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Topic: British
Posted By: ken4musiq
Subject: British
Date Posted: January 25 2006 at 02:19
| Are their any Brits in the forum who were into Brit prog in it s hey day, c. 1968-1975? |
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Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: January 25 2006 at 03:59
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Yep, about '74 I started to get these strange urges to listen to prog at the tender age of 13 ------------- Proud to be an un-banned member since 2005 |
ken4musiq wrote:
Posted By: jonirob
Date Posted: January 25 2006 at 05:09
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Me too, got into prog when I saw Pink Floyd at Blackpool Empire Ballroom in Feb. 1967. ------------- 
Red Prog |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: January 25 2006 at 06:43
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My first prog gig was Genesis at Stafford Bingley Hall in 1976, when I was 14. I had been listening to prog (and much else besides) for a couple of years by then. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: January 25 2006 at 08:01
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Just about - I bought Genesis Live when it first came out. I also got into ELP and Yes around then, but didn't discover a lot of the other bands (Tull, Gentle Giant, VdGG etc) until much later. I wasn't old enough to go to gigs then but I did see Genesis in 1976 (with Collins). I have 2 older sisters who used to go and see Caravan at Ewell Tech (supporting Black Sabbath, no less). |
Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: January 25 2006 at 10:02
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I'm impressed. Was your cleavage as well developed back then or have you had it surgically enhanced more recently ------------- Proud to be an un-banned member since 2005 |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: January 25 2006 at 12:42
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Selling it on vinyl as Saturday job in a home counties branch of W H Smith from 1966 until 1971; responsible for introducing the Progressive Music section in the shop in 1967. Getting to see a lot of the British blues boom bands - many forgotten, e.g. anybody remember Spirit Of John Morgan, Timebox - during this period at Toby Jug Tolworth (also saw PG's Fleetwood Mac with John Mayall as guest for half a crown, both LZ & KC on their separate first UK tours, Jeff Beck with a now an allstar line-up, Edgar Broughton, Chicken Shack, etc. etc.), Kingston Poly (Yes, Quintessence but curse myself for not seeing Cream for half a crown), RAH (saw Soft Machine's pop proms, Deep Purple, Chicago, etc.) but at the time also got to see a performance at the Royal Festival Hall of Carmina Burana* before Carl Orff's choral work took off in the UK.
In passing, anybody come across the former Doors' Ray Mazerak's (sp) rock interpretation of Carmina Burana, a real stinker. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: January 25 2006 at 15:23
You lucky b***er Mr Heath. I know the Toby Jug well, but only for a quick pint after a spot of ten pin bowling. If I remember correctly, Jethro Tull, Free and Led Zeppelin all played there. Also I believe Genesis played at Kingston Poly. Sadly all before my time. |