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.
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.
Fusion Orchestra disband in May after six years of touring. This had been the band's eighth line-up. Only drummer Dave Bell remained from the original band, formed in 1969. Co-founder Col Dawson had left at the end of December 1974.
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.
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also References1970 editNewly formed bands edit Ange Catherine Ribeiro Alpes Curved Air Electric Light Orchestra Emerson Lake amp Palmer Gentle Giant Grobschnitt Grupa Marina Skrgatica Jackson Heights Jane Jutro Kansas Proto Kaw Khan Mogul Thrash Nirvana Quiet Sun YU Grupa Albums edit Release Date Artist Album Country3 January 1970 Syd Barrett The Madcap Laughs United Kingdom23 January 1970 Family A Song for Me United Kingdom1970 Jan Quill Quill US1970 Jan Aphrodite s Child It s Five O Clock Greece9 February 1970 The Mothers of Invention Burnt Weeny Sandwich US1970 Feb Van der Graaf Generator The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other United Kingdom13 March 1970 Egg Egg United Kingdom30 March 1970 Miles Davis Bitches Brew US1970 Mar Gong Magick Brother France1970 Mar Quarteto 1111 Quarteto 1111 Portugal20 April 1970 Jethro Tull Benefit United Kingdom1970 Apr Amon Duul II Yeti Germany15 May 1970 King Crimson In the Wake of Poseidon United Kingdom25 May 1970 Jean Luc Ponty King Kong Jean Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa France31 May 1970 Ahora Mazda Ahora Mazda Netherlands1970 May Quatermass Quatermass England5 June 1970 Barclay James Harvest Barclay James Harvest England5 June 1970 Procol Harum Home England1970 Jun Soft Machine Third United Kingdom1970 Jun The Nice Five Bridges England1 July 1970 Traffic John Barleycorn Must Die England24 July 1970 Yes Time and a Word United Kingdom7 August 1970 The Moody Blues A Question of Balance England10 August 1970 The Mothers of Invention Weasels Ripped My Flesh USAugust 1970 1 Supertramp Supertramp England4 September 1970 Caravan If I Could Do It All Over Again I d Do It All Over You United Kingdom1970 Sep Focus Focus Plays Focus In and Out of Focus Netherlands1970 Sep Rare Bird As Your Mind Flies By United Kingdom2 October 1970 Pink Floyd Atom Heart Mother United Kingdom23 October 1970 Genesis Trespass United Kingdom23 October 1970 Frank Zappa Chunga s Revenge USNovember 1970 Syd Barrett Barrett United Kingdom20 November 1970 Emerson Lake amp Palmer Emerson Lake amp Palmer England27 November 1970 Gentle Giant Gentle Giant United Kingdom1970 Nov Curved Air Airconditioning United Kingdom1970 Nov Family Anyway United Kingdom1970 Nov McDonald amp Giles McDonald amp Giles United Kingdom1970 Nov Wigwam Tombstone Valentine Finland11 December 1970 2 King Crimson Lizard United KingdomDecember 1970 Van der Graaf Generator H to He Who Am the Only One United KingdomDecember 1970 Colosseum Daughter of Time EnglandDecember 1970 Bo Hansson Sagam Om Ringem Sweden1970 Aardvark Aardvark United Kingdom1970 Almendra band Almendra II Argentina1970 Association Earwax Germany1970 Beggars Opera Act One United Kingdom1970 Cressida Cressida United Kingdom1970 Wolfgang Dauner Output Germany1970 Goliath Goliath England1970 Gomorrha Trauma Germany1970 Gracious Gracious England1970 Marsupilami S T U K 1970 Moving Gelatine Plates Moving Gelatine Plates France1970 Catherine Ribeiro Alpes N 2 France1970 Bob Smith The Visit USA1970 Supersister Present from Nancy Netherlands1970 T2 It ll All Work Out in Boomland United Kingdom1970 Walrus Walrus United KingdomDisbandments edit The Beatles Dogovor iz 1804 The Nice Organisation Quill Sam GopalEvents edit 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 editNewly formed bands edit Camel Druid Fields Manfred Mann s Earth Band Matching Mole Queen Styx Time Albums edit Release Date Artist Album Country1971 Jan Uriah Heep Salisbury England1971 Jan Mogul Thrash Mogul Thrash England5 February 1971 Barclay James Harvest Once Again England19 February 1971 Yes The Yes Album England1971 Feb Soft Machine Fourth England1971 Feb Egg The Polite Force United Kingdom19 March 1971 Jethro Tull Aqualung England1971 Mar Amon Duul II Tanz der Lemminge Germany1971 Mar Nucleus We ll Talk About it Later England8 April 1971 Caravan In the Land of Grey and Pink England1971 May Jade Warrior Jade Warrior England11 June 1971 Procol Harum Broken Barricades England14 June 1971 Emerson Lake amp Palmer Tarkus England1971 