Happy The Man - Happy The Man

From USA
Eclectic Progressive Rock
Happy The Man - Happy The Man 1977
Tracks.
1. Starborne (4:22) 
2. Stumpy Meets the Firecracker in Stencil Forest (4:16) 
3. Upon the Rainbow (Befrost) (4:42) 
4. Mr. Mirror's Reflection on Dreams (8:54) 
5. Carousel (4:06) 
6. Knee Bitten Nymphs in Limbo (5:22) 
7. On Time as a Helix of Precious Laughs (5:22) 
8. Hidden Moods (3:41) 
9. New York Dream Suite (8:32)

Total Time: 49:30
Musicians
- Stanley Whitaker / six and twelve string guitars, vocals 
- Kit Watkins / mini-moog, acoustic piano, Fender rhodes, A.R.P., Hammond organ, Hohner clavinet, flute, marimba 
- Frank Wyatt / sax, flute, piano, keyboards, vocals 
- Rick Kennell / bass 
- Mike Beck / drums

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Atila - Reviure

From Spain
Symphonic Progressive Rock
Atila - Reviure 1977 
Tracks.
1. Reviure (9:56)
2. Somni (9:34)
3. Atila (11:56)
4. Al Mati (7:14) 

Total Time: 38:40
Musicians
- Eduardo Alvarez / guitar
- Juan Puñet / drums
- Jean P. Gomez / bass 
- Benet Nogur / keyboards 

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Atmosphera - Lady of Shalott

From Israel
Symphonic Progressive Rock
Atmosphera - Lady of Shalott 1977
Tracks.
A.
1. Lady of Shalott (16:24)
2. Cuckoo (Love's Labour's Lost) (16:47)
3. Tomorrow (10:47)
4. Love Is waiting for a Lover (7:58)
5. Cuckoo - Alternate Version (16:25)
B. 
1. VCD (video-cd) Track (20:47)
a) Lady of Shalott (Videoclip) (1977)
b) Me El-ma
c) MIO Catalog
2. Announcement (Shaul Grossberg, Bet Lessin) (0:36)
3. Tomorrow - Live at Beit Lessin (11:00)
4. Lady of Shalott - Live at Galei-Tzahal (12:41)
5. Catharsis (Istopy) (7:46)
6. Nightmare (Me El-Ma) (6:31)
7. Toridtagitar (Me El-Ma) (5:22)
8. The Children Dance (Me El-Ma) (8:59)
Total Time: 142:02 

Musicians
- Efrayim Barak / vocals
- Moti Fonseka /guitar
- Alon Nadel / bass
- Yuval Rivlin / keyboards
- Ami Lipner (later re-named himself to Mi El-Ma) / drums

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Shylock - Gialorgues

From France
Symphonic Progressive Rock 
Shylock - Gialorgues 1977
Tracks.
01. Le Quatrième (13:05)
02. Le Sixième (3:50)
03. Le Cinquième (18:54)
04. Pendule (3:02)
05. Sous une arche de pierre (6:26)
06. Prélude a l'éclipse (2:11)
07. La robe et le chat (1:48)
08. Pour le bal des pauvres (1:45)
Total Time 51:45

Musicians.
- André Fisichella / drums and percussion
- Frédéric l'Épée / guitars, bass
- Didier Lustig / keyboards 

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Artcane - Odyssee

From France
Eclectic Prog
Artcane - Odyssee (1977)
Tracks.
01. Odyssee (2.32)
02. Le Chant D'orphee (3.36)
03. Novembre (9.42)
04. 25th Anniversaire (4.43)
05. Artcane I (16.21)
06. Nostalgie (4.52)
Total Time : 41.46

Musicians
- Daniel Locci / drums, percussion
- Jack Mlynski / guitars, vocals
- Stanislas Belloc / bass, vocals
- Alain Coupel / keyboards, synthesizers, vocals

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Rush - A Farewell To Kings

From Canada
Heavy Progressive Rock

Rush - A Farewell To Kings 1977

Tracks.

01. A Farewell To Kings (5:49) 

02. Xanadu (11:04) 

03. Closer To The Heart (2:51) 

04. Cinderella Man (4:19) 

05. Madrigal (2:33) 

06. Cygnus X-1 (10:21)

Total Time: 36:57

Musicians

- Geddy Lee / basses, bass pedals, mini moog synthesizer, acoustic guitar, vocals 

- Alex Lifeson / electric and acoustic guitars, classical guitar, bass pedals 

- Neil Peart / drums, orchestra bells, wind chimes, triangle, bell tree, vibra-slap, tubular bells, temple blocks

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Caravan - Better by Far

From in UK
Canterbury Scene
Caravan - Better by Far - 1977
Tracks.
01. Feelin' alright (3:30)
02. Behind you (5:08)
03. Better by far (3:30)
04. Silver strings (4:05)
05. The last unicorn (5:50)
06. Give me more (4:42)
07. Man in a car (6:12)
08. Let it shine (4:30)
09. Nightmare (6:26)
Total Time: 43:53
Musicians

- Richard Coughlan / drums, percussion
- Pye Hastings / vocals, guitars
- Dek Messecar / bass, backing vocals
- Geoff Richardson / viola, guitars, flute, sitar, mandolin, vocals
- Jan Schelhaas / keyboards, backing vocals
+ Vicki Brown / vocals (6)
- Fiona Hibbert / harp (7)
- Tony Visconti / recorders (5), electric double bass (7)

