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    Posted: July 16 2021 at 15:18
1. Genesis - A Trick of the Tail
2. Genesis - Wind & Wuthering
3. Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life
4. Van Der Graaf Generator - World Record
5. Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagination
6. Triumvirat - Old Loves Die Hard
7. Gentle Giant - Interview
8. Brand X - Unorthodox Behavior
9. Schicke & Fuhrs & Frohling - Symphonic Pictures
10. Celeste - Principe di un Giorno

Honorable mention:

Jack Lancaster and Robin Lumley - Marscape

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Originally posted by tempest_77 tempest_77 wrote:

1: Moonmadness by Camel
2: Romantic Warrior by Return to Forever
3: Still Life by Van der Graaf Generator
4: A Trick of the Tail by Genesis
5: Leftoverture by Kansas
6: Moondawn by Klaus Schulze
7: Parallel World by Far East Family Band
8: Wind & Wuthering by Genesis
9: Olias of Sunhillow by Jon Anderson
10: 2112 by Rush

Honorable mentions:
Tales of Mystery and Imagination by The Alan Parsons Project
Unorthodox Behaviour by Brand X
Station to Station by David Bowie
In'terview by Gentle Giant
Gazeuse! by Gong
Imaginary Voyage by Jean-Luc Ponty

Completely forgot about Klaus Schulze's Moondawn from this year, so I put it in and moved Brand X down to honorable mentions
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Saperlipopette! Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 09 2021 at 14:07
Guess I needed twelve spots:
Cos - Viva Boma
Picchio dal Pozzo - Picchio dal Pozzo
Zanov - Green Ray
Ragnarök - Ragnarök
Art Zoyd 3 - Symphonie pour le jour oů brűleront les cités
Magma - Üdü Ẁüdü
Klaus Schulze - Moondawn
Celeste - Principe di un Giorno
Tangerine Dream - Stratosfear
Far East family Band - Parallel World
VDGG - World Record
Zao - Kawana
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 Camel - Moonmadness
 Genesis - Wind & Wuthering
 Ragnarock - Ragnarock
 Invisible - El Jardín de los Presentes
 Novalis - Sommerabend
 Rush - 2112
 Frob - Frob
 VDGG - Still Life
 Circus - Circus
 Genesis -  A Trick of the Tail

Honorable mentions:

Picchio Dal Pozo - Picchio Dal Pozo
VDGG - World Record
Aera - Hand Und Fub
Zao - Kawana
Nyl - Nyl
Morpheus - Rabenteuer
Secret Oyster - Straight To The Krakenhaus
Transit Express - Opus Progressif

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Triumvirat-Old Loves Die Hard
Passport-Infinity Machine
Il Baricentro-Sconcerto
Libra-Winter Day's Nightmare
Wishbone Ash-New England
Hawkwind-Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music
Rush-2112
Starcastle-Starcastle
Budgie-If I Were Britannia, I'd Waive The Rules
Latte e Miele-Acquile e Scoiatoli
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VDGG - Still Life
Genesis - A Trick of the Tail
Camel - Moonmadness
Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
Rush - 2112
Genesis - Wind & Wuthering
The Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery & Imagination
Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene
Frank Zappa - Zoot Allures
Rick Wakeman - No Earthly Connection

On  the bubble:
Barclay James Harvest - Octoberon
Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow
Tangerine Dream - Stratosfear
Weather Report - Black Market

I had a huge crush on "Stratosfear" and "Black Market", but it's been years since I heard them in full - I guess not enough to crack TOP10.
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1: Moonmadness by Camel
2: Romantic Warrior by Return to Forever
3: Still Life by Van der Graaf Generator
4: A Trick of the Tail by Genesis
5: Leftoverture by Kansas
6: Parallel World by Far East Family Band
7: Wind & Wuthering by Genesis
8: Olias of Sunhillow by Jon Anderson
9: 2112 by Rush
10: Unorthodox Behaviour by Brand X

Honorable mentions:
Tales of Mystery and Imagination by The Alan Parsons Project
Station to Station by David Bowie
In'terview by Gentle Giant
Gazeuse! by Gong
Imaginary Voyage by Jean-Luc Ponty
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Very interesting and cool lists of 1976 here!

