Jethro Tull: Live at Tampa Stadium '76

This is Jethro Tull's concert recorded live at the Tampa Stadium, Florida, U.S.A. on July 31st, 1976. Read more here. 

Ibis

Ibis were another member of the Italian prog rock scene of the mid 70's, more inclined toward the heavy side of that genre, with songs structured around organ and guitar. The original line-up of this band consisted of New Trolls' ex-members. Read more here. 

Steve Hackett

Stephen Richard Hackett is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. He gained prominence as a member of the British progressive rock group Genesis which he joined in 1970 and left in 1977 to pursue a solo career.  His body of work has encompassed many styles, such as progressive rock, world music, classical and pop. Read more here.

Italian Progressive Rock

The Italian progressive rock scene was born in the early 70s, mostly inspired by the progressive movement in Britain, but with certain features of its own. In the early-to-mid-70s, Italy was one of the European countries most interested in this genre; many English bands such as Genesis, Van der Graaf Generator and Gentle Giant were discovered by the Italian public before they had consolidated a fan base in their home country. Consequently, progressive Italian groups were prolific and Rock Progressivo Italiano (RPI) constitutes a prog sub-genre. Read more here. 

Camel: Live at the Hippodrome 1977

This is Camel's BBC Sight and Sound Concert recorded live at the Hippodrome, Golders Green, London on 22 September 1977. Read more here. 

Il Sistema

Il Sistema was a very early and important band in the history and development of Rock Progressivo Italiano and it's often described as a quintessential band of the late 60`s-early 70`s Italian rock scene. They gave birth to great and very importand bands such as Celeste and Museo Rosenbach. Read more here.

Genesis: Rock of the 70's live 1972

This is the Genesis' television appearance, filmed on 20–21 March 1972 and broadcasted on the Belgian Pop Shop tv show and in the U.K. on Rock of the 70's programme. Read more here. 

Eclectic Prog Rock

Gentle Giant

The term eclectic in the context of progressive rock describes a summation of elements from various musical sources, and the influences and career paths of bands that take from a wide range of genres or styles. While progressive music can be, in a larger sense, eclectic, the Eclectic Prog term is specially meant to reference bands that trespass the boundaries of established Progressive Rock genres or that blend many influences. Read more here. 

Yes: The Lost Broadcasts

The Lost Broadcasts is a Yes DVD released by Voiceprint in 2009. It contains live footage of Yes from 1969 to 1971. Read more here. 

Celeste

Along with Museo Rosenbach, Celeste were born from the ashes of the legendary Il Sistema, a band from Sanremo. This four piece went in a totally different direction from their beginnings, playing a mostly acoustic, dreamy and delicate prog rock. Read more here. 

Cover artwork by Hipgnosis

Pink Floyd-Animals (1977)

Hipgnosis was an English art design group based in South Kensington, London that specialised in creating cover art for the albums of rock musicians and bands, most notably Pink Floyd, T. Rex, The Pretty Things, UFO, Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Scorpions, Yes, Paul McCartney & Wings, The Alan Parsons Project, Genesis, Peter Gabriel and ELO. Read more here. 

Genesis: Live at Bataclan club 1973

This is a pro-shot video of Genesis, recorded live at Bataclan club, in Paris, France on January 10th, 1973. An interview of the band is also included. Read more here. 

Museo Rosenbach

Museo Rosenbach is a one-shot Italian prog band. In 1973 they released their album Zarathustra which is considered as one of the best examples of the prog genre to come from outside England and one of the masterpieces in the world of prog rock. Read more here. 

Hawkwind

Hawkwind are an English rock band with a history of more than 30 years and one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. Formed in November 1969 by saxophone and flute player Nik Turner, guitarist Mick Slattery and singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Brock, Hawkwind have gone through many incarnations and styles of music. They practically created the genre of music that is called  psychedelic space rock. Read more here. 

Buon Vecchio Charlie

Buon Vecchio Charlie was a 70's Italian prog six-piece band. They recorded the tracks for their only self-titled album in 1971, but the album saw its first release in 1990. It's a very good original work and one of the best and earliest Italian prog albums.   Read more here. 

I Teoremi

I Teoremi was an Italian prog rock group that released only one album in the beginning of the 70's. It was a quartet from Rome, though their singer Vincenzo "Lord Enzo" Massetti came from Naples. Their self-titled album is one of the rarest Italian prog-era albums. Read more here. 

Orang-Utan

Orang-Utan featured musicians from several other notable dissolving bands that had been playing in North London in the late 60's. Their only self-titled album was released in 1971 without the group's  knowledge. They have great musicianship, the biggest emphasis being on the twin lead heavy guitars. Read more here. 

Semiramis

Semiramis was one of the many one-album Italian 70's prog rock bands. It was a teenagers five-piece from Rome mainly based on the guitar of Michele Zarrillo, who was considered a gifted guitarist, and the twin keyboards of Giampiero Artegiani and Michele's brother Maurizio Zarrillo. The band had an intense live activity in most of the major open-air festivals of the time. Read more here. 

Alice

Named after Lewis Carroll's immortal novel, Alice in Wonderland, this group had an uncommon sound for a French band, more similar in style to contemporary British rock. Alice was one of the first generation of progressive rock groups in France.  Read more here. 

Il Rovescio della Medaglia

Il Rovescio della Medaglia (RDM) was a 70's Italian progressive rock band playing dynamic prog with many rhythm changes.  Enzo Vita, Stefano Urso e Gino Campoli founded the group, that had as lead singer first Gianni Mereu, then Sandro Falbo and soon later Pino Ballarini. In 1973 a fifth member was added, keyboard player Franco Di Sabbatino. They were renowned for their powerful live performances.  Read more here. 

Gli Alluminogeni

Gli Alluminogeni was a 70's italian prog rock band consisted of Patrizio Alluminio (keyboards, vocals), Daniele Ostorero (drums) and Enrico Cagliero (guitar, bass). In 1972 they released the apocalyptic concept album Scolopendra, a visionary tale with cosmic ecology as its central theme.  Read more here.