Prog Fashion
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Topic: Prog Fashion
Posted By: cstack3
Subject: Prog Fashion
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 00:12
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Back in the 1970s, I thought that the British prog artists had the best rock stage fashion by far! American rockers were all about bell-bottom blue jeans and tee shirts, while the Brits were into all sorts of classical and futuristic stage garb. This made for a very entertaining performance in addition to the music! Post some pictures of your favorites! This was how Squire was dressed when I saw the CTTE concert in Chicago, 22 September, 1972....as a young kid, I really dug those boots!!   |
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Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 00:42
You can't talk prog fashion without talking Tull. I took these shots on the '78 tour when Ian was doing his country gentleman look. The 2nd shot is Tony Williams (who was filling in for John Glascock on the same tour) doing the country squire riding thing. The 3rd showcases Ian's country look with Martin's penchant for flower print suits and a bow tie...that's style!   ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 00:51
Hell yeah! Thanks for posting! I saw TAAB and Minstrel tours, and your observations about Ian's styles are on the money! Jeffery Hammond-Hammond was always dapper and fully engaged! He ruled that stage!  |
The.Crimson.King wrote:Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 01:37
Bijelo Dugme, 1974 Dado Topić, the frontman of Time  |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 01:42
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 01:47
I don't know of them, but they had a nice stage fashion vibe! I used to really dig the platform shoes! Glenn Cornick had a great pair of platforms on when his band Wild Turkey opened for Tull's TAAB show in Chicago! 10 October, 1972! Here's some really old Tull!  |
Posted By: fudgenuts64
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 04:49
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I really dig the 70s English fashion sense. I love the classy coat and matching pants. It's the sort of attire I'd wear playing on stage (if that day ever comes!) and even out and about if I ever start seriously caring about my fashion :P The keyboard players seemed to have the look I liked. To single one out, John Tout always had the look I liked. Here's a poor screenshot of him playing live in 1977 - unfortunately there's not much to work with.  I don't know. I just LOVE those coats... and robes and stuff. A man I'm not entirely familiar with, but what I am - I quite like. And he looks GOOD. Greg Lake  Finally, I can't forget these guys... While digging for a nice photo of Hackett I can't find, I found this gem of a picture of them in 1975. Fashion here is QUITE scattered. I love the style Gabriel has here and Steve isn't bad either if his hair wasn't blowing in the wind :) trench coat fits Mike well too. Tony and Phil kinda have that regular look as usual. Funny picture too, Tony and Pete are being mean! :D  ------------- 
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 06:12
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I think generally the words "prog" and "fashion" are mutually exclusive. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 07:36
http://www.google.it/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRxqFQoTCJjvreGl9sYCFYuO2wod_bkPNQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clashmusic.com%2Fnews%2Fslade-confirm-bbc-sessions&ei=pIKzVZiNAoud7gb9876oAw&bvm=bv.98717601,d.ZGU&psig=AFQjCNEIZ68RyNAQ95WnNTjTlt1Kzl8zHw&ust=1437914144461062" rel="nofollow"> Brit glam was "progressive in dressing" ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 07:37
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But sticking on prog, what about this? http://www.google.it/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRxqFQoTCO-Xl4Wm9sYCFYwX2wodVNsE-g&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.soundspike.com%2Fartists%2Fbuckethead-565%2F&ei=74KzVa_kCYyv7AbUtpPQDw&bvm=bv.98717601,d.ZGU&psig=AFQjCNGIkHzu54LBJeU73NsDNQAWPBn5jw&ust=1437914213545455" rel="nofollow">  ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 07:40
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My favorites in the old times http://www.google.it/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRxqFQoTCIHIzNem9sYCFYgN2wody9IDww&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hamelinprog.com%2Fcamel%2F&ei=nIOzVYEKiJvsBsulj5gM&bvm=bv.98717601,d.ZGU&psig=AFQjCNFU_oMSPIraYkpcdKwqVwxGEX734g&ust=1437914365575894" rel="nofollow">  ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 08:16
Yeah, it's oxymoron time, folks. When I see old prog videos from the 1970s, I think: thank goodness the music survived and the clothes didn't. How awful if it had been the other way round.
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Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 08:50
OMG
 Thanks for the early morning laugh |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 09:34
 http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRxqFQoTCLrP8ZLB9sYCFQ0HkgodDI4JTQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fibero909.fm%2Fvintage909-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-earth-rick-wakeman%2F&ei=W5-zVfq1KI2OyASMnKboBA&bvm=bv.98717601,d.aWw&psig=AFQjCNHK5gXVoScvhsCBYJD2h1RlRaojPg&ust=1437921497707910" rel="nofollow"> |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 10:15
Pure class. Mind you I get strange looks when I wear my Dave Hill costume on the train. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 10:29
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Damn! Was there any prog band cooler than Tull? |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 12:35
And Ian's future was so bright, he had to wear shades  ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 12:40
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I really dig the old school 70s look. I use it myself actually (only mixed with a bit of punk, sportswear and silly t-shirts).....................but those old cats had nothing on the new kids on the block. Now this is prog (fashion)!!!!!    ------------- “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: cstack3
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 13:03
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Yes did a great job of generating some futuristic fashions that were a fusion of classic and modern designs! Howe wore this cape for the Relayer and Solo Album tours, in this shot he's playing "Ritual" since he is using his Les Paul Junior guitar!  |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 13:15
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 13:51
 I'm not sure if the Residents were prog, but they were fashionable.
