The FIRST sidelong song

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   Well, I was going to post and say In Held 'twas in I, but you said it before me ;)

I don't see any occurrence of a side-long song before that.

Of course, one could always argue that side-long songs have been around since classical music was born :)

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Nao/Gilles Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: April 27 2007 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 27	Posted: April 27 2007 at 17:18
	Well, I was going to post and say In Held 'twas in I, but you said it before me ;) I don't see any occurrence of a side-long song before that. Of course, one could always argue that side-long songs have been around since classical music was born :)
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unclemeat69 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 14 2007 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 362	Posted: April 27 2007 at 16:09
	There have been many long epics written and released over the decades, I am just wondering what would be the very FIRST of the all? For clarity, any song that is extended simply by long improvisational solos is not what I'm looking for (so live version of Creamsongs are out). But what is the very first occurence of a fully composed song of say 17+ minutes. In Held Twas In I by Procol Harum is clearly an early example, are there any earlier examples, or later examples where it feels less like a suite and more like a song that just happens to be so darn long?
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