Crucis - Crucis
Eloy - Dawn
Terreno Baldio - Terreno Baldio
VDGG - World Record
VDGG - Still life
Novalis - Sommerabend
Ougenweide - Eulenspiegel/Ohrenschmauss
Et Cetera - Et Cetera
Pulsar - The strands of the future
Atila - Intención

Honorable mentions:
A Barca do Sol - Durante o verao
Corte dei Miracoli - Corte dei Miracoli
Invisible - El jardín de los presentes
La Máquina de hacer pájaros - S/T
Gentle Giant - Interview 
Hoelderlin - Clowns & Clouds
Genesis - A trick of the tail



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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Steve Wyzard Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2021 at 09:53
1. Genesis: A Trick of the Tail
2. Starcastle: Starcastle
3. Kansas: Leftoverture
4. Genesis: Wind and Wuthering
5. Manfred Mann's Earth Band: The Roaring Silence
6. E.L.O.: A New World Record
7. Alan Parsons Project: Tales of Mystery and Imagination
8. John Miles: Rebel
9. Barclay James Harvest: Octoberon
10. Rush: 2112
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Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail
Jon Anderson - Olias Of Sunhillow
Kansas - Leftoverture
Rush - 2112
Kaipa - Inget Nytt Under Solen
Genesis - Wind And Wuthering
Corte Dei Miracoli - s/t
Camel - Moonmadness
Starcastle - s/t
Kayak - The Last Encore
SFF - Symphonic Pictures
Carpe Diem - Cueille le Jour
Gentle Giant - Interview

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At the moment. Could be a different order on another day. Lots of great stuff from 1976.

1. Camel - Moonmadness
2. Genesis - Wind & Wuthering
3. Kaipa - Inget nytt under solen
4. Rainbow Theatre - Fantasy of Horses
5. Novalis - Sommerabend
6. Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
7. Et Cetera - Et Cetera
8. Pollen - Pollen
9. Genesis - A Trick of the Tail
10. Morse Code - Procréation

Honorable mentions:
Sebastian Hardie - Windchase
Gentle Giant - Interview
Vangelis - Albedo 0.39
Triumvirat - Old Loves Die Hard
Van der Graaf Generator - World Record
Soft Machine - Softs
Area - Maledetti
Birth Control - Backdoor Possibilities
Steve Hillage - L
Kansas - Leftoverture
Le Orme - Verità nascoste
The Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Weather Report - Black Market
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 Lots of JRF on this list:
  • Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail
  • Brand X - Unorthodox Behavior
  • Jeff Beck - Wired
  • Kansas - Leftoverture
  • Camel - Moonmadness
  • Renaissance - Live at Carnegie Hall
  • Genesis - Wind & Wuthering
  • Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior
  • Rush - 2112
  • Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
  • Al Di Meola - Land Of The Midnight Sun

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote bartymj Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 28 2021 at 10:07
Quite "unimaginative" as I think this is pretty much the PA website's 10 top rated for 1976 but I'm still digging the archives of the 70s having only been born 20 years later...

Genesis - A Trick of the Tail
Kansas - Leftoverture
Rush - 2112
Genesis - Wind and Wuthering
Camel - Moonmadness
VDGG - Still Life
Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
Sloche - Stadacone
Brand X - Unorthodox Behaviour
Zao - Kawana
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Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail
Tangerine Dream - Stratosfear
Eloy - Dawn
Be Bop Deluxe - Modern Music
Be Bop Deluxe - Sunburst Finish
Vangelis - Albedo 0.39
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene
The Tubes - Young and Rich
Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat
Tomita - Holst: The Planets








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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Rick1 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 28 2021 at 03:34
1976 - the year it all started to unravel - for some:

