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This is a timeline of artists, albums, and events in progressive rock and its subgenres. This article contains the timeline for the period 1970–1979.
Contents [ ]
1970 – 1971 – 1972 – 1973 – 1974 – 1975 – 1976 – 1977 – 1978 – 1979
1970 [ ]
Newly formed bands [ ]
Albums [ ]
Release Date
Artist
Album
Country
1 January 1970
Quill
Quill
US
3 January 1970
Syd Barrett
The Madcap Laughs
United Kingdom
23 January 1970
Family
A Song for Me
United Kingdom
1970 Jan
Aphrodite's Child
It's Five O'Clock
Greece
9 February 1970
The Mothers of Invention
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
US
1970 Feb
Van der Graaf Generator
The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other
United Kingdom
13 March 1970
Egg
Egg
United Kingdom
30 March 1970
Miles Davis
Bitches Brew
US
1970 Mar
Gong
Magick Brother
France
1970 Mar
Quarteto 1111
"Quarteto 1111"
Portugal
20 April 1970
Jethro Tull
Benefit
United Kingdom
1970 Apr
Amon Düül II
Yeti
Germany
15 May 1970
King Crimson
In the Wake of Poseidon
United Kingdom
25 May 1970
Jean-Luc Ponty
King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa
France
31 May 1970
Ahora Mazda
Ahora Mazda
Netherlands
5 June 1970
Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest
England
5 June 1970
Procol Harum
Home
England
6 June 1970
Soft Machine
Third
United Kingdom
1970 Jun
The Nice
Five Bridges
England
1 July 1970
Traffic
John Barleycorn Must Die
England
14 July 1970
Supertramp
Supertramp
England
24 July 1970
Yes
Time and a Word
United Kingdom
7 August 1970
The Moody Blues
A Question of Balance
England
10 August 1970
The Mothers of Invention
Weasels Ripped My Flesh
US
4 September 1970
Caravan
If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You
United Kingdom
1970 Sep
Focus
Focus Plays Focus (In and Out of Focus )
Netherlands
1970 Sep
Rare Bird
As Your Mind Flies By
United Kingdom
2 October 1970
Pink Floyd
Atom Heart Mother
United Kingdom
23 October 1970
Genesis
Trespass
United Kingdom
23 October 1970
Frank Zappa
Chunga's Revenge
US
14 November 1970
Syd Barrett
Barrett
United Kingdom
20 November 1970
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
England
27 November 1970
Gentle Giant
Gentle Giant
United Kingdom
1970 Nov
Curved Air
Airconditioning
United Kingdom
1970 Nov
Family
Anyway
United Kingdom
1970 Nov
McDonald & Giles
McDonald & Giles
United Kingdom
10 December 1970
King Crimson
Lizard
United Kingdom
20 December 1970
Van der Graaf Generator
H to He, Who Am the Only One
United Kingdom
24 December 1970
Magma
Magma
France
1970 Dec
Colosseum
Daughter of Time
England
1970 Dec
Bo Hansson
Sagam Om Ringem
Sweden
1970
Aardvark
Aardvark
United Kingdom
1970
Almendra (band)
Almendra II
Argentina
1970
Association
Earwax
Germany
1970
Beggars Opera
Act One
United Kingdom
1970
Cressida
Cressida
United Kingdom
1970
Wolfgang Dauner
Output
Germany
1970
Goliath
England
1970
Gomorrha
Trauma
Germany
1970
Gracious!
Gracious!
England
1970
Marsupilami
S / T
U.K.
1970
Moving Gelatine Plates
Moving Gelatine Plates
France
1970
Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes
N° 2
France
1970
The Visit
USA
1970
Present from Nancy
Netherlands
1970
T2
It'll All Work Out in Boomland
United Kingdom
1970
Walrus
United Kingdom
1970
Wigwam
Tombstone Valentine
Finland
Disbandments [ ]
Events [ ]
Peter Banks leaves Yes, being replaced by former Bodast and Tomorrow guitarist Steve Howe.
Anthony Phillips leaves Genesis, and is replaced by guitarist Steve Hackett. Genesis also changes drummers, losing John Mayhew and bringing in former child actor Phil Collins.
Jan Akkerman and Pierre van der Linden leave Brainbox for Focus.
