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... possibly not unrelated to Kenny Everett's character Cupid Stunt.

On a side note I have used the moniker 'Mike Hunt' on Twitter, and still do on various forums.
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Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

Ha yes - and as for girls growing plump in the night, I've often wondered what particular type of weight gain they were referring to!

Back in my innocent youth, I never realised Cunning Stunts was a Spoonerism. Tongue
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Ha yes - and as for girls growing plump in the night, I've often wondered what particular type of weight gain they were referring to!
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Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Caravan - If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You


My favourite album title of all time!
Although it's probably not quite as suggestive as one of Caravan's later album titles. Wink
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Caravan - If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You


My favourite album title of all time!
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Prog Britannia Two: A-Z Album Links

 4 stars 1970: Caravan - If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtsoUorBySZ8GsEIMLVrI2R
 5 stars 1971: Caravan - In the Land of Pink and Grey - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LuvsF8fnd5IFaqvwNUGPObK
 4 stars 1973: Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lt0FuNvUESL3n07pAc4QxoA
 4 stars 1974: Caravan - Caravan and the New Symphonia - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsEzP-B6i809C-GjZxNi_6g
 3 stars 1976: Caravan - Blind Dog at St. Dunstans - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lt6DhC2Iqme_yI0pKUmdzHM
 4 stars 2003: Caravan - The Unauthorised Breakfast Item - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtSTGHVqGWiGO9ge-Ofd68c


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Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

This is all I can find.

I managed to find a couple of tracks from Paragong "Live '73" on YouTube, and here's one of them....

Paragong - Camembert Psilocybin Flashback


I like it! It sounds very psychedelic. Thumbs Up


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This is all I can find.
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^ I've never come across any albums by Paragong, seeing as this is the first I've heard of them. I wonder if they're Paragongs of virtue... Smile
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This neatly summarises the Gong family I think.
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Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

^Indeed, and it would make sense to add her 'Mother' album as a prequel to their discography (noting that it was a Gilli solo album) as it predates the Mother Gong project by just one year (and possibly inspired the project name).  If nothing else just for the sake of completeness.
It was a real Chinese puzzle unravelling Gong's humungous discography recently, what with 57 albums released by multiple versions of the band, including....

Acid Mothers Gong
Daevid Allen's Gong
Gongmaison
Mother Gong
New York Gong
Pierre Moerlen's Gong
Planet Gong
Shamal Gong
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^Indeed, and it would make sense to add her 'Mother' album as a prequel to their discography (noting that it was a Gilli solo album) as it predates the Mother Gong project by just one year (and possibly inspired the project name).  If nothing else just for the sake of completeness.
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Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

^However I do adore Gilli Smyth's albums 'Mother' (1978) and 'Fairy Tales' (1979) - the latter as Mother Gong.  Tho why 'Mother' is not listed here in the archives is a bit of a mystery.
Mother Gong are listed separately on PA under Psychedelic/Space Rock. Thumbs Up
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^However I do adore Gilli Smyth's albums 'Mother' (1978) and 'Fairy Tales' (1979) - the latter as Mother Gong.  Tho why 'Mother' is not listed here in the archives is a bit of a mystery.
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Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I'm still not a fan of Gentle Giant. Smile


I have to declare that they are one of three bands beloved of many prog fans on here that I just cannot get into, however much I try. The others being Gong, and VDGG.
I became a convert to Gong after listening to all 57 varieties of their albums recently, with "Downwind" (1979) by Pierre Moerlen's Gong being my 5-star favourite. Thumbs Up
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I'm still not a fan of Gentle Giant. Smile


I have to declare that they are one of three bands beloved of many prog fans on here that I just cannot get into, however much I try. The others being Gong, and VDGG.
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Prog Britannia Two: A-Z Album Links
 
4 stars 1979: Kate Bush - Live at Hammersmith Odeon - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtQ667zlN93OLpBnvORqRDM
4 stars 2019: Kate Bush - The Other Sides (compilation) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtMXJz_ud9DT0f3sw-VYbur


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Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

Well I first got into Genesis way back in high school days from Trespass onwards, eagerly awaiting each new release. Their debut was impossible to find even then (the joke was that most of the original pressed copies must have been in Jonathon King's garage), so I only discovered it more recently now we are in the era of re-releases (especially long lost stuff).
I was a relative latecomer to Genesis, not having acquired a taste for them until 2010 when I first heard their albums online, and I've since bought their first nine albums on CD, and on the subject of Acquiring the Taste, I'm still nor a fan of Gentle Giant. Smile
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Well I first got into Genesis way back in high school days from Trespass onwards, eagerly awaiting each new release. Their debut was impossible to find even then (the joke was that most of the original pressed copies must have been in Jonathon King's garage), so I only discovered it more recently now we are in the era of re-releases (especially long lost stuff).


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Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

As ever when I'm exploring an artist I'll start with their first release and progress chronologically - tho I tend to bear in mind that debut releases* aren't always a reliable indicator of things to come.

[*See: Yes, Genesis.]
I always like to listen to an artist's albums in chronological order too. At one time, "From Genesis to Revelation" was my favourite Genesis album (yes, seriously!). although not any more, but in the case of The Alan Parsons Project, their debut album really IS their best album, in my opinion anyway. Smile
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