Jun Supertramp Indelibly Stamped England1971 Jun Ash Ra Tempel Ash Ra Tempel Germany16 July 1971 Gentle Giant Acquiring the Taste England23 July 1971 The Moody Blues Every Good Boy Deserves Favour England1971 Jul Strawbs From the Witchwood England2 August 1971 The Mothers Fillmore East June 1971 US1971 Aug Can Tago Mago Germany30 August 1971 The Beach Boys Surf s Up US1971 Sep Curved Air Second Album United Kingdom1971 Sep Spirogyra St Radigund s England4 October 1971 Frank Zappa 200 Motels US5 October Magma 1001º Centigrades France8 October 1971 Hawkwind In Search of Space England29 October 1971 Family Fearless United Kingdom1971 Oct Focus Focus II aka Moving Waves Netherlands1971 Oct Van der Graaf Generator Pawn Hearts England1971 Oct Earth and Fire Song of the Marching Children Netherlands1971 Oct Gong Camembert Electrique England France1971 Oct Centipede Septober Energy England3 November 1971 Mahavishnu Orchestra The Inner Mounting Flame USA5 November 1971 Pink Floyd Meddle England5 November 1971 Barclay James Harvest Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories England8 November 1971 Led Zeppelin IV England12 November 1971 Genesis Nursery Cryme England12 November 1971 Yes Fragile England1971 Nov Emerson Lake amp Palmer Pictures at an Exhibition England1971 Nov Fields Fields England1971 Nov Traffic The Low Spark of the High Heeled Boys England1971 Nov Beggars Opera Waters of Change Scotland3 December 1971 Electric Light Orchestra The Electric Light Orchestra UK only3 December 1971 King Crimson Islands England1971 Dec Wigwam Fairyport Finland1971 Jade Warrior Released England1971 Comus First Utterance England1971 Cressida Asylum England1971 Delirium Dolce acqua Italy1971 Faust Faust Germany1971 Mort Garson Black Mass Lucifer Canada1971 Heaven Brass Rock 1 United Kingdom1971 Ikarus Ikarus Germany1971 Arthur Brown s Kingdom Come Galactic Zoo Dossier England1971 Le Orme Collage Italy1971 Los Jaivas El Volantin Chile1971 Marsupilami Arena UK1971 McChurch Soundroom Delusion Germany1971 Moving Gelatine Plates The World of Genius Hans France1971 Osanna L uomo Italy1971 Out Of Focus S T Germany1971 Renaissance Illusion England1971 Catherine Ribeiro Alpes Ame Debout France1971 Luis Alberto Spinetta Spinettalandia y sus amigos Argentina1971 Spring Spring England1971 Sunbirds S T Germany1971 Supersister To the Highe t Bidder Netherlands1971 Rufus Zuphall Phallobst Germany1971 Vox Dei La Biblia ArgentinaDisbandments edit Nirvana QuatermassEvents edit 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 editNewly formed bands edit Progresiv TM DAG Dah Gilgamesh Goblin Greenslade Gryphon Hatfield and the North Hobo Kayak Oko Pop Masina S Vremena Na Vreme Tabula Rasa Albums edit Release Date Artist Album Country1972 Jan Premiata Forneria Marconi Storia di un minuto Italy1972 Jan Kevin Ayers Whatevershebringswesing England1972 Jan Neu Neu Germany1972 Feb Strawbs Grave New World England18 February 1972 Manfred Mann s Earth Band Manfred Mann s Earth Band United Kingdom3 March 1972 Jethro Tull Thick as a Brick England14 April 1972 Gentle Giant Three Friends England1972 Apr Matching Mole Matching Mole England1972 Apr Curved Air Phantasmagoria United Kingdom1972 Apr Cluster Cluster II Germany1972 Apr Guru Guru Kanguru Germany1 May 1972 Weather Report Live in Tokyo USA3 May 1972 Banco del Mutuo Soccorso Banco del Mutuo Soccorso Italy19 May 1972 Caravan Waterloo Lily England19 May 1972 Uriah Heep Demons and Wizards England25 May 1972 Il Balletto di Bronzo Yz Italy26 May 1972 Weather Report I Sing the Body electric USA1972 May Herbie Hancock Crossings USA1972 May Kraan Kraan Germany2 June 1972 Khan Space Shanti England2 June 1972 Pink Floyd Obscured by Clouds England23 June 1972 Jethro Tull Living in the Past England23 June 1972 Emerson Lake amp Palmer Trilogy EnglandJune 1972 Aphrodite s Child 666 GreeceJune 1972 Supersister Pudding En Gisteren Aka Pudding amp Yesterday Netherlands5 July 1972 Frank Zappa Waka Jawaka US1972 July Soft Machine Fifth England1972 August Tangerine Dream Zeit Germany8 September 1972 3 Yes Close to the Edge England15 September 1972 Genesis Foxtrot England29 September 1972 Manfred Mann s Earth Band Glorified Magnified United Kingdom1972 Sep Bo Hansson Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings Sweden1972 Sep Family Bandstand United Kingdom1972 Sep Chick Corea Return to Forever USA11 October 1972 Santana Caravanserai USA11 October 1972 Miles Davis On the Corner USA23 October 1972 The Moody Blues