1971 [ ]
Newly formed bands [ ]
Albums [ ]
Release Date
Artist
Album
Country
3 January 1971
Uriah Heep
Salisbury
England
1971 Jan
Mogul Thrash
Mogul Thrash
England
5 February 1971
Barclay James Harvest
Once Again
England
19 February 1971
Yes
The Yes Album
England
28 February 1971
Soft Machine
Fourth
England
1971 Feb
Egg
The Polite Force
United Kingdom
19 March 1971
Jethro Tull
Aqualung
England
1971 Mar
Amon Düül II
Tanz der Lemminge
Germany
1971 Mar
Nucleus
We'll Talk About it Later
England
8 April 1971
Caravan
In the Land of Grey and Pink
England
11 June 1971
Procol Harum
Broken Barricades
England
14 June 1971
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Tarkus
England
1971 Jun
Supertramp
Indelibly Stamped
England
1971 Jun
Ash Ra Tempel
Ash Ra Tempel
Germany
1971 Jun
Jade Warrior
Jade Warrior
England
16 July 1971
Gentle Giant
Acquiring the Taste
England
1971 Jul
Strawbs
From the Witchwood
England
2 August 1971
The Mothers
Fillmore East – June 1971
US
1971 Aug
Can
Tago Mago
Germany
30 August 1971
The Beach Boys
Surf's Up
US
9 September 1971
Curved Air
Second Album
United Kingdom
1971 Sep
Spirogyra
St. Radigund's
England
4 October 1971
Frank Zappa
200 Motels
US
5 October
Magma
1001º Centigrades
France
8 October 1971
Hawkwind
In Search of Space
England
29 October 1971
Family
Fearless
United Kingdom
30 October 1971
Pink Floyd
Meddle
England
1971 Oct
Focus
Focus II (aka Moving Waves)
Netherlands
1971 Oct
Van der Graaf Generator
Pawn Hearts
England
1971 Oct
Earth and Fire
Song of the Marching Children
Netherlands
1971 Oct
Gong
Camembert Electrique
England/France
1971 Oct
Centipede
Septober Energy
England
3 November 1971
Mahavishnu Orchestra
The Inner Mounting Flame
USA
5 November 1971
Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories
England
8 November 1971
Led Zeppelin
IV
England
12 November 1971
Genesis
Nursery Cryme
England
26 November 1971
Yes
Fragile
England
1971 Nov
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Pictures at an Exhibition
England
1971 Nov
Traffic
The Low Spark of the High Heeled Boys
England
1971 Nov
Beggars Opera
Waters of Change
Scotland
03 December 1971
Electric Light Orchestra
The Electric Light Orchestra
UK only
03 December 1971
King Crimson
Islands
England
1971 Dec
Wigwam
Fairyport
Finland
1971
Jade Warrior
Released
England
1971
Comus
First Utterance
England
1971
Cressida
Asylum
England
1971
Delirium
Dolce acqua
Italy
1971
Faust
Faust
Germany
1971
Mort Garson
Black Mass/Lucifer
Canada
1971
Heaven
United Kingdom
1971
Ikarus
Germany
1971
Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come
Galactic Zoo Dossier
England
1971
Le Orme
Collage
Italy
1971
Los Jaivas
El Volantín
Chile
1971
Marsupilami
Arena
UK
1971
Delusion
Germany
1971
Moving Gelatine Plates
The World of Genius Hans
France
1971
Osanna
L'uomo
Italy
1971
Out Of Focus
S / T
Germany
1971
Renaissance
Illusion
England
1971
Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes
Ame Debout
France
1971
Luis Alberto Spinetta
Spinettalandia y sus amigos
Argentina
1971
Spring
Spring
England
1971
Sunbirds
S / T
Germany
1971
To the Highe$t Bidder
Netherlands
1971
Rufus Zuphall
Germany
1971
Vox Dei
La Biblia
Argentina
Disbandments [ ]
Events [ ]
The new King Crimson that Bill Bruford joins has former Family bassist John Wetton.
Yes fires organist Tony Kaye, and replaces him with former Strawbs keyboard player and session musician Rick Wakeman.
