Release Poll: Best of 1968

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Posted: April 16 2024 at 14:49

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

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Posted: April 16 2024 at 14:54

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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Posted: April 16 2024 at 14:58

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

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David Axelrod - Song of Innocence [SPO]

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Posted: April 16 2024 at 15:02

^ 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:

The Collectors - The Collectors [SPO]

Cream - Wheels Of Fire [AP Non-Prog]

Deep Purple - The Book of Taliesyn

Fairport Convention - Fairport Convention

Ford Theatre - Trilogy for the Masses [AP Prog] [BC] [SPO]

Freedom's Children - Battle Hymn of the Broken Hearted Horde

Group 1850 - Agemo's Trip To Mother Earth

Gun - Gun [SPO]

Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland [SPO]

Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida [SPO]

Mandrake Memorial - The Mandrake Memorial

The Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord [SPO]

Pink Floyd - A Saucerful of Secrets [SPO]

Procol Harum - Shine On Brightly [SPO]

Sweetwater - Sweetwater

Ultimate Spinach - Behold And See

The United States Of America - The United States Of America [SPO]

Vanilla Fudge - Renaissance [SPO]

The Web - Fully Interlocking [SPO]

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Posted: April 16 2024 at 15:13

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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Posted: April 16 2024 at 15:16

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

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Posted: April 16 2024 at 15:23

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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Posted: April 16 2024 at 15:29

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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Posted: April 16 2024 at 15:36

^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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5. The United States Of America - The United States Of America [SPO]

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Posted: April 16 2024 at 16:02

Not much of a sixties guy, but...

My ranked favorites of 1968

1. György Ligeti - Requiem; Lontano; Continuum [AP Non-Prog]

2. The Soft Machine - The Soft Machine [SPO]

3. Pink Floyd - A Saucerful of Secrets [SPO]

4. Gabor Szabo - Dreams [AP Prog] [BC] [SPO]

6. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland [SPO]

7. Simon and Garfunkel - Bookends [AP Non-Prog] [SPO]

8. The Beatles - The White Album [SPO]

9. Terry Riley - In C

10. Traffic - Traffic [SPO]

11. Silver Apples - Silver Apples [SPO]

12. Frank Zappa - We're Only in It for the Money [SPO]

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Posted: April 16 2024 at 17:09

I don't know that many albums from this year so this is all I can do

1		Procol Harum Shine On Brightly Awesome Crossover Prog AP SPO RYM MB
2		The Arthur Brown Band The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown Great Proto-Prog AP SPO RYM
3		The Nice Ars Longa Vita Brevis Good Symphonic Prog AP SPO RYM AMZ
4		The Beatles The White Album Good Proto-Prog AP SPO RYM SPU AMZ

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Posted: April 16 2024 at 17:50

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

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Posted: April 16 2024 at 18:54

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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Posted: April 16 2024 at 19:10

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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Posted: April 17 2024 at 07:08

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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

H.P. Lovecraft - II

Here you go ... unranked it is :-)

	Canned Heat Boogie With Canned Heat Humorous Rhythmic Non-Prog Rock/Blues [AP Non-Prog] AP RYM
	Dr. John Gris-Gris Mysterious Tribal Non-Prog Avant Soul [AP Non-Prog] AP SPO RYM MB
	Aretha Franklin Lady Soul Uplifting Lush Soul/Rhythm Blues [AP] AP RYM SPU
	Fleetwood Mac Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac Longing Rhythmic Non-Prog Blues/Rock [AP Non-Prog] AP SPO RYM
	The United States Of America The United States Of America Proto-Prog AP SPO RYM MB AMZ
	Simon and Garfunkel Bookends Warm Poetic Non-Prog Folk Pop/Rock [AP Non-Prog] AP SPO RYM
	Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison Rebellious Acoustic Non-Prog Traditional Country/Rockabilly [AP Non-Prog] AP SPO RYM MB
	The Band Music From Big Pink Peaceful Pastoral Non-Prog Folk Rock/Soul [AP Non-Prog] AP RYM
	The Moody Blues In Search of the Lost Chord Crossover Prog AP SPO RYM AMZ
	Jeff Beck Truth Jazz Rock/Fusion AP
	The Byrds Sweetheart of the Rodeo Warm Melodic Non-Prog Folk Country/Rock [AP Non-Prog] AP SPO RYM
	Procol Harum Shine On Brightly Crossover Prog AP SPO RYM MB
	Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland Proto-Prog AP SPO RYM SPU AMZ
	Jethro Tull This Was Prog Folk AP SPO AMZ
	Traffic Traffic Eclectic Prog AP SPO RYM
	The Beatles The White Album Proto-Prog AP SPO RYM SPU AMZ
	Van Morrison Astral Weeks Passionate Acoustic Celtic Non-Prog Folk Soul/Independent [AP Non-Prog] AP RYM MB SPU
	The Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet Warm Eclectic Classic English Non-Prog Rock N Roll/Blues [AP Non-Prog] AP SPO RYM AMZ
	The Arthur Brown Band The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown Proto-Prog AP SPO RYM
	H.P. Lovecraft H.P. Lovecraft II Proto-Prog AP SPO RYM MB

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Posted: April 17 2024 at 08:16

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

1		Pink Floyd A Saucerful of Secrets Awesome Prog Rock AP SPO RYM AMZ
2		Cream Wheels Of Fire Energetic Psych English Non-Prog Rock/Blues [AP Non-Prog] AP RYM AMZ
3		Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland Supreme Freeform Classic Non-Prog Rock AP SPO RYM SPU AMZ
4		Nico The Marble Index Cold Poetic Exp Non-Prog Avant Folk [AP Non-Prog] AP SPO RYM MB
5		Caravan Caravan Canterbury Scene AP SPO RYM AMZ
6		The Arthur Brown Band The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown Proto-Prog AP SPO RYM
7		Big Brother & The Holding Company Cheap Thrills Passionate Rhythmic Non-Prog Blues/Rock [AP Non-Prog] AP SPO RYM
8		The Soft Machine The Soft Machine Awesome Prog Rock AP SPO RYM
9		Frank Zappa We're Only in It for the Money Great Weird Exp Prog-Adj Rock AP SPO RYM MB SPU AMZ

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Posted: April 17 2024 at 10:14

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

11 Terry Riley - In C

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prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword

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