Your top 3 most obscure albums from 1971?
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Topic: Your top 3 most obscure albums from 1971?
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Subject: Your top 3 most obscure albums from 1971?
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 04:04
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Here we go again, moving gradually forward in time. This post is about your most obscure favorites from the year 1971. Let the recommendations begin! |
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Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 04:21
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Damn, for some reason I'm having a really, really challenging time even finding an album that qualifies as obscure from that year! The closest thing I have is Beefheart Mirror Man, lol. I'll be back! ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 04:57
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Ouch this is even harder...this will surely have to be more than just a handful. From the top of my head: Björn J:son Lindh - Från Storstad Til Grodspad Igor Wakhevitch - Docteur Faust Frankie Dymon Jr - Let It Out Witthüser & Westrupp - Trips & Träume Et Cetera - s/t (Germany) Blue Sun - s/t Komintern - Le Bal Du Rat Mort Carla Bley - Escalator Over The Hill Association P.C. - Sun Rotation Triode - On N’a Pas Fini D’avoir Tout Vu Fläsket Brinner - s/t ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 05:05
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Still Life - Still Life Mr. Albert Show - Warm Motor Polyphony - Without Introduction
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 05:26
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Jan Dukes De Grey - Mice & Rats In The Loft Gila - Gila Guru Guru - Hinten ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 06:19
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CRESSIDA - Asylum SPRING - Spring STILL LIFE - Still Life
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Posted By: Hiram
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 07:12
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Wigwam - Fairyport Tasavallan Presidentti - II Kraftwerk - Kraftwerk 2 |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 07:44
Same. I feel like anything I have been able to find on CD from that era isn't particularly obscure. Somebody thought they were relevant enough for a modern format release. And I'm not a vinyl collector. I suppose the closest to fit the criteria are: Buon Vecchio Charlie - s/t Moving Gelatine Plates - s/t Solution - s/t ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Frenetic Zetetic wrote:Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 07:53
I was thinking of adding that one. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 08:15
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Jan Dukes de Grey is one I have that was already mentioned. The only other album I have from this year that might qualify is Beggars Opera - Waters of Change. Is Egg's The Polite Force obscure? I doubt it is, but not sure. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Progishness
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 08:20
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Ruth Copeland - I Am What I Am Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes - Ame Debout Heaven - Brass Rock 1 Honourable mentions: Judee Sill s/t Yoko Ono - Fly ------------- "We're going to need a bigger swear jar." Chloë Grace Moretz as Mindy McCready aka 'Hit Girl' in Kick-Ass 2 |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 08:21
Another one I was thinking of, it's got over 400 ratings on here so I skipped it. To normal general population very obscure, to us here, founding pillar of a genre  ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 08:23
Round two I guess (because I am an incredibly poor ranker  )Deuter - D Claudio Rocchi - Volo Magico N.1 Klan - Mrowisko Fresh Maggots - s/t Dr. Z - Three Parts To My Soul Jean Guérin - Tacet Terje Rypdal - s/t Jan Garbarek - The Esoteric Circle Burning Red Ivanhoe - W.W.W. Syrinx - Long Lost Relatives Midnight Sun - s/t Alcatraz - Vampire State Building Jean Cohen-Solal - Flutes Libres ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 09:43
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I'm not sure if I have a top 3 but Centipede's Septober Energy is probably the most overlooked item from this year that I could name. ------------- https://mirasnelder.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow - Freelance composer, accepting commissions | https://mirasnelder.bandcamp.com/album/altered-acuity" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp page |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 09:49
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Obscure is a relative term...many odd ones are well known by us on this forum but my friends have never heard of them. 3 I really like... -Moonkyte- Count Me Out -Tonton Macoute-st -Samurai-st (also some were mentioned above like Spring, Cressida, Still Life, and Raw Material, Marsupilami...don't add these in since they are extras...) ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 09:50
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Posted By: Progishness
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 12:23
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^I was going to mention Frumpy but left that pleasure for Friede! ------------- "We're going to need a bigger swear jar." Chloë Grace Moretz as Mindy McCready aka 'Hit Girl' in Kick-Ass 2 |
