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Favourite all time progressive rock albums

by Philip Jackson

Volume one: the origins of progressive rock: how prog was born, the classical influences, the hippie context. 24 pages 

Volume two: the survey. A guide to the 100 best prog albums with a critical and historical approach. 36 pages

The History of British Progressive Rock of the 80's

by A.F. Ruaud & F. Guirin

The reference book to neo prog rock, from Abel Ganz to World Turtle. A massive work with full discographies, stories, black & white illustrations and cover by Peter Nichols (IQ) (out of print!)

by Thierry Sportouche and Jacques Toni 
A comprehensive guide to the Italian progressive rock of the 70's

This booklet expresses through 40 pages Sportouche's and Toni's passion for the Italian progressive rock of the seventies (1970 - 1979), for its specificity and originality, and thus tries to give the desire of discovering such a fabulous universe, being sure every "prog head" will find, according to his tastes (from symphonic rock to experimental prog), some bands to enjoy... 

"Ideal" (Sophisticated Rock Magazine - Germany)
"An enjoyable and interesting product" (Background Magazine - Holland)
"Useful" (Big Bang - France)
"Quality and information" (Atropos - Spain)
"A great overview" (Gibraltar - USA)
"A must have" (Crystal Lake - France)

(44 pages - fully illustrated) 

by Jacques Toni

This booklet presents a selection of rock or progressive groups integrating in their arrangements horns more precisely the saxophone, creating what one may call rock-jazz (by the end of the sixties), for the first, and brass progressive rock for the second. Afterwards, although jazz had taken more importance in the composition of music, the inspiration of groups was uniformed for giving birth to a less enjoyable and a too much electric or synthetic music: jazz rock, a style never stopping its evolution in a way, and for which it is too early to try to write an history. 

Progressive rock represents a new genre taking fly by the end of the sixties. Although this style prefers to stress the acoustic instruments or the keyboards, some groups integrated the brass, either punctually like the Pink Floyd in "Dark Side of the Moon", or completely in the compositions. This kind will be studied in the last part of the book, being said that progressive rock, by definition, is in constant evolution, and that the groups listed here are because they belong to a selected time, that is the seventies till the beginning of the eighties. 

"A labour of love" (Progression - USA)
"A vademecum" (Arlequins - Italy)
"A complete and informative panorama" (Big Bang - France)
"Extensive and impressive" (Background - Holland)
"A good study" (Atropos - Spain)

(44 pages - fully illustrated) 

by Thierry Sportouche

For French and English speaking readers... 

A collection of lyrics (Anoxie's) and poems in the way of Peter Sinfield, Jim Morrison, Geoff Mann published by the famous poetry publisher, Aube. Some texts are in English and some in French. 

Recueil des paroles d'Anoxie et de poèmes dans la lignée de Peter Sinfield, Jim Morrison, Geoff Mann publiés par le fameux éditeur de poésie, Aube. Certains textes sont en français, d'autres en anglais.

(48 pages)

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