Seventh Sojourn England1972 Oct Renaissance Prologue England1972 Oct Tasavallan Presidentti Lambertland Finland27 November 1972 Frank Zappa and the Mothers The Grand Wazoo USA1972 Nov Focus Focus 3 Netherlands1972 Nov Hawkwind Doremi Fasol Latido England1972 Nov Premiata Forneria Marconi Per un amico Italy1972 Nov Nektar A Tab in the Ocean England Germany1972 Nov Matching Mole Matching Mole s Little Red Record England1 December 1972 Gentle Giant Octopus England1972 Dec The Mothers The Grand Wazoo US1972 Dec Banco del Mutuo Soccorso Darwin Italy1972 Agitation Free Malesch Germany1972 Aquelarre band Aquelarre Argentina1972 Algarnas Tradgard Framtiden Ar Ett Svavande Skepp Forankrat I Forntiden Sweden1972 Alma y Vida Volumen II Argentina1972 Ange Caricatures France1972 Arco Iris Sudamerica o el regreso de la aurora Argentina1972 Arco Iris Tiempo de Resurreccion Argentina1972 Ash Ra Tempel Schwingungen Germany1972 Barclay James Harvest Baby James Harvest England1972 Franco Battiato Pollution Italy1972 Beggars Opera Pathfinder England1972 Brainbox Parts Netherlands1972 Can Ege Bamyasi Germany1972 Color Humano Volumen I Argentina1972 Delirium Lo scemo e il villaggio Italy1972 Elonkorjuu Harvest Time Finland1972 Flash Flash England1972 Flash In the Can England1972 Gracious This is Gracious England1972 Jane Together Germany1972 Korni Grupa Korni Grupa Yugoslavia1972 Le Orme Uomo di pezza Italy1972 Los Jaivas Todos Juntos Chile1972 Moving Gelatine Plates The World Of Genius Hans France1972 Osanna Preludio Tema Variazioni e Canzona Italy1972 Panna Fredda Uno Italy1972 Pescado Rabioso Desatormentandonos Argentina1972 Pekka Pohjola Pihkasilma kaarnakorva Finland1972 Raul Prochetto Cristo Rock Argentina1972 Catherine Ribeiro Alpes Paix France1972 Sui Generis Vida Argentina1972 Supersister Pudding en Gisteren Netherlands1972 Time Time YugoslaviaDisbandments edit Brainbox Fields Khan Matching Mole Van der Graaf Generator1973 editNewly formed bands edit Clearlight Etron Fou Leloublan Happy the Man Journey Opus Refugee TempestAlbums edit Release Date Artist Album Country3 January 1973 Mahavishnu Orchestra Birds of Fire US8 January 1973 The Beach Boys Holland US23 January 1973 Rick Wakeman The Six Wives of Henry VIII England1973 Jan Return to Forever Light as a Feather US1973 Feb Camel Camel England1973 Feb Soft Machine Six England1973 Feb Traffic Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory England1973 Feb Greenslade Greenslade England1 March 1973 Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon England2 March 1973 Electric Light Orchestra ELO 2 UK Electric Light Orchestra II US England23 March 1973 King Crimson Larks Tongues in Aspic England23 March 1973 Roxy Music For Your Pleasure England1973 Mar Procol Harum Grand Hotel England1973 Mar Peter Sienfield Still England27 April 1973 Weather Report Sweetnighter US1973 Apr Curved Air Air Cut United Kingdom1973 Apr Museo Rosenbach Zarathustra Italy1973 Apr Steeleye Span Parcel of Rogues England1973 Apr Sand Sand US6 May 1973 Magma Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh France11 May 1973 Hawkwind Space Ritual England18 May 1973 Yes Yessongs England25 May 1973 Gong Flying Teapot England France25 May 1973 Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells England1 June 1973 Gryphon Gryphon England15 June 1973 Manfred Mann s Earth Band Messin United Kingdom13 July 1973 Jethro Tull A Passion Play England13 July 1973 Queen Queen England20 July 1973 Genesis Genesis Live England31 Aug 1973 Henry Cow The Henry Cow Legend England7 September 1973 Frank Zappa amp The Mothers Over Nite Sensation US21 September 1973 Gentle Giant In a Glass House England28 September 1973 Genesis Selling England by the Pound England1973 Sep Family It s Only a Movie United Kingdom1 October 1973 Billy Cobham Spectrum US5 October 1973 Caravan For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night England10 October 1973 Renaissance Ashes Are Burning England26 October 1973 The Who Quadrophenia England1973 Oct Return to Forever Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy US1973 Oct Premiata Forneria Marconi Photos of Ghosts Italy1973 Nov Brian Eno amp Robert Fripp No Pussyfooting England1973 Nov Brian Eno Here Come The Warm Jets England1973 Nov Electric Light Orchestra On The Third Day England1973 Nov Fusion Orchestra Skeleton In Armour England1973 Nov Roxy Music Stranded England23 November 1973 Nektar Remember the Future England1973 Nov Black Sabbath Sabbath Bloody Sabbath England30 