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ON 45
ENO - The Lion Sleeps Tonight/Seven Deadly Finns Was Trash Records (USA?) WR 101 stVG++/NM 15
(Bootleg 45 with two non-lp sides that didn't get released in USA. TLST is an "Another Green
World" outtake, and SDF is a tweaked guitar-rocker, as though Eno had done his Roxy "treatments" to Cheap Trick.)
FACTORY - End Of Night/ Cobra (FRA) COB 47001 @VG++/@VG++ 10
(1977. Proggish mainstream rock, keyboard-led, with strong, VERY David Gilmour sounding guitar
leads. Flip's more heavy/boogie in nature, with a clean, glossy production that weakens it.)
MEDUSA CYCLONE EP Third Gear Rec.s (no #) NM/NM 6
(1997, Michigan. LTD: 1000. Freakout-psych/spacemoo that occasionally comes back to earth from
planet of the krautrockers to play an atmospheric, shoegaze-y, flowerpsych SONG. But not often.
Very cool.)
RE-DUO (CHRIS CUTLER/FRED FRITH) - Limoges I/II Re (UK) no # NM/NM 10
(Recorded live in 1979, issued in 1983. There was a mail-order-only clear vinyl pressing of 250
copies, and there is this second pressing, which is on black vinyl. Guitar/percussion free-
improv, it is pretty damn noisy. On b-side, they add a piano and get into a This Heat kinda
groove.)
SCENIC/LANTERNA - Live Recordings (2x7") Independent Project Records IP 058 NM/NEW 6
(Scenic are ex-Savage Republic, Lanterna is from Illinois. Live recordings from 1996 tour. Both
bands have the 'imaginary soundtracks' thing happening, and BOTH of them, on this record, remind
me a powerful lot of Popol Vuh. Maybe it's just me. LTD 1500.)
ON LP
AIRBRIDGE - Paradise Moves Carve Up (UK) CU3 NM/NM 20
(1982. Dramatic and stylish early-seventies style prog in the pastoral/melodic mode, infrequent
eighties-rock touches (one song, I think). Some similarity to Genesis and bands of that ilk,
but not blatantly derivative. Majestic, soaring instro passages & lead guitar work, nice mel-
odic sense.)
AMBROS/TAUCHEN/PROKOPETZ - Der Watzmann Ruft Bellophon (GER) BLPS 3301 VG+/@VG++ 15
(1974 German oddity: 'rock opera' consisting of long stretches of spoken dialogue, punctuated
with songs. Half the music is symphonic prog, somewhat spare and dry in texture but dignified
and seductive... and half is a sophisticated, well-played version of beat pop, sometimes boogie-
ish and sometimes tending toward oompah.)
RON ANDERSON - Fever Dream Tragic Mule TR 520816 NM/NM 15
(1987. Guitar/synth guy + reed section + female vocalist. Out sound in a chamber-prog/post RIO
mode. A lot of bands in this style race from one idea to the next one so fast that nothing has
a chance to sink in; these guys take their time and explore each idea thoroughly before moving
on. Record is 15 years old already, and it's could easily be a major prog rarity one of these
days. GOOD one. Oh, Ron used to play with noise-new-york band RAT AT RAT R.)
ANGE - Caricatures Phillips (FRA) 6325 181 VG++/VG++ 20
(1972, first LP. Not yet completely immersed in the symphonic/pastoral style; this'n has a lot
in common with heavy psych a la Deep Purple -- powerhouse organ riffing, burning guitar-leads
in a powerpsych mode... plus lots of experimental trippy bits. Far and away my favorite of
their records because IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE GENESIS.)
ANGE - Au-Dela Du Delire Philips (FRA) 9101 004 NM--/NM-- 20
(1974. Darn those pastoral-prog cliches! Darn that ol dumb ol Genesis! A hasty first listen
showed this one to be more predictable and more in the familiar medievalist/pastoral style
than their first record, but they do still have some unique things oftheir own going on. At
the very least, it's better than 95% of the other Foxtrot clones out there. Strong record in
spite of (itself). With insert. On the other hand, reviewers at Gnosis say this is their best
album, so fuck me, what do I know?)
