Beautiful As The Moon In June

Another Canterbury-style compilation of five amazing long pieces.

Tracks:

1. Caravan - Nine Feet Underground (In The Land Of Grey And Pink 1971) 22:44
2. Hatfield And The North - Mumps (The Rotters Club 1975) 20:31
3. Henry Cow - Beautiful As The Moon (Henry Cow 1976) 22:46
4. Soft Machine - Moon In June (Third 1979) 19:08
5. Gilgamesh - You're Disguised (Arriving Twice 1973-75) 17:58

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Druga strana mene

Druga strana mene features five long progressive pieces from Yugoslavia, all with jazzy touches.

Tracks:

1. Korni grupa - Prvo svetlo u kući broj 4 (Prvo svetlo neobičnog života 1974) 17:09
2. Tako - Druga strana mene (Tako 1978) 16:39
3. Indexi - Dvojnik (Negdje u kraju u zatišju 1968-1976) 10:30
4. Izvir - Šel je popotnik skozi atomski vek (Izvir 1977) 12:01
5. Drago Mlinarec - Helena lijepa i ja u kiši (Rođenje 1975) 14:25

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Autumn And Winds

The second brass (progressive) rock compilation (the first was Living On The Hill).

Tracks:

1. The Mr Albert Show - Did You Really Find Somebody? (Warm Motor 1971) 9:58
2. Alan Bown - Turning Point (Stretching Out 1971) 7:12
3. King Crimson - Pictures Of A City (In The Wake Of Poseidon 1970) 8:01
4. Creative Rock - Autumn And Winds (Lady Pig 1974) 8:43
5. Colosseum - Lament (Daughter of Time 1970) 6:13
6. Out Of Focus - What Can A Poor Boy Do (Out Of Focus 1971) 5:53
7. East Of Eden - Centaur Woman (Snafu 1970) 7:09
8. Ginger Baker's Air Force - We Free Kings (Ginger Baker's Air Force 2 1970) 4:27
9. Emergency - Killin' Time (Entrance 1972) 10:10
10. Gnidrolog - Lady Lake (Lady Lake 1972) 8:54

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Nine Funerals Of The Citizen King

This is the first of the Canterbury compilations. Canterbury Scene caught my ear at the first listenings to Caravan, Khan, Gong and Egg. It was quite difficult sometimes (actually it still is), but nevertheless it's been one of my favourite sub-genres of progressive rock for some time. If I was to describe it briefly, I'd say it's the most intelligent of all music styles I know.

Tracks:

1. Egg - A Visit To Newport Hospital (The Polite Force 1970) 8:28
2. Caravan - Winter Wine (In The Land Of Grey And Pink 1971) 7:35
3. Khan - Stargazers (Space Shanty 1972) 5:32
4. Gong - I Never Glid Before (Radio Gnome Invisible Part 2: Angel's Egg 1973) 5:37
5. Matching Mole - Signed Curtain (Matching Mole 1972) 3:35
6. Soft Machine - Hibou, Anemone And Bear (Volume Two 1968) 5:59
7. Hatfield And The North - Fitter Stoke Has a Bath (The Rotters Club 1975) 6:25
8. Henry Cow - Nine Funerals of the Citizen King (Leg End 1973) 5:26
9. Steve Hillage - The Salmon Song (Fish RisingI 1975) 8:32
10. National Health - Clocks And Clouds (Missing Pieces 1973) 6:47

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Animale senza respiro

Five Italian prog rock epics, 15-22 minutes long. Rock progressivo italiano at its best.

Tracks:

1. Il Balletto Di Bronzo - Introduzione / Primo Incontro (Ys 1972) 18:39
2. Buon Vecchio Charlie - All'uomo Che Raccoglie I Cartoni (Buon Vecchio Charlie 1971) 15:00
3. Jumbo - Suite Per Il Sig. K (DNA 1972) 20:47
4. Capitolo 6 - Frutti Per Kagua (Frutti Per Kagua 1972) 18:26
5. Osanna - Animale Senza Respiro (Palepoli 1973) 21:36

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Soap Shop Rock

A krautrock (in its broader sense) compillation.