November 1973 Manfred Mann s Earth Band Solar Fire United Kingdom7 December 1973 Yes Tales from Topographic Oceans England7 December 1973 Emerson Lake amp Palmer Brain Salad Surgery England7 December 1973 Gong Angel s Egg Various15 December 1973 Petrus Castrus Mestre Portugal1973 Dec Supersister Iskander Netherlands1973 December Banco del Mutuo Soccorso Io sono nato libero Italy1973 Acqua Fragile Acqua Fragile Italy1973 Aquelarre band Candiles Argentina1973 Alma y Vida Del gemido de un gorrion Argentina1973 Ange Le Cimetiere des arlequins France1973 Arco Iris band Inti Rayni Argentina1973 Area Arbeit Macht Frei Italy1973 Badger One Live Badger England1973 Beggars Opera Get Your Dog Off Me England1973 Cannabis India SWF Session Germany1973 Cervello Melos Italy1973 Color Humano Volumen II Argentina1973 De De Lind Io non so da dove vengo e non so dove mai andro Uomo e il nome che mi han dato Italy1973 Embryo Steig Aus Germany1973 Eneide Uomini umili popoli liberi Italy1973 Flash Out of our Hands England1973 Gorrion band El rock de la Misa Criolla Argentina1973 Kayak See See The Sun Netherlands1973 Krokodil Sweat amp Swim Switzerland1973 Le Orme Felona e Sorona Italy1973 Los Jaivas Palomita Blanca Chile1973 Osanna Palepoli Italy1973 Pescado Rabioso Pescado 2 Argentina1973 Pholas Dactylus Concerto delle menti Italy1973 Pinchevsky y La Pesada Violin Magico Argentina1973 Pop Masina Kiselina Yugoslavia1973 Saint Just Saint Just Italy1973 Luis Alberto Spinetta Artaud Argentina1973 Samla Mammas Manna Maltid Sweden1973 Semiramis Dedicato a Frazz Italy1973 Sui Generis Confesiones de Invierno Argentina1973 Cyrille Verdeaux Clearlight Symphony France1973 YU Grupa YU Grupa YugoslaviaDisbandments edit Jackson Heights MarsupilamiEvents edit 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 editNewly formed bands edit Bijelo Dugme Klaatu SBB Tako Trace Univers ZeroAlbums edit Release Date Artist Album Country20 February 1974 Tangerine Dream Phaedra Germany1974 Feb Hatfield amp the North Hatfield amp the North England1 March 1974 Camel Mirage England1974 Mar Refugee Refugee England8 March 1974 Queen Queen II England8 March 1974 Kansas Kansas US18 March 1974 Rush Rush Canada22 March 1974 Frank Zappa Apostrophe US29 March 1974 King Crimson Starless and Bible Black England19 April 1974 Caravan Caravan and the New Symphonia England1974 Apr Focus Hamburger Concerto Netherlands1974 Apr Gryphon Midnight Mushrumps England1974 Apr Procol Harum Exotic Birds and Fruit England3 May 1974 Rick Wakeman Journey to the Center of the Earth England1974 May Henry Cow Unrest England14 June 1974 Barclay James Harvest Everyone Is Everybody Else England26 July 1974 Robert Wyatt Rock Bottom England2 September 1974 4 Mike Oldfield Hergest Ridge England9 September 1974 Trace Trace Netherlands10 September 1974 Frank Zappa amp The Mothers Roxy amp Elsewhere US1974 Sep Electric Light Orchestra Eldorado England1974 Sep Gentle Giant The Power and the Glory England1974 Sep Hawkwind Hall of the Mountain Grill England1974 Sep Todd Rundgren s Utopia Utopia US1 October 1974 King Crimson Red England11 October 1974 Manfred Mann s Earth Band The Good Earth United Kingdom14 October 1974 Jethro Tull Warchild England25 October 1974 Supertramp Crime of the Century England1974 Oct Fred Frith Guitar Solos EnglandNovember 1974 Brian Eno Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy England1974 Nov Kraftwerk Autobahn Germany8 November 1974 Queen Sheer Heart Attack England18 November 1974 Bijelo Dugme Kad bi bio bijelo dugme Yugoslavia22 November 1974 Genesis The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway England29 November 1974 Yes Relayer EnglandDecember 1974 Gryphon Red Queen to Gryphon Three England1974 Acqua Fragile Mass Media Stars Italy1974 Aquelarre band Brumas Argentina1974 Alma y Vida Volumen IV Argentina1974 Alusa Fallax Intorno alla mia cattiva educazione Italy1974 Ange Au dela du delire France1974 Area Caution Radiation Area Italy1974 Arti Mestieri Tilt Italy1974 Badger White Lady England1974 Beggars Opera Sagitarry England1974 Biglietto per l Inferno Biglietto per l Inferno Italy1974 Color Humano Volumen 3 Argentina1974 Cluster Zuckerzeit Germany1974 The Cosmic Jokers Galactic Supermarket Germany1974 DAG Secanja Yugoslavia1974 Dah Veliki cirkus Yugoslavia1974 Delirium III Italy1974 Edgar Allan Poe Generazioni Una storia di sempre Italy1974 Leon Gieco La banda de los caballos cansados Argentina1974 Gong You Various1974 Kayak Kayak II Netherlands1974 Invisible