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Magnum Vaeltaja 
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Posted: December 26 2017 at 16:20 |
Three Canterbury albums that I quite enjoy. Also happens to be three albums that I'm currently trying to pick between to see which one I should buy next, so perhaps you could all help out a little with that decision.
Which one is your favourite?
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Larkstongue41
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Posted: December 26 2017 at 16:28 |
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I'll go with Mainstream. Superbly well-crafted jazz fusion with an always delightful Canterbury flavour. Fish Rising is really enjoyable but doesn't bring anything new to the table after the first Gong albums and Space Shanty. I'm not too crazy about The Rotter's Club either but then again it took me quite a while to start digging the debut H&TN.
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Posted: December 26 2017 at 16:37 |
All three are masterpieces as far as I'm concerned so break out that wallet and go for them all.  The Rotter's Club is my pick but I gave all of these 5 stars.
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Posted: December 26 2017 at 17:11 |
^ yeah...you pretty much need all three.
I'll vote for The Rotter's Club.
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Posted: December 26 2017 at 17:27 |
You definately need ALL 3!
I guess i'd have to pick Hillage here though. I don't like Rotter's Club as much as the debut. Fish Rising just rises to the top but still get em all :P
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Posted: December 26 2017 at 17:30 |
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Rotters' Club
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Posted: December 26 2017 at 17:52 |
Argggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh Tough to pick only one!! All are masterpieces! Great poll!!! 
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: December 26 2017 at 19:12 |
Rotters Club...1 of my fave Canterbury albums of all time 
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Posted: December 26 2017 at 19:34 |
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I'd buy them in the order you have them listed.
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dr wu23
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Posted: December 26 2017 at 22:23 |
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Rotters Club......
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: December 26 2017 at 22:32 |
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I rate them all highly. The Rotters’ Club is my preferred album of these though.
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Posted: December 27 2017 at 02:44 |
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Quiet Sun for me. Had it been the Hatfield debut, it would have been a much harder choice for me.
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Posted: December 27 2017 at 04:44 |
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I have all three on vinyl and enjoy them all. I bought Hillage first then H&tN and finally Quiet Sun. I play Fish Rising the most so voted for it.
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Posted: December 27 2017 at 07:42 |
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Quiet Sun by a country mile.
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Logan
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Posted: December 27 2017 at 09:12 |
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One might say that this is a very mainstream Canterbury poll (groans all around I presume).
I voted for The Rotter's Club over Mainstream, but I do like both very much. Like some others, I also prefer Hatfield's debut album. I'm not a big fan of Fish Rising (for a related work, I much prefer Khan's Space Shanty). I used to think that it's the kind of Canterbury scene album (along with Caravan albums) that is likely to appeal to a non-Canterbury scene/sound audience and less likely to be lauded by Canterbury Scene aficionados, but that does sound snobbish and I don't claim the accuracy of what had crossed my mind. I should check it out again. It has been years since I last listened to it (it was an early purchase of mine when I was exploring Canterbury).
Edited by Logan - December 27 2017 at 09:13
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Posted: December 27 2017 at 11:23 |
^I agree about Fish Rising....Space Shanty is a better and more interesting work imho. I personally like Rotters better than the debut Hatfield...not sure why...it just appeals to me more....but both are superb. Quiet Sun's Mainstream is a solid album but imho lacks the joie de vie that the Hatfield albums have.
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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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Posted: December 27 2017 at 20:59 |
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Personally I prefer Fish Rising, but the other two are good as well and as above, Space Shanty and Rotters are also good. Personal taste is the decider here so get all five albums.
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: December 28 2017 at 00:14 |
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Not in the poll, but Space Shanty takes the prize of No. 1 Canterbury album (.......along with many others, I suppose.....)
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Posted: December 28 2017 at 15:46 |
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All three are excellent in their own ways. Rotters Club by a hair, but like the others, I would suggest one needs all three (four if you count Space Shanty).
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Posted: December 28 2017 at 16:00 |
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Fish Rising - but I've played it so much more than the other two, so it's in the old DNA now.
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