Your 10 Favourite Prog Albums of 1969
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Topic: Your 10 Favourite Prog Albums of 1969
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Your 10 Favourite Prog Albums of 1969
Date Posted: May 21 2021 at 02:27
Undoubtedly, the two biggest musical events of 1969 were the huge Woodstock festival in August and the Altamont Speedway concert in December of that year, although Altamont is remembered now for all the wrong reasons, as The Rolling Stones asked the Hells Angels to provide "security" at the event, with disastrous consequences.  Here's my Top 10 prog favourites for that memorable year:-
Andromeda - Andromeda Andwella's Dream - Love and Poetry Arcadium - Breathe Awhile Arzachel - Arzachel Gandalf - Gandalf King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King The Moody Blues - To Our Children's Children's Children The Music Emporium - The Music Emporium Rare Bird - Rare Bird Spooky Tooth - Spooky Two Three other worthy contenders:- Jethro Tull - Stand Up Santana - Santana It's a Beautiful Day - It's a Beautiful Day |
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Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: May 21 2021 at 02:31
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica King Crimson - In The Court of The Crimson King Frank Zappa - Hot Rats Miles Davis - In A Silent Way That's pretty much where I tap out/start for prog TBH. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: May 21 2021 at 04:40
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Off the top of my head: After All - After All Amon Düül 2 - Phallus Dei Arzachel - Arzachel Can - Monster Movie Colosseum - Valentyne Suite Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin Pink Floyd - Ummagumma Procol Harum - A Salty Dog Santana - Santana Shocking Blue - At Home Steppenwolf - Monster -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Spaciousmind
Date Posted: May 21 2021 at 04:45
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Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking The Who -Tommy Jethro Tull - Stand Up Santana - Santana Krokodil - Krokodil King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King The Groundhogs - Blues Obituary Blodwyn Pig - Ahead Rings Out Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II Procol Harum - A Salty Dog Honorary Mention Colosseum - Valentyne Suite Spooky Tooth - Spooky 2 Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei Rare Bird - Rare Bird
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: May 21 2021 at 05:03
Some of the albums you mentioned could have been on my list too, like for example "Ahead Rings out" or "Tommy". ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Spaciousmind wrote:Posted By: Spaciousmind
Date Posted: May 21 2021 at 05:19
Starting in 1969 and onwards there is too much good music. It would be so easy to do a top 50 or a 100 :) I added Krokodil because I have not listened to it in ages and still listening to it a second time in a row now. Just curious everyone, was going to add It’s a Beautiful Day another great album.. But curious when I listen to the beginnings of the track Bombay Calling... is it just me or does anyone get the same feeling that Deep Purple must have had that in their head this beginnings tune when they did Child in Time a year later? Could be just my imagination.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 21 2021 at 05:24
^ Thanks for reminding me about It's a Beautiful Day's debut. I've added the album to my worthy contenders list. Sadly, it's not a beautiful day outside today, as it's currently damp and raining, but that's English weather for you. 
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 21 2021 at 05:40
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Frank Zappa - Hot Rats King Crimson - ITCOTCK Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica Pink Floyd - Ummagumma Miles Davis - In A Silent Way Third Ear Band - Alchemy Amon Duul II - Phallus Dei Kevin Ayers - Joy Of A Toy Soft Machine - Vol 2 CAN - Monster Movie Honorable non-prog mentions Nick Drake - 5 Leaves Left Terry Riley - A Rainbow In Curved Air Nico - Marble Index Grateful Dead - Workingman Is Dead ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Spaciousmind
Date Posted: May 21 2021 at 06:00
If you have not heard it before, try and listen to this Paul :) |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 21 2021 at 06:19
^ Thanks! I like Krokodil too. I'm looking forward to sorting through the Swamp of Psychedelic Tapes and discovering An Invisible World Revealed in my Krautrock blog. There's so much great music around that Getting Up for the Morning is a real pleasure, although I'm still learning to Sweat and Swim in the wonderful world of prog. 
