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In the Wake of Poseidon
In the Wake of Poseidon is King Crimson's second studio album, released May 1970 on Island and Atlantic. Recorded after the debut lineup collapsed, it reached UK No. 4 and mirrors In the Court of the Crimson King's structure.
Islands (King Crimson album)
Islands is King Crimson's fourth studio album, released December 1971 on Island Records, the last with lyricist Peter Sinfield and the only studio record by the Fripp, Collins, Burrell, Wallace line-up.
Leftoverture
Leftoverture is the fourth studio album by American progressive rock band Kansas, released October 21, 1976 on Kirshner Records. Known for the hit "Carry On Wayward Son" (US No. 11), the closing suite "Magnum Opus," and 4x Platinum US sales.
Marbles (album)
Marbles is Marillion's thirteenth studio album, a fan-funded double album released in 2004, produced by Dave Meegan, whose single "You're Gone" reached the UK Top 10 and whose closer "Neverland" is a fan favorite.
Meddle
Meddle, Pink Floyd's sixth studio album (1971, Harvest), recorded at Abbey Road, AIR and Morgan Studios; features the 23-minute 'Echoes', reached No. 3 UK and No. 70 US, and bridges Atom Heart Mother and Dark Side of the Moon.
Nursery Cryme
Nursery Cryme, Genesis's third studio album (Charisma CAS 1052, November 1971), debuts the classic lineup of Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, and Rutherford; recorded at Trident Studios with producer John Anthony, featuring "The Musical Box" and "The Return of the Giant Hogweed".
Out of the Blue (Electric Light Orchestra album)
Out of the Blue is ELO's 1977 Jet Records double album, written by Jeff Lynne in Switzerland and recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich; 17 tracks including Concerto for a Rainy Day and Mr. Blue Sky, UK No. 4, over 10 million sold.
Permanent Waves
Permanent Waves is Rush's seventh studio album, released January 1980, recorded at Le Studio, Quebec, with Terry Brown. Six songs, about 36 minutes; first Rush album in the Billboard 200 Top 5, marking the shift to shorter, radio-friendly songs.
Pieces of Eight
Pieces of Eight is the eighth studio album by American rock band Styx, released in 1978, peaking at number 6 on the Billboard 200 and featuring "Renegade".
Point of Know Return
Point of Know Return is Kansas' fifth studio album, released October 11, 1977 on Kirshner, produced by Jeff Glixman. It peaked at No. 4 on Billboard, went sextuple platinum, and yielded "Dust in the Wind," the band's highest-charting single at No. 6 on the Hot 100.
Power Windows (album)
Power Windows, Rush's eleventh studio album (October 1985), first produced with Peter Collins, recorded at The Manor, AIR Montserrat, and Sarm East; synth-heavy, power-themed lyrics, first Rush album released directly to CD, Billboard 200 #10.
Radio K.A.O.S.
Radio K.A.O.S. is Roger Waters' second solo album, a June 1987 EMI/Columbia concept record about Billy, a Welsh boy who hears radio waves, contacts an L.A. station, and fakes a nuclear attack; it peaked at No. 50.
Relayer
Relayer (1974) is Yes' seventh studio album, the only classic-era album with Swiss keyboardist Patrick Moraz after Rick Wakeman's exit, featuring the 21:54 War and Peace-inspired epic The Gates of Delirium, Sound Chaser, and To Be Over.
Selling England by the Pound
Selling England by the Pound is the fifth studio album by English progressive rock band Genesis, released in October 1973 and their first UK Top 10 record, peaking at number 3.
Signals (Rush album)
Signals (1982) is the ninth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, recorded at Le Studio, Quebec. Known for Subdivisions, the synth-forward sound, the Canadian number-one single New World Man, and as Rush's last album with producer Terry Brown.
Stand Up (Jethro Tull album)
Stand Up (1969) is the second studio album by British rock band Jethro Tull, released September 1, 1969. Its UK No. 1 success, Martin Barre's arrival on guitar, and the Bach-based Bourée distinguish it from the blues debut This Was.
Starless and Bible Black
Starless and Bible Black, King Crimson's sixth album (March 1974, Island), is largely a disguised live recording from the 1973-74 Fripp, Wetton, Bruford, Cross tour, peaking at UK number 28, bridging Larks' Tongues in Aspic and Red.
Tales from Topographic Oceans
Tales from Topographic Oceans, Yes's sixth studio album (December 7, 1973, Atlantic), is a double concept album with four side-long tracks based on the Hindu shastras from Autobiography of a Yogi; it topped the UK chart, reached US #6, and prompted Rick Wakeman's departure.
Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Alan Parsons Project album)
Tales of Mystery and Imagination: Edgar Allan Poe is the 1976 debut album by The Alan Parsons Project, a Poe-based prog concept album by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson, UK chart peak No. 56, remixed in 1987 with Orson Welles narration.
Tarkus
Tarkus is the 1971 second studio album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer on Island/Cotillion, whose side-long 20:59 seven-movement title suite gave the band its only UK number one album.
The Dark Side of the Moon
The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) is Pink Floyd's eighth studio album, recorded at Abbey Road, selling over 45 million copies, charting 741 weeks on the Billboard 200, and certified 15x platinum in the US.
The Division Bell
The Division Bell (1994) is Pink Floyd's 14th studio album, the second without Roger Waters and the last with Richard Wright. Recorded at the Astoria and other studios with Bob Ezrin, lyrics chiefly by Polly Samson; it topped charts in the UK, US, Australia, and New Zealand, sold over 12 million copies, and spawned The Endless River (2014).
The Endless River
The Endless River (2014) is Pink Floyd's fifteenth and final studio album, a mostly instrumental tribute to Richard Wright built from 20 hours of unused 1993 Division Bell sessions, released by Columbia with one song, Louder Than Words.
The Final Cut (album)
The Final Cut (1983) is Pink Floyd's album and last with Roger Waters, subtitled A Requiem for the Post War Dream; a Falklands War and anti-Thatcher concept record made without Rick Wright.
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: 1974 double concept album by Genesis, sixth and last studio album with Peter Gabriel, telling the surreal New York story of Rael; UK No. 10, US No. 41, 50th-anniversary edition 2025.
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys is Traffic's fifth studio album, released November 1971 on Island Records, produced by Steve Winwood, reaching No. 7 in the US but not charting in the UK, anchored by the 11:41 title track.
The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking
The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, Roger Waters' 1984 debut solo album, a 42-minute real-time dream concept record rejected by Pink Floyd, featuring Eric Clapton, charting at UK number 13.
The Yes Album
The Yes Album: Yes's third studio album (Atlantic, 19 February 1971), first with guitarist Steve Howe and last with Tony Kaye until 1983's 90125; the record that established Yes's classic progressive rock sound.
Thick as a Brick
Thick as a Brick is a 1972 concept album by British rock band Jethro Tull: one continuous 44-minute composition credited to fictional child poet Gerald Bostock as a hoax.
Tormato
Tormato (1978) is the ninth studio album by English progressive rock band Yes, briefly titled Yes Tor before its tomato-themed Hipgnosis cover. Last 1970s album with Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman; UK number 8, US Platinum.