Now That's What I Call Prog 1967
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Topic: Now That's What I Call Prog 1967
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Now That's What I Call Prog 1967
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 07:50
Based on the Now That's What I Call Music series and inspired by GrumpyProgFan, here's your chance to put together your ideal prog compilation album for a particular year - starting with 1967 - not necessarily picking your favourite songs, but choosing 20 popular songs by 20 different artists that are most likely to appeal to a wider audience as well as songs that best represent that year in prog, and hopefully, it'll be a million-seller. Don't worry if you can't come up with the full 20 songs to make up a compilation though. You could always put your album out on a budget label instead, where it'll no doubt end up in a charity shop bargain bin.  Now That's What I Call Prog 1967 01. Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity - Season of the Witch 02. The Beatles - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds 03. Tim Buckley - No Man Can Find the War 04. Captain Beefheart - Autumn's Child 05. Cream - Sunshine of Your Love 06. The Doors - Light My Fire 07. Fifty Foot Hose - Fantasy 08. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze 09. Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit 10. Love - Alone Again Or 11. The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin 12. The Mothers of Invention - Invocation and Ritual Dance 13. The Nice - Rondo 14. Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive 15. Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale 16. The Rolling Stones - 2000 Light Years from Home 17. Traffic - Dear Mr. Fantasy 18. Vanilla Fudge - People Get Ready 19. The Who - I Can See for Miles 20. The Zodiac - Aries
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 08:24
Hi And all of these were heard, loud and clear, on the FM dial in Madison at the time, with the idiots in the AM station making fun of the drunks, the stoneys and the clothing, not to mention the dope -- which (hypocritically) the station also used to pick up girls with! We can call it "prog" now, but in the end, it was the history of music telling a bad signal (MONO in the AM band) that was being replaced by a good signal (STEREO in the FM band) ... which made the music sound better and cleaner ... all of a sudden, you are hearing the opening of 2001 at home ... instead of the movie theater ... for a nice example, although none of these will EVER replace the Cinerama Dome! It was an interesting time, that came crashing down later with students getting shot and falling in a few places and the UW was completely covered by the ROTS and the NG (I worked at the Rathskeller at the time!) and they were having a riot frisking all the women! It was sick to say the least! But the music never died, and I remember you fondly Neil! We were right ... but many of those haters are still in control of the country! PS Fairport Convention and Pentangle need to be added to the list??? ... thx ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Psychedelic Paul wrote:Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 09:02
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Now That's What I Call Prog 1968... kind of: The Incredible String Band - The Iron Stone Gérard Manset - Animal On Est MalFamily - The Chase The Moody Blues - House of Four Doors (both parts) Pink Floyd - Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun The Pentangle - Pentangling Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trust Us Caravan - Where But For Caravan Would I? The Mothers of Invention - Absolutely Free Silver Apples - Seagreen Serenades Ultimate Spinach - (Ballad of The) Hip Death Goddess Jethro Tull - My Sunday Feeling Soft Machine - Why Are We Sleeping? The Beatles - The Inner Light The Fourth Way - The Far Side of Your Moon Ramases & Selket - Crazy One Bill Plummer and The Cosmic Brotherhood - Journey to the East Os Mutantes - Panis et Circenses Pearls Before Swine - Guardian Angels Strawberry Alarm Clock - Black Butter, Past, Present, Future Edit: maybe I misunderstood? Is this only for 1967?
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 09:04
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Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 09:08
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The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever Simon Dupree And The Big Sound - Kites The Moody Blues - Knights In White Satin Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive Traffic - Hole In My Shoe The Doors - Light My Fire The Small Faces - Itchycoo Park David Bowie - Love You Till Tuesday Keith West - Excerpt From A Teenage Opera (Grocer Jack) The Rascals - Groovin Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary The Move - Flowers In The Rain The Rolling Stones - We Love You The Who - Pictures Of Lily Captain Beefheart - Electricity The Nice - The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjak Love - Alone Again Or Donovan - Mellow Yellow Manfred Mann - Ha! Ha! Said The Clown I realise these are not all strictly 'Prog', but this was a very difficult task indeed.   |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 09:30
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^ It was tricky for me too, as most of the 20 songs I chose are not strictly prog either. I was beginning to wonder if I should have started from 1968 instead.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 10:03
Songs I wished I'd chosen instead.
