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essexboyinwales 
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 Posted: August 16 2016 at 04:45 |
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Not sure, but possibly:
IQ - Nomzamo
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Faith No More - The Real Thing
King's X - Out Of The Silent Planet
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
IQ - Are You Sitting Comfortably?
At this time I really didn't know what prog was.
It was only when I got hold of The Platinum Collection by Genesis that I really started to find out...
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Son.of.Tiresias
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Posted: September 17 2016 at 06:05 |
My dear father gave me a PHILIPS Radiorecorder and "The Magician´s Birthday" on c-cassette as Xmas present in 1972, that was something extraordinary beautiful. What a nice surprise ! He knew exactly what I liked, not some random stupid bands at the time. Of course, I already had heard some Uriah Heep songs on FM radio (no-one had a record player in our little village) so I just knew it was another superb album from this incredible band. Still wonderful after all these years, never ages.
Next summer I bought...
"Very ´eavy..... Very ´umble" "Salisbury" "Look at Yourself" "Demons and Wizards" on c-cassette
Years passed, listened for them almost every day. I was just a kid, doing things like other all lads did, mess with girls, playing football & ice hockey etc... till in late 1973 I chose my life for Rock´n´Roll.
On FM radio I heard albums such as (not their entirety sadly, those programmes were that stupid 1/2 hour and their cut just when the best parts (climaxes were coming) "Atom Heart Mother", "Meddle", "Starless and Bible Black", "Shine on Brightly", "Brain Salad Surgery", "Selling England by the Pound", "Grand Hotel", "Bridge of Sighs", "Twin Peaks - Live in Japan"..... by MOUNTAIN All changed !
In the late hot Summer of 1975, me and dad went to buy our first stereo set. I received a bonus LP, chose one that was no other than "666" by Aphrodite´s Child. A double album full of incredible stuff. There was also Irene Papas, what a performance, it was crazy ! The tune was "Infinity". It also blew me away and finally got hooked to Prog and never looked back.
I still listen to the cassettes occasionally 
Thanks, Dad. You are the Greatest
Edited by Son.of.Tiresias - September 18 2016 at 03:04
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You may see a smile on Tony Banks´ face but that´s unlikely.
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Saperlipopette!
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Posted: September 17 2016 at 07:15 |
If anything on PA counts the list will be both boring an absurd: Led Zeppelin I - IV Kraftwerk - Trance Europe Express The Residents - Duck Stab/Buster and Glen
Both a Gryphon and a Dead Can Dance-album (bought because of their occasional "medieval-approach") may have been bought before those two last on the list.
After I had heard about the Prog-term and started buying what I understood as Progressive Rock, it'll be something like this:
Genesis - Nursery Cryme Jethro Tull - Stand Up Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King King Crimson - Lizard Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord
Edited by Saperlipopette! - September 17 2016 at 07:18
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Kingsnake
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Posted: September 17 2016 at 08:44 |
Queen - Miracle Saga - Behaviour Barclay James Harvest - Octoberon Camel - Mirage Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick Gentle Giant - Free Hand
I guess....
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HosiannaMantra
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Posted: September 17 2016 at 09:40 |
East of Eden - Mercator Projected Jethro Tull - Aqualung Traffic - Dear Mr. Fantasy King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King Wishbone Ash - Wishbone Four Wishbone Ash - Argus
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Kingsnake
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Posted: September 17 2016 at 09:42 |
Alphaville was one of the first I fell in love with, aswell. But that's more like progressive synthpop, or something like that.
The Breathtaking Blue is a masterpiece by the way.
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chopper
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Posted: September 17 2016 at 09:58 |
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I don't know what the first 6 prog albums I bought were. I know the first one I heard was probably Nursery Cryme and the first one I bought was Genesis Live. After that most of my prog albums were taped by others onto cassette for a while - there was quite a healthy prog "club" at school. I know I had Selling England, Lamb Lies Down, Close To the Edge, ELP Welcome Back My Friends, The Snow Goose and Lord of the Rings very early on. I was around 12-13 at the time.
Edited by chopper - September 17 2016 at 09:58
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TeleStrat
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Posted: September 17 2016 at 10:46 |
Since I bought 95% of my prog albums back in the 70s I have no idea what the first six were. I can say that Dark Side Of The Moon and Selling England By The Pound were among the first few I bought.
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SquonkHunter
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Posted: September 17 2016 at 12:41 |
Late 1974-early 1975; age 18. Got my first 8-track tape player for my car and bought my first tapes. Yes - The Yes AlbumELP - Brain Salad SurgeryMoody Blues - This is the Moody Blues (2 tape set) Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the MoonJethro Tull - Thick as a BrickProcol Harum - Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
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"You never had the things you thought you should have had and you'll not get them now..."
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noni
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Posted: September 17 2016 at 14:41 |
Genesis.. Selling England by the Pound ELP.. Trilogy Camel... Snowgoose Yes .. The Yes Album Brand X... Unorthodox behaviour Stackridge... Mr Mick
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micky
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Posted: September 17 2016 at 18:51 |
the more constructive of the three things my father genetically gave me. A love of music, fast cars, and guns  picked up all of these in my musical consciousness as a child around the same time.. mid 70's... ELO - 2 Bo Hansson - Lord of the Rings Uriah Heep - Salisbury Yes - The Yes Album JMJ - Oxygene CTA - s/t
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: September 17 2016 at 23:04 |
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This is going back a bit - but from memory, I fell for Floyd mostly as a 13 y.o. The Wall, then the rest. Then I suppose I branched out and got much of Yes, Crimso and Genesis output. This was when I was travelling to Indonesia a lot with my folks and the cassettes in Bali were dirt cheap. Brought back so many. Then along came ELP, and a fine 2nd-hand record shop near to my home. Then came Maiden and Metallica........
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Son.of.Tiresias
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Posted: September 18 2016 at 03:11 |
 micky wrote:
the more constructive of the three things my father genetically gave me. A love of music, fast cars, and guns
picked up all of these in my musical consciousness as a child around the same time.. mid 70's...
ELO - 2
Bo Hansson - Lord of the Rings
Uriah Heep - Salisbury
Yes - The Yes Album
JMJ - Oxygene
CTA - s/t
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 "Salisbury" &" Oxygene"..... that´s cool man
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You may see a smile on Tony Banks´ face but that´s unlikely.
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RoeDent
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Posted: September 18 2016 at 03:19 |
All of my first 6 (+) prog albums were Pink Floyd albums, all bought in 2007:
PULSE The Division Bell Wish You Were Here Meddle A Momentary Lapse of Reason Animals
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EddieRUKiddingVarese
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Posted: September 18 2016 at 04:10 |
Just another Band from LA Chunga's Revenge The Wall The Works(Pink Floyd) Ship too Late to Save Drowning Witch Hot Rats
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"Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes"
and I need the knits, the double knits!
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Flight123
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Posted: September 19 2016 at 03:02 |
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Back in the 70s, we made a tape of friend's albums (or their older brother's or sister's albums...remember those inner sleeves - 'home taping is killing music'..?) so my first prog albums were on tape; if memory serves 'Tarkus' and 'Selling England'. I then acquired 'Dark Side' and 'Trespass' on tape (I clearly remember my Dad saying it was their 'latest' in 1973) and then a record player for my 12th birthday so 'Genesis Live' and 'Relics' quickly followed...
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