Album of the Day: Happy The Man - Happy The Man (Arista US | August 1977): Originating from Virginia, Happy the Man was one of America's premier progressive rock bands. Guitarist Stanley Whitaker and drummer Mike… https://t.co/RsreUXGfOG #progaotd#progrock#strawberrybricks
Album of the Day: Supersister - Pudding En Gisteren (Polydor NL | June 1972): Supersisters' third album, Pudding en Gisteren, yielded a Dutch Top 40 single and again saw release in the UK, this time on Polydor. The… https://t.co/9ARFV066Yz #progaotd#progrock#strawberrybricks
Album of the Day: Grobschnitt - Jumbo (Brain DE | September 1975): Prior to recording their next album, Wolfgang "Popo" Jäger would replace Bassist Bernhard "Bär" Uhlemann. Concentrating more on arrangement and… https://t.co/Kz4KLhcubO #progaotd#progrock#strawberrybricks
Album of the Day: Magma - Köhntarkösz (A&M US | June 1974): With the Theusz Hamtaahk trilogy complete, Christian Vander here offers the second part of a new trilogy, Köhntarkösz. Once again filled with Magma's… https://t.co/6xiTQUNFHR #progaotd#progrock#strawberrybricks
Album of the Day: Steve Hillage - Rainbow Dome Musick (Virgin UK | April 1979): In Spring 1978, Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy assembled a new lineup to tour, this time with drummer Andy Anderson and ex-Man… https://t.co/iFbWe5HItl #progaotd#progrock#strawberrybricks
Album of the Day: Van der Graaf - Vital (PVC US | July 1978): Van der Graaf ended their penultimate tour with two nights in early January at London's Marquee Club. The band was now a five-piece: the same quartet that… https://t.co/ZWmHXZWLgl #progaotd#progrock#strawberrybricks
Album of the Day: Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night (London US | October 1973): Violist Geoffrey Richardson jumped aboard Caravan in late 1972, while bassist John G. Perry joined after the Australian… https://t.co/3tHMsdn6v9 #progaotd#progrock#strawberrybricks
Album of the Day: Argent - Circus (Epic US | April 1975): Argent released a live album, Encore, at the end of 1974, which showcased the considerable talents of the original quartet. However, Russ Ballard then would… https://t.co/LFtUNTKKcK #progaotd#progrock#strawberrybricks
Album of the Day: Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die (Island US | July 1970): United Artists released Last Exit following Steve Winwood's departure to Blind Faith. A collection of live tracks and singles, it rose to… https://t.co/lkzg44JU32 #progaotd#progrock#strawberrybricks
Album of the Day: Rush - A Farewell To Kings (Mercury US | September 1977): With their records now charting in the US and UK, what must have been a confident Rush flew to Wales and Rockfield Studios to record A… https://t.co/n1FgXTyjo0 #progaotd#progrock#strawberrybricks
Album of the Day: Renaissance - Prologue (Sovereign US | October 1972): Renaissance first appeared in the timeline back in the late 60s, as a group formed by ex-Yardbirds members Keith Relf and Jim McCarty. Quite… https://t.co/UQQyQhpGM6 #progaotd#progrock#strawberrybricks
Album of the Day: Kraan - Flyday (Harvest DE | February 1978): Before Kraan's 1978 release, Flyday, original member Jan Fride took a break from music and was replaced by drummer Udo Dahmen, previously in Aachen's… https://t.co/jt1qKrgtou #progaotd#progrock#strawberrybricks
Album of the Day: Curved Air - Air Cut (Warner Bros. UK | April 1973): Following the departure of Darryl Way and Francis Monkman, Sonja Kristina and Mike Wedgwood regrouped as Curved Air and recruited two young… https://t.co/I5Mrli7W7n #progaotd#progrock#strawberrybricks
Album of the Day: Led Zeppelin - IV (Atlantic US | November 1971): Led Zeppelin was already a household name by 1971, due in part to Jimmy Page's huge guitar riffs and singer Robert Plant's voice and good looks.… https://t.co/9JyOL0EmcT #progaotd#progrock#strawberrybricks
Album of the Day: Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (A&M US | May 1974): In early 1974, Rick Wakeman took a break with Yes to complete the even more ambitious Journey To The Centre Of The Earth with… https://t.co/fRz67BbSco #progaotd#progrock#strawberrybricks
Album of the Day: Kaipa - Inget nytt under solen (Decca SE | December 1976): One of Sweden's early symphonic rock bands, Ura Kaipa (after a Stone Age chieftain) was founded by keyboardist Hans Lundin, bassist Tomas… https://t.co/ltxX9HmJmY #progaotd#progrock#strawberrybricks
Album of the Day: Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Jardin au Fou (Egg FR | Sometime 1979): Born in 1936, Hans-Joachim Roedelius's life story before he arrived in Berlin in the late 60s is as interesting as his musical… https://t.co/ummvdOdWB3 #progaotd#progrock#strawberrybricks
Album of the Day: Brand X - Moroccan Roll (Passport US | April 1977): Brand X began around the trio of guitarist John Goodsall, keyboardist Robin Lumley and bassist Percy Jones. Of course, having Phil Collins in the… https://t.co/YcWsiqnLwx #progaotd#progrock#strawberrybricks