good sci-fi prog albums (or songs)?
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Topic: good sci-fi prog albums (or songs)?
Posted By: Ali.A
Subject: good sci-fi prog albums (or songs)?
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 05:22
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hi.do you know any Good sci-fi themed album or song? like rush's 2112 and cygnus x1. i guess we have a lots of sci-fi songs in prog. |
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Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 05:28
The Beatles - "Tomorrow Never Knows"
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Posted By: rocko
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 05:34
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Cosmograf - The man left in space "The Man Left in Space’ is a concept album exploring the themes of aspiration, achievement, and the failures that our quest for success, sometimes brings. The story is played out against the analogous theme of a doomed space mission, launched in a bid to save mankind" "It features a number of special guests from the progressive rock community including http://www.ndvmusic.com/" rel="nofollow - Nick D’Virgilio (Spock’s Beard/Big Big Train ), Dave Meros ( http://www.spocksbeard.com/" rel="nofollow - Spock’s Beard ), http://www.mattstevensguitar.com/" rel="nofollow - Matt Stevens , Greg Spawton ( http://www.bigbigtrain.com/" rel="nofollow - Big Big Train ), Simon Rogers, Steve Dunn ( http://www.alsoeden.com" rel="nofollow - Also Eden ), Lee Abraham ( http://www.leeabraham.co.uk/" rel="nofollow - The Lee Abraham Band ), Luke Machin ( Ex- http://www.thetangent.org/" rel="nofollow - The Tangent / http://www.maschineuk.com" rel="nofollow - Maschine ) and http://www.daveware.co.uk/" rel="nofollow - Dave Ware ." |
Posted By: MothTwiceborn
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 06:00
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I would like to blow my own trumpet at this point and suggest Tinyfish's "The Big Red Spark": You know when you have a song that you can't get out of your head? What if, instead of a song, it was an IDEA? An IDEA that tells you how to build an incredible machine... You don't know what the machine is actually for, but it's so exciting you have to get to work on it as soon as possible... |
Posted By: microkorg
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 06:22
| FM - Black Noise ... |
Posted By: jude111
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 06:23
It's not prog (well, it should be, if we expanded our definition of progressive electronic), but this album takes me to alien worlds: DeepChord Presents Echospace's "The Coldest Season" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvSlCJ5LB2A" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvSlCJ5LB2A |
Ali.A wrote:Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 06:51
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Absolute Elsewhere - In Search Of Ancient Gods The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot Tangerine Dream - Stratosfear (simply by the power of suggestion the cover, title and overall sound of the compositions can put you in a futuristic frame of mind)
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Posted By: ptafflogic
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 07:01
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You should check out Ayreon. "Into the Electric Castle" and "The Universal Migrator" are two very good sci-fi themed space operas. Cheers, |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 07:12
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One could write a book about this if they had the time. Off the top of my head, Ayreon as mentioned before (Actual Fantasy, 01011001) Arjen Lucassen's Lost in the New Real Star One's Space Metal ELO's Time (plus some scattered earlier songs like Mission from A New World Record) Muse's Black Holes and Revelations Parts of King Crimson's In the Court of the Crimson King (21st Century Schizoid Man) Manfred Mann's Solar Fire Mike Oldfield's The Songs of Distant Earth Hawkwind's Space Ritual (any probably many others) Rick Wakeman's Journey to the Center of the Earth Devin Townsend's Ziltoid album David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust album A lot of Vangelis' stuff (Albedo 0.39 for example) Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds Some of Nektar's stuff Some of Eloy's stuff Jupiter Society (kind of like Ayreon in a sense) Gong's Radio Gnome trilogy ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 07:32
| Magma - anything by them! Start with Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 09:16
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1974 and Twin Beaks are two bands whose whole discography is a single sci-fi concept ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: friso
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 09:49
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Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omnicient Hawkwind - Love in Space (a relatively modern brilliant live album with an continues string of songs in sci-fi themes) Voivod - The Outer Limits (though other albums are sci-fi themed as well, this one is just a good entrypoint, also try Nothingface) Arena - Immortal? (neo prog sci fi) Solaris - Martian Chronicles Grobschnitt - Solar Music Live IQ - Subterranea |
Posted By: GKR
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 09:55
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The Ian Anderson concert "Jethro Tull: the Rock Opera" could be seen as a sci-fi, actually. It will probably be released as a DVD soon... ------------- - From each according to his ability, to each according to his need. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 10:29
That one, and Exit (1981) with its purely electronic sound: 1. Kiew Mission 2. Pilots of Purple Twilight 3. Choronzon 4. Exit 5. Network 23 6. Remote Viewing  ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: bj_waters
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 10:40
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Some of the ones I'd recommend have already been mentioned, so I'll just second I Robot by The Alan Parsons Project and Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds (SO GOOD!). However, I would like to add Dimensionaut by Sound of Contact. I think it's a neat little album.