1972 [ ]
Newly formed bands [ ]
Albums [ ]
Disbandments [ ]
1973 [ ]
Newly formed bands [ ]
Albums [ ]
Release Date
Artist
Album
Country
8 January 1973
The Beach Boys
Holland
US
23 January 1973
Rick Wakeman
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
England
28 February 1973
Camel
Camel
England
2 March 1973
Electric Light Orchestra
ELO 2 (UK) / Electric Light Orchestra II (US)
England
1 March 1973
Pink Floyd
Dark Side of the Moon
England
23 March 1973
King Crimson
Larks' Tongues in Aspic
England
1973 Mar
Procol Harum
Grand Hotel
England
1973 Apr
Curved Air
Air Cut
United Kingdom
1973 Apr
Museo Rosenbach
Zarathustra
Italy
11 May 1973
Hawkwind
Space Ritual
England
18 May 1973
Yes
Yessongs
England
25 May 1973
Gong
Flying Teapot
England/France
25 May 1973
Mike Oldfield
Tubular Bells
England
1973 Jun
Gryphon
Gryphon
England
15 June 1973
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Messin'
United Kingdom
6 July 1973
Jethro Tull
A Passion Play
England
13 July 1973
Queen
Queen
England
20 July 1973
Genesis
Genesis Live
England
1973 Aug
Henry Cow
The Henry Cow Legend
England
7 September 1973
Frank Zappa & The Mothers
Over-Nite Sensation
US
21 September 1973
Gentle Giant
In a Glass House
England
1973 Sep
Family
It's Only a Movie
United Kingdom
5 October 1973
Caravan
For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night
England
10 October 1973
Renaissance
Ashes Are Burning
England
13 October 1973
Genesis
Selling England by the Pound
England
1973 Oct
Premiata Forneria Marconi
Photos of Ghosts
Italy
1973 Nov
Brian Eno & Robert Fripp
No Pussyfooting
England
1973 Nov
Brian Eno
Here Come The Warm Jets
England
1973 Nov
Electric Light Orchestra
On The Third Day
England
1973 Nov
Fusion Orchestra
Skeleton In Armour
England
19 November 1973
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Brain Salad Surgery
England
30 November 1973
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Solar Fire
United Kingdom
23 November 1973
Nektar
Remember the Future
England
7 December 1973
Yes
Tales from Topographic Oceans
England
1973 Dec
Iskander
Netherlands
1973
Acqua Fragile
Italy
1973
Aquelarre (band)
Argentina
1973
Alma y Vida
Argentina
1973
Ange
Le Cimetière des arlequins
France
1973
Arco Iris (band)
Argentina
1973
Area
Arbeit Macht Frei
Italy
1973
Badger
One Live Badger
England
1973
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
Io sono nato libero
Italy
1973
Beggars Opera
Get Your Dog Off Me!
England
1973
SWF Session
Germany
1973
Cervello
Melos
Italy
1973
Color Humano
Argentina
1973
De De Lind
Io non so da dove vengo e non so dove mai andrò. Uomo è il nome che mi han dato
Italy
1973
Embryo
Steig Aus
Germany
1973
Eneide
Uomini umili popoli liberi
Italy
1973
Flash
Out of our Hands
England
1973
Gong
Angel's Egg
Various
1973
Argentina
1973
Greenslade
Greenslade
England
1973
Kayak
See See The Sun
Netherlands
1973
Krokodil
Sweat & Swim
Switzerland
1973
Le Orme
Felona e Sorona
Italy
1973
Los Jaivas
Palomita Blanca
Chile
1973
Magma
Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh
France
1973
Osanna
Palepoli
Italy
1973
Pescado Rabioso
Pescado 2
Argentina
1973
Pholas Dactylus
Concerto delle menti
Italy
1973
Argentina
1973
Pop Mašina
Kiselina
Yugoslavia
1973
Saint Just
Saint Just
Italy
1973
Luis Alberto Spinetta
Artaud
Argentina
1973
Samla Mammas Manna
Måltid
Sweden
1973
Semiramis
Italy
1973
Sui Generis
Confesiones de Invierno
Argentina
1973
Cyrille Verdeaux
Clearlight Symphony
France
1973
YU Grupa
YU Grupa
Yugoslavia
Disbandments [ ]
Events [ ]
Rick Wakeman leaves Yes after concluding the band's Tales From Topographic Oceans Tour. He would enjoy a long solo career following the success of his albums Six Wives of Henry VIII and Journey to the Center of the Earth . He is replaced by former Refugee keyboard player Patrick Moraz.