Tracks:

1. Grobschnitt - Sahara (Ballermann 1974) 5:38
2. Sperrmull - No Freak Out (Sperrmull 1973) 6:43
3. Guru Guru - Oxymoron (Känguru 1972) 10:32
4. Can - Vitamin C (Ege Bamyasi 1972) 3:31
5. Thrice Mice - Trakov (Thrice Mice 1970) 12:53
6. Nosferatu - No. 4 (Nosferatu 1970) 8:47
7. Eiliff - Hallimasch (Eiliff 1971) 8:49
8. Amon Düül II - Soap Shop Rock (Yeti 1970) 13:42
9. Mythos - Hero's Death (Mythos 1972) 9:37
10. Silberbart - Head Tear Of The Drunken Sun (4 Times Sound Razing 1971) 12:01

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In Circles

In Circles features some British heavy prog. As heavy as it gets.

Tracks:

1. High Tide - Saneonymous (High Tide 1970) 14:26
2. Patto - Red Glow (Patto 1970) 5:19
3. Bodkin - Plastic Man (Bodkin 1972) 5:59
4. Budgie - Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman (Budgie 1971) 8:41
5. Ancient Grease - Eagle Song (Women And Children First 1970) 4:57
6. Dark - Darkside (Round The Edges 1971) 7:28
7. Clear Blue Sky - You Mistify (Clear Blue Sky 1970) 7:52
8. T2 - In Circles (It'll All Work Out In Boomland 1970) 8:38
9. May Blitz - Squeet (May Blitz 1970) 6:53
10. Armageddon - Basking in the White of the Midnight Sun (Armageddon 1975) 11:26

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Passion Condenser

One more collection of twenty-minute prog epics, this time all instrumental.

Tracks:

1. Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother (Atom Heart Mother 1970) 23:44
2. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells, Part 1 (Tubular Bells 1973) 25:31
3. Finch - A Passion Condenser (Beyond Expression 1976) 20:08
4. Eiliff - Suite (Eiliff  1970) 20:39
5. Focus - Hamburger Concerto (Hamburger Concerto 1974) 20:20

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Yellow Sunshine

One more collection of twenty-minute prog epics, this time very heavy.

Tracks:

1. T2 - Morning (It'll All Work Out In Boomland 1970) 21:14
2. Rare Bird - Flight (As Your Mind Flies By 1970) 19:38
3. My Solid Ground - Flash (My Solid Ground 1970) 24:21
4. Thirsty Moon - Yellow Sunshine (Thirsty Moon 1972) 21:29
5. UFO - Flying (UFO 2: Flying 1971) 26:35

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Echoes

Another collection of twenty-minute prog epics.

Tracks:

1. Mike Oldfield - Crises (Crises 1983) 20:30
2. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus (Tarkus 1971) 20:40
3. Focus - Anonymous II (Focus III 1973) 26:24
4. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick, Part 1 (Thick As A Brick 1972) 22:39
5. Pink Floyd - Echoes (Meddle 1971) 23:21

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Of A Lifetime

Ten radomly chosen songs that have been among my favourites for years.

Tracks:

1. Journey - Of A Lifetime (Journey 1975) 6:53
2. Ten Years After - Love Like A Man (Cricklewood Green 1970) 7:32
3. Styx - A Day (Styx II 1973) 8:24
4. Traffic - Dear Mr Fantasy (Mr Fantasy 1967) 5:39
5. Atomic Rooster - Breakthrough (In Hearing Of 1971) 6:14
6. Ted Nugent - Stranglehold (Ted Nugent 1975) 8:24
7. Santana - You Just Don't Care (Santana 1969) 4:37
8. Wishbone Ash - Warrior (Argus 1972) 5:52
9. Jethro Tull - To Cry You A Song (Benefit 1970) 6:14
10. Supertramp - Try Again (Supertramp 1970) 12:02

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Omatsuri

Lots of rock bands tried to gain in popularity by singing in English instead of their mother tongues. Sometimes you don't even notice the accent, while some bands are hardly listenable. How do other languages sound? Great, if you ask me. I never paid too much attention to the lyrics anyway. Japanese, Finnish, Norwegian, Hungarian... it's all Greek to me, but who cares?