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Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 13:59
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^ The chaps second from left are a particularly nice touch. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:03
| I think you mean spats old boy, and he was probably the leader. Or the drummer. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:04
should revoke your prog man card for asking that...  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:07
Ya, it always made me laugh that Steve performed the most complex and expansive Yes album on the simplest electric guitar in his collection  ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:09
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:14
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hahhaha.. yeah... I'm sure there is a connection. Damn.. that blond reminds me a bit of Stella... oh Stella.. STELLA!!!!!!  She could have been mine.. if not her being married.. and me being married. bah.. details.. the old Mick would have thrown her over my shoulder and carried her away. I'm sure she wanted me to...I could tell when our eyes met.------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:20
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:20
 Todd Rundgren  Steve Hillage |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:23
ahhh... what a band.. what a woman  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:24
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:27
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ohh.. going there now... fire and ice man....  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:29
^Nice  (the one on the left is mine, ok?)
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:29
 Roxy Music
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:30
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deal... I always had a thing for Janis..plus I don't think I'm man enough to handle Gracie.. she'd break me in two. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:32
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:33
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Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:38
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:39
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:41
 ELO
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:44
hahaha... that picture never gets old. that is the first picture you see when you walk into the Prog and Hurl Fashion HoF... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:44
 Uriah Heep
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:46
 Rod Argent
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:50
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:51
 Blue Oyster Cult
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:53
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:54
yeah man!!! ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:54
 Wishbone Ash
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 14:57
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 15:01
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 15:01
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Posted By: twseel
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 15:04
Björk ------------- 
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 15:05
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 15:08
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Posted By: twseel
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 15:10
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Nice -------------
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 15:15
LMAO!!!! how did I miss that. Well played sir!!!! thank god I've switched to a cheaper beer.. for it is all over the monitor... never ..ever.. drink and browse PA's... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Rando
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 16:17
Bell Bottoms & Boots, Genesis (except Gabriel) were never a band to display any sense of fashion, except for Steve Hackett who was a little more conscious of that.  ------------- - Music is Life, that's why our hearts have beats - |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 17:11
| Thanks to you all, I'm going to having lots of nightmares tonight. I may have to sleep with the light on. |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 21:03
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: July 26 2015 at 00:20
I'm with you on the jacket & pants! GREAT look back in the day! John Wetton, Andy Powell, many others had that cool, laid-back British look!
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 26 2015 at 01:58
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Mahavishnu Orchestra
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 26 2015 at 02:04
 Return To Forever  Steely Dan  Back Door with Carl Palmer
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 26 2015 at 02:12
 Tangerine Dream
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: July 26 2015 at 11:49
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Posted By: RockHound
Date Posted: July 26 2015 at 14:46
| Now i know why Fripp uses a stool. He'd faceplant trying to stand and operate pedals and stomp boxes with those stompers! |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: July 26 2015 at 14:57
Now where's that picture of Amon Düül ll performing in lion costumes when you need it  ------------- “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: emigre80
Date Posted: July 26 2015 at 15:39
| you all are having waaaaay too much fun with this thread. |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: July 26 2015 at 18:33
Peter Banks takes flight in his band "Flash!"  |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: July 26 2015 at 19:18
Triumvirat  |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: July 26 2015 at 20:33
Passport |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: July 26 2015 at 21:02
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Yes were rather striking in their handsome get-ups for the Going For the One Tour, but I couldn't find a suitable enough picture to show this. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: July 26 2015 at 22:19
Hey look! Kraut rock has kraut fashion!! Good to hear from you, Doug!
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 26 2015 at 23:23
 Omega
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: July 26 2015 at 23:36
The reverse Mohawk Reverse outfit  Reverse taste  ------------- 
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 00:00
 Vangelis
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 00:03
 Tony Levin
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 00:04
Jon Anderson during the "Solos" tour, photo taken by my friend Curt! This was during "Gates of Delerium" I believe. Typical Jon Anderson new-age kind of threads, he wore them well!  |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 00:06
 Jaco Pastorius
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 00:23
 Kate Bush
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 00:26
 Deep Purple
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 03:35
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Spam much? ------------- “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: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 05:13
 Jean-Michel Jarre
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 05:15
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Number 9 ------------- |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 05:20
 Jean-Luc Ponty
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 05:26
 Banco Mutuo Soccorso
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 05:33
 Sheshet
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 05:40
 Premiata Forneria Marconi
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 05:49
 Mont Campbell from Egg
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 05:52
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 05:54
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 05:54
Can you think of anything worse? ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 05:55
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Number 9 ------------- |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 06:08
Strange Days |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 06:09
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 06:14
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Oh how I wish I was savvy enough to post pics....... Waiting for a righteous pose of Nick Beggs
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 06:20
 Traffic  Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band  Greenslade  Atomic Rooster  Mike Oldfield  Strawbs  The Nice  VDGG  Focus
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 06:23
 Le Orme
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 07:50
 Can  Damo Suzuki  Amon Duul II  Captain Beefheart  Ash Ra Tempel  Hawkwind  Third Ear Band  Arthur Brown  Henry Cow
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Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 08:04
Libra |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 08:08
 Annie Haslam from Renaissance  Fairport Convention  Steeleye Span
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