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Novalis - Brandung

From in Germany
Symphonic Progressive Rock
Novalis - Brandung 1977
Tracks.
01. Irgendwo, Irgendwahn (4:35)
02. Wenn nicht mehr zahlen und figuren (3:03)
03. Astralis (8:50)
04. Sonnenwende: (16:56)
a) Brandung (3:42) 
b) Feuer bricht in die Zeit (3:56)
c) Sonnenfinsternis (3:30)
d) Dämmerung (5:48)
Total Time: 33:24
Members.
- Hartwig Biereichel / drums, percussion
- Detlef Job / guitars, vocals
- Fred Mühlböck / vocals, acoustic guitar, flute
- Lutz Rahn / Hammond organ, clavinet, PPG-synth, Mellotron, acoustic & electric pianos, strings
- Heino Schünzel / bass, vocals

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Vangelis - Spiral

From in Greece
Prog Related
Vangelis - Spiral - 1977
Tracks.
01. Spiral (6:55)
02. Ballad (8:27)
03. Dervish D (5:21) *
04. To the unknown man (9:01)
05. 3+3 (9:43)
Total Time: 39:24
* Dervish D was inspired by the Dervish dancer who by this whirling realises the spiralling of the universe
- Vangelis / keyboards, multi instruments, arranger, producer, design, sleeve design
Godspeed!

SBB - Ze Słowem Biegnę Do Ciebie

From in Poland
Eclectic Progressive Rock
SBB - Ze Słowem Biegnę Do Ciebie - 1977
Tracks.
01. Ze słowem biegnę do ciebie (19:14)
02. Przed premierą (19:29)
Members.
- Józef Skrzek / bass, piano, moog, vocals
- Jerzy Piotrowski / percussion
- Antymos Apostolis / guitar
Godspeed!

Kansas - Point Of Know Return

From in USA

Symphonic Progressive Rock

Kansas - Point Of Know Return

Tracks.

01. Point of know return (3:11)
02. Paradox (3:49)
03. The spider (2:08)
04. Portrait (He knew) (4:32)
05. Closet chronicles (6:30)
06. Lightning hand (4:21)
07. Dust in the wind (3:26)
08. Sparks of the tempest (4:15)
09. Nobody's home (4:37)
10. Hopelessly human (7:10)
Total Time: 43:59

Members.

- Phil Ehart / drums, chimes, tympani, chain-driven gong, percussion
- Dave Hope / bass, autogyro
- Kerry Livgren / guitars, keyboards, percussion, whistling machine
- Robbie Steinhardt / vocals, cello, violin, viola
- Steve Walsh / vocals, keyboards, vibes, percussion
- Rich Williams / acoustic & electric guitars, bow pedal

Godspeed!

Van Der Graaf Generator - The Quiet Zone - The Pleasure Dome

This is VERY different from the last few VDGG albums due to a far different lineup. It tends to feel more like a Hammil solo disc at times. While I do miss the organ/sax interplay, the bands new sound (at least in studio) is still excellent, lots of violin (Graham Smith) and piano as its foundation, driven along by Guy Evan's ferocious drumming and Nic Potter's (returning one last time) thick fuzzy bass lines.

The real highlights are "Sphynx In The Face", "The Siren Song", "Last Frame", "The Wave and Cat's Eye / Yellow Fever (Running)". Hammil's lyrical imagery is nothing less than top-notch. 

A great swan song.  (Phil McKenna)

From in UK
Eclectic Progressive Rock
Van Der Graaf Generator - The Quiet Zone - The Pleasure Dome - 1977
Tracks.

01. Lizard Play (4:29)
02. The Habit of the Broken Heart (4:40)
03. The Siren Song (6:04)
04. Last Frame (6:13)
05. The Wave (3:14)
06. Cat's Eye / Yellow Fever (Running) (5:20)
07. The Sphinx in the Face (5:58)
08. Chemical World (6:10)
09. The Sphinx Returns (1:12)
Total time: 43:20
Bonus tracks on remaster (2005):
10. Door (3:28)
11. The Wave (instrumental) (3:03)
12. Ship of Fools (single version) (3:43)

Members.

- Graham Smith / violin, viola
- Nic Potter / bass
- Peter Hammill / vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Guy Evans / drums, percussion
Guset.
- David Jackson / saxes

Godspeed!

Weather Report - Heavy Weather

From in USA
Jazz Rock Fusion
Weather Report - Heavy Weather - 1977
Tracks
01. Birdland (5:57)
02. A Remark You Made (6:51)
03. Teen Town (2:51)
04. Harlequin (3:59)
05. Rumba Mama (2:11)
06. Palladium (4:46)
07. The Juggler (5:03)
08. Havona (6:01)
Total Time: 37:39Members.
- Alejandro Acuña / drums, congas, tom toms, handclaps
- Manolo Badrena / tambourine, vocals, congas, timbales, percussion
- Jaco Pastorius / bass, mandocello, vocals, drums, steel drums
- Wayne Shorter / soprano & tenor saxophones
- Joe Zawinul / Oberheim polyphonic synth, ARP 2600, acoustic piano, Rhodes electric piano, vocals, guitar, melodica, tabla

Godspeed!