Founding member Phil Schulman leaves Gentle Giant.
1974 [ ]
Newly formed bands [ ]
Albums [ ]
Release Date
Artist
Album
Country
20 February 1974
Tangerine Dream
Phaedra
Germany
1974 Feb
Hatfield & the North
Hatfield & the North
England
1 March 1974
Camel
Mirage
England
8 March 1974
Queen
Queen II
England
8 March 1974
Kansas
Kansas
US
1974 Mar
Refugee
Refugee
England
29 March 1974
King Crimson
Starless and Bible Black
England
1974 Mar
Rush
Rush
Canada
19 April 1974
Caravan
Caravan and the New Symphonia
England
22 March 1974
Frank Zappa
Apostrophe (')
US
1974 Apr
Focus
Hamburger Concerto
Netherlands
1974 Apr
Gryphon
Midnight Mushrumps
England
1974 Apr
Procol Harum
Exotic Birds and Fruit
England
1974 May
Henry Cow
Unrest
England
1974 May
Rick Wakeman
Journey to the Center of the Earth
England
14 June 1974
Barclay James Harvest
Everyone Is Everybody Else
England
26 July 1974
Robert Wyatt
Rock Bottom
England
28 August 1974
Mike Oldfield
Hergest Ridge
England
10 September 1974
Frank Zappa & The Mothers
Roxy & Elsewhere
US
22 September 1974
Gentle Giant
The Power and the Glory
England
28 September 1974
Electric Light Orchestra
Eldorado
England
1974 Sep
Hawkwind
Hall of the Mountain Grill
England
1974 Sep
Supertramp
Crime of the Century
England
1974 Sep
Todd Rundgren 's Utopia
Utopia
US
6 October 1974
King Crimson
Red
England
11 October 1974
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
The Good Earth
United Kingdom
14 October 1974
Jethro Tull
Warchild
England
1974 Oct
Fred Frith
Guitar Solos
England
8 November 1974
Queen
Sheer Heart Attack
England
18 November 1974
Bijelo Dugme
Kad bi bio bijelo dugme
Yugoslavia
18 November 1974
Genesis
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
England
November 1974
Brian Eno
Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
England
1974 Nov
Kraftwerk
Autobahn
Germany
28 November 1974
Yes
Relayer
England
December 1974
Gryphon
Red Queen to Gryphon Three
England
1974
Acqua Fragile
Italy
1974
Aquelarre (band)
Brumas
Argentina
1974
Alma y Vida
Argentina
1974
Intorno alla mia cattiva educazione
Italy
1974
Ange
Au-delà du délire
France
1974
Area
Caution Radiation Area
Italy
1974
Italy
1974
Badger
White Lady
England
1974
Beggars Opera
England
1974
Italy
1974
Color Humano
Argentina
1974
Cluster
Zuckerzeit
Germany
1974
The Cosmic Jokers
Germany
1974
DAG
Sećanja
Yugoslavia
1974
Dah
Veliki cirkus
Yugoslavia
1974
Delirium
Italy
1974
Edgar Allan Poe
Italy
1974
León Gieco
Argentina
1974
Gong
You
Various
1974
Kayak
Kayak II
Netherlands
1974
Invisible (band)
Invisible (album)
Argentina
1974
Magma
Kohntarkosz
France
1974
Korni Grupa
Not an Ordinary Life
Yugoslavia
1974
Le Orme
Contrappunti
Italy
1974
Los Canarios
Spain
1974
Los Jaivas /Manduka
Los Sueños De América
Chile
1974
Metamorfosi
Inferno
Italy
1974
Pekka Pohjola
Finland
1974
Porodična Manufaktura Crnog Hleba
Stvaranaje
Yugoslavia
1974
Premiata Forneria Marconi
L'isola di niente
Italy
1974
Renaissance
Turn of the Cards
England
1974
Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes
Le Rat Débile Et L'Homme Des Champs
France
1974
Saint Just
La casa del lago
Italy
1974
Samla Mammas Manna
Sweden
1974
Strawbs
Hero and Heroine
England
1974
Sui Generis
Pequeñas anécdotas sobre las instituciones
Argentina
1974
Sweet Okay Supersister
Spiral Staircase
Netherlands
1974
Triumvirat
Illusions on a Double Dimple
Germany
1974
Wigwam
Being
Finland
1974
YU Grupa
Kako to da svaki dan?