band Invisible album Argentina1974 Magma Kohntarkosz France1974 Korni Grupa Not an Ordinary Life Yugoslavia1974 Le Orme Contrappunti Italy1974 Los Canarios Ciclos Spain1974 Los Jaivas Manduka Los Suenos De America Chile1974 Metamorfosi Inferno Italy1974 Pekka Pohjola Harakka Bialoipokku B The Magpie Finland1974 Porodicna Manufaktura Crnog Hleba Stvaranaje Yugoslavia1974 Premiata Forneria Marconi L isola di niente Italy1974 Renaissance Turn of the Cards England1974 Catherine Ribeiro Alpes Le Rat Debile Et L Homme Des Champs France1974 Saint Just La casa del lago Italy1974 Samla Mammas Manna Klossa Knapitatet Sweden1974 Strawbs Hero and Heroine England1974 Sui Generis Pequenas anecdotas sobre las instituciones Argentina1974 Sweet Okay Supersister Spiral Staircase Netherlands1974 Triumvirat Illusions on a Double Dimple Germany1974 Wigwam Being Finland1974 YU Grupa Kako to da svaki dan YugoslaviaDisbandments edit King Crimson Korni Grupa Refugee SupersisterEvents edit John Rutsey leaves Rush to be replaced by Neil Peart 1975 editNewly formed bands edit Ambrosia National Health September TrianaReformed bands edit Van Der Graaf GeneratorAlbums edit Release Date Artist Album Country14 February 1975 Rush Fly by Night Canada1975 Feb Kansas Song for America US21 March 1975 Tangerine Dream Rubycon Germany27 March 1975 Rick Wakeman The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table EnglandMarch 1975 Soft Machine Bundles England1975 Mar Hatfield and the North The Rotter s Club England1975 May 5 Camel The Snow Goose England1975 May Hawkwind Warrior on the Edge of Time England1975 May Henry Cow In Praise of Learning England25 June 1975 Frank Zappa amp The Mothers of Invention One Size Fits All US25 July 1975 Caravan Cunning Stunts England1975 Jul Renaissance Scheherazade and Other Stories England1975 Jul Trace Birds Netherlands22 August 1975 Gentle Giant Free Hand England22 August 1975 Manfred Mann s Earth Band Nightingales amp Bombers United Kingdom1 September 1975 Electric Light Orchestra Face The Music England5 September 1975 Jethro Tull Minstrel in the Gallery England12 September 1975 Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here EnglandSeptember 1975 Kansas Masque US24 September 1975 Rush Caress of Steel Canada1975 Sep Procol Harum Procol s Ninth England2 October 1975 Frank Zappa amp The Mothers w Captain Beefheart Bongo Fury US1975 Oct Barclay James Harvest Time Honoured Ghosts England1975 Oct Steve Hackett Voyage of the Acolyte England1975 Oct Van der Graaf Generator Godbluff England31 October 1975 Steve Howe Beginnings England3 November 1975 6 Mike Oldfield Ommadawn England21 November 1975 Chris Squire Fish Out of Water England21 November 1975 Queen A Night at the Opera England28 November 1975 Supertramp Crisis What Crisis England17 December 1975 Bijelo Dugme Sta bi dao da si na mom mjestu Yugoslavia1975 Ambrosia Ambrosia US1975 Aquelarre Siesta Argentina1975 Ange Emile Jacotey France1975 Apoteosi Apoteosi Italy1975 Area Crac Italy1975 Beggars Opera Beggars Can t Be Choosers England1975 Carpe Diem En Regardant Passer Le Temps France1975 Clearlight Forever Blowing Bubbles France1975 Curved Air Midnight Wire United Kingdom1975 Druid Toward the Sun England1975 Brian Eno Another Green World England1975 Brian Eno Discreet Music England1975 Brian Eno amp Robert Fripp Evening Star England1975 Espiritu Crisalida Argentina1975 Fusioon Minorisa Spain1975 Goblin Profondo Rosso Italy1975 Gryphon Raindance England1975 Harmonium Si on avait besoin d une cinquieme saison Canada1975 Steve Hillage Fish Rising England1975 Hobo Hobo Yugoslavia1975 Invisible Durazno Sangrando Argentina1975 Kaipa Kaipa Sweden1975 Kayak Royal Bed Bouncer Netherlands1975 Land Cool Breeze Belgium1975 Magma Live Hhai France1975 Maxophone Maxophone Italy1975 Modry Efekt Modry Efekt amp Radim Hladik Czechoslovakia1975 The Muffins Secret Signals II US1975 Opus Opus 1 Yugoslavia1975 Le Orme Smogmagica Italy1975 Los Jaivas El Indio Chile1975 Phoenix Cantafabule Romania1975 Pop Masina Na izvoru svetlosti Yugoslavia1975 Premiata Forneria Marconi Chocolate Kings Italy1975 Quiet Sun Mainstream England1975 SBB Nowy Horyzont Poland1975 S Vremena Na Vreme S Vremena Na Vreme Yugoslavia1975 Catherine Ribeiro Alpes Libertes France1975 O Terco Criaturas da Noite Brazil1975 Time Time II Yugoslavia1975 Triana El Patio Spain1975 Triumvirat Spartacus Germany1975 Wigwam Nuclear Nightclub Finland1975 YU Grupa YU Grupa YugoslaviaDisbandments edit DAG Hatfield and the North