Henry Cow - Concerts
Genesis - A Trick of the Tail
Hawkwind - Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music
Camel - Moonmadness
Wigwam - Lucky Golden Stripes and Starpose
Genesis - Wind and Wuthering
Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow
Magma - Udu Wudu
Gong - Shamal
Gong - Gazeuse!
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No oreder preference inside the same grade (on the left)

13           Genesis               Trick of the Tail      
13           Opus-5 Contre Courant                Can      
13           Picchio Dal Pozzo             Picchio Dal Pozzo         

12           Judas Priest       Sad Wings of Destiny      
12           Madore, Michel               Le Komuso a Cordes      Can     
12           Dionne / Bregent            Et le Troisičme Jour        Can       
12           Harmonium       L'Heptade         
12           Iceberg Coses Nostres Spa      
12           Rainbow Rising
 
12           Sloche  Stadacone          Can     
12          Cos        Viva Boma          Bel         

12          Celeste Celeste (aka Principe Di Un Giorno)  
12           Mombasa           African Rhythms & Blues 2          Ken           
12          Brand X                Unorthodox Behaviour
12           Morse Code      Procreation   Can
12           Reloj, El               El Reloj (aka Second)     Arg     
12           Rush      2112     
12           Ragnarök            Ragnarök            Swe        


bubbling under....
11           Art Zoyd              Symphonie Pour Le Jour Ou Bruleront Les Cités (original LP)      Fra       
11           Cano     Tous dans l'Męme Bateau          Can     
11           Cosmos Factory               Black Hole           Jpn       
11           Crucis    Crucis    Arg  

11           Deep Purple      Made in Europe   

11           Et Cetera             Et Cetera   Can
11           Finnforest          Lahto Matkalle     Fin 
11           Genesis               Wind and Wuthering  

11           Gong     Shamal  

11           Haizea  Haizea Bsq     

11           Hopper, Hugh   Hopper Tunity Box       

11           Jarre, Jean-Michel          Oxygčne                       
11           Magma Udu Wudu   

11           Mariano, Charlie              Helen 12 Trees

11           Marino, Frank & Mahogany Rush            IV           Can   

11           Max Webster    Max Webster    Can     

11           Mayer, John      Dhammapada

11           Muffins, The     Chronometers USA    

11           Musica Urbana Musica Urbana                 

11           Schulze, Klaus   Moondawn   

11           Secret Oyster    Straight to the Krankenhaus      Den      
  
11           Suzuki, Hiromasa             High-Flying    

11           Tangerine Dream            Stratosfear         

11           Trower, Robin   Live      
11           Yamashta, Stomu, S. Winwood & M. Shrieve     Go
11          Lord, Jon             Sarabande  
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Yet another worthy year:

1. Van der Graaf Generator - Still Life
2. Genesis - Wind and Wuthering
3. Horslips - The Book of Invasions
4. Genesis - A Trick of the Tail
5. Kansas - Leftoverture
6. Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagination
7. Tangerine Dream - Stratosfear
8. Clannad - Dúlamán
9. Camel - Moonmadness
X. Eloy - Dawn

Honourable mentions:
Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow
Triumvirat - Old Loves Die Hard


Edited by someone_else - June 28 2021 at 00:56
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Genesis - Trick of the Tail
Rush - 2112
Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow
Kansas- Leftoverture 
Jethro Tull - Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll 
Rainbow - Rising 
Corte dei Miracoli- Corte dei Miracoli
Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
Area- Maledetti
APP - Tales of Mystery and Imagination

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Van der Graaf Generator - Still Life
Gong - Gazeuse
Crucis - Los Delirios Del Mariscal
Magma - Üdü Ẁüdü
Van der Graaf Generator - World Record
Invisible - El Jardín de los Presentes
Alas - Alas
Crucis - Crucis
Tangerine Dream - Stratosfear
Camel - Moonmadness
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I understand and will put in Camels Moonmadness and Caravans underrated Blind Dogs at St Dunstens instead.
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