Yugoslavia
Disbandments [ ]
Events [ ]
1975 [ ]
Newly formed bands [ ]
Reformed bands [ ]
Albums [ ]
Release Date
Artist
Album
Country
15 February 1975
Rush
Fly by Night
Canada
1975 Feb
Kansas
Song for America
US
21 March 1975
Tangerine Dream
Rubycon
Germany
22 March 1975
Soft Machine
Bundles
England
1975 Mar
Hatfield and the North
The Rotter's Club
England
1975 Apr
Camel
The Snow Goose
England
1975 May
Hawkwind
Warrior on the Edge of Time
England
1975 May
Henry Cow
In Praise of Learning
England
1975 May
Rick Wakeman
The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
England
25 June 1975
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
One Size Fits All
US
25 July 1975
Caravan
Cunning Stunts
England
1975 Jul
Renaissance
Scheherazade and Other Stories
England
22 August 1975
Gentle Giant
Free Hand
England
22 August 1975
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Nightingales & Bombers
United Kingdom
1 September 1975
Electric Light Orchestra
Face The Music
England
5 September 1975
Jethro Tull
Minstrel in the Gallery
England
12 September 1975
Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here
England
24 September 1975
Rush
Caress of Steel
Canada
20 September 1975
Kansas
Masque
US
1975 Sep
Procol Harum
Procol's Ninth
England
2 October 1975
Frank Zappa & The Mothers w/ Captain Beefheart
Bongo Fury
US
28 October 1975
Mike Oldfield
Ommadawn
England
1975 Oct
Barclay James Harvest
Time Honoured Ghosts
England
1975 Oct
Steve Hackett
Voyage of the Acolyte
England
1975 Oct
Van der Graaf Generator
Godbluff
England
7 November 1975
Chris Squire
Fish Out of Water
England
21 November 1975
Queen
A Night at the Opera
England
29 November 1975
Supertramp
Crisis? What Crisis?
England
17 December 1975
Bijelo Dugme
Šta bi dao da si na mom mjestu
Yugoslavia
1975
Ambrosia
Ambrosia
US
1975
Aquelarre
Siesta
Argentina
1975
Ange
Émile Jacotey
France
1975
Italy
1975
Area
Crac!
Italy
1975
Beggars Opera
England
1975
France
1975
Clearlight
Forever Blowing Bubbles
France
1975
Curved Air
Midnight Wire
United Kingdom
1975
Druid
Toward the Sun
England
1975
Brian Eno
Another Green World
England
1975
Brian Eno
Discreet Music
England
1975
Brian Eno & Robert Fripp
Evening Star
England
1975
Espíritu
Crisálida
Argentina
1975
Spain
1975
Goblin
Profondo Rosso
Italy
1975
Gryphon
Raindance
England
1975
Harmonium
Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison
Canada
1975
Steve Hillage
Fish Rising
England
1975
Invisible (band)
Argentina
1975
Kaipa
Kaipa
Sweden
1975
Kayak
Royal Bed Bouncer
Netherlands
1975
Land
Cool Breeze
Belgium
1975
Magma
Live/Hhaï
France
1975
Maxophone
Italy
1975
Czechoslovakia
1975
The Muffins
US
1975
Opus
Opus 1
Yugoslavia
1975
Le Orme
Italy
1975
Los Jaivas
El Indio
Chile
1975
Phoenix
Romania
1975
Pop Mašina
Na izvoru svetlosti
Yugoslavia
1975
Premiata Forneria Marconi
Chocolate Kings
Italy
1975
Quiet Sun
Mainstream
England
1975
SBB
Poland
1975
S Vremena Na Vreme
S Vremena Na Vreme
Yugoslavia
1975
Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes
Libertes
France
1975
O Terço
Brazil
1975
Triana
El Patio
Spain
1975
Triumvirat
Spartacus
Germany
1975
Wigwam
Finland
1975
YU Grupa
YU Grupa
Yugoslavia
Disbandments [ ]
Events [ ]
Vocalist Peter Gabriel leaves Genesis at the end of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway tour. The band's drummer , Phil Collins , steps up to be lead singer and frontman after the band auditions some 450 singers. Gabriel then embarks on a solo career.