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Posted By: AZF
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 10:45
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A third for Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of War of the Worlds. But try and get the version from the 70's with Richard Burton!! Aww, Jeff, he just couldn't leave it alone could he?
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Posted By: O666
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 10:49
| 3RDegree - Ones & Zeros Vol. 1 |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 11:02
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Genesis' Lamb qualifies methinks. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 12:22
| Pioneers over C by VdGG. |
Posted By: Smurph
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 13:36
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http://soundcloud.com/pseudo-sentai/sets/bansheeface" rel="nofollow - https://soundcloud.com/pseudo-sentai/sets/bansheeface
Here- I mean, I know it's annoying to post my own stuff but I know there can't be too many science-fiction horror prog rock albums out there. This is a brief description, but of course if you want the entire story in detail, feel free to message me. 'Bansheeface' is our five year venture into making a sci-fi horror epic- a mental film created through music and lyrics. It covers everything from political intrigue to the murder of a deity. The Bansheeface reveals herself to a planet she has been hiding in and gives them technology far too advanced for them to comprehend. Because of the major conveniences they bring, the majority of the human race becomes part of a mass sacrifice. Their blood will water the seed that will be planted upon her burial. The main character of the story will try to stop her, but doing so will have consequences he cannot fathom. This is the story of the vessel for the seed that will eventually destroy a planet that holds 3 sentient species. It is also rare in the sense that it is set during around the Middle Ages in technology for humans but all this new stuff is being brought forth. It's absolutely ridiculous in plot ------------- http://pseudosentai.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://pseudosentai.bandcamp.com/ wtf |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 13:55
Not sure what the ultimate theme of this is but it sure is sci-fi oriented to me....one of my favorite one off albums also. Another one I like that is a bit older in style......Julian's Treatment...A Time before This...  ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 14:01
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Eloy - Ocean Hawkwind - Warrior On The Edge Of Time GY!BE - F#A#Infinity Third Ear Band - s/t ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 14:13
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Found this list...not sure I agree with all of them but they list 50 albums.... http://www.listchallenges.com/50-progressive-rock-albums-with-science" rel="nofollow - http://www.listchallenges.com/50-progressive-rock-albums-with-science ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: October 14 2015 at 15:28
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https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0CAcQjRxqFQoTCOrqlabmwsgCFc6aiAod36YL3Q&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FAttack-The-Martians-ECCENTRIC-ORBIT%2Fdp%2FB0015N2M2U&psig=AFQjCNGZuVpVUQew0I87k0P3Vb6YspobHQ&ust=1444940857598575" rel="nofollow">  http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=6296" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=6296 ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: October 15 2015 at 00:44
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Floyd's A Saucerful Of Secrets, Alan Parsons I Robot, (yes I know it's been mentioned but I am determined to mention it too as it'sone of the most sci-fi of the lot as opposed to surrealism such as Lamb Lies Down. Genesis had so much material that was more sci fantasy, a kind of ... progression from Floyd's Piper. ELP- Brain Salad Surgery if purely for Karn Evil 9 springs to mind. Couple of sci fi numbers from Purple - Fools and The Mule all from one of Asimov's Foundation trilogy (as it was)... |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: October 15 2015 at 02:49
