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^ Getting closer ... should I just sort it according to the stars? 
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ Getting closer ... should I just sort it according to the stars? 

You asked if I could narrow it down to 20 releases and that's what I've done. Smile
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^ Mike was hoping for a ranked list of twenty albums (1 to 20).
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^ Fair enough - I'll just take your list as is then and submit it as an unordered list. You can adjust it yourself to tweak the order:

Cream - Wheels Of Fire [AP Non-Prog] 
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

^ Mike was hoping for a ranked list of twenty albums (1 to 20).

Oh I see. I couldn't possibly rank the albums in order of favourites from 1 to 20, other than to place my 5-star albums above my 4-star albums. Smile
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^ let’s just keep it unranked, so all releases get equal points.
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ let’s just keep it unranked, so all releases get equal points.

That sounds like a good plan. Smile
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I think there's a lot of great stuff from 1968 but imo not a whole lot that could be considered prog. I think it was mostly psych or proto prog and you know what? There's nothing wrong with that. Close enough. 
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^For this poll it doesn't matter too much whether it is prog or not - your favourite 20 releases will do just fine. Much of it will be prog or prog-related, and it will be listed in the combined charts accordingly. Smile
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Not much of a sixties guy, but...
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I don't know that many albums from this year so this is all I can do

1album cover
Procol Harum
Shine On Brightly
Awesome Crossover Prog
2album cover
The Arthur Brown Band
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
Great Proto-Prog
3album cover
Good Symphonic Prog
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The Beatles
The White Album
Good Proto-Prog
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Here's a list of 20, in order of release...sort of....

Canned Heat - Boogie with Canned Heat
Dr. John - Gris Gris
Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
Fleetwood Mac - Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
The United States of America - S/T
Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends
Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
The Band - Music from the Big Pink
The Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord
Jeff Beck Group - Truth
The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Procol Harum - Shine on Brightly
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
Jethro Tull - This Was
Traffic - S/T
The Beatles - S/T (The White Album)
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - S/T
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Pink Floyd - Saucerful Of Secrets
Cream - Wheels Of Fire
Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
Nico - Marble Index
Caravan - s/t
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - s/t
Big Brother & The Holding Company - Cheap Thrills
Soft Machine- s/t
Mother's- We're Only In It For The Money
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

^ Thanks Steve. It's much appreciated. Those are mighty fine albums. Not going to push it or promote it again, but I am someone who has felt strongly that Cream is worthy of a place in PA.

Pressed Rat & Warthog were selling their shoppe...  Sounds proggy to me.  especially since they mention "Amplified Heat!". 

 One of the world's greatest Bands, but maybe we need an "Almost prog" category for them.
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Here's a list of 20, in order of release...sort of....

Canned Heat - Boogie with Canned Heat
Dr. John - Gris Gris
Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
Fleetwood Mac - Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
The United States of America - S/T
Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends
Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
The Band - Music from the Big Pink
The Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord
Jeff Beck Group - Truth
The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Procol Harum - Shine on Brightly
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
Jethro Tull - This Was
Traffic - S/T
The Beatles - S/T (The White Album)
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - S/T
H.P. Lovecraft - II


Here you go ... unranked it is :-) 