ANGE - Emile Jacotey Philips (FRA) 9101 012 stVG++/stVG++ 20
(1975, Side one alternates between symphonic-prog and heavy-guitar-rock, with only a few short
passages that show much personality at all. Side two is a good deal more interesting.)
ANGE - Tome VI (2LP) Philips (FRA) 6641 715 VG++/NM/NM 25
(1976, live album. Prog/proglite with the power-chord dynamism of arena-rock. Lots of pomp/
symphonic-prog highlights, and one ferocious guitar-rocker on side three.)
ANOTHER ROADSIDE ATTRACTION - S/T ARA (CAN) no # VG++/VG++ 65
(1979. Mundane AOR songwriting with uber-flashy dual-keyboard symphonic-prog style solo
twiddling. Sorta like when Rick Wakeman guested on that Kansas album, you remember that?)
ARK ANGEL - S/T Joyeuse Garde JGR 001 stVG++/NM-- 60
(1980, Texas. Christian prog, produced by JIMMY HOTZ. A-side is UK-ish pastoral/medievalist
lyricism, B-side more electrified, dynamic, exciting. Hard-rock moves, lead guitar, fuzz...
With insert.)
HECTOR AVONDO - S/T CBS (ARG) 20417 NM-/NM- 20
(1983. Chamberpop? Folk-prog? It's got electric guitar sometimes and drums sometimes, but
rock & roll is 2000 miles away. Remotely like John Martyn, Richard Thompson, etc...)
BABE RUTH - Amar Caballero Harvest (UK) SHUL 812 NM--/NM-- 20
(1974. Strange mix ... schitzy even... of fusion/funk and delicate, semi-acoustic pastoral prog.
Flutes, violins, f. vocals, lots of acoustic guitar, spanish & afro-caribbean touches... and
then back to the funky stuff.)
BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST - Everyone Is Everybody Else Polydor (UK) ACB 00216 stVG+/stVG++ 7
- Time Honored Ghosts ('75) Polydor (UK) 2383 361 VG++/VG+ 6
- Octoberon ('76) Polydor (UK) 2442 144 VG++/VG++ 7
PETE BARDENS - Seen One Earth Cinema (Capitol) ST 12555 stVG++/NM 5
(1987. Artful, flowing keyboard-led instro.s from the heart of the prog-ist mainstream.)
DAVID BEDFORD - Instructions For Angels Virgin (UK) V2090 NM/NM 15
(1977 symphonic-prog, 40-minute theme & variations suite for orchestra + keyboards + keyboards +
keyboards + keyboards. Mike Oldfield solos at length on one track. Analog synth sound dates it
some, but good for people who dig the baroque/classical-flavored & early-music/celtic-influences
style of prog, you know what I'm sayin'?)
FRANCOIS BERANGER - Le Monde Bouge Escargot (FRA) ESC 323 VG+/NM-- 7
(1974. Seventies-styled wah-wah AOR/rock-pop that occasionally takes on some pomp/prog moves. J
P ALARCEN on guitar. Sung in french, has insert.)
PETER BLEGVAD - The Naked Shakespeare Virgin (GER) 205 751-320 VG++/NM- 10
(1983. Andy Partridge, Anton Fier, David Lord as sidemen, oh yeah, also John Greaves. Slapp
Happy guy lightens up, goes kinda dark-wave-sorta. Hollow early-80's sound, lotta syndrums
and keys. Rather like the poppiest/dullest Phil Manzanera albums... but interesting lyrics
all-throughout, and a couple of the songs are weird enough to rate higher.)
BLITZOIDS - Stealing From Helpless Children Mook (USA) 004 VG++/@VG++ 12
(1987, Chicago band. Playful Zappa/RIO stuff, like a slightly weirder/punkier Rascal
Reporters. Maybe some vague connection to post-rock TORTOISE kinda bands.)