Tracks:

1. Yonin Bayashi (Japan) - Omatsuri 11:17
2. Høst (Norway) - På sterke vinger 9:58
3. Modrý Effekt (Czech Republic) - Ej, pada, pada rosenka 6:38
4. Omega (Hungary) - Emlek 3:29
5. Haikara (Finnland) - Jalleen On Meidan 10:50
6. Bubu (Argentina) - Sueños de maniquí 9:19
7. Iceberg (Spain) - Sacerdotes de amon 2:55
8. Akritas (Greece) - Eisboles 4:17
9. Sheshet (Israel) - Clappers 5:05
10. Ange (France) - Les Longues Nuits D'Isaac 4:13

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Symphony For All The Lonely People

The more I listen to The Beatles the more I like and appreciate them. Eleanor Rigby in particular is one of the song I can't stop listening to. The two minutes it's packed into speak volumes, both lyrics-wise and music-wise. Lots of artists have done covers of the lonely people's anthem, classical to progrock, jazz to metal. Here's my favourite ten.

1. The Zoot 4:42
2. Riverson 4:14
3. The Rattles 9:51
4. Ilous & Decuyper 4:39
5. The Ides Of March 9:42
6. Pure Food and Drug Act 11:48
7. Esperanto 7:39
8. Dizzy Man's Band 8:50
9. Rare Earth 6:35
10. Thunderpussy 11:49

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Land Of The Rocking Sun

This is a collection of German bands that - for some reason - didn't get much attention and soon ceased to exist, having released only a couple of albums, some of them only one. The reason for their lack of success certainly wasn't a lack of quality. Poor production, managers, promotion? Anyway, I wish they had made many more albums like these.

Tracks:

1. Satin Whale - Desert Places (Desert Places 1974) 6:48
2. Missing Link - Time Will Change (Nevergreen 1972) 5:32
3. Gift - Don't Waste Your Time (Blue Apple 1974) 4:01
4. Night Sun - Blind (Mournin' 1972) 4:21
5. Thirsty Moon - I See You (You'll Never Come Back 1973) 7:18
6. Sperrmull - Land Of The Rocking Sun (Sperrmull 1973) 4:26
7. Thrice Mice - Fancy Desire (Thrice Mice 1970) 7:59
8. Zoppo Trump - Queen Of War (Zoppo Trump 1971) 4:20
9. Twenty Sixty Six And Then - At My Home (Reflections! 1972) 7:56
10. 8 Days In April - I'd Like To Be A Child Again (The Hamburg Scene 1972) 9:36

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Living On The Hill

"They don't give a damn about any trumpet playing band. It ain't what they call rock and roll."
I could well be one of them, unless we're talking about a healthy dose of some brass instruments within a nice prog rock band. I believe this compilation can be said to feature such combinations.

Tracks:

1. Midnight Sun - Living On The Hill (Midnight Sun 1971) 14:48
2. Altona - Frustration (Altona 1974) 6:46
3. Galliard - Something's Going On (New Dawn 1970) 4:54
4. Warm Dust - Turbulance (And It Came To Pass 1970) 11:02
5. If - Sunday Sad (If 2 1970) 8:21
6. Emergency - Times Passed By (Emergency 1969) 9:22
7. Blodwyn Pig - Ain't Ya Comin' Home Babe? (Ahead Rings Out 1969) 5:35
8. Brainchild - A Time A Place (Healing Of The Lunatic Owl 1970) 9:16
9. Mogul Thrash - Going North, Going West (Mogul Thrash 1971) 12:00
10. Trifle - New Religion (First Meeting 1971) 6:43

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Not Another Travelling Tune

Progressive blues? An oxymoron, some would say. Still, these ten tracks all have strong blues roots, yet they are undeniably progressive, with long, complex instrumental passages, at times completely mad. Perhaps a great meeting point for both blues and prog lovers.

Tracks:

1. Ted Nugent - Stranglehold (Ted Nugent 1975) 8:24
2. Ten Years After - Hear Me Calling (Stonedhenge 1969) 5:44
3. Wishbone Ash - Handy (Wishbone Ash 1970) 11:40
4. Patto - Money Bag (Patto 1970) 10:08
5. Hannibal - Winter (Hannibal 1970) 8:06
6. Skid Row - Felicity (Skid Row 1970) 9:07
7. Bakerloo - Son Of Moonshine (Bakerloo 1969) 14:53
8. T2 - No More White Horses (It'll All Work Out In Boomland 1970) 8:37
9. Steamhammer - Another Travelling Tune (Mk II 1969) 16:06
10. Cargo - Summerfair (Cargo 1972) 15:36

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Cloudy Day

Another blues collection. Some of the finest white blues artists plus a couple of bands with rare excursions into the genre.

