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splyu 
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Posted: September 29 2008 at 06:30 |
 flaxton wrote:
in the seventies most bands only made one double album
each. in my opinion the lamb, the wall and topographic are not as good
as their other albums in that era.  |
This post from another thread got me thinking; indeed it seems that most bands only have one double (studio) album (if any)! Was there some sort of unwritten rule in the 70s that allowed each band only one of them?  Can you think of any examples of bands with several double (vinyl) studio albums, or even several double CD albums? (This doesn't have to be limited to the 70s of course!) I can't seem to think of any, but certainly they exist? Edit: obviously, many bands have made several albums in the CD era that would be double albums on vinyl (or are, in case they've also been released on vinyl!). So that's not what I'm talking about.
Edited by splyu - September 29 2008 at 06:35
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Posted: September 29 2008 at 07:02 |
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Dean
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Posted: September 29 2008 at 07:21 |
Who - Tommy & Quadrophenia
Ayeron - The Human Element & The Universal Migrator
Amon Duul - Tanz Der Lemminge & Yeti
 I'm sure there are others... |
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fuxi
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Posted: September 29 2008 at 08:11 |
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Don't even get me started on Frank Zappa. Weren't the Mothers the first band to DEBUT with a double studio album? And in the 1970s Zappa released SHEIK YERBOUTI: a double album originally intended as part of a multi-album set which was later released as LATHER. Then came JOE'S GARAGE, in effect a triple album. And so on. No other prog act has ever matched THAT level of productivity!
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Posted: September 29 2008 at 08:39 |
Dean wrote:
Who - Tommy & Quadrophenia
Ayeron - The Human Element & The Universal Migrator
Amon Duul - Tanz Der Lemminge & Yeti
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Amon Düül 2 made three double albums even - "Yeti", "Tanz der Lemminge" and "Made in Germany".
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Posted: September 29 2008 at 10:24 |
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Made In Germany was their best.
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Posted: September 29 2008 at 11:41 |
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I'm surprised no ones mentioned The Flower Kings so far, dont they have 5 or 6 double albums?
If you count Ummagumma, Pink Floyd had two.
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Posted: September 29 2008 at 12:52 |
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ayreon has 4: universal migrator I +II
into the electric castle
the human equation
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mars volta would have quite a couple if you allowed vinyl releases of cd albums. this in fact would leave even more room for double album by artists. many 70 minutes albums released on cd would have been pressed on 2 vinyls and therefor would have made a double album in the pre-cd time.
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Posted: September 29 2008 at 13:30 |
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Made In Germany was their best. |
*one of* their best - which is why I'm slightly embarrassed about forgetting it. 
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Posted: September 29 2008 at 13:35 |
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I think Klaus Schulze has plenty, Cyborg and X for starters.
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Posted: September 29 2008 at 13:53 |
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Marillion:Marbles+their latest.
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Posted: September 29 2008 at 14:00 |
fuxi wrote:
Don't even get me started on Frank Zappa. Weren't the Mothers the first band to DEBUT with a double studio album? And in the 1970s Zappa released SHEIK YERBOUTI: a double album originally intended as part of a multi-album set which was later released as LATHER. Then came JOE'S GARAGE, in effect a triple album. And so on. No other prog act has ever matched THAT level of productivity! |
he had many more double albums (uncle meat, you are what you is, zappa in new york) and all his albums, studio and live contained mostly new material and some heavily reworked older material. But I still think the Flower Kings are more productive in hours.
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Posted: September 29 2008 at 14:27 |
unclemeat69 wrote:
fuxi wrote:
Don't even get me started on Frank Zappa. Weren't the Mothers the first band to DEBUT with a double studio album? And in the 1970s Zappa released SHEIK YERBOUTI: a double album originally intended as part of a multi-album set which was later released as LATHER. Then came JOE'S GARAGE, in effect a triple album. And so on. No other prog act has ever matched THAT level of productivity! |
he had many more double albums (uncle meat, you are what you is, zappa in new york) and all his albums, studio and live contained mostly new material and some heavily reworked older material.
But I still think the Flower Kings are more productive in hours.
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Well, live albums don't really count (else there are countless examples), so "Zappa in New York" or "Roxy and Elsewhere" are out.
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Posted: September 29 2008 at 14:44 |
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Posted: September 30 2008 at 11:21 |
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The Who is the first band coming to my mind with two superb double albums - Tommy and Quadrophenia.Pink Floyd has two double albums - Ummagumma and The Wall.But the first one is mixture between studio and live album.These are the only two bands I heard with two double albums.
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Posted: September 30 2008 at 13:39 |
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certain Zappa live albums (the ones made while he was alive) count because they contain unreleased music, and re-worked music you cant find anywhere else. Lather was going to be a quadruple album when it was supposed to be released in the mid-70s.
how about Miles Davis? most of his post-69 albums are double albums, some even more.
Most Dream Theater albums would have been double albums if they were around in the 70s (what an intriguing thought)
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Posted: September 30 2008 at 14:00 |
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magma's debut was a double album
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BaldFriede
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Posted: September 30 2008 at 14:15 |
darkshade wrote:
certain Zappa live albums (the ones made while he was alive) count because they contain unreleased music, and re-worked music you cant find anywhere else. Lather was going to be a quadruple album when it was supposed to be released in the mid-70s.
how about Miles Davis? most of his post-69 albums are double albums, some even more.
Most Dream Theater albums would have been double albums if they were around in the 70s (what an intriguing thought)
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I disagree. I wouldn't count the live album of Henry Cow either, although side three and four are completely improvised and hence present completely new and previously unheard material.. A live album is a live album; some artists stay close to the originals, others digress a lot.
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Posted: October 01 2008 at 06:07 |
Dean wrote:
Who - Tommy & Quadrophenia
Ayeron - The Human Element & The Universal Migrator
Amon Duul - Tanz Der Lemminge & Yeti
I'm sure there are others... |
Who's Next should have been a double too.
Chicago's first 3 albums were doubles (followed by a live quadruple album).
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Posted: October 01 2008 at 06:18 |
Dylan did Blonde on Blonde and Self Portrait, also the Basement Tapes should count as a third double.
Yoko did Fly and Aproximately Infinite Universe in the early 70s.
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