These were the 25 most historically important "progressive rock & related" albums of 1969 titles I could come up with - or think of... that I like. There's tons more stuff (many debuts) I love from this year, such as: The Advancement, Xhol Caravan, Audience, Renaissance, Music Emporium, Yes, VdGG + etc... but to me the ones I selected felt like they contributed to expand popular music and rock in general. To some extent. But I mainly just want to know what you like out of what you've heard, and that you'll check out the stuff you don't know (but if I'm being totally honest, I'm mainly procrastinating).

-There was no extra space left for "other", so you will have to write what other album you would vote for in the comment section:). I'm certain I forgot of left out something essential.

Whole Lotta Love, 5:34 minutes of greatness. Still to this day gives my speakers a workout.

In a Silent Way is awful for me. Dave Holland playing basically one note on bass through both songs, ick. Yeah, one of the first jazz recordings featuring electronic piano. Historically important? Meh.

Me, I'll vote for Santana's debut. There was nothing else like it at the time.

Logan wrote: I'm very familiar with all of these albums other than the Manfred Mann and The Moody Blues.  I'm a bigger fan of the first half of the list than the second half. Really tough choice, especially between the first twelve. I will vote for the one I most want to put on right at this moment, which is Terry Riley's A Rainbow in Curved Air.

Both Manfred Mann Chapter Three albums are really interesting, loose, fuzzy psych/jazzrock that has very little - or practically nothing in common with both former or latter Manfred Mann-incarnations. The occasional vocals won't impress anyone, but I find weakish whispers easier to digest and accept than nasal germans and rockopera-italians. Here's an instrumental from their (jazzier, and perhaps slightly more to my taste) 1970-follow up, Volume Two:

those I don't know (about half or a little more)

those I know and like/love a lot (almost all the rest)

Abbey Road

That is to say, Abbey Road means more to me than almost all of the rest of these records combined, sans LZII and maybe ITCOTCK, which I have a lot to thank for. This is a no brainer poll for me with its inclusion, as there's simply nothing else here that even comes close. 

Grumpyprogfan wrote: In a Silent Way is awful for me. Dave Holland playing basically one note on bass through both songs, ick. Yeah, one of the first jazz recordings featuring electronic piano. Historically important? Meh

Well, at least you found yourself the perfect username:) You don't have to like it, but whether it's historically important or not isn't really up for debate. Miles beat himself several times featuring el-piano on his own albums*, so it's not only about introducing a "new" instrument.

*on Miles in the Sky (1968) and Filles de Kilimanjaro. (february, 1969). But I think the first jazzrecord released featuring el-piano is Sun Ra and his Arkestra - Super-Sonic Jazz, from 1956 or 1957).

From the list Miles Davis - 'In a Silent Way'

Based on your statement (above)

I hugely enjoyed the Manfred Mann track you posted, very much up my alley as one would expect.  I checked out some of Moody Blues album and was really enjoying that too (will listen in full later for sure as well as to more Manfred Mann.  I think I once glibly said about Manfred Mann, good, but he's no Herbie Mann, but obviously both Manns (or should that be Menn) made music that I would love and I just hadn't explored enough.

King crimson, Zappa, Beatles, Miles and East Of Eden are paradigmatic and amazing albums!!

Another great one, Touch - "Touch"

Logan wrote: I hugely enjoyed the Manfred Mann track you posted, very much up my alley as one would expect.  I checked out some of Moody Blues album and was really enjoying that too (will listen in full later for sure as well as to more Manfred Mann.  I think I once glibly said about Manfred Mann, good, but he's no Herbie Mann, but obviously both Manns (or should that be Menn) made music that I would love and I just hadn't explored enough.

:D -I'm glad you enjoyed it! I find that track highly addictive. It has this free flowing, but steady groove that just seem to happen - and keeps plodding along magnificently. Like it's made on the spot (but probably isn't). I don't know what I'm talking about... I think you can look forward to the "epic" Happy Being Me as well. Great fun!

-I have a soft spot for the Moodies to begin with. And when I get space sounds instead of the "Light Orchestral Music interludes" on Days of Future Passed - I'm sold.

Nice to see Os Mutantes, but I prefer their later albums "A" e o "Z" and Tudo Foi Feito Pelo Sol.

I may have voted for The Nice s/t album if it had been an option. Its a bit of a 'cheat' as only the first half was new studio material but it's a strong album nevertheless if not as innovative as their previous two albums.

 

The Beatles - Abbey Road

Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II