Fusion Orchestra disband in May after six years of touring This had been the band s eighth line up Only drummer Dave Bell remained from the original band formed in 1969 Co founder Col Dawson had left at the end of December 1974 Porodicna Manufaktura Crnog Hleba The Mothers of InventionEvents edit 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 editNewly formed bands edit Brand X Igra Staklenih Perli The Alan Parsons ProjectAlbums edit Release Date Artist Album Country13 February 1976 Genesis A Trick of the Tail England1976 March Rush 2112 CanadaApril 1976 Camel Moonmadness England15 April 1976 Van der Graaf Generator Still Life England16 April 1976 Klaus Schulze Moondawn Germany23 April 1976 Caravan Blind Dog at St Dunstans England23 April 1976 Gentle Giant Interview England23 April 1976 Jethro Tull Too Old to Rock n Roll Too Young to Die England18 June 1976 Brand X Unorthodox Behaviour England25 June 1976 The Alan Parsons Project Tales of Mystery and Imagination England1976 Jun Soft Machine Softs England1976 Jun Patrick Moraz The Story of I Switzerland9 July 1976 7 Jon Anderson Olias of Sunhillow England27 August 1976 Manfred Mann s Earth Band The Roaring Silence United Kingdom1976 Sep Pulsar The Strands of the Future France20 October 1976 Frank Zappa Zoot Allures USOctober 1976 Electric Light Orchestra A New World Record EnglandOctober 1976 Tangerine Dream Stratosfear GermanyOctober 1976 Kansas Leftoverture US1976 Oct Van der Graaf Generator World Record England10 December 1976 Queen A Day at the Races England17 December 1976 Genesis Wind and Wuthering England20 December 1976 Bijelo Dugme Eto Bas hocu Yugoslavia1976 Ambrosia Somewhere I ve Never Travelled US1976 Ange Par les fils de Mandrin France1976 Art Zoyd Symphonie Pour Le Jour Ou Bruleront Les Cites France1976 Banco del Mutuo Soccorso Come in un ultima cena Italy1976 Banco del Mutuo Soccorso Garofano rosso Italy1976 Barclay James Harvest Octoberon England1976 Celeste Celeste also known as Principe di un giorno Italy1976 Cos Viva Boma Belgium1976 Henry Cow Concerts England1976 Crucis Crucis Argentina1976 Curved Air Airborne United Kingdom1976 Dah Povratak Yugoslavia1976 Druid Fluid Druid England1976 Ethos Ardour US1976 Far East Family Band Parallel World Japan1976 Gualberto Vericuetos Spain1976 Kaipa Inget Nytt Under Solen Sweden1976 Kayak The Last Encore Netherlands1976 Le Orme Verita nascoste Italy1976 Mythos Superkraut Live at Stagge s Hotel 1976 Germany1976 Novalis Sommerabend Germany1976 Oko Raskorak Yugoslavia1976 Picchio dal Pozzo Picchio dal Pozzo Italy1976 Pollen Pollen Canada1976 Pop Masina Put ka Suncu Yugoslavia1976 Goblin Roller Italy1976 Popol Vuh Letzte Tage Letzte Nachte Germany1976 Schicke Fuhrs amp Frohling Symphonic Pictures Germany1976 September Zadnja avanntura Yugoslavia1976 Starcastle Starcastle US1976 Time Zivot u cizmama sa visokom petom Yugoslavia1976 Trace The White Ladies NetherlandsDisbandments edit 10cc Kevin Godley and Lol Creme leave to pursue solo projects Curved Air Dah Deep PurpleEvents edit1977 editNewly formed bands edit Aksak Maboul Cardiacs Crack Galija Gordi Predmestje Saga Tempano Toto U K Albums edit Release Date Artist Album Country21 January 1977 Pink Floyd Animals England1977 Jan Renaissance Novella England4 February 1977 Utopia Ra US11 February 1977 Jethro Tull Songs from the Wood England25 February 1977 Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel I England25 March 1977 8 Emerson Lake amp Palmer Works Volume 1 England1977 Mar John Greaves amp Peter Blegvad Kew Rhone England1977 Mar Anthony Phillips The Geese and the Ghost England1977 Mar Procol Harum Something Magic England1977 Apr Brand X Moroccan Roll England8 April 1977 9 Supertramp Even in the Quietest Moments England27 May 1977 Dixie Dregs Freefall US1977 Jun Hawkwind Quark Strangeness and Charm England8 July 1977 10 The Alan Parsons Project I Robot England15 July 1977 Yes Going for the One England1977 Jul Styx The Grand Illusion US1977 Jul Caravan Better by Far England2 September 1977 Van der Graaf The Quiet Zone The Pleasure Dome England7 September 1977 Rush A Farewell to Kings Canada1977 Sep Camel Rain Dances England1977 Sep Gentle Giant The Missing Piece England11 October 1977 Kansas Point of Know Return US14 October 1977 Genesis Seconds Out Live England28 October 1977 Queen News of the World England1977 Oct Barclay James Harvest Gone to Earth England1977 Oct Electric Light Orchestra Out Of The Blue England1977 Oct National Health National Health