BONFIRE - Bonfire Goes Bananas EMI (HOLL) EMI 50062-25163 VG+/NM- 30
(1975. Dutch or Belgian band, symphonic-prog leaning heavily toward fusion with lots of guitar-
hero bluesy/rockandroll leads. Guitarist really goes nuts in places -- at his best he sounds
like Robert Fripp playing "I Heard Her Call My Name". Side two's pretty low-key.)
BRAND X - Unorthodox Behaviour Passport PPSD 98019 VG+/VG++ 4
(W/insert.)
BUSKER - Impressions Of A City Pro Music Ltd. no # VG+/VG++ 60
(1979, Canadian band? Multi-keyboards rock-band duo (plus guests) switch between weakly bluesy
hard-rock/prog and Rick Wakeman worship with 'classical' moves. Has insert.)
JOE BYRD - Yankee Transcendoodle Takoma (USA) C-1051 stVG++/NM- 25
(1976 oddity by ex-United States Of America/Joe Byrd & Field Hippies guy. Multi-synth versions
of trad American music; marches and anthems and Quaker hymns & George M Cohan, etc... Style &
technique are in the Tomita zone, quirkiness and listenability "vibe" equivalent to Bruce
Haack, for me. I can't imagine ever listening to this again.)
CANO - Au Nord Du Notre Vie('77) A&M (CAN) SP 9028 @VG+/stVG 3
CENTIPEDE - Septober Energy (2LP) RCA (USA) CPL2-5042 @VG+/VG++/NM 50
(1971. Experimental big-band led by Keith Tippett, 50+ players in combinations of 3-4-5-6 or
full ensemble. TOO ambitious, TOO diverse -- goes from high-energy screaming reed jabber to
drone-y bits to funk-fusion... proggy-sounding bits with wordless vocals... Definitely would
require repeated listening to map it out, but much of it is very very interesting, yes. Ref-
erence point: Escalator Over The Hill. RW, as usual for this one.)
JEAN-LUC CHEVALIER - S/T Cryonic (FRA) MAD 3013 NM/NM 20
(1985. Former bass-player for Magma does low-key Euro-fusion. ECM textures, sprung-rhythm
oddness... it's all in 13/8 and there's a lot of ingenuity being exercised, but it's not
very dramatic in other respects. Some interesting guitar-work, though, and some occasional
free-blowing bits. Dude, where's my zeuhl?)
BARRY CLEVELAND - Mythos Audion (USA) SYN 101 NM--/NM 10
(1986, features two members of EMERALD WEB. Synth & acoustic instrument spaciness, delicate &
inventive. Twenty-minute track on side two.)
CRUCIS - Los Delirios Del Mariscal RCA (ARG) AVS-4413 stVG+/VG- 20
(1976. Four long tracks, multi-keyboard symphonic prog that for once (thank Gog) doesn't sound
like identikit "symphonic" cliches. Maybe a little like Crimson, though. I didn't think I was
ever gonna like a symphonic-prog record ever again, but... well... here we are. Fucking CRUCIS,
man! PS: Amazing lead guitar. Looks super-scrubbed, plays mostly-okay ... except the two quiet
passages on the record are buried in noise.)
DEROME/LUSSIER - Soyez Vigilants... Restez Vivants!
Ambiances Magnetiques (CAN) 005 stVG++/NM- 15
(1985-86, Montreal. Free-music duo working in a structured context; soundtrack and multimedia
pieces with a proggy art/song flavor. Some of it's unclassifiable, some of it goes in a Zappa/
RIO lotta-notes/weird-time-signatures/hyperactive bag. Has insert.)
DEROME/LUSSIER - Le Retour Des Granules Ambiances Magnetiques (CAN) 006 VG++/NM 15
(1987. As above, sometimes silly-playful-frivolous in a way the first one wasn't. Has insert.)