Former Pink Floyd frontman, Syd Barrett, overweight and bald, goes to Abbey Road Studios to ask if he can rejoin the band, they turn him down. The visit caused the band much distress. The band were recording the backing vocals for "Shine On You Crazy Diamond ", a song about Barrett's demise.
Bassist Mario Mutis leaves Los Jaivas .
Yugoslav band Dah moves to Belgium, where they change their name to Land.
1976 [ ]
Newly formed bands [ ]
Albums [ ]
Release Date
Artist
Album
Country
20 February 1976
Genesis
A Trick of the Tail
England
26 Mar 1976
Camel
Moonmadness
England
1 April 1976
Rush
2112
Canada
15 April 1976
Van der Graaf Generator
Still Life
England
16 April 1976
Klaus Schulze
Moondawn
Germany
23 April 1976
Caravan
Blind Dog at St. Dunstans
England
23 April 1976
Gentle Giant
Interview
England
23 April 1976
Jethro Tull
Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!
England
1976 May
The Alan Parsons Project
Tales of Mystery and Imagination
England
18 June 1976
Brand X
Unorthodox Behaviour
England
1976 Jun
Soft Machine
Softs
England
24 July 1976
Jon Anderson
Olias of Sunhillow
England
27 August 1976
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
The Roaring Silence
United Kingdom
11 September 1976
Electric Light Orchestra
A New World Record
England
1976 Sep
Pulsar
The Strands of the Future
France
20 October 1976
Frank Zappa
Zoot Allures
US
31 October 1976
Steve Howe
Beginnings
England
October 1976
Tangerine Dream
Stratosfear
Germany
October 1976
Kansas
Leftoverture
US
1976 Oct
Van der Graaf Generator
World Record
England
10 December 1976
Queen
A Day at the Races
England
20 December 1976
Bijelo Dugme
Eto! Baš hoću!
Yugoslavia
17 December 1976
Genesis
Wind and Wuthering
England
1976
Ambrosia
Somewhere I've Never Travelled
US
1976
Ange
Par les fils de Mandrin
France
1976
Art Zoyd
France
1976
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
Come in un'ultima cena
Italy
1976
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
Garofano rosso
Italy
1976
Barclay James Harvest
Octoberon
England
1976
Celeste (also known as Principe di un giorno )
Italy
1976
Belgium
1976
Henry Cow
Concerts
England
1976
Crucis
Crucis
Argentina
1976
Curved Air
Airborne
United Kingdom
1976
Dah
Povratak
Yugoslavia
1976
Druid
Fluid Druid
England
1976
US
1976
Japan
1976
Gualberto
Spain
1976
Kaipa
Inget Nytt Under Solen
Sweden
1976
Kayak
The Last Encore
Netherlands
1976
Le Orme
Italy
1976
Mythos
Superkraut: Live at Stagge's Hotel 1976
Germany
1976
Novalis
Sommerabend
Germany
1976
Oko
Raskorak
Yugoslavia
1976
Picchio dal Pozzo
Picchio dal Pozzo
Italy
1976
Canada
1976
Pop Mašina
Put ka Suncu
Yugoslavia
1976
Goblin
Italy
1976
Popol Vuh
Letzte Tage - Letzte Nächte
Germany
1976
Germany
1976
September
Zadnja avanntura
Yugoslavia
1976
Starcastle
Starcastle
US
Disbandments [ ]
Events [ ]
1977 [ ]
Newly formed bands [ ]
Albums [ ]
Release Date
Artist
Album
Country
21 January 1977
Pink Floyd
Animals
England
1977 Jan
Renaissance
Novella
England
4 February 1977
Utopia
Ra
US
11 February 1977
Jethro Tull
Songs from the Wood
England
25 February 1977
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel I
England
17 March 1977
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Works Volume 1
England
1977 Mar
John Greaves & Peter Blegvad
Kew. Rhone.