Humorous Rhythmic Non-Prog Rock/Blues [AP Non-Prog]
album cover
Dr. John
Gris-Gris
Mysterious Tribal Non-Prog Avant Soul [AP Non-Prog]
Aretha Franklin
Lady Soul
Uplifting Lush Soul/Rhythm Blues [AP]
album cover
Longing Rhythmic Non-Prog Blues/Rock [AP Non-Prog]
album cover
The United States Of America
The United States Of America
Proto-Prog
album cover
Simon and Garfunkel
Bookends
Warm Poetic Non-Prog Folk Pop/Rock [AP Non-Prog]
album cover
Johnny Cash
At Folsom Prison
Rebellious Acoustic Non-Prog Traditional Country/Rockabilly [AP Non-Prog]
album cover
Peaceful Pastoral Non-Prog Folk Rock/Soul [AP Non-Prog]
album cover
Crossover Prog
album cover
Jeff Beck
Truth
Jazz Rock/Fusion
album cover
Warm Melodic Non-Prog Folk Country/Rock [AP Non-Prog]
album cover
Procol Harum
Shine On Brightly
Crossover Prog
album cover
Jimi Hendrix
Electric Ladyland
Proto-Prog
album cover
Jethro Tull
This Was
Prog Folk
album cover
Traffic
Traffic
Eclectic Prog
album cover
The Beatles
The White Album
Proto-Prog
album cover
Van Morrison
Astral Weeks
Passionate Acoustic Celtic Non-Prog Folk Soul/Independent [AP Non-Prog]
album cover
The Rolling Stones
Beggars Banquet
Warm Eclectic Classic English Non-Prog Rock N Roll/Blues [AP Non-Prog]
album cover
The Arthur Brown Band
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
Proto-Prog
album cover
H.P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft II
Proto-Prog

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Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Pink Floyd - Saucerful Of Secrets
Cream - Wheels Of Fire
Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
Nico - Marble Index
Caravan - s/t
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - s/t
Big Brother & The Holding Company - Cheap Thrills
Soft Machine- s/t
Mother's- We're Only In It For The Money



1album cover
Awesome Prog Rock
2album cover
Energetic Psych English Non-Prog Rock/Blues [AP Non-Prog]
3album cover
Jimi Hendrix
Electric Ladyland
Supreme Freeform Classic Non-Prog Rock
4album cover
Cold Poetic Exp Non-Prog Avant Folk [AP Non-Prog]
5album cover
Caravan
Caravan
Canterbury Scene
AP SPO RYM AMZ
6album cover
The Arthur Brown Band
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
Proto-Prog
7album cover
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Cheap Thrills
Passionate Rhythmic Non-Prog Blues/Rock [AP Non-Prog]
8album cover
The Soft Machine
The Soft Machine
Awesome Prog Rock
9album cover
Great Weird Exp Prog-Adj Rock

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Ok, my list are always rated on a scale of 15, which means that all 12s are ranked equally (no preference order in a certain grade/rate-, so I've bolded out some 11 that should fill you list of 20

13           Hendrix, Jimi        Electric Ladyland

13           Jefferson Airplane       Crown of Creation                            

13           Morrison, Van     Astral Weeks       

12           Buckley, Tim         Happy / Sad        

12           Caravan       Caravan               

12           Collectors, The     The Collectors                    

12           Gale, Eddie           Eddie Gale's Ghetto Music                                      

12           Pentangle             The Pentangle                    

12           Procol Harum      Shine On Brightly

12           Quicksilver Messenger Service        s/t         

12           SRC         SRC        

12           Vanilla Fudge       Renaissance  


                     

11           Big Brother and the Holding Company          Cheap Thrills                      

11           Bloomfield, Mike / Al Kooper / Stephen Stills              Super Session                    

11           Burdon, Eric & Animals      The Twain Shall Meet        

11           Cream    Wheels of Fire                    

11           Deep Purple         Shades of Deep Purple                     

11           Deep Purple         The Book of Taliesyn         

11           H.P. Lovecraft      H.P. Lovecraft II                  

11           Jethro Tull            This Was                             

11           MacDermot, Galt / Various Artists  Hair - The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical

11           Moody Blues, The               In Search of the Lost Chord             

11           Pearls Before Swine           Balaklava

11           Spirit      Spirit     

11           Tyner, McCoy      Expansions

11           Miles Davis      Miles In The Sky

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^ nice! Could you use the tool to enter the data? It’s really easy and actually fun to use
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

 

12           Buckley, Tim         Happy / Sad        

 

That one would for sure have made my list, but PA says it's 1969, which is in line with the (unreliable) year stated on my digital album.
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^ Yes, it was recorded in December 1968 but released in April 1969, according to RYM.
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