DRONA PARVA/ULTRASOUND - Songs Fm. Entopic Garden Vol. 1 Timelag Records 001 NEW 35
(Volume One of a series paying homage to POPOL VUH. DRONA PARVA is a 1999 one-man project. Nemo
Bidstrup. Hammond organ, oscillators, analog synth. ULTRASOUND are a four piece from Texas,
1995/96. Longish neo-romantic piece mostly for piano and viola, then a shorter bit of ambient
guitar sound. Audiophile pressing, 180 gram vinyl. LTD: 800.)
EARTHSTAR - French Skyline Sky (GER) 031 VG++/VG++ 9
(1979. Two side-long suites of synthesizer and processed acoustic instruments. Side one is
atmospheric and droney, side 2 has more actual musical content. Reminds me of some of the
better VANGELIS albums... but not of the very best ones.)
EARWAX CONTROL - S/T Depot (USA) 005 NM/NM- 12
(1984. PAUL WERTICO/perc, JEFF CZECH/gtr & bass, GORDON JAMES/kbds. Playful, haphazard & silly
jazz-flavored and not-jazz-flavored prog, feels like an early-seventies Robert Wyatt record.)
THE EDGE - The Captive (strk) Virgin (UK) V 2401 NM/NM-- 10
(1986, film soundtrack by U2's guitar-feller. Diverse blend of electronica and acoustic
instruments, often quite atmospheric. Textures tend toward the ambient and the chamber
music-y. Guest appearance by SINEAD OCONNOR. Never issued in USA.)
EKSEPTION - 00.04 Phillips (UK) 6423019 NM-/NM 15
(1970. Well-known Dutch band; multi-keyboard jazz-fusion and classical-fusion, about 50/50.)
E Q ZAK - Premonition Of Reality EQZ EQZ 1 VG++/NM 22
(1988, New Jersey. Drifting pastoral/trance space music by guitar/synth/synth/vocals duo. Side
two is their Dune Trilogy suite... set your controls for the heart of the mellotron. Wonderful
acid-casualty cover art, too, coolest fetus I've seen all day.)
ESPERANTO - Danse Macabre A&M (USA) 3648 VG+/VG+ 15
(1974, WLP. Band originally known as Esperanto Rock Orchestra; I've forgotten whatever I once
knew about them. Mostly violin & keyboard, tense Bartok-y RIO-textured weirdness, occasional
soundtracky bits where their taste lapses into pastoral-prog bozo cliche. Produced by Pete
Sinfield. COH)
FAUSTO - O Despertar Dos Alquimistas CBS (PORT) 26486 NM--/NM 25
(1985. Unknown and unique prog band from Portugal. Very good 12 minute symphonic-prog epic,
imitative of 19th century classical, nice 6 minute raga imitation... and the rest of the
album is brilliantly executed AFROPOP, with sharp rhythms, captivating hooks... all sung
in Portuguese. File under 'go figure.')
GANDALF - More Than Just A Seagull Seagull Music (AUSTRIA) 04 1252 VG++/NM-- 12
(1983. Slowly evolving electroacoustic ambient/drone; musique concrete, synth, acoustic &
electric guitars... multi-instrumentalist one-man-show with a wide variety of instruments
on hand. No vocals.)
MICHAEL GARRISON - In The Regions Of Sunreturn Windspell WS 112856 VG++/NM-- 12
(1979, Oregon. Kraut-lovin' basement multi-keyboards one-man-band. Arp/Moog/sequencers.
Songwriting a bit basic, but nice spacy atmosphere and texture.)
GOLDEN AVATAR - Change Of Heart Sudarshan SD 1 VG+/VG+ 3
JERRY GOODMAN - Ariel Private (USA) 2013-1-P VG++/NM 8
(1986. Majestic symphonic-prog instro.s by ex FLOCK guy. Heavy on the keyboards, occasional
guitar leads and violin add emotional depth.)
