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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 09 2013 at 00:30
Originally posted by Greg W Greg W wrote:

I'm quite fond of my Touch cd. It costed me a fortune to get it, however.


Really? I don't believe it's out of print. New copies are selling in the $10-15 range.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2013 at 04:58
probably Shine on Brightly by Procol Harum 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2013 at 17:34
Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

probably Shine on Brightly by Procol Harum 
 
Finally returned to my thread on proto prog to see someone gave some love to Procol.
That's my favorite LP by them.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2013 at 22:36
Favorite proto-prog? Probably one of these.


Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord
Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2013 at 01:46

Simply wonderful.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2013 at 22:53
That Rare Bird album is liked by many apparently..............I have three of theirs,  that one included on vinyl.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2013 at 23:43
The criteria on this website for proto prog seems to be 1966-1968/69. However, on other sites I have seen it refer to mostly English bands but from 68/69 to 71/72 and including bands like Gracious, Jonesy, Catapilla, Beggar's Opera, Cressida, Skin Alley, Gravy Train, Rare Bird, Raw Material, Indian Summer, Fantasy, Spring, Gnidrolog, Cirkus etc etc. I suppose you could include the Moody Blues, Procol Harum, Family and others but usually I've heard it referred to lesser known bands.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 14 2013 at 10:49
Originally posted by Prog_Traveller Prog_Traveller wrote:

The criteria on this website for proto prog seems to be 1966-1968/69. However, on other sites I have seen it refer to mostly English bands but from 68/69 to 71/72 and including bands like Gracious, Jonesy, Catapilla, Beggar's Opera, Cressida, Skin Alley, Gravy Train, Rare Bird, Raw Material, Indian Summer, Fantasy, Spring, Gnidrolog, Cirkus etc etc. I suppose you could include the Moody Blues, Procol Harum, Family and others but usually I've heard it referred to lesser known bands.
I agree with you and most of those you named are on my early brit prog list but I believe they could be classified as proto prog also...even though many were made in 1971-73...they all have that very early feel and sound that isn't quite full blown prog.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 14 2013 at 11:23
We extend the date past 1969 and into the early 70s simply because Prog did not happen at the same time everywhere and some proto-bands were still being influential on Prog bands after some imaginary cut-off date. This isn't an exact science and we use judgement and knowledge to decide whether a band needs to be included into our select sample of proto-Prog bands.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 15 2013 at 00:04

Enlightening from the past!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 15 2013 at 09:39
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Enlightening from the past!
Good band produced and aided by Guercio who produced  Chicago's claim to fame. On the Columbia record label and also from Chicago, Illinois.  Kind of like Chicago without the horns.
 I used to have this on original vinyl but it's now gone.....
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 18 2013 at 01:52
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

We extend the date past 1969 and into the early 70s simply because Prog did not happen at the same time everywhere and some proto-bands were still being influential on Prog bands after some imaginary cut-off date. This isn't an exact science and we use judgement and knowledge to decide whether a band needs to be included into our select sample of proto-Prog bands.


That's good and that makes sense. Prog certainly wasn't something that happened over night imo. Some say that anything after KC's first is real prog but ultimately it would depend on the sound. I'm sure not every band heard that album as soon as it was released anyway and many bands including YES and Genesis among others were still developing their sound.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2014 at 15:05
Sgt. Pepper; also my favorite album of all time.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2014 at 22:04
Originally posted by Michael678 Michael678 wrote:

Sgt. Pepper; also my favorite album of all time.
Nice to see someone else weigh in on their favorite proto prog LP...........do you have an obscure or less  known  favorite?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2014 at 16:51
Magical Mystery Tour and Sgt. Peppers would be my top two but one I really enjoy that I don't think has been mentioned is Andromeda's debut. They were a power trio with some mind bending guitar.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2014 at 21:33
Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

Magical Mystery Tour and Sgt. Peppers would be my top two but one I really enjoy that I don't think has been mentioned is Andromeda's debut. They were a power trio with some mind bending guitar.
Good album.....I'm going to pull that one out and play it.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 15 2014 at 17:10
Kiselina (transl. "Acid") by Belgrade's band Pop Mašina (transl. "Pop Machine") is nicely proto-prog sounds album (1973).












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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 25 2014 at 14:10
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 25 2014 at 14:33
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2014 at 14:16
Originally posted by addictedtoprog addictedtoprog wrote:

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Thanks for keeping the thread going.....
They are listed as 'proto-prog' on their PA page , but I have always thought of them more as a hard rock band with the occasional  prog element.
But I would have picked In Rock as their best 'proto-prog ' album.
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