Which album should I get by these bands?

Syntharachnid wrote: Trouserpress wrote: Syntharachnid wrote: I've only just started my journey into the Canterbury Scene, and the only Canterbury album I currently own is Caravan's In the Land of Grey and Pink.  Let's just say I plan on buying more Caravan albums, and getting into a lot more Canterbury bands. Hatfield and the North is a band for you then. Yeah, I downloaded the samples and they're brilliant!  Rotter's Club is high on my wishlist!

I'm right where you are on the musical map, Syntharachnid, just got In The Land of...about a month ago and absolutely love it so now Canterbury prog is high on my wish-list as well. I ordered the self-titled album by Hatfield and the North online but they keep delaying the order, arrrggh! In the meantime, I went and bought Gong's You which is good stuff, bit more on the experimental side.

Next week it is record hunting time again and I'm sure to get For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night by Caravan. Rotter's Club will also end up in my CD shelf if I am lucky enough to find it in one of the record shops here in Helsinki...

And to stay on topic: yes, Biggles, you do need to experience Caravan and In The Land of Grey and Pink worked brilliantly for me, at least  

Biggles wrote: Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)

Storia di un Minuto

Van der Graaf Generator

Pawn Hearts

Focus

Hamburger Concerto

Caravan

For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night

Renaissance

Novella

I'm not really sure if I'm gonna bother with Caravan and Renaissance. Are they really worth it?

That’s up to you to decide. For Girls was my first Caravan experience, and it took me quite some time to warm up to it, but when I did I became a raving, drooling fan, snatching up any and all Caravan albums I could find!

I never had that experience with Renaissance. I always found them a mite twee and precious, but for relaxed moments their albums are essential.