GWENDAL - S/T CBS (SPA) S 82064 VG++/@VG++ 20
(1978, Swirling, trippy prog-rock version of French trad-folk, jigs & reels and whatnot -- all
instro. Alan Stivell connection of some kind? At the end of side two, they drop the trad stuff
and go all-out proggy. It's folk-psych-trippy and challenging and odd and different. For 8
minutes.)
DANIEL HAAS & YVES HASSELMANN - Couleurs Du Temps Crypto (FRA) ZAL 6468 NM-/NM 60
(1978. Ex-Ange and ex-Travelling (yeah, me neither) get together for an acoustic guitar and
archaic keyboards "symphonic" fest. Not very advanced in composition or playing, but it has
its moments -- nice trance-out drifter at the end of side two.)
STEVE HACKETT - Cured Epic ARE 7632 promo stamp NM-/NM-- 3
PETER HAMMILL - The Future Now Charisma CALI-2202 WLP VG+/NM- 6
HARMLESS - Deliver Us From Evil Hell Yeah Rec.s HELLO2-1 NM/NM 6
(1991 or so, SF, CA I think. Out jazz, lounge music, sarcastic lyrics, chamber orchestra...
Zappa comparisons are unavoidable, but it also reminded me of 'Le Marteau Sans Maitre' and
'John Gavanti'.)
HARMONIUM - S/T Celebration (CAN) CAL 1893 VG++/NM-- 25
(1974. Pastoral, hippie art-music by a mostly-acoustic trio. Laid-back, melodic, occasion-
ally a little jazzy... they don't make a point of showing off their chops, but they sure
can play. Folk-psych sweetness and sunshine. Sung in French. With insert.)
STEVE HILLAGE - Motivation Radio
Atlantic SD 19144 VG++/VG+ 3 ON HOLD
(Sawm.)
HORN - On The People's Side Special (CAN) 9230-1028 stVG++/NM 200
(1972. 65% prog, Canterbury style -- light, whimsical, jazzy, like Hatfield And The North.
Hugely inventive and imaginative. 35% rural-rock/funky movement/message rock, straight-up
good-timey communal hippie vibes for the brothers and sisters. Odd combination, wot?
Small label, very rare. COH. You can hear some HERE :
http://dustedbeats.com/records/hornonthepeople.mp3 and HERE :
http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/18348 )
HORSLIPS - Book Of Invasions DJM Records DJLPA 10 VG+/stVG 3
- Short Stories, Tall Tales Mercury (UK) 91000 soc wol stVG+/NM- 5
JAMES NEWTON HOWARD - S/T Kama Sutra (USA) KSBS 2602 VG++/NM 20
(1974.All-instro 'symphonic prog" one-man keyboard granfalloon --acoustic piano and mellotron.
Total one-man-show,and pretty sophisticated. Guy now does Hollywood soundtracks.)
DAVID HYKES/HARMONIC CHOIR - Hearing Solar Winds Ocora (FRA) 558607 NM--/NM-- 10
(1980-83, French group of five throat singers make an astonishing, cosmic space-drone that
doesn't sound remotely like human voices. Ethereal and deep.)
KAVERET - Poogy Tales Hed-Arzi (ISR) 14376 VG++/VG++ 20
(1973. AOR pop-rock with some prog mannerisms, lots of advanced and very technical keyboard
tickling. Kinda reminds me of Wigwam. Or Water.)
KAYAK - Starlight Dancer Janus Rec.s JSX 7034 VG/VG 2
KRAAN - Wiederhoren
Harvest (GER) 064-32 110 NM-/NM 15 ON HOLD
(1977. Kinetic, thin-sounding rock/funk with soaring and swirling guitar and synthesizer solos,
lots of nervous rhythmic energy. Different and good.)
DAGMAR KRAUSE - Supply And Demand Hannibal (USA?) HNBL 1317 NM/VG++ 12
(1986, songs by Brecht/Weill and Brecht/Eisler, most sung in english. 12 piece "theatre
orchestra", straight cabaret-styling. Only instro. name I recognize is Richard Thompson.
