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1. Abbey Road-The Beatles
2. Sgt. Pepper-The Beatles
3. Tommy-The Who
4. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida- Iron Butterfly
5. Revolver- The Beatles
 
Other close ones would be The White Album, Quadrophenia, Machine Head, The Doors, Deep Purple, and The Soft Parade.

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My tuppence worth...
 
1. Pretty Things - SF Sorrow
2. Beatles quartet: Revolver / Magical Mystery Tour / Sgt. Pepper's / Abbey Road
3. Giles, Giles & Fripp - The Cheerful Insanity Of
4. The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
5. Jefferson Airplane - After Bathing At Baxter's
 
Others: Tommy, Deep Purple, Book Of Taliseyn, Freak Out!, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
 


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Grateful Dead - Anthem of the Sum (not a progressive rock record, my ass)
Spirit - A Family That Plays Together....
The Who - ....By Numbers
The Airplane - Crown of Creation
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
 
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It is an absolute crime that nobody has mentioned H.P. Lovecraft's debut.  That is easily my favorite proto-prog album.
 
Days of Future Passed should be on every list.  The only reason for excluding it would be if you consider it the founding album of pure progressive music and thus not proto.
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1. The Doors - The Doors.
2. Arthur Brown - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown.
3. Procol Harum - A Salty Dog.
4. Deep Purple - Shades of Deep Purple.
5.  Iron Butterfly - In A Gadda Da Vida.
However, both Electric Ladyland and Disraeli Gears would easily make it in the top three. Since neither band is listed, The Doors would be the logical follow up on my list.

I forgot that Iron Butterfly is on the archives. Embarrassed


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Originally posted by ghost_of_morphy ghost_of_morphy wrote:

 
Days of Future Passed should be on every list.  The only reason for excluding it would be if you consider it the founding album of pure progressive music and thus not proto.
 

Here we have a hope that friendly disagreement, Days of Future Passed is not in my list because I consider it a POP album with artificial Orchestral intros and codas for every song.

The orchestral arrangements never really blend with the central piece, this are only artificial ornaments that can be added or deleted at will without affecting the POP vocation of the album.

Tuesday Afternoon and Nights in White Satin are the perfect examples, I heard a lot of versions by The moody Blues without the Orchestra that don't affect the integrity of the music at all, but gave them the chance to have two top 40 songs.

But, it's only my opinion.

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In no particular order:
 
Velvet Underground - With Nico (Why the hell aren't they on here!?!?!Disapprove)
Deep Purple - Deep Purple
Iron Butterfly - Ball
Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland 
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The Beatles - Revolver
The Beatles - Abbey Road
The Who - Quadrophenia
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper
Deep Purple - Machine Head


 



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Originally posted by AmericanProgster AmericanProgster wrote:

In no particular order:
 
Velvet Underground - With Nico (Why the hell aren't they on here!?!?!Disapprove)
Deep Purple - Deep Purple
Iron Butterfly - Ball
Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland 
 
 The reason why no one should consider the Velvet Underground because at the core are a three chord 4/4 band with no technical and vocal ability. Noise Rock does not make you a Proto-Prog band. They are Proto-Punk and Avant Rock. They are extremely overrated.


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1.  Sgt. Pepper-The Beatles
2. White Album-The Beatles
3. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida- Iron Butterfly
4. Days of Future Passed - Moody Blues
5. Surrealistic Pillow - Jefferson Airplane
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Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

Top 5 Proto Prog Albums!!!!!!!!!
 
These are the albums that began the prog movement in rock and all prog bands owe their allegiance to these incredible artists who were innovative before innovation was a key word in prog.
 
Lets start with mine - I have them all and this was easy as the first ones that popped into my skull were
 
 
1 Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles
2 Who's Next - The Who
3 Days of Future Passed - Moody Blues
4 Made In Japan - Deep Purple
5 The Doors - The Doors
 
 Special mention to the track 'In A Gadda Da Vida' - Iron Butterfly
 
 
I think these two bolded can't be called proto-prog albums since they have been released after the prog already established itself, 1971 and 1972 respectively.
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