EnglandNovember 1977 Emerson Lake amp Palmer Works Volume 2 England31 December 1977 Bijelo Dugme Koncert kod Hajducke cesme Yugoslavia1977 Ange Tome VI Live 1977 France1977 Ange En concert Live 1970 1971 France1977 Aksak Maboul Onze Danses Pour Combattre la Migraine Belgium1977 Mike Batt Schizophonia England1977 Eric Burdon Survivor England1977 Goblin Suspiria Italy1977 Circus Movin On Switzerland1977 Eloy Ocean Germany1977 England Garden Shed England1977 Brian Eno Before and After Science England1977 Godley and Creme Consequences England1977 Gong Gazeuse also known as Expresso Various1977 Grobschnitt Rockpommel s Land Germany1977 Gryphon Treason England1977 Happy the Man Happy the Man US1977 Heldon Interface France1977 Island Pictures Switzerland1977 Kaamos Deeds and Talks Finland1977 Kayak Starlight Dancer Netherlands1977 Locanda delle Fate Forse le lucciole non si amano piu Italy1977 Los Jaivas Cancion del Sur Chile1977 Maneige Ni Vent Ni Nouvelle Canada1977 Modry Efekt Svitanie Czechoslovakia1977 Mona Lisa Le Petit Violon de Mr Gregoire France1977 Pentwater Pentwater US1977 Pierrot Lunaire Gudrun Italy1977 Pekka Pohjola The Mathematician s Air Display Keesojen lehto Finland1977 Predmestje Brez naslov Yugoslavia1977 Premiata Forneria Marconi Jet Lag Italy1977 Pulsar Halloween France1977 Catherine Ribeiro Alpes Le Temps De L Autre France1977 Schicke Fuhrs amp Frohling Sunburst Germany1977 Triana Hijos del Agobio Spain1977 Univers Zero Univers Zero also known as 1313 Belgium1977 YU Grupa Među zvezdama YugoslaviaDisbandments edit Hobo TimeEvents edit 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 editNewly formed bands edit Aerodrom Art Bears Den Za Den Iman Califato Independiente Sky Twelfth Night Albums edit Release Date Artist Album Country1978 Jan Bill Bruford Feels Good to Me England24 February 1978 Manfred Mann s Earth Band Watch United KingdomFebruary 1978 Tangerine Dream Cyclone Germany3 March 1978 Renaissance A Song for All Seasons England3 March 1978 Frank Zappa Zappa in New York US1978 Mar Dixie Dregs What If US1978 Mar Pierre Moerlen s Gong Expresso II Various28 March 1978 Genesis And Then There Were Three England8 April 1978 Saga Saga Canada10 April 1978 Jethro Tull Heavy Horses EnglandApril 1978 After the Fire Signs of Change England15 May 1978 Jose Cid 10 000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte Portugal26 May 1978 David Gilmour David Gilmour England1978 May U K U K England1978 May Art Bears Hopes and Fears England1978 May Steve Hackett Please Don t Touch England1978 May Anthony Phillips Wise After the Event England2 June 1978 Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel II England9 June 1978 Jeff Wayne Jeff Wayne s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds US15 September 1978 Rick Wright Wet Dream England15 September 1978 Frank Zappa Studio Tan US22 September 1978 Yes Tormato England22 September 1978 Camel Breathless England22 September 1978 Jethro Tull Bursting Out England29 September 1978 Gentle Giant Giant for a Day England24 October 1978 11 Rush Hemispheres Canada17 November 1978 12 Emerson Lake amp Palmer Love Beach England1978 Nov Queen Jazz England1 December 1978 Mike Oldfield Incantations EnglandDecember 1978 National Health Of Queues and Cures England1978 Ange Guet apens France1978 Atila Reviure Spain1978 Banco del Mutuo Soccorso di terra Italy1978 Barclay James Harvest XII England1978 Zeljko Bebek Skoro da smo isti Yugoslavia1978 Bubu Anabelas Argentina1978 Cathedral Stained Glass Stories US1978 Crack Si Todo Hiciera Crack Spain1978 Goblin Il Fantastico Viaggio del Bagarozzo Mark Italy1978 Elonkorjuu Flying High Running Fast Finland1978 Fermata Huascaran Czechoslovakia1978 Flame Dream Calatea Switzerland1978 FM Black Noise Canada1978 Fuhrs amp Frohling Ammerland Germany1978 Godley and Creme L England1978 Gordi Covek Yugoslavia1978 Grobschnitt Solar Music Live Germany1978 Happy the Man Crafty Hands US1978 Heldon Stand By France1978 Henry Cow Western Culture England1978 Steve Hillage Green England1978 Iman Califato Independiente Iman Califato Independiente Spain1978 Kaipa Solo Sweden1978 Kayak Phantom of the Night Netherlands1978 MIA Cornonstipicum Argentina1978 The Muffins Manna Mirage US1978 Pentwater Out of the Abyss US1978 Popol Vuh Nosferatu Germany1978 Premiata Forneria Marconi Passpartu Italy1978 Laza Ristovski amp Ipe Ivandic Stizemo Yugoslavia1976 September Domovina moja Yugoslavia1978 Shylock Ile De Fievre France1978 Tako Tako Yugoslavia1978 Terpandre