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: May 21 2021 at 09:06
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Pink Floyd - Ummagumma King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei Colosseum - Valentyne Suite Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica The Moody Blues - On the Threshold of a Dream Frank Zappa - Hot Rats The Beatles - Abbey Road Procol Harum - A Salty Dog Yes - Yes Honorable mention - Scott Walker - Scott 4
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Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: May 21 2021 at 09:43
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1. The Mothers Of Invention - Uncle Meat 2. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King 3. The Tony Williams Lifetime - Emergency! 4. Pink Floyd - Ummagumma 5. Soft Machine - Volume Two 6. Terry Riley - A Rainbow In Curved Air 7. The Who - Tommy 8. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats 9. The Beatles - Abbey Road 10. The Nice - Nice
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Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: June 03 2021 at 23:35
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1: King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King 2: The Beatles - Abbey Road 3: Frank Zappa - Hot Rats 4: Miles Davis - In a Silent Way 5: Jethro Tull - Stand Up 6: Pentangle - Basket of Light 7: The Moody Blues - To Our Children's Children's Children 8: Colosseum - Valentyne Suite 9: The Mothers of Invention - Uncle Meat 10: The Moody Blues - On the Threshold of a Dream ------------- I use they/them pronouns (feel free to ask me about this!) Check out my music on https://tempestsounds.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - my bandcamp ! |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: June 04 2021 at 09:14
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KC-In The Court Of.. Zappa- Rats Tull-Stand Up Santana-st Moody Blues-To Our Childrens.. CTA-st Soft Machine-2 Zep-2 Who-Tommy Spooky Tooth-2 Honorary Mention: Beatles-Abbey Road Spirit- Clear Colosseum - Valentyne Suite Rare Bird - Rare Bird ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: June 04 2021 at 10:54
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Moody Blues - On the Threshold of a Dream Procol Harum - A Salty Dog Jethro Tull - Stand Up The Beatles - Abbey Road Frank Zappa - Hot Rats King Crimson - ItchyCock Pentangle - Basket of Light Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief Mothers of Invention - Uncle Meat Chicago Transit Authority - S/T Special Double-Secret Prog Blues Inclusions: Fleetwood Mac - Then Play On Blodwyn Pig - Ahead Rings Out The Groundhogs - Blues Obituary
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Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: June 14 2021 at 20:45
Adding some honorable mentions, as I included The Moody Blues twice: Led Zeppelin - S/T Renaissance - S/T Spirit - Clear ------------- I use they/them pronouns (feel free to ask me about this!) Check out my music on https://tempestsounds.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - my bandcamp ! |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: June 15 2021 at 03:04
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Apparently, I had missed this one No particular order (except alphabetical) inside the same grade i, italic are non-PA albums. 13 Jethro Tull - Stand Up 13 King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King 13 Pentangle - Basket of Light 13 Renaissance - Renaissance 13 Riley, Terry - A Rainbow in Curved Air 12 Beatles Abbey Road 12 Tim Buckley - Lorca 12 Chicago Transit Authority - Chicago Transit Authority 12 Colosseum - Valentyne Suite 12 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bayou Country 12 Davis, Miles - In A Silent Way 12 Deep Purple - Deep Purple 12 Drake, Nick - Five Leaves Left 12 Fleetwood Mac - Then Play On 12 Jefferson Airplane - Bless It's Pointed Little Head 12 Santana - Santana 12 Spirit - Clear 12 Tea & Symphony - An Asylum for the Musically Insane 12 Tyner, McCoy - Cosmos 12 Zappa, Frank - Hot Rats bubbling under
11 Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei 11 Blodwyn Pig - Ahead Rings Out 11 Byrd, Donald - Fancy Free 11 Chicago - Chicago II 11 Chicken Shack - 100 Ton Chicken 11 Collectors - Grass and Wild Strawberries 11 Graham Collier Sextet - Down Another Road 11 Colosseum - Grass Is Greener 11 Colosseum - Those Who Are About To Die, Salute You 11 Coryell, Larry - Coryell 11 Cream - Goodbye 11 Driscoll, Julie - 1969 11 Gale, Eddie - Black Rhythm Happening 11 Golden Earring - Eight Miles High 11 Grateful Dead - Live / Dead 11 Harper, Roy - Folkjokeopus 11 It's a Beautiful Day - It's a Beautiful Day 11 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin 11 Mayall, John - Turning Point 11 Melmoth - La Devanture des Ivresses 11 Pink Floyd - More 11 Principal Edwards Magic Theatre - Soundtrack 11 Quicksilver Messenger Service - Shady Grove 11 Quintessence - In Blissful Company 11 Savoy Brown - Blue Matter 11 Spirit The Family That Plays Together 11 Steamhammer MK II (aka Steamhammer) 11 Surman, John - Way Back When 11 Who - Tommy 11 Williams Lifetime, Tony - Emergency! 11 Young, Neil - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere ------------- 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 rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Olape
