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In some order of favoritism (all studio albums):

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The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Genesis

Janet. - Janet Jackson

Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter - Joni Mitchell

Secret Story - Pat Metheny

Todd - Todd Rundgren

Metamorphosis - Axon-Neuron

X - Klaus Schulze

Gone to Earth -  David Sylvian

666 -  Aphrodite’s Child

Stormcock - Roy Harper

ATGCLVLSSCAP - Ulver

The Magus - Universal Totem Orchestra

Sign “O” The Times - Prince

The Seer - Swans

Home - Sylvan

The Way Up - Pat Metheny

Confessions of a Pop Group - The Style Council

The Epic - Kamasi Washington

Aerial - Kate Bush

Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin

Technicians of the Sacred - Ozric Tentacles

Bitches Brew - Miles Davis

The Black Tomato - Øresund Space Collective

Blomljud - Moon Safari

Something/Anything - Todd Rundgren

Chicago Transit Authority - Chicago

The Wall - Pink Floyd

Third - Soft Machine

Another Realm - Iona

Winner Takes All - Isley Brothers

Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys

Quadrophenia - The Who

Goodbye Yellowbrick Road - Elton John

Tommy - The Who

3 - Focus

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me - The Cure

Jordan: A Comeback -  Prefab Sprout

Into the Electric Castle - Ayreon

L’heptade - Harmonium

UFO Planante - Invisible Opera Company of Tibet

IOEarth - IOEarth

Yeti - Amon Düül II

Sing to God - The Cardiacs

Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus - Spirit

Cosmic Ground 2 - Cosmic Ground

The Crane Wife - The Decemberists

Misophonia - Electric Orange

Øresund Space Collective - Øresund Space Collective

Doomsday Afternoon - Phideaux

Banks of Eden - The Flower Kings

New World - IOEarth

Hubardo - Kayo Dot

The Road of Bones - IQ

Snow - Spock’s Beard

Tales from Topographical Oceans - Yes

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven - Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Testimony - Neal Morse

Testimony 2 - Neal Morse
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Without the cd-era and digital era (because I have not bought any vinyl after 1989), so no idea wich albums are double-lps. Also without all the countless live and compilation albums.
 
I missed these two in all the lists:
 
Sky - Sky 2
Santana - Moonflower
Marshall Tucker Band - Where We All Belong
Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach
Marvin Gaye - Hear My Dear
Manassas - Manassas
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
Harmonium - L'Heptade
Humble Pie - Eat It
 
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

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Originally posted by The Quiet One The Quiet One wrote:

Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

Kobaia, duh
 
LOLClap Also, Bitches Brew.


And I'd definitely include Get Up With It (my particular fave Davis album).

Plus John's choices for me:

Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

"Third"
"Tago Mago"
"Yeti"



I was about to say "mine too," but I think Big Fun may have stolen that title (if only temporarily)


Big Fun is terrific, and another particular fave of mine. That and Get Up With it are the two Davis albums I return to the most.
Most of the albums I considered were mentioned in 2011. In 2011 I would have included Zeit but I haven't listened to it in years so I don't know anymore.
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Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
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Not originally a double album, are you referring to a special edition?
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Playing the Fool and Steve Hackett's Tokyo Tapes.
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Originally posted by Kingsnake Kingsnake wrote:

 
Sky - Sky 2

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Some minor padding (all those solo tracks...) doesn't detract from the fact that Sky 2 has some of Sky's best music - Monkman's epic suite FIFO taking up one entire side, plus Toccata, Scipio, Sahara and the thunderous cover of Curved Air's Vivaldi... one of the best indeed!

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Most of my favorites have already been mentioned, but I'm giving some more love to Dark Magus by Miles Davis and Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart. The former is, in my opinion, one of Miles' best. Another favorite that I don't think has been mentioned here (although it's a triple album) is Escalator Over the Hill by Carla Bley and Paul Haines. Very surreal, jazzy, and a unique journey of an album.
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Too hard. Can I put in a vote for 'North Circular' by The Bevis Frond, as my favourite triple studio album?
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tales of topographic oceans/ lamb lies down on broadway /goodbye yellow brick road /physical graffiti /the wall
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all of them
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Not sure about best, but a few favorites:

Mothers of Invention - Uncle Meat
Genesis - Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Seconds Out
Nektar - Sounds Like
Rainbow - On Stage (heavy, somewhat proggy)
Jethro Tull - Living in the Past


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Another vote here for The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and Quadrophenia
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:



There’s a fantastic single album lurking somewhere in the mire that is the double album version….but it’s not the single album version that WAS released….

For me, INPO:

Subterranea
The Wall
War Of The Worlds
The Road Of Bones
The Human Equation
Into The Electric Castle
The Theory Of Everything
Blomljud
Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
The Lamb
Genesis Revisited 2
Tommy (?)
Live After Death
Incantations

And many more that I’ve currently forgotten….
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Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

 
There’s a fantastic single album lurking somewhere in the mire that is the double album version….but it’s not the single album version that WAS released….

For me, INPO:

Subterranea
The Wall
War Of The Worlds
The Road Of Bones
The Human Equation
Into The Electric Castle
The Theory Of Everything
Blomljud
Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
The Lamb
Genesis Revisited 2
Tommy (?)
Live After Death
Incantations

And many more that I’ve currently forgotten….

Unfortunately a one CD version of Marbles exists. 

Nice to see Iron Maiden's Live After death mentioned here, one of the best live albums ever for me. Thumbs Up
Same for Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds. Thumbs Up


Edited by Cristi - October 24 2022 at 08:37
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Assuming live albums are excluded and away from the usual suspects is the masterpiece that is Soft Machine's 'Third'.  Wyatt was inspired to expand the band to a seven piece, partly by the debut double album by Chicago (which has a lot to delight prog fans). However. by the time 'Third' came out, the band had reverted back to a four piece.
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

 
There’s a fantastic single album lurking somewhere in the mire that is the double album version….but it’s not the single album version that WAS released….

For me, INPO:

Subterranea
The Wall
War Of The Worlds
The Road Of Bones
The Human Equation
Into The Electric Castle
The Theory Of Everything
Blomljud
Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
The Lamb
Genesis Revisited 2
Tommy (?)
Live After Death
Incantations

And many more that I’ve currently forgotten….


Unfortunately a one CD version of Marbles exists. 

Nice to see Iron Maiden's Live After death mentioned here, one of the best live albums ever for me. Thumbs Up
Same for Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds. Thumbs Up



I don’t think you understood my message Cristi - I had the single CD version before I got the double CD, but don’t rate either very highly (as my post suggested!)
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Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:



I don’t think you understood my message Cristi - I had the single CD version before I got the double CD, but don’t rate either very highly (as my post suggested!)

ok, my bad. 
I love Marbles, one of the best later day Marillion albums. 
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