Tracks:

1. ZZ Top - Just Got Back From Baby's (ZZ Top's First Album 1971) 4:15
2. Jethro Tull - Beggar's Farm (This Was 1968) 4:21
3. Fleetwood Mac - A Fool No More (The Original Fleetwood Mac 1971) 4:36
4. Thin Lizzy - Slow Blues (Vagabonds Of The Western World 1973) 5:13
5. Savoy Brown - Love Me Please (Lion's Share 1972) 5:45
6. Free - Moonshine (Tons Of Sobs 1968) 5:50
7. Rory Gallagher - For The Last Time (Rory Gallagher 1971) 6:35
8. Santana - As The Years Go Passing By (Mother Earth 1969) 7:39
9. AC/DC - Ride On (Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 1976) 5:49
10. J.J. Cale - Cloudy Day (Shades 1981) 5:24

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Sing Child

A collection of prog rock with female vocals.

Tracks:

1. Frumpy - Duty (Frumpy 2 1971) 12:14
2. Heart - Sing Child (Dreamboat Annie 1976) 4:55
3. Room - No Warmth In My Life (Pre-Flight 1970) 4:35
4. Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (Surrealistic Pillow 1967) 2:30
5. Babe Ruth - We People Darker Than Blue (Babe Ruth 1975) 4:46
6. Ruphus - New Born Day (New Born Day 1973) 5:44
7. Fusion Orchestra - Talk To The Man In The Sky (Skeleton In Armour 1973) 11:54
8. Cos - Populi (Postaeolian Train Robbery 1974) 3:30
9. Renaissance - The Sea (Renaissance 1969) 3:02
10. 8 Days In April - I'd Like To Be A Child Again (The Hamburg Scene 1972) 9:34

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Same Old Story

Same Old Story features some classic hard blues or blues rock, or whatever you call it.

Tracks:

1. Status Quo - Junior's Wailing (Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon 1970) 3:33
2. Freedom - Pretty Woman (Freedom 1970) 5:39
3. UFO - Built For Comfort (Phenomenon 1974) 3:08
4. Free - Walk In My Shadow (Tons Of Sobs 1969) 3:30
5. Taste - Same Old Story (Taste 1969) 3:33
6. Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love (Disraeli Gears 1969) 4:12
7. Led Zeppelin - The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair (BBC Session) 3:03
8. Humble Pie - The Fixer (Smokin' 1972) 5:00
9. Savoy Brown - You Need Love (Getting To The Point 1968) 7:39
10. Ten Years After - I Woke Up This Morning (Ssssh 1969) 5:30

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The Gates Of Delirium

Five prog rock epics, each over 20 minutes long. Definitely not made to be chart hits. Not pleasing to everybody's ears either.

Tracks:

1. Rush - 2112 (2112 1976) 20:30
2. Utopia - The Ikon (Todd Rundgren's Utopia 1974) 30:25
3. Yes - The Gates Of Delirium (Relayer 1974) 21:49
4. Genesis - Supper's Ready (Foxtrot 1972) 22:49
5. King Crimson - Lizard (Lizard 1970) 23:25

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Bilo i pominalo

Third compilation from Yugoslavia. Bilo i pominalo features ten heavy prog tracks.

Tracks:

1. Bijelo dugme - Kad bi' bio bijelo dugme (Kad bi' bio bijelo dugme 1974) 10:15
2. Time - Divlje guske (Time II 1975) 7:08
3. Nepočin - Beskrajna tama noći (Svijet po kojem gazim 1977) 5:02
4. Drugi način - Na mom dlanu (Drugi način 1975) 9:26
5. Parni valjak - Pjesma o starosti (Dođite na show! 1976) 7:12
6. Indexi - Ugasila je plamen (Negdje na kraju, u zatišju 1968-1976) 7:12
7. Galija - Posrednik (Galija 1979) 7:32
8. Bis-bez - Bilo i pominalo (Što e vreva 1966-73) 9:50
9. Drago Mlinarec - Dijete zvijezda (Pjesme s planine 1972) 12:04
10. YU grupa - Ništa nema novo (Kako to da svaki dan 1974) 6:43

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Light From Deep Darkness

Light From Deep Darkness - another German prog compilation. Ten masterpieces over ten minutes long, different prog sub-genres; from heavy to symphonic rock, from kraut to fusion.