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Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 10:08
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^ great songs indeed. I will look forward to the 'Now That's What I Call Prog 1968' thread - I'm sure it will be just as challenging.
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 10:16
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 10:25
It should be a doddle to choose 20 prog songs - no doubt including YES, Genesis & King Crimson - once we reach 1969.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 11:13
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I just chose what I had as part of another list for that year. All of these albums that these tracks are off are at least on the Prog related spectrum to me. Alphabetically listed. The Beatles "A Day in the Life" (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club, 1967) Tim Buckley "Phantasmagoria in Two" (Goodbye and Hello, 1967) Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band "Autumn's Child" (Safe as Milk, 1967) Leonard Cohen "Suzanne" (Songs of Leonard Cohen, 1967) The Doors "The Crystal Ship" (The Doors, 1967) Fifty Foot Hose "Fantasy" (Cauldron, 1967) Mort Garson "Aquarius The Lover of Life" (The Zodiac - Cosmic Sounds, 1967) Hansson & Karlsson "Tax Free" (Monument, 1967) The Jimi Hendrix Experience "3rd Stone From the Sun' (Are You Experienced, 1967) Jefferson Airplane "White Rabbit" (Surrealistic Pillow, 1967) Pearls Before Swine "Ballad to an Amber Lady" (One Nation Underground, 1967) Pink Floyd "Astronomy Domine' (The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, 1967) The Velvet Underground & Nico "Venus in Furs" (s/t, 1967) |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 13:22
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Hi, The only thing that needs to be said, is that fans/folks today do not realize how huge so many of these became because of the new FM signal (STEREO!!!!!) ... remember that none of them were played on regular AM radio (MONO!!!!!), which made a huge difference for the "new music" ... That's not to say that the things on AM radio were not good, there were a few, but the real headline was the new music that FM radio showcased ... and pretty much none of it was played on AM radio at all which was about the numbers ... like some around here! Then, in 1967 and 1968, all of this music was NEW and there were no numbers whatsoever ... and it should tell you something about the art and the music ... that didn't need numbers to get heard! The next "scene" for music, won't need the numbers either ... and hopefully it will bring a new day, a new sound and a new person to enjoy the music, instead of being stuck on the thing that has hurt the music most in the past 30/40 years.
------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 13:52
This is a really cool idea! Honestly, the hard part isn't picking out the songs but putting them in an order that would make sense as a properly paced track list if this were an actual compilation  1. Scott Walker - Mathilde 2. The Rolling Stones - She's A Rainbow 3. H.P. Lovecraft - The White Ship 4. The Nice - Rondo 5. The Doors - Light My Fire 6. Procol Harum - Conquistador 7. The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations 8. Miles Davis - Dolores 9. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Little Wing 10. The Mothers Of Invention - Brown Shoes Don't Make It 11. The Beatles - Getting Better 12. The Who - I Can See For Miles 13. Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit 14. Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive 15. The Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin ------------- https://mirasnelder.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow - Freelance composer, accepting commissions | https://mirasnelder.bandcamp.com/album/altered-acuity" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp page |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 14:16
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^ I took the easy option by just listing the artists in alphabetical order.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 14:21
Sorry, I misled you. I should have said "a particular year" in the intro instead of "any particular year". I've altered it now.
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 16:59
| What about Traffic : Dear Mr Fantasy ? |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 17:17
That was on my list at the top of the page.
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 17:23
| musta buy me spectacles :-) |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 17:27
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and Buffalo Springfield : Broken Arrow ? Checking back my songs library |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 17:53
Good choice! I wish I'd included Buffalo Springfield in my list too. Broken Arrow has more changes of tempo and time signature than your average prog classic. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 09 2024 at 23:09
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1. Beatles - A Day In The Life 2. Procol Harum - A White Shade Of Pale 3. Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower 4. The Doors - Light My Fire 5. Jefferson Airplance - White Rabbit 6. The Who - I Can See For Miles 7. Keith West - Excerpt From A Teenage Opera 8. Cream - Tales Of Brave Ulysses 9. The Monkees - Pleasant Valley Sunday 10. Dave Davies - Death Of A Clown 11. Love - You Set The Scene 12. The Moody Blues - Tuesday Afternoon 13. Pink Floyd - See Emily Play 14. George Martin - Theme One 15. Zombies - Time Of The Season 16. Pink Floyd - See Emily Play 17. The Nice - War and Peace 18. Small Faces - Itchycoo Park 19. Traffic - Paper Sun 20. The Move - Flowers In The Rain
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: February 10 2024 at 00:02
thanks PP
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 10 2024 at 07:04
Having looked through all of the excellent listings, I think yours is the best Now That's What I Call Prog compilation album of all, which is surely destined to be a million-seller, whereas my album will no doubt end up being sold for a knock-down price at a car boot sale.