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Jack Lancaster and Robin Lumley - Marsscape Hawkwind - Alien 4 Eloy - The Power and the Passion Nektar - Journey to the Center of the Eye Nektar - Recycled Mythos - Mythos -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: October 15 2015 at 03:46
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LONELY ROBOT (John Mitchell) - Please Come Home NIK TURNER - Space Gypsy I've always thought the music of HELDON was as Sci-Fi |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: October 15 2015 at 03:58
As to Nik Turner: Xitintoday is an SF album too; about the Egyptian Gods. ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Cambus741
Date Posted: October 15 2015 at 04:15
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I see someone has already mentioned Ayreon's The Dream Sequencer, but it is a superb album and worth mentioning as it is one of the greatest albums ever by anyone |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 15 2015 at 10:25
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: October 15 2015 at 11:30
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: October 15 2015 at 13:12
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: October 15 2015 at 13:17
Outstanding band  ! Also their second album, Creation of the Humanoids, has a sci-fi theme. |
Posted By: Prog Sothoth
Date Posted: October 15 2015 at 13:33
Some good ole fashioned tech/extreme sci-fi by Obscura:
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Posted By: microkorg
Date Posted: October 15 2015 at 14:11
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Solaris - Marsbeli Kronikak |
Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: October 15 2015 at 15:23
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Definately agree with Black Noise by FM and Marsbeli Kronikak by Solaris Also Planets and Time to Turn by Eloy and Pentateuch of the Cosmogony by Dave Greenslade with illustrations by (the late, great) artist Patrick Woodroffe! ------------- |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: October 18 2015 at 06:35
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Patrick Moraz - The Story of I ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: October 18 2015 at 11:33
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The Aquaserge album Ce Très Cher Serge, Spécial Origines follows the fortunes of one man and his super-science submarine among the oceans and their mysterious denizens after the world has drowned. I guess that counts as SF! Here's a meditative interlude: French lyrics, English translation included in the CD booklet.
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Posted By: JD
Date Posted: October 18 2015 at 13:26
I'd say this qualifies. ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: Rando
Date Posted: October 18 2015 at 17:02
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Individual songs: Watcher Of The Skies - Genesis Alien Afternoon - Genesis Album(s): Blade Runner (soundtrack) - Vangelis Albedo 0.39 - Vangelis Hawkwind (various albums) - Hawkwind  ------------- - Music is Life, that's why our hearts have beats - |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: October 18 2015 at 19:44
Thanks, we explored this a while back, this has some really good posts and ideas!! http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=93735&KW=" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=93735&KW= I particularly like prog that was inspired by classic sci fi! "Watcher of the Skies" is perhaps my favorite, inspired by Arthur C. Clarke's novel "Childhood's End."
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: October 19 2015 at 00:48
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ARTHUR BROWN'S KINGDOM COME - Journey (Surprised no-one thought of this earlier) |
Posted By: gr8dane
Date Posted: October 19 2015 at 06:35
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Group 87's first album. ------------- Shake & bake. |
Posted By: RockHound
Date Posted: October 19 2015 at 08:30
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A few obvious entries: Yes - Starship Trooper - based on Heinlein Nektar - Recycled. ELP - Karn Evil 9, particularly the 3rd movement. Genesis - Get 'em Out by Friday "This is an announcement from genetic control..." Genesis - Return of the Giant Hogweed - Science fact? Coheed and Cambria's albums.