Tracks:

1. Eloy - Light From Deep Darkness (Floating 1974) 14:40
2. Frumpy - Duty (Frumpy 2 1971) 12:14
3. Satin Whale - Perception (Desert Places 1974) 12:56
4. Thirsty Moon - Trash Man (You'll Never Come Back 1973) 14:24
5. Twenty Sixty Six And Then - Reflections Of The Future (Reflections! 1972) 15:50
6. Epitaph - Early Morning (Epitaph 1971) 10:02
7. Message - Dreams And Nightmares (Dreams) (From Books And Dreams 1973) 12:40
8. Scorpions - Lonesome Crow (Lonesome Crow 1972) 13:32
9. Grobschnitt - Symphony (Grobschnitt 1972) 13:43
10. Birth Control - Together Alone Tonight (Rebirth 1973) 10:30

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Kanon Pittoresk

Another instrumental fusion compilation, this time much more complex and elaborate with lots of guitars, flutes, saxes, keyboards...

 

Tracks:

1. Modry Efekt - Boty   9:59
2. If - What Did I Say About That Box, Jack   8:22
3. Triode - Chimney Suite   8:17
4. Ben - The Influence   10:08
5. Embryo - Forgotten Sea   9:09
6. Focus - Answers? - Questions! Questions? - Answers!   13:55
7. Het Pandorra Ensamble - Kanon pittoresk   10:47
8. Return to Forever - Game Maker   6:46
9. Jud's Gallery - Follow Me   11:13
10. Maxophone - Fase   7:04

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A Long Road

A Long Road features some fine progressive rock from the British Isles.

Tracks:

1. Camel - Freefall (Mirage 1974) 5:53
2. Odin - Life Is Only (Odin 1972) 10:56
3. Darryl Way's Wolf - The Envoy (Night Music 1974) 6:33
4. Khan - Space Shanty (Space Shanty 1972) 9:00
5. Tonton Macoute - Don't Make Me Cry (Tonton Macoute 1971) 8:50
6. Supertramp - It's A Long Road (Supertramp 1970) 5:33
7. Beggar's Opera - Passacaglia (Act One 1970) 7:05
8. Fuzzy Duck - In Our Time (Fuzzy Duck 1971) 6:38
9. Bodkin - Aftur Yur Lumber (Bodkin 1972) 5:14
10. Fruupp - Decision (Future Legends 1973) 6:28

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The Queen Can Do No Wrong

The Queen Can Do No Wrong is a compilation of ten randomly chosen fusion instrumental pearls, mainly guitar-oriented.

Tracks:

1. Fermata – 15 4:03
2. Mosaic – Abfahrt 3:22
3. Guadalaquivir – Guadalaquivir 5:20
4. Riff Raff – Havakak 6:09
5. Scope – The Queen Can Do No Wrong 6:24
6. Jukka Tolonen Band – Riven Cocos 5:14
7. Frob – La Sieste 6:29
8. Energy – Up To Seven 5:27
9. Lotus – Zero 3:47
10. Crucis – Abismo Terrenal 12:30
 
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Hegedupa upa

Hegedupa upa is another compilation from Yugoslavia, this time all instrumental. It's a mixture of styles, bits and pieces of fusion and blues, rock and prog, flutes, twin guitars, great rhythm sections...

Tracks:

1. Leb i sol - Devetka 4:21
2. Drugi način - Žuti list 5:59
3. R.M. Točak - Specijalka 4:46
4. Time - Hegedupa upa 5:13
5. Smak - Biska II 4:26
6. Tako - Minijatura 2:51
7. Zlatko Manojlović - Jednoj ženi 4:21
8. Izvir - Pesem upanja 2:53
9. Josip Boček - Dinamit 3:33
10. Parni valjak - Svim slomljenim srcima 7:01

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