How Weimar can you get?)
NED LAGIN - Seastones Round (USA) RX 106 (QUAD) stVG++/NM 40
(1975, WLP. Deep-space electro-acoustic, very different from the kraut space/trance electronics
of the time... synths, keyboards, computers, plus processed & unrecognizable input by San
Francisco all-stars, incl. Phil Lesh, Jerry Garcia, Grace Slick, Spencer Dryden & David
Crosby.)
BENJAMIN LEW/STEVEN BROWN - Douzieme Journee Crammed Discs (BEL) CRAM 020 VG/VG++ 6
(Movie-soundtrack material, mostly very tranquil and ambient, but they're not afraid of
dissonance, out-there-ness and emphatic rhythms. Sleeve shows considerable wear at edges,
disc has a few light marks.)
(library) - Alternatives Music De Wolfe DWLP 3219 stVG+/VG++ 20
(1971, small-ensemble mood/soundtrack stuff, "woodwinds, keyboard and guitar". all material
credited to composers A Parker/A Hawkshaw.)
MAGIC CARPATHIANS - Euscorpius Carpathicus Obuh (POL) V-22 NM/SS 35
(2003, Polish band... Richly rewarding ambient-industrial/neo-kraut-rock drone-prog. Guitar and
bass pick out echoey, repetitive two and three-note patterns while clarinet and synthesizer
hold a dialogue that sounds like whalesong. Beautifully realized, executed with so much depth
and warmth... out of really simple materials they make something almost infinite. Numbered/LTD:
350 copies. EXCITING FLASH UPDATE -- They played at Terrastock!)
PHIL MANZANERA - Diamond Head Atco (USA) SD 36-113 VG++/NM-- 4
(1975, UK-prog all-stars, just like the 801 sessions. The most delightful moments are the very
Eno-esque "Big Day" and "Miss Shapiro". Dalai lama llama puss puss...)
JASUN MARTZ/NEOTERIC ORCHESTRA - The Pillory Neoteric Music NEO 61853 VG+/VG++ 12
(1981, California private issue featuring RUTH UNDERWOOD and EDDIE JOBSON. Forty minute piece on
two sides of record, vertical layers of almost motionless droning orchestral sound, like a more
harmonious Ligeti or Penderecki.)
LE MATCH - Legendes Trans-Canada International TSF-14701 VG++/NM- 35
(1974, Canadian folk-prog. Equal parts Quebecois fiddle-music and UK-style, keyboard-based
time-signature prog. A bit tougher and heavier in texture than similar Can. bands.)
MOTOR TOTEMIST GUILD - Contact With Veils Rotary Totem RT 05 stVG+/VG++ 12
(1986. Mostly-instrumental chamber-prog/RIO wwith a full set of high-modernist orchestral
music moves. Sometimes abrasive, sometimes warm and melodic...)
MICHEL MOULINIE - Chrysalide
Crypto (FRA) ZAL 6441 NM-/NM 25 ON HOLD
(1978? Lushly attractive pastoral-prog one man show; electric & acoustic guitars, violin,
synths...)
NEURONIUM - Chromium Echoes Solaris (SPAIN) SOL 8201 NM/NM 20
(1982.Three long tracks by Spanish duo in the soundtracky Vangelis/Tangerine Dream mode.)
TOM NEWMAN - Faerie Symphony Decca (UK) TXS 123 @NM--/@VG++ 80
(1977. Basically instrumental (choral effects) flute & mellotron concept album about... um...
faerieland. The trad-gaelic version, y'know. Exactly the kind ofprog some people scoff most
heartily at. Ex-JULY, Mike Oldfield participation, seen as high as 180.00 USD.)
JAMES NEWTON - Axum ECM 1-1214 NM/NM 6
(1981. Overtly neo-romantic solo action on flute & bass flute, all artfully overdubbed in layer
upon layer to give you that lush cloud of melodic sound.)