Terpandre France1978 Weidorje Weidorje FranceDisbandments edit Elonkorjuu Emerson Lake amp Palmer Henry Cow Oko Pop Masina Van der Graaf GeneratorEvents edit Rock in Opposition RIO is formed by Henry Cow Stormy Six Samla Mammas Manna Univers Zero and Etron Fou Leloublan at the first RIO festival in London on 12 March Art Zoyd Art Bears and Aksak Maboul join RIO in December 1979 editNewly formed bands edit Marillion The Mnemonist Orchestra developed into Biota Na Lepem PrijazniAlbums edit Release Date Artist Album Country19 January 1979 Frank Zappa Sleep Dirt USFebruary 1979 Tangerine Dream Force Majeure Germany9 March 1979 Manfred Mann s Earth Band Angel Station United Kingdom16 March 1979 Bijelo Dugme Bitanga i princeza Yugoslavia16 March 1979 13 Supertramp Breakfast in America England1979 Mar Frank Zappa Sheik Yerbouti US1979 Mar Dixie Dregs Night of the Living Dregs US1979 Mar U K Danger Money England1979 Apr Anthony Phillips Sides England4 May 1979 Frank Zappa Orchestral Favorites US1979 May Steve Hackett Spectral Mornings England1979 May Kansas Monolith US1979 May Saga Images at Twilight Canada1 June 1979 14 Electric Light Orchestra Discovery England1979 Jun Robert Fripp Exposure England1979 June July Crack Si Todo hicera Crack Spain27 July 1979 15 Mike Oldfield Exposed England14 September 1979 Jethro Tull Stormwatch England17 September 1979 Frank Zappa Joe s Garage Act I US1979 Oct Tony Banks A Curious Feeling England29 October 1979 Camel I Can See Your House From Here England19 November 1979 Frank Zappa Joe s Garage Act II amp III US23 November 1979 Mike Oldfield Platinum UK30 November 1979 Pink Floyd The Wall England1979 Aerodrom Kad misli mi vrludaju Yugoslavia1979 Aksak Maboul Un Peu de l Ame des Bandits Belgium1979 Arachnoid Arachnoid France1979 Art Bears Winter Songs England1979 Art Zoyd Musique Pour l Odyssee France1979 Atlas Bla Vardag Sweden1979 Barclay James Harvest Eyes of the Universe England1979 Mike Batt Tarot Suite England1979 Bill Bruford One of a Kind England1979 Eloy Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes Germany1979 Eskaton Four Visions France1979 Flame Dream Elements Switzerland1979 FM Surveillance Canada1979 Galija Prva plovidba Yugoslavia1979 Godley and Creme Freeze Frame England1979 Gordi Gordi 2 Yugoslavia1979 Grace Grace England1979 Steve Howe The Steve Howe Album England1979 Igra Staklenih Perli Igra Staklenih Perli Yugoslavia1979 Itoiz Ezekiel Basque Country1979 Korni Grupa 1941 Yugoslavia1979 Le Orme Florian Italy1979 Ma Banlieue Flasque Ma Banlieue Flasque France1979 Albert Marcoeur Armes et Cycles France1979 Mezquita Recuerdos de mi tierra Spain1979 Modry Efekt Svĕt Hledacu Czechoslovakia1979 Neuschwanstein Battlement Germany1979 Pekka Pohjola Visitation Finland1979 Predmestje Danes vceraj in Yugoslavia1979 Renaissance Azure d Or England1979 Catherine Ribeiro Alpes Passions France1979 Schicke Fuhrs amp Frohling Ticket To Everywhere Germany1979 Sky Sky England Australia1979 Stormy Six Macchina maccheronica Italy1979 Tempano Atabal Yemal Venezuela1979 Laurent Thibault Mais on ne Peut pas Rever Tout le Temps France1979 Triana Sombra y Luz Spain1979 Univers Zero Heresie Belgium1979 YU Grupa Samo napred YugoslaviaDisbandments edit Opus September U K Events edit 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 editTimeline of progressive rock other decades 1960s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Timeline of progressive rock Parent article Progressive rock Canterbury Scene Symphonic rock Avant rock Rock in Opposition Neo prog Progressive metal Jazz fusionReferences edit Strong Martin Charles 9 December 1995 Great Rock discography Canongate Press p 802 ISBN 9780862415419 DGM live 28 October 2016 Yes Discography Strong Martin Charles 9 December 1995 The Great Rock Discography Canongate Press p 603 ISBN 9780862415419 Strong Martin Charles 1995 The Great Rock Discography Canongate Press p 116 ISBN 9780862415419 Strong Martin Charles 1995 The Great Rock Discography Canongate Press p 603 ISBN 9780862415419 BPI Brit certifications for ELP BPI certification BPI certifications Hemispheres BRIT Certified Bpi co uk Retrieved 24 May 2023 BPI certification BPI certifications for ELO British album certifications Mike Oldfield Exposed British Phonographic Industry Retrieved 8 July 2022 Further reading editSnider 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Timeline of progressive rock 1970 1979 amp oldid 1189059117, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