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Posted By: David64T
Date Posted: November 02 2015 at 04:57
If you're not already across them, I suggest Hibernal (Mark Healey from Brisbane, Australia who is both a musican and a novelist): highly recommended as sci-fi although they do not do songs as such, more a story with lots of accompanying music - really well done, the reviews so far on PA seem to mostly be positive. I'm mostly familiar with the first album "The Machine" which is rather creepy Orwellian futuristic corporate nightmare. Prog Archives page http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=8297" rel="nofollow - here ; Bandcamp page http://hibernal.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - here . ------------- Seasons Of Change - weekly programme on community radio: https://seasonsofchangeradio.blogspot.com.au/" rel="nofollow - http://seasonsofchangeradio.blogspot.com.au/ |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: November 02 2015 at 05:04
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All Hawkwind album deal with SF or fantasy, sometimes as concept albums. -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: November 02 2015 at 05:38
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three good solo albums from Paul Kantner between the slow end of Jefferson Airplane and the rea start of Jefferson Starship Blows Against the Empire who won a few Sci-Fi awards because of the flipside's concept.. This is not a Jefferson Starship album despite its subbtitle, but more of an Airplane album without the Hot Tuna duo (trio) Sunfighter (whose album cover is rather disappointing, since it shows Grace"s and Paul's young baby girl China -whose upcoming birth was announced in Blows Against) features a few Sci-Fi tracks Baron Von Tollboth & Chrome Nun is probably the proggiest of the three, as it features 'trons |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: November 02 2015 at 08:21
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All-instrumental, with Francis Monkman on synths.  http://www.discogs.com/Brian-Bennett-Voyage/master/54371" rel="nofollow - http://www.discogs.com/Brian-Bennett-Voyage/master/54371 ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: November 02 2015 at 09:02
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Don't know if some of these count as prog but they all deal with the theme of sci-fi, particularly space. Lumerians - Transmalinnia Agitation Free - Malesch Gnod & White Hills - Gnod Drop Out With White Hills II Acid Mothers Temple And The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. - New Geocentric World Of Acid Mothers Temple UFO - UFO 1 The Telescopes - As Approved By The Committee ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: November 02 2015 at 12:41
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Two of my favorite space-themed albums: Eloy - InsideEloy - Floating
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 05:24
| Evergrey's In Search of Truth (2001) is a concept album about alien abduction. One of the best progressive metal albums out there. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 10:42
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 10:43
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 14:33
| That's a really good question. How about the Alan Parson Project's "Irobot" which I assume is based on the book by Isaac Asimov. A bit on the poppy side at times but a great album nonetheless. ELP's "Brain salad surgery" always struck me as Sci Fi-ish(the album cover seems to reinforce that)but I can't really say for sure. Some stuff by Rush seems to come close but usually songs rather than albums such as "red barchetta." 2112 is the one pure sci fi example for Rush(and the most obvious)but it's already been mentioned. I'm sure there's a bunch of modern prog stuff that is but I can't give any specific examples. Ayreon has already been mentioned too. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 14:38
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[Yes - Starship Trooper - based on Heinlein] I've been a Yes fan for a long time but this is the first time I've ever heard that. I would love to see a source for that(not that it's not possible)
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Posted By: Kingsnake
Date Posted: October 06 2017 at 05:04
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Of course Eloy (Planets and Time to Turn) and Hawkwind, but give Saga a try. They wrote a sci-fi concept story, wich was divide into chapters, spread over 30 years an 7 albums. They are compiled as one integral story on The Chapters - Live. Really nice story and superb progrock. Threshold (progmetal) tried their sci-fi-concept on the album Clone, wich is rather enjoyable, but different than spacerock, of course. Also Chick Corea was influenced by sci-fi books. And of course: Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds and Queen's Flash Gordon. In song-form, John Lees was a huge sci-fi fan as well, and wrote Nova Lepidoptera, where the lyrics are based solely on sci-fi-book-titles. It's fun and a great song aswell. Enjoy!
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: October 07 2017 at 15:44
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Marscape. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: PhideauxFan
Date Posted: October 08 2017 at 05:20
 Not Of This Earth by various artists (Black Widow Records).  http://https://www.discogs.com/Various-Not-Of-This-Earth/master/325836" rel="nofollow - http://https://www.discogs.com/Various-Not-Of-This-Earth/master/325836 |