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 Lots of JRF on this list:
  • Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail
  • Brand X - Unorthodox Behavior
  • Jeff Beck - Wired
  • Kansas - Leftoverture
  • Camel - Moonmadness
  • Renaissance - Live at Carnegie Hall
  • Genesis - Wind & Wuthering
  • Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior
  • Rush - 2112
  • Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
  • Al Di Meola - Land Of The Midnight Sun

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At the moment. Could be a different order on another day. Lots of great stuff from 1976.

1. Camel - Moonmadness
2. Genesis - Wind & Wuthering
3. Kaipa - Inget nytt under solen
4. Rainbow Theatre - Fantasy of Horses
5. Novalis - Sommerabend
6. Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
7. Et Cetera - Et Cetera
8. Pollen - Pollen
9. Genesis - A Trick of the Tail
10. Morse Code - Procréation

Honorable mentions:
Sebastian Hardie - Windchase
Gentle Giant - Interview
Vangelis - Albedo 0.39
Triumvirat - Old Loves Die Hard
Van der Graaf Generator - World Record
Soft Machine - Softs
Area - Maledetti
Birth Control - Backdoor Possibilities
Steve Hillage - L
Kansas - Leftoverture
Le Orme - Verità nascoste
The Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Weather Report - Black Market
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Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail
Jon Anderson - Olias Of Sunhillow
Kansas - Leftoverture
Rush - 2112
Kaipa - Inget Nytt Under Solen
Genesis - Wind And Wuthering
Corte Dei Miracoli - s/t
Camel - Moonmadness
Starcastle - s/t
Kayak - The Last Encore
SFF - Symphonic Pictures
Carpe Diem - Cueille le Jour
Gentle Giant - Interview

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1. Genesis: A Trick of the Tail
2. Starcastle: Starcastle
3. Kansas: Leftoverture
4. Genesis: Wind and Wuthering
5. Manfred Mann's Earth Band: The Roaring Silence
6. E.L.O.: A New World Record
7. Alan Parsons Project: Tales of Mystery and Imagination
8. John Miles: Rebel
9. Barclay James Harvest: Octoberon
10. Rush: 2112
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Olape Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2021 at 15:04
Very interesting and cool lists of 1976 here!

Crucis - Crucis
Eloy - Dawn
Terreno Baldio - Terreno Baldio
VDGG - World Record
VDGG - Still life
Novalis - Sommerabend
Ougenweide - Eulenspiegel/Ohrenschmauss
Et Cetera - Et Cetera
Pulsar - The strands of the future
Atila - Intención

Honorable mentions:
A Barca do Sol - Durante o verao
Corte dei Miracoli - Corte dei Miracoli
Invisible - El jardín de los presentes
La Máquina de hacer pájaros - S/T
Gentle Giant - Interview 
Hoelderlin - Clowns & Clouds
Genesis - A trick of the tail



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1: Moonmadness by Camel
2: Romantic Warrior by Return to Forever
3: Still Life by Van der Graaf Generator
4: A Trick of the Tail by Genesis
5: Leftoverture by Kansas
6: Parallel World by Far East Family Band
7: Wind & Wuthering by Genesis
8: Olias of Sunhillow by Jon Anderson
9: 2112 by Rush
10: Unorthodox Behaviour by Brand X

Honorable mentions:
Tales of Mystery and Imagination by The Alan Parsons Project
Station to Station by David Bowie
In'terview by Gentle Giant
Gazeuse! by Gong
Imaginary Voyage by Jean-Luc Ponty
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VDGG - Still Life
Genesis - A Trick of the Tail
Camel - Moonmadness
Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
Rush - 2112
Genesis - Wind & Wuthering
The Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery & Imagination
Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene
Frank Zappa - Zoot Allures
Rick Wakeman - No Earthly Connection

On  the bubble:
Barclay James Harvest - Octoberon
Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow
Tangerine Dream - Stratosfear
Weather Report - Black Market

I had a huge crush on "Stratosfear" and "Black Market", but it's been years since I heard them in full - I guess not enough to crack TOP10.
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Triumvirat-Old Loves Die Hard
Passport-Infinity Machine
Il Baricentro-Sconcerto
Libra-Winter Day's Nightmare
Wishbone Ash-New England
Hawkwind-Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music
Rush-2112
Starcastle-Starcastle
Budgie-If I Were Britannia, I'd Waive The Rules
Latte e Miele-Acquile e Scoiatoli
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 Camel - Moonmadness
 Genesis - Wind & Wuthering
 Ragnarock - Ragnarock
 Invisible - El Jardín de los Presentes
 Novalis - Sommerabend
 Rush - 2112
 Frob - Frob
 VDGG - Still Life
 Circus - Circus
 Genesis -  A Trick of the Tail

Honorable mentions:

Picchio Dal Pozo - Picchio Dal Pozo
VDGG - World Record
Aera - Hand Und Fub
Zao - Kawana
Nyl - Nyl
Morpheus - Rabenteuer
Secret Oyster - Straight To The Krakenhaus
Transit Express - Opus Progressif

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Guess I needed twelve spots:
Cos - Viva Boma
Picchio dal Pozzo - Picchio dal Pozzo
Zanov - Green Ray
Ragnarök - Ragnarök
Art Zoyd 3 - Symphonie pour le jour oů brűleront les cités
Magma - Üdü Ẁüdü
Klaus Schulze - Moondawn
Celeste - Principe di un Giorno
Tangerine Dream - Stratosfear
Far East family Band - Parallel World
VDGG - World Record
Zao - Kawana
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Originally posted by tempest_77 tempest_77 wrote:

1: Moonmadness by Camel
2: Romantic Warrior by Return to Forever
3: Still Life by Van der Graaf Generator
4: A Trick of the Tail by Genesis
5: Leftoverture by Kansas
6: Moondawn by Klaus Schulze
7: Parallel World by Far East Family Band
8: Wind & Wuthering by Genesis
9: Olias of Sunhillow by Jon Anderson
10: 2112 by Rush

Honorable mentions:
Tales of Mystery and Imagination by The Alan Parsons Project
Unorthodox Behaviour by Brand X
Station to Station by David Bowie
In'terview by Gentle Giant
Gazeuse! by Gong
Imaginary Voyage by Jean-Luc Ponty

Completely forgot about Klaus Schulze's Moondawn from this year, so I put it in and moved Brand X down to honorable mentions
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1. Genesis - A Trick of the Tail
2. Genesis - Wind & Wuthering
3. Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life
4. Van Der Graaf Generator - World Record
5. Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagination
6. Triumvirat - Old Loves Die Hard
7. Gentle Giant - Interview
8. Brand X - Unorthodox Behavior
9. Schicke & Fuhrs & Frohling - Symphonic Pictures
10. Celeste - Principe di un Giorno

Honorable mention:

Jack Lancaster and Robin Lumley - Marscape

Edited by Rednight - July 16 2021 at 18:37
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