales and Bombers (such a great album, not listed yet by anyone else!?)





was in my mind as was Kayak - Royal Bed Bouncer (probably their best album) and Rick Wakeman's - King Arthur but it's such a strong year so some great albums are not getting represented it seems!
You're right about Kayak. A big, full sound that's in my top 20 for the year.
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