Date Posted: June 25 2021 at 16:42
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King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King East of Eden - Mercator Projected Pink Floyd - More Deep Purple - Deep Purple High Tide - Sea Shanties The Beatles - Abbey Road Gong - Magick Brother Led Zeppelin - II Almendra - Almendra Arzachel - Arzachel Santana - Santana ------------- 
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Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: June 27 2021 at 16:54
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Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei Can - Monster Movie Pink Floyd - Ummagumma Soft Machine - Volume Two Arzachel - Arzachel King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King Frank Zappa - Hot Rats Deep Purple - Deep Purple Pink Floyd - More The Beatles - Abbey Road |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: July 15 2021 at 09:07
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1. KING CRIMSON In the Court of the Crimson King 2. CHICAGO Chicago Transit Authority 3. SANTANA Santana 4. SOFT MACHINE Volume Two 5. THE BEATLES Abbey Road 6. TERRY C. RILEY A Rainbow in Curved Air 7. AMON DÜÜL II Phallus Dei 8. FRANK ZAPPA Hot Rats 9. COLOSSEUM Valentyne Suite 10. FAIRPORT CONVENTION Liege & Lief 11. LARRY CORYELL Lady Coryell 12. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY It's a Beautiful Day 13. TONY WILLIAMS LIFETIME Emergency! 14. BLIND FAITH Blind Faith 15. LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin 16. PENTANGLE Basket of Light 17. THE WHO Tommy 18. RENAISSANCE Renaissance 19. JETHRO TULL Stand Up 20. RARE BIRD Rare Bird ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: July 15 2021 at 11:36
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Seems I needed eleven: King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King The Soft Machine - Volume TwoThe Can - Monster Movie Jethro Tull - Stand Up East of Eden - Mercator Projected Catherine Ribeiro + 2 Bis - Catherine Ribeiro + 2 Bis The Pentangle - Basket of Light Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei High Tide - Sea Shanties Kevin Ayers - Joy Of A Toy Frank Zappa - Hot Rats I wouldn't really consider these for a proglist myself but I notice them listed by others, and I do love them dearly: Nick Drake - 5 Leaves Left Miles Davis - In a Silent Way Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin Music Emporium - Music Emporium |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: July 16 2021 at 04:05
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Pink Floyd - Ummagumma Can - Monster MovieEast of Eden - Mercator Projected Frank Zappa - Hot Rats King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei Renaissance - Renaissance Soft Machine - Vol. 2 Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention: Uncle Meat
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Posted By: thief
Date Posted: July 16 2021 at 05:33
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Easy year for me, not that much stuff out in the prog realm yet: King Crimson. In the Court of the Crimson King Jethro Tull. Stand Up Frank Zappa. Hot Rats High Tide. Sea Shanties Colosseum. Valentyne Suite The Mothers of Invention. Uncle Meat Czesław Niemen. Enigmatic Deep Purple. s/t Renaissance. s/tYes. s/t Not sure if In a Silent Way fits here, if so, it's TOP5 ezly. But honestly, that year belongs to LED ZEPPELIN, especially if you count the debut as 1969 release (it's 1968 in my head canon  ).------------- TOP20 Songs https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=124211" rel="nofollow - Genesis https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=125999" rel="nofollow - Rush |
Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: July 22 2021 at 12:23
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Prog: King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King Frank Zappa - Hot Rats Miles Davis - In A Silent Way Touch - Touch The Beatles - Abbey Road Master Of Deceit - Henley´s electric Jazz Band and Synthetic Symphonette Soft Machine - 2 Kevin Ayers - Joy Of A Toy Circus - Circus East Of Eden - Mercator Projected Non prog but great Please - Seeing Stars Food - Food Montage - Montage Appaloosa - Appaloosa |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: July 27 2021 at 04:30
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