England
1977 Mar
Anthony Phillips
The Geese and the Ghost
England
1977 Mar
Procol Harum
Something Magic
England
1977 Apr
Brand X
Moroccan Roll
England
10 April 1977
Supertramp
Even in the Quietest Moments...
England
27 May 1977
Dixie Dregs
Freefall
US
1977 Jun
The Alan Parsons Project
I, Robot
England
1977 Jun
Hawkwind
Quark, Strangeness and Charm
England
7 July 1977
Styx
The Grand Illusion
US
15 July 1977
Yes
Going for the One
England
26 July 1977
Caravan
Better by Far
England
1977 Aug
Bill Bruford
Feels Good to Me
England
2 September 1977
Van der Graaf
The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome
England
1 September 1977
Rush
A Farewell to Kings
Canada
1977 Sep
Camel
Rain Dances
England
1977 Sep
Gentle Giant
The Missing Piece
England
11 October 1977
Kansas
Point of Know Return
US
21 October 1977
Genesis
Seconds Out (Live)
England
28 October 1977
Queen
News of the World
England
1977 Oct
Barclay James Harvest
Gone to Earth
England
1977 Oct
Electric Light Orchestra
Out Of The Blue
England
1977 Oct
National Health
National Health
England
10 November 1977
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Works Volume 2
England
31 December 1977
Bijelo Dugme
Koncert kod Hajdučke česme
Yugoslavia
1977
Ange
Tome VI : Live 1977
France
1977
Ange
En concert : Live 1970-1971
France
1977
Aksak Maboul
Onze Danses Pour Combattre la Migraine
Belgium
1977
Mike Batt
England
1977
Eric Burdon
Survivor
England
1977
Goblin
Suspiria
Italy
1977
Switzerland
1977
Eloy
Ocean
Germany
1977
England
Garden Shed
England
1977
Brian Eno
Before and After Science
England
1977
Godley and Creme
Consequences
England
1977
Gong
Gazeuse! (also known as Expresso )
Various
1977
Grobschnitt
Germany
1977
Gryphon
Treason
England
1977
Happy the Man
Happy the Man
US
1977
Heldon
France
1977
Switzerland
1977
Kaamos
Finland
1977
Kayak
Starlight Dancer
Netherlands
1977
Locanda delle Fate
Forse le lucciole non si amano piu
Italy
1977
Los Jaivas
Canción del Sur
Chile
1977
Maneige
Canada
1977
Czechoslovakia
1977
Mona Lisa
France
1977
US
1977
Pierrot Lunaire
Italy
1977
Pekka Pohjola
The Mathematician's Air Display (Keesojen lehto)
Finland
1977
Premiata Forneria Marconi
Jet Lag
Italy
1977
Pulsar
France
1977
Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes
Le Temps De L'Autre
France
1977
Sunburst
Germany
1977
Triana
Spain
1977
Univers Zero
Univers Zero (also known as 1313 )
Belgium
1977
YU Grupa
Među zvezdama
Yugoslavia
Events [ ]
Abortive supergroup British Bulldog with John Wetton , Rick Wakeman and Bill Bruford only play a few rehearsals.
Patrick Moraz is fired from Yes to allow Rick Wakeman to re-join.
Guitarist Steve Hackett departs Genesis to pursue solo work.
1978 [ ]
Newly formed bands [ ]
Albums [ ]
Disbandments [ ]
Events [ ]
1979 [ ]
Newly formed bands [ ]
Marillion
The Mnemonist Orchestra (developed into Biota )
Albums [ ]
Release Date
Artist
Album
Country
19 January 1979
Frank Zappa
Sleep Dirt
US
February 1979
Tangerine Dream
Force Majeure
Germany
3 March 1979
Frank Zappa
Sheik Yerbouti
US
9 March 1979
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Angel Station
United Kingdom
16 March 1979
Bijelo Dugme
Bitanga i princeza
Yugoslavia
29 March 1979
Supertramp
Breakfast in America
England
1979 Mar
Dixie Dregs
Night of the Living Dregs
US
1979 Mar
U.K.