Posted By: Spaciousmind
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 17:07
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Fuzzy Duck S/T Hanuman S/T Ikarus S/T Moving Gelatine Plates S/T My Solid Ground S/T Weed S/t
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Posted By: JD
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 17:40
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P.D.Q Bach - The Wurst of P.D.Q. Bach (LP) John Entwistle - Smash Your Head Against the Wall (LP) Not exactly obscure, maybe just a little rarer. ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 17:48
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I'll go for truly obscure MAN MADE - Man Made Basically the side long first track makes this worth while Unknown early Montreal psych band Gotta laugh at that cover art Entire album http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBD2w1NAru4" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBD2w1NAru4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BLUE SUN - Blue Sun Cool jazz-fusion from Denmark So obscure i don't think you can even listen to the whole album on YouTube unless you type out every track ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HANUMAN - Hanuman Great unknown Krautrock from Germany Entire album http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9W23725PsU&list=PLGkeRiGAYgasX2ZhefNUG8QCcZpzhCdFs" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9W23725PsU&list=PLGkeRiGAYgasX2ZhefNUG8QCcZpzhCdFs -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 18:10
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Many have been listed that I love and are in my collection. I'll go with: Extradition - Hush Igor Wakhevitch & Maurice Béjart: Maurice Béjart Jean Guérin - Tacet ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: May 24 2021 at 20:34
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Here's ten.... McDonald & Giles John Prine MC5 - High Time Sandy Denny - North Star Grassman and the Ravens Melanie - Gather Me John Martyn - Bless the Weather Mitch Ryder - Detroit B.B. King - Live in Cook County Jail The Groundhogs - Split Donovan - HMS Donovan ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Artik
Date Posted: May 25 2021 at 04:23
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Four from me: Raw material "Time is..." Popol Vuh "In den garten pharaohs" Comus "First utterance" Edgar Broughton Band " Edgar Broughton band"
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: May 25 2021 at 04:34
 great album |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 25 2021 at 04:59
Agreed superb, saw them live in the 80's in a club in Newcastle, wonderful. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Spaciousmind
Date Posted: May 25 2021 at 05:10
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Lot's of obscurish albums in 1971. Here are a few more: Gravy Train - (A Ballad of) A Peaceful Man Fashion Pink - ... To Brainstorm (SWF-Sessions Volume 3) November - 2:A November May Blitz - 2nd of May Silberbart - 4 Times Sound Razing Mighty Baby - A Jug of Love Beggars Opera - Act One Krokodil - An Invisible World Revealed Mort Garson - Black Mass Lucifer Big Sleep - Bluebell Wood Budgie - S/T Hairy Chapter - Can't Get Through |
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: May 25 2021 at 06:47
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So far, we get a list that looks like that: Captain Beefheart - 'Mirror Man' Björn J:son Lindh - 'Från Storstad Til Grodspad' Igor Wakhevitch - 'Docteur Faust' Frankie Dymon Jr - 'Let It Out' Witthüser & Westrupp - 'Trips & Träume' Et Cetera - S/T Blue Sun - S/T Komintern - 'Le Bal Du Rat Mort' Carla Bley - 'Escalator Over The Hill' Association P.C. - 'Sun Rotation' Triode - 'On N’a Pas Fini D’avoir Tout Vu' Fläsket Brinner - S/T
Still Life - S/T Mr. Albert Show - 'Warm Motor' Polyphony - 'Without Introduction'
Jan Dukes De Grey - 'Mice & Rats In The Loft' Gila - S/T
Guru Guru - 'Hinten' Cressida - 'Asylum' Spring - S/T Still Life - S/TWigwam - 'Fairyport' Tasavallan Presidentti - 'II' Kraftwerk - 'Kraftwerk 2' Buon Vecchio Charlie - S/T Moving Gelatine Plates - S/T Solution - S/T Beggars Opera - 'Waters of Change' Egg - 'The Polite Force' Ruth Copeland - 'I Am What I Am' Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes - 'Ame Debout' Heaven - 'Brass Rock 1' Judee Sill - S/T Yoko Ono - 'Fly'Deuter - 'D' Claudio Rocchi - 'Volo Magico N.1' Klan - 'Mrowisko' Fresh Maggots - S/T Dr. Z - 'Three Parts To My Soul' Jean Guérin - 'Tacet' Terje Rypdal - S/T Jan Garbarek - 'The Esoteric Circle' Burning Red Ivanhoe - 'W.W.W.' Syrinx - 'Long Lost Relatives' Midnight Sun - S/T Alcatraz - 'Vampire State Building' Jean Cohen-Solal - 'Flutes Libres' Centipede - 'Septober Energy' Moonkyte - 'Count Me Out' Tonton Macoute - S/T Samurai - S/T Frumpy - 'Frumpy 2' Jade Warrior - S/T Embryo - 'Rache' Fuzzy Duck - S/T Hanuman - S/T Ikarus - S/T My Solid Ground - S/T Weed - S/T P.D.Q Bach - 'The Wurst of P.D.Q. Bach' John Entwistle - 'Smash Your Head Against the Wall'Man Made - S/T Blue Sun - S/T Hanuman - S/T Extradition - 'Hush' Igor Wakhevitch & Maurice Béjart - 'Maurice Béjart' Jean Guérin - 'Tacet' McDonald & Giles - S/T John Prine - S/T MC5 - 'High Time' Sandy Denny - 'North Star Grassman and the Ravens' Melanie - 'Gather Me' John Martyn - 'Bless the Weather' Mitch Ryder - 'Detroit' B.B. King - 'Live in Cook County Jail' The Groundhogs - 'Split' Donovan - 'HMS Donovan' Raw material "Time is..." Popol Vuh - 'In den garten pharaohs' Comus - 'First Utterance' Edgar Broughton Band - S/T Gravy Train - '(A Ballad of) A Peaceful Man' Fashion Pink - '...To Brainstorm (SWF-Sessions Volume 3)' November - '2:A November' May Blitz - '2nd of May' Silberbart - '4 Times Sound Razing' Mighty Baby - 'A Jug of Love' Beggars Opera - 'Act One' Krokodil - 'An Invisible World Revealed' Mort Garson - 'Black Mass Lucifer' Big Sleep - 'Bluebell Wood' Budgie - S/T Hairy Chapter - 'Can't Get Through' Cardeilhac - S/T Culpeper's Orchard - S/T Witthüser & Westrupp - 'Der Jesuspilz: Musik vom Evangelium' Man - 'Do You Like It Here Now, Are You Settling In?' Man - S/T Passport - 'Doldinger' Dust - S/T Earth and Fire - S/T Dom - 'Edge of Time' Eiliff - S/T Epitaph - S/T Fanny Adams - S/T Amazing Blondel - 'Fantasia Lindum' Junipher Greene - 'Friendship' Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come - 'Galactic Zoo Dossier' Audience - 'The House on the Hill' If - 'If3' Planetarium - 'Infinity' Jasper Wrath - S/T Parzival - 'Legend' Taste - 'Live Taste' Mammut - S/T Megaton - S/T Jan Dukes de Grey - 'Mice and Rats in the Loft' My Solid Ground - S/T Tetragon - 'Nature' Pink Fairies - 'Never Never Land' Modry Efekt - 'Nová syntéza' Out of Focus - S/T Paladin - S/T Wishbone Ash - 'Pilgrimage' Jade Warrior - 'Released' Savoy Brown - 'Street Corner Talking' I Giganti - 'Terra in bocca' Virus - Thoughts Supersister - 'To the Highest Bidder' Vinegar - S/T Vita Nova - S/T Claudio Rocchi - 'Volo magico n. 1' Ihre Kinder - 'Werdohl' |
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: May 25 2021 at 06:48
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List looks more than scary. Thanks to everyone taking part, and remember, both prog and non-prog albums are welcome. Keep 'em comin'! |
Posted By: Spaciousmind
Date Posted: May 26 2021 at 03:33
You asked for it. Here as some more. Cardeilhac - S/T Culpeper's Orchard - S/T Witthüser & Westrupp - Der Jesuspilz: Musik vom Evangelium Man - Do You Like It Here Now, Are You Settling In? Man - S/T Passport - Doldinger Dust - S/T Earth and Fire - S/T Dom - Edge of Time Eiliff - S/T Epitaph - S/T Fanny Adams - S/T Amazing Blondel - Fantasia Lindum Junipher Greene - Friendship Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come - Galactic Zoo Dossier Audience - The House on the Hill If - If3 Planetarium - Infinity Jasper Wrath - S/T Parzival - Legend Taste - Live Taste Mammut - S/T Megaton - S/T Jan Dukes de Grey - Mice and Rats in the Loft My Solid Ground - S/T Tetragon - Nature Pink Fairies - Never Never Land Modry Efekt - Nová syntéza Out of Focus - S/T Paladin - S/T Wishbone Ash - Pilgrimage Jade Warrior - Released Savoy Brown - Street Corner Talking I Giganti - Terra in bocca Virus - Thoughts Supersister - To the Highest Bidder Vinegar - S/T Vita Nova - S/T Claudio Rocchi - Volo magico n. 1 Ihre Kinder - Werdohl |
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: May 26 2021 at 04:45
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^Thanks, Spaciousmind! Your latest (and exhaustive) suggestions have been added to the big list! This seems to be the largest list yet, as we have tackled 1969 and 1970 before. (Also, it will soon take the whole page
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: May 26 2021 at 09:19
Well...my comment is that many on the lists posted simply aren't obscure or at least not 'most obscure' which was the OP comment. For example how is Wishbone Ash , Savoy Brown, Donovan, Beefheart, Groundhogs , BBKing, Denny, John Prine, Mitch Ryder, Melanie, and many more... ...most obscure...? ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: May 26 2021 at 09:29
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Really obscure? Just list your favorite Avant/RIO albums from 1971 instead. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: May 26 2021 at 09:34
Wu, I noted these albums as obscure strictly for this website. I guarantee relatively few folks have heard Mitch Ryder or John Prine here....or Melanie for that matter. But they will have heard Jan Dukes De Grey, even though their original albums are out of print. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 26 2021 at 09:37
It's all relative..... two of my close relatives have never heard of King Crimson (shock, horror!), so from their perspective, Robert Fripp & co. are obscure.
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Posted By: Spaciousmind
Date Posted: May 26 2021 at 09:42
Lol...and true... I added Free to 1970 because I bet you a lot of the younger listeners in this forum have never heard of them since they are obviously not listed here
or Rory Gallagher with Taste :) |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: May 26 2021 at 09:52
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Most of these are obscure, except to old folks like me and Dr.Wu. A strange aside, Fripp remastered all of Melonie's albums for CD. Does that make her an honorary prog artist? ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: May 26 2021 at 11:58
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Samurai - Samurai (Canterbury - If you like Web i recoomend this!) Eiliff - Eiliff (Kraut/Canterbury from Germany) Wigwam - Fairyport (great album) Also i recommend this bands Out Of Focus - Out of Focus Ikarus - Ikarus Cressida - Asylum Marsupilami - Arena |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 26 2021 at 12:04
If younger listeners have never heard of Free, then they're in Bad Company.
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