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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 25 2006 at 07:29
You've stumped me a bit by not allowing live albums.  Otherwise Seconds Out and Paris would be in there.
 
The Lamb is a possibility, as is Quadraphenia and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.  The Wall is a must.  I suppose the White Album would be in there as well.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 25 2006 at 10:05

From the ones I have:

                                  Tales from Topographic Oceans
                                  The Lamb Lies down  on Broadway
                                   Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
                                   Testimony
                                   Still Life(Fates Warning)
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 25 2006 at 12:16
Beatles ~ White Album
The Who ~ Tommy
LZ ~ Physical Graffiti
Yes ~ Tales
Pink Floyd~ The Wall
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 25 2006 at 14:25
1.  Genesis - The Lamb ...
 
2.  Pink Floyd - The Wall
 
3.  Ayreon - The Human Equation.
 
4.  IQ - Subterannean
 
5.  Harmonium - L'Heptade
 
 
 
 


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 25 2006 at 14:26
Originally posted by progadder progadder wrote:

1.  Genesis - Seconds Out.
 
2.  Camel - A Live Record.
 
3.  Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous.
 
4.  Ayreon - The Human Equation.
 
5.  Porcupine Tree - Coma Divine Live
 
 
 
No live albums or compilations !!!
Do it again !
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 25 2006 at 14:39
Done!
 
Harmonium - quality!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 25 2006 at 14:52
1: Tales From Topographic Ocean - Yes
2: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Genesis
3: The human Equation - Ayreon
4: Playing the fool - Gentle Giant
5: Live 12 - Phish
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 25 2006 at 15:59
Originally posted by blindtoad blindtoad wrote:

1: Tales From Topographic Ocean - Yes
2: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Genesis
3: The human Equation - Ayreon
4: Playing the fool - Gentle Giant
5: Live 12 - Phish

 
NO LIVE ALBUMS!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 25 2006 at 17:54
Originally posted by Dick Heath Dick Heath wrote:

Chicago Transit Authority
Soft Machine's Third
Who's Quadraphenia
Cream's Wheels On Fire
Zappa's Shiek Yabouti

although it should be noted, two of these while released as double LP sets. now each fit onto a single sub-80 minute CD (BTW Zappa's Joes Garage was originally issued as single and
a double LP set - so really formatted as a treble).
 
I've just got hold of Chicago Transit Authority and Chicago II on CD.Both sound good on first few listens.A case for inclusion in progarchives?!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 25 2006 at 18:10

No live or compilations albums? That knocks out a pile of classic releases. In fact, Zappa, Magma and King Crimson put out most of their best work on live albums. Oh well ...

Prog:
  1. Soft Machine - Third (portions recorded live - is that allowed?)
  2. Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica (live in the studio. Hmmmm)
  3. Can - Tago Mago
  4. Magma - Magma (aka Kobaia)
  5. Tangerine Dream - Zeit

Non-prog:

  1. The Beatles - White Album
  2. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffitti
  3. The Who - Tommy
  4. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
  5. Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde

Essential live doubles:

  1. Magma - Live/Hhai
  2. King Crimson - The Night Watch
  3. Henry Cow - Concerts
  4. Zappa - Roxy & Elsewhere
  5. Fred Frith - Keep the Dog
  6. Space Ritual - Hawkwind
  7. Playing The Fool - Gentle Giant
  8. Bursting Out - Jethro Tull (or A Little Light Music)
  9. Genesis - Seconds Out
  10. Gong - Live etc
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 25 2006 at 22:10
<<Testimony>>

D'oh!!! I totally forgot Testimony. It's got to be in mine and up around 2 or 3. Probably two.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 25 2006 at 23:02

Shocked I found it surprisingly tough to come up with five great double albums, but these would certainly merit inclusion on my desert island list:

 

 
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti: Not just a double, but also my fave Zep album overall. So much BANG for your buck on there! First one I thought of.

 

Who - Quadrophenia: This last truly great album from my fave R&R outfit saw me into my teenage years. A must on my list.

 

Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: Of course! Though perhaps not my favourite, it's great, and I'll need some of my top prog band for my exile.

 

Wilco - Being There: These guys are perhaps my favourite American group today, in any category, and this one is very solid and varied, even if not my overall fave. More people should check them out -- try "A Ghost is Born" and "Summer Teeth," please!

 

Beatles - White Album: May as well bring some of the most important band ever, and there's lots of essential stuff on here!

 

 

Other than live albums & compilations, I can't think of a sixth "must have" double. Ermm

 

 
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2006 at 01:17
1. Marillion - Marbles
2. Ayreon - The Human Equation
3. IQ - Subterranea
4. Magenta - Revolutions
5. Jeff Wayne - War of the Worlds
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2006 at 14:58

PROG:

  1. Tales from Topographic Oceans - YES
  2. Present - VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR
  3. The Wall - PINK FLOYD
  4. Focus 3 - FOCUS
  5. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - GENESIS

NON-PROG

  1. Exile on Main Street - THE ROLLING STONES
  2. Tommy - THE WHO
  3. Electric Ladyland - JIMI HENDRIX
  4. Blonde on Blonde - BOB DYLAN
  5. Being There - WILCO
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2006 at 15:35
For me...

666- Aphrodite's Child (fantastic- truly superb album which deserves much more attention than it gets- nothing else sounds quite like it)

Third- Soft Machine (another unique album that I love)

Yeti- Amon Duul II (love the long warped guitar workouts on this album)

The Lamb Lies Down...-Genesis (well actually I must be in a minority in slightly prefering the second half of this- some of Genesis' very best work)

TFTO- Yes (a classic imo- not the folly its reputation suggests and I love it)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2006 at 09:09
BJH - Live Tapes
 
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow brick Road
 
ELO - Out of the Blue
 
Deep Purple - Made in Japan
 
Led Zeppelin - Remasters
 
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2006 at 11:31
Do The Mars Volta's albums count? The vinyl editions are double albums.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2006 at 20:19
Originally posted by heyitsthatguy heyitsthatguy wrote:


Yes: Tales from Topographic Oceans: pretentious as hell, but it has some great parts


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2006 at 22:46
  1 The Lamb ( that was easy )   Genesis
  2 Jesus Christ Superstar            Rice Lloyd Webber
  3 Evita                                   Rice LLoyd Webber
  4 Incantations                         Mike Oldfield
  5 Works                                 Emerson Lake and Palmer (sadly underrated imho)
 
 Honorable mention Out of the Blue ELO
                            Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John
                            White Album Beatles
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2006 at 14:03
What can I say that hasn't been said?
 
1. Pink Floyd- The Wall
2. Yes- Tales
3. Focus- 3
4. Soft Machine- third
5. Ayreon- Human Equation
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