NICK NACK - Albion Rot (USA) RR33-24 stVG++/NM- 25
(1982, NY state. Female-vocal hard-prog, combines fusion-y bits with early-70's-sound heavy
guitar-rock. Lots of synth, plenty of bluesy/psychy guitar leads.)
NOVALIS - Flossenengel Ahorn (GER) 6.23980 stVG++/NM 10
(1979. Rich & full-sounding, dramatic symphonic-prog with lots of majestic guitar leads.)
OST - Aile De Honneamise (2LP) Midi (JPN) 3003 NM--/NM/NM 15
(1987. Appears to be the complete movie, all 80+ minutes; musical interludes alternate with
long stretches of dialogue. CD version (probably OOP) was only 38 minutes long... Music com-
posed and performed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Koji Ueno, Yuji Nomi & Haruo Kubota, under the dir-
ection of Ryuichi Sakamoto; MIDI-based minimal-synth with other sounds mixed in when approp-
riate -- brass band, traditional music, rock and roll, etc. Insert but no obi.)
PANTA REI - Listen To The Wind SJ 1099 NM--/NM-- 8
(1983. Group leader is ERIK LUNDMARK. Sidemen:GREG BADALATO, DAVID BRYANT, WILLARD WRIGHT, JOHAN
KUNTBERG. Electric jazz, with some spacy prog-rock/new-agey textures.)
PENGUIN CAFE ORCHESTRA - Broadcasting From Home Editions EG (UK) EGED 38 NM--/NM- 20
(1984, orig. UK pressing. Chamber-prog, melodic electro-acoustic minimalism with a bit of a
cabaret feel, folksy/chanson type instrumentation.)
GLENN PHILIPS BAND - Razor Pocket Snow Star (USA) SS8 stVG++/stVG++ 10
(1982. Melodic AOR-prog; song-structures & production are very mainstream/80's-rock, but there's
lots of creative, moody/trippy guitar soloing. Imagine Robert Fripp sitting in with Steve Mill-
er Band. Now imagine that being GOOD.)
PINK FLOYD - Ummagumma (2LP) Harvest (ISR) SHDW 2 @VG++/stVG+/VG++ 40
(Israeli 1st-press with red Harvest label, 1st-version cover, with Gigi soundtrack.)
POPOL VUH - Letzte Tag - Letzte Nacht United Artists (GER) UAS 29 916 IT VG+/VG++ 50
(1976. More blatantly guitar-oriented than more of their stuff, a bit more rockandroll-sound-
ing... but all the classic easternized textural and structural elements are still in place.)
RACHEL'S - The Sea And The Bells (2LP) Quarterstick Qs 38 stVG++/stVG++/NM-- 12
(1996. Rock band mutates into chamber orchestra, playing conservative soundtrack-y stuff,
occasionally enlivened by modest post-Romantic experimentation and the stray drone track.
With thick booklet.)
RAGNAROK - S/T Silence (SWE) SRS 4033 VG+/VG++ 15
(1977, luscious all-instro pastoral-prog, mostly acoustic. Fine listening and fabulous for
napping to.)
RAMSES - La Leyla Annuit Coeptis (US) AC-1002 @VG++/VG++ 12
(German band.Metallish prog or proggy metal.)
REFUGEE - S/T Charisma (UK) CAS 1087 stVG+/@VG+ 3
(1974. Keyboard-led prog-rock power-trio, is essentially The Nice with Patrick Moraz in place of
Keith Emerson. When they do heavy, bombastic transcriptions of classical music, they SOUND like
Nice or ELP, but most of the time they go off and do their own thing with notable originality
and flair, hardly any proggist cliches in evidence.)
ROBOTOBIBOK - Nawyki Przyrody Obuh (POL) V-25 NM/NM 30
OR NM/SS 35
(2005, Fusion elements grafted onto a keyboard-heavy trance/space-prog structure. Intense, jazz-
based drummer and some decent out-thinking saxophone. Vocals on three tracks, overall sound a
bit like late CAN. #d/Ltd: 500.)
