Favourite proto-prog / prog-related compilation?
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Topic: Favourite proto-prog / prog-related compilation?
Posted By: Svetonio
Subject: Favourite proto-prog / prog-related compilation?
Date Posted: November 01 2014 at 00:38
My fav is The Story of The Who (2LP, 1976)  |
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Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: November 06 2014 at 12:34
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The ultimate compilation is the Who's Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy. It collects hits, singles and B sides not available on albums making it ideal for hardcore fans and beginners alike.
I remember the above compilation from the used bins - a double from Polydor that served as a tour souveneir and was a stopgap between By Numbers and Who Are You. Not bad, but the complete albums are essential whereas MBBaB is an absolutely essential compilation.....and Odds and Sods does the same, especially the expanded version. ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: November 06 2014 at 16:07
While these two and others are considered more psych than proto prog there is plenty of proto stuff going on with these songs.
  ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: TODDLER
Date Posted: November 07 2014 at 06:53
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Wow...this feels like another lifetime! It gives me the "creeps" in a good way. It's a sad and haunting realization that I lived through this period. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: November 07 2014 at 08:11
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I love those old psych/proto prog things that came out early like this...one of my favorites even though they didn't care for it. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: November 07 2014 at 08:26
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Another classic for me....I consider these proto prog even though they usually get lumped into psych. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: November 07 2014 at 16:05
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Intruder wrote:Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: November 08 2014 at 07:13
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The Doors' "Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine". I have it on vinyl, double album. Could be out of print. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: zachfive
Date Posted: November 10 2014 at 12:00
| Mike Oldfield's Elements is four discs of pure greatness. |
Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: November 10 2014 at 14:23
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I remember Weird Scene - it was ubiquitous in used shops.....there used to be very few Doors albums available in the bins but Weird Scenes was always there. Excellent double from the Elektra label with a really cool and colorful cover. First time I heard Texas Radio and the Big Beat - the penultimate Doors track.
The Story of the Who was a more complete overview, but Quad and Next are absolutely essential. Meaty took those hard to get singles and made them available. ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: November 11 2014 at 02:19
These albums were my entry to the world of the Beatles and Deep Purple and I still find them enjoyable enough to dust off the old vinyl and play them occasionally.   ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: Permy
Date Posted: November 24 2014 at 13:14
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Maybe I misunderstand the meaning of the word "compilation" when it comes to lps/cds. Svetlano seems to be taking it as meaning "best of" a SINGLE BAND. I (first) thought of a compilation of Various Artists doing the same genre of music. Not NEW bands mimicing some band of the past , but the actual bands of yor lumped together on a single lp cos of similar sound. In this case proto-prog. In the instance of proto-prog bands on a single disc, I can't think of a single example. |
Posted By: Permy
Date Posted: November 24 2014 at 13:18
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Hold on. Maybe this fits the bill. I have a '72 lp of VA called "Dansk Arbejde 2" with the bands: Youngflowers,Tomberclaus,Savage Rose,Culpepper's Orchard. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: November 24 2014 at 22:20
I also thought he meant a compilation of various proto prog bands which is why I listed those two psych comps which have plenty of proto things on them imo. There were also quite a few album label samplers that came out back in the early 70's that had lots of proto and early prog stuff on them.  http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2633" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2633
------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: November 25 2014 at 03:37
Of course, it could be both - a "best of" compilation of a single band and V/A compilation.
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Posted By: Permy
Date Posted: November 25 2014 at 07:58
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As far as I recall, "Meaty,Beaty,Prick and Bouncy" is all pre-Tommy material. Hence, no way this can be counted as a proto-prog compilation. ......... With the exception of Moody Blues, on that first-pictured psych compilation AGAIN none of those bands are proto-prog. Popsike came before prog surely and some of those bands did turn to prog within months, but compositionally you see no trace of prog. Even though prog started bigtime in UK,true psychedelic jams (America) come closer to moving towards prog than simple ,short popsike jingle-ditties ever did. Likewise very little in the '67/'68 UK popsike scene (with exceptions like Floyd or Art) are proto . And yes, The Beatles never were proto. (A concept lp alone does not make proto.) I am a progmasterman and I'm not going to further argue the point. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: November 25 2014 at 08:53
Oh, I think we know who you are. With a statement like the one above, I believe anything you say further can be discounted or ignored utterly. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |