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I've put these fifteen albums in chronological order here.

Caravan – If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You
Van Der Graaf Generator – H to He, Who Am the Only One
King Crimson – In the Wake of Poseidon
Family – Fearless
Khan – Space Shanty
Gentle Giant – Acquiring the Taste
Genesis – Nursery Cryme
Yes – Close to the Edge
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Brain Salad Surgery
Mahavishnu Orchestra – Birds of Fire
Camel – Mirage
Gong – You
Hawkwind – Warrior on the Edge of Time
Jethro Tull – Minstrel in the Gallery
Jon Anderson – Olias of Sunhillow
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Yes- The Yes Album
Rush- Hemispheres 
ELO- Eldorado
King Crimson- Lark's Tongues in Aspic
Jethro Tull- Heavy Horses

Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here
Genesis- Trick of the Tail
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Works Vol I
Frank Zappa- Apostrophe 
Super Tramp- Crime of the Century

Al Di Meola- Elegant Gypsy
Santana- Festival
Rick Wakeman- Six Wives of King Henry VIII
Weather Report- Heavy Weather
Kansas- Leftoverture

These are albums I remember my big brother playing during the 70s. 

This was a challenging exercise.  Many of my favorite 70s prog albums... I did not hear until after the 70s were in my rearview mirror.  I had to sort through my memories since I was eight when I exited the 70s. 

My brother gave me "Wish You Were Here" for Christmas.  Then, he made me trade my Wish You Were Here album for his old Sweet- Desolation Boulevard 8-track.  




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Originally posted by omphaloskepsis omphaloskepsis wrote:

Santana- Festival


odd choice. probably Santana's weakest with Inner Secrets.

Caravanserai anytime and Borboletta every second week
let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by omphaloskepsis omphaloskepsis wrote:

Santana- Festival


odd choice. probably Santana's weakest with Inner Secrets.

Caravanserai anytime and Borboletta every second week


I know...right.   I don't know how my brother ended up with Festival.  It was the only 70s Santana I remember listening to...circa 1978. I liked it.  I still like it.  Probably whistful little girl memories. 

 Since then I prefer earlier Santana.  I didn't dig early 70s Santana till the late 80s. Call me a late bloomer. Wink
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by omphaloskepsis omphaloskepsis wrote:

Santana- Festival
odd choice. probably Santana's weakest with Inner Secrets.

Caravanserai anytime and Borboletta every second week

I guess, that needs a bit of person-historical look. Wink
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Originally posted by omphaloskepsis omphaloskepsis wrote:

This was a challenging exercise.  Many of my favorite 70s prog albums... I did not hear until after the 70s were in my rearview mirror.  I had to sort through my memories since I was eight when I exited the 70s. 

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