ROUSSEAU - Square The Circle Musea (FRA) FGBG 2017 NM/NM 10
(1986. French band, 3rd album. 2nd pressing? Melodic, baroque-tinged... like CAMEL, maybe...)
SCENIC - Acquatica (2LP) Independent Project Recordings IP 055 NEW 14
(1996. Soundtracks without movies. It's true, they really DO sound like Ennio Morricone. With
poster and bonus flexi-disc. LTD: 1600 copies.) TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK
KLAUS SCHULZE - Mirage Brain (GER) 60.040 VG++/NM 8
(1977, orange-label Brain. Two side-long tracks of spacy synthesizer ambience. But you already
knew that.)
SFINX - Zalmoxe Electrecord (ROM) ST EDE 04237 VG++/VG++ 40
(1979. Symphonic prog from Romania; many new twists on the old formula.)
YASUAKI SHIMIZU - Music For Commercials Crammed/Made To Measure (BEL) MTM 12 VG++/VG++ 8
(1987. 24 short pieces of music written for... commercials. Attractive blend of eastern sounds,
western orchestral instruments and synthesizer. Hits the same 'exotica-for-smart-people' place
as the best Vangelis records.)
SOFT MACHINE - 4 Columbia C 30754 stVG++/NM- 5
(1971, but this is late-70's reissue. Hopper/Ratledge/Dean, straight-up electrified Eurojazz.
First record after Robert Wyatt left.)
STOLYN HOURS - Scattered Winds
Red Dog RD 0919 NM/NM 10 ON HOLD
(1987, PA college band. Packaging is noooo waaaaave, music is more AOR/pomp-prog, sounds like
Kansas.)
TANGERINE DREAM - Le Parc Relativity EMC 8043 NM-/VG 2
LE TEMPS - Ailleur Avec Le Temps Celebration (CAN) CEL 194 VG++/NM- 20
(1977. Soothing, enjoyable blend of folk-psych and pastoral prog. Doesn't "SOUND LIKE" early
Harmonium, but they do the same general sort of thing.)
TRIUMVIRAT - Old Loves Die Hard EMI Electrola (GER) IC 062-29 622 @VG++/NM 12
(1976. Keyboard-led symph-prog/AOR. Synths and instro textures are solidly symphonic, and quite
attractive... but songwriting is kinda butt-rock... till they pull out all the stops for a
high-drama ten-minute ELP-o-rama on side two.)
VANGELIS - Ignacio (strk/'77) Egg (FRA) BA-215 VG++/@NM- 12
VIDEO AVENTURES - Musiques Pour Garcon Et Filles (10" LP) Recommended (UK) 8.7 VG++/NM- 20
(1979. Gilbert Artman, post-LARD FREE -- Drily whimsical tinkertoy-mood minimal-synth/RIO, def-
initely more UK-80's style than Euro-70's. Cover of Telstar stands out, and a longish avant-
classical styled track on side two. Reminded me of Pascal Comelade. Read somewhere on line
that this was LTD: 2500.)
LITO VITALE CUARTETO - La Senda Infinita Ciclo 3 (ARG) CPP 034 NM-/VG++ 10
(1989. Luscious multi-keyboard new-age/symphonic-prog. Probably a bit over-ripe, but seductive
nonetheless.)
WETTON/MANZANERA - S/T Geffen GHS 2414 VG+/VG+ 3
WONDEUR BRASS - Ravir WB (CAN) 21385 VG++/NM 25
(1985, all-female RIO from Quebec. Angular & spiky but very coherent, lotta horns. A bit simpler
than the Art Bears, but approximately as interesting. Distinct Kurt Weill/cabaret damage.)
Some interesting and informative sites that link to this here kinda music here:
Gibralter Prog. Encyclopedia
Borderline Books Discography-info and descriptions of hundreds of
obscure psych/prog bands. Strongest on US and UK artists.
"Underground Sound Archives" Another good source for info on
private issue psych, prog & etc.
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