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    Posted: March 21 2025 at 23:38
Originally posted by I prophesy disaster I prophesy disaster wrote:

From 1970, what about Van der Graaf Generator - H to He, Who am the Only One, or Van der Graaf Generator - The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other? Hugh Banton's organ was a major component of VdGG's music, although it is not clear to me if it could be said that VdGG's music is "organ driven", given that David Jackson's woodwinds are also a major component of VdGG's sound.
 
 


I was probably trying to avoid obvious big hitters that would have swallowed up the votes so no Deep Purple In Rock either which might even have a stronger case.
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From 1970, what about Van der Graaf Generator - H to He, Who am the Only One, or Van der Graaf Generator - The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other? Hugh Banton's organ was a major component of VdGG's music, although it is not clear to me if it could be said that VdGG's music is "organ driven", given that David Jackson's woodwinds are also a major component of VdGG's sound.
 
 
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by Floydoid Floydoid wrote:

How about Argent's eponymous debut?

according to PA that's 1969. Great organist though, probably even better than Keith Emerson and Jon Lord on that instrument.
 
According to Wikipedia, the Hammond B3 solo on "Hold Your Head Up" has been described by keyboard-player Rick Wakeman as the "greatest organ solo ever."
 
 
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That Egg album is great fun, so it go my vote. I would have voted Beggar's Opera, if the album option was Waters of Change (or Pathfinder). I've enjoyed the rest of these at some pint too, although none of them has stuck with me through the years. I should probably give that Quartermass album a second listen one of these days. As the first and only was a couple of decades ago.
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It's a solid list, though to be honest, a bit too Anglocentric for my taste.
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QUATERMASS for sure .... and it still sounds great, unlike some of the others that sound dated.
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Absolutely love that Sixty Nine album as well as the studio release Circle of the Crayfish , anything else you can recommend in similar vein? Love Hammond/Drums duos 
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Yes and amongst the great keyboard players of the era - Wakeman, Wright, Emerson & Lord - Rod Argent gets a bit overlooked, as does Vince Crane.
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It's a moot point - Discogs lists it as 1969 but according to Wikipedia it was recorded in 1969 and released in January 1970 - so technically I guess it scrapes in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argent_(album)

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Originally posted by Floydoid Floydoid wrote:

How about Argent's eponymous debut?

according to PA that's 1969. Great organist though, probably even better than Keith Emerson and Jon Lord on that instrument.
BTW I deliberately left off the 'heavy hitters' (ELP and Deep Purple) from the poll as well as Yes - Time And A Word which could also qualify (Tony Kaye is another great of the organ imo)
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Egg. It was a long weekend hiking over the couch.
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How about Argent's eponymous debut?
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Egg - Egg
Atomic Rooster - Atomic Rooster
Beggars Opera - Act One
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Go for Colosseum (they deserved one vote at least)
Lot of very good Lps in your list

Suggestions from my collection :

Rare Bird : As your mind flies by (a UK gem issued on The Famous Charisma label)
Sixty-nine : Double live LP by a german frenz duo (Keys/Drums)issued on Philips (Europe) In 1974 (not sure)
Le Orme : Collage
Birth Control : Same
The Crazy world of Arthur Brown : Same
Trace : Trace
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Any Triumvirat, ELP, VDGG
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More recent stuff : any Ars Nova (Japan), Any Areknames (Italy)

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Other: Rare Bird, As Your Mind Flies By

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Quartermass
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"Quartermass"  Wink
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I know and like most of the selections, and I'm going with Egg over Quatermass.

Edited by Logan - August 16 2024 at 09:59
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Deep Purple's In Rock qualifies here IMO. 
It certainly does.
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I've gone for Beggars Opera here, with Colosseum very close behind...
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