Danger Money
England
1979 Apr
Anthony Phillips
Sides
England
4 May 1979
Frank Zappa
Orchestral Favorites
US
1979 May
Steve Hackett
Spectral Mornings
England
1979 May
Kansas
Monolith
US
1979 May
Saga
Images at Twilight
Canada
1979 May/June
Electric Light Orchestra
Discovery
England
1979 Jun
Robert Fripp
Exposure
England
1979 June/July
Crack
Spain
17 July 1979
Mike Oldfield
Exposed
England
14 September 1979
Jethro Tull
Stormwatch
England
17 September 1979
Frank Zappa
Joe's Garage (Act I)
US
1979 Oct
Tony Banks
A Curious Feeling
England
29 October 1979
Camel
I Can See Your House From Here
England
19 November 1979
Frank Zappa
Joe's Garage (Act II & III)
US
23 November 1979
Mike Oldfield
Platinum
UK
30 November 1979
Pink Floyd
The Wall
England
1979
Aerodrom
Yugoslavia
1979
Aksak Maboul
Un Peu de l'Âme des Bandits
Belgium
1979
Arachnoid
Arachnoid
France
1979
Art Bears
Winter Songs
England
1979
Art Zoyd
Musique Pour l'Odyssee
France
1979
Atlas
Blå Vardag
Sweden
1979
Barclay James Harvest
Eyes of the Universe
England
1979
Mike Batt
Tarot Suite
England
1979
Bill Bruford
One of a Kind
England
1979
Eloy
Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes
Germany
1979
Eskaton
Four Visions
France
1979
Flame Dream
Elements
Switzerland
1979
FM
Surveillance
Canada
1979
Galija
Prva plovidba
Yugoslavia
1979
Godley and Creme
Freeze Frame
England
1979
Gordi
Gordi 2
Yugoslavia
1979
Gordi
Gordi 3
Yugoslavia
1979
Grace
Grace
England
1979
Steve Howe
The Steve Howe Album
England
1979
Igra Staklenih Perli
Igra Staklenih Perli
Yugoslavia
1979
Itoiz
Ezekiel
Basque Country
1979
Korni Grupa
1941.
Yugoslavia
1979
Le Orme
Florian
Italy
1979
Ma Banlieue Flasque
Ma Banlieue Flasque
France
1979
Albert Marcoeur
Armes et Cycles
France
1979
Mezquita
Recuerdos de mi tierra
Spain
1979
Czechoslovakia
1979
Neuschwanstein
Battlement
Germany
1979
Pekka Pohjola
Finland
1979
Renaissance
Azure d'Or
England
1979
Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes
Passions
France
1979
Ticket To Everywhere
Germany
1979
Sky
Sky
England / Australia
1979
Stormy Six
Macchina maccheronica
Italy
1979
Témpano
Atabal Yemal
Venezuela
1979
Laurent Thibault
Mais on ne Peut pas Rever Tout le Temps
France
1979
Triana
Sombra y Luz
Spain
1979
Univers Zero
Heresie
Belgium
1979
YU Grupa
Samo napred...
Yugoslavia
Disbandments [ ]
Events [ ]
Rick Wright of Pink Floyd is fired from the band by bassist Roger Waters . However he is allowed back on "The Wall" tour as a paid session musician.
Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman leave Yes . They were replaced by Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes of The Buggles respectively.
Mario Mutis rejoined Los Jaivas .
See also [ ]
Further reading [ ]
Snider, Charles. The Strawberry Bricks Guide To Progressive Rock . Chicago, Ill.: Lulu Publishing (2008) 364 pages, ISBN 978-0-615-17566-9 (paperback). A veritable record guide to progressive rock, with band histories, musical synopses and critical commentary, all presented in the historical context of a timeline.
Lucky, Jerry. The Progressive Rock Files Burlington, Ontario: Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc (1998), 304 pages, ISBN 1-896522-10-6 (paperback). Gives an overview of progressive rock's history as well as histories of the major and underground bands in the genre.
Macan, Edward. Rocking the Classics: English Progressive Rock and the Counterculture. Oxford: Oxford University Press (1997), 290 pages, ISBN 0-19-509887-0 (hardcover), ISBN 0-19-509888-9 (paperback). Analyzes progressive rock using classical musicology and also sociology.