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: February 10 2024 at 10:30
Riffing off your 20, I would add another 20 (and not looking at other folks' selections): The Doors - When the Music's Over Velvet Underground - Heroin Country Joe & The Fish - Section 43 Jimi Hendrix Experience - 3rd Stone from the Sun The Beatles - Within You Without You The Incredible String Band - The Mad Hatter's Song Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine Mothers of Invention - Duodenum Tim Buckley - Hallucinations Procol Harum - Repent Walpurgis Captain Beefheart - Trust Us (Take 9) 13th Floor Elevators - Slip Inside This House Ten Years After - I Can't Keep from Crying Sometimes Pearls Before Swine - I Shall Not Care Judy Collins - Albatross Buffalo Springfield - Broken Arrow Love - You Set the Scene The Moody Blues - The Evening (The Sunset/Twilight Time) Cream - Tales of Brave Ulysses The Beatles - I Am the Walrus Jefferson Airplane - Rejoyce ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: ProgExpo
Date Posted: February 10 2024 at 23:55
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The Beatles Stawberry Fields Forever The Beatles Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! The Who Rael (Pt.1 & Pt.2)Family Scene Through the Eye of a Lens Moody Blues Nights in White Satin Procol Harum Cerdes (Outside the Gates Of) Procol Harum Repent Walpurgis Traffic Dear Mr. Fantasy Cream Tales of Brave Ulysses The Beach Boys Heroes and Villains The Mothers of Invention Brown Shoes Don't Make It
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Posted By: Moyan
Date Posted: April 07 2024 at 08:54
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The Beatles "Strawberry Fields Forever" Family "Scene Through the Eye of a Lens" The Nice "Azrial (Angel of Death)" Procol Harum "Repent Walpurgis" Traffic "Hole in My Shoe" The Moody Blues "Nights in White Satin" Manfred Mann "Sweet Pea" The Incredible String Band "The Mad Hatter's Song" Pink Floyd "Interstellar Overdrive" Hansson & Karlsson "Tax Free" Le Stelle di Mario Schifano "Le Ultime Parole di Brandimante, dall'Orlando Furioso, Ospite Peter Hatman e Fine (da Ascoltarsi con TV accesa, Senza Volume)" Mladi Levi "Dervi i smrt" The Doors "The Crystal Ship" Jefferson Airplane "Comin' Back to Me" H. P. Lovecraft "The White Ship" Love "You Set the Scene" Tim Buckley "Carnival Song" Vanilla Fudge "Bang Bang" The Mothers of Invention "Invocation and Ritual Dance of the Young Pumpkin" Captain Beefheart "Electricity"
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 04 2024 at 04:06
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1967 was a very good year for music - almost as good as 1968. |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 04 2024 at 07:01
Hi, All of these were "hits" in the AM radio ... with one really bad issue ... the Doors' song that was played was a cut up version of the original ... which the Madison main FM station (the UW's at first!!!) made sure everyone knew about the long song, which got folks to dump the single and go get the album. I think someone joked that this was the day a number one song on the AM radio ended up 999th on the next day! JA's piece was huge ... though many folks really thought the lyrics were a bit off base ... many wondered if it was pro or against the drugs ... and even cynical at that! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: RockHound
Date Posted: May 04 2024 at 21:47
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Zappa-all of Absolutely Free Beatles- I Am The Walrus Doors-The End
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Posted By: Onslow
Date Posted: May 05 2024 at 06:41
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Pathetic. Most of these submissions are not released in '67 and others are not inherently prog. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 05 2024 at 10:54
Well, I guess it would take a Wallace the Prog-level Knobby Pwog Master to know. Thought this time around you might try to be more affable, but you couldn't Keep Up Appearances for long at all.
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