VA - Supernatural Fairy Tales, The Progressive Rock Era (1996) [FLAC] (5-CD Box Rhino R2 72451)
Rating: 3 stars (AMG) | Release Date: Aug 20, 1996 | EAC Rip | FLAC(image) - Cue - Log | 1.99 GB
Genre: Progressive Rock | Type: Box Set, Compilation, Various Artists | Label: Rhino/WEA

Tracks
Disk 1:
01 - The Nice - America
02 - Traffic f. Stevie Winwood - Paper Sun
03 - Procol Harum - Repent Walpurgis
04 - Pretty Things - Private Sorrow-Balloon Burning
05 - Moody Blues - Legend of a Mind
06 - Renaissance - Kings & Queens
07 - Rare Bird - Sympathy
08 - Pete Sinfield - Under the Sky
09 - Klaus Schultze - Searching
10 - Kingdom Come - Sunrise
Disk 2:
01 - Aphrodites Child - The System-Babylon
02 - Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You
03 - Ash Ra Tempel - Der Vierte Kuss
04 - Van Der Graaf Generator - Killer
05 - Can - Oh Yeah
06 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Knife-Edge
07 - Caravan - In The Land Of Grey And Pink
08 - Curved Air - It Happened Today
09 - Focus - Hocus Pocus
10 - Wigwam - Prophet-Marvelry Skimmer
Disk 3:
01 - Yes - Perpetual Change
02 - Argent - Lothlorien
03 - Roxy Music - Ladytron
04 - Supersister - Radio
05 - Savage Rose - Dear Little Mother
06 - Genesis - The Musical Box
07 - Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven
08 - Strawbs - New World
09 - Premiata Forneria Marconi - Celebration
10 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Karn Evil 9- 1st Impression, Parts 1 & 2
Disk 4:
01 - Genesis - Dancing with the Moonlit Knight
02 - Yes - And You and I
03 - Roxy music - Virginia Plain
04 - Wishbone Ash - Warrior
05 - Lard Free - Warinobaril
06 - Amon Duul II - Mozambique
07 - Strawbs - Round and Round
08 - Nektar - Questions and Answers
09 - Ange - Fils De Lumiere
10 - Le Orme - Ritorno Al Nulla
11 - Clearlight - Without Words
Disk 5:
01 - Seventh Wave - Star Palace of the Sombre Warrior
02 - Gong - Perfect Mystery
03 - Gentle Giant - Free Hand
04 - Henry Cow - Slapp Happy
05 - Samla Mammas Manna - Andra Satsen
06 - Hatfield & The North - Lets Eat (Real Soon)
07 - Banco - Traccia II
08 - Magma - Troller Tanz (Ghost Dance)
09 - Faust - Its A Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl
10 - Quiet Sun - Mummy Was an Asteroid, Daddy Was a Small Non-Stick Kitchen Utencil
11 - Golden Earring - Radar Love
12 - Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Inca Roads
AMG Review by Richie Unterberger:
Right down to the Roger Dean-designed sleeve, this five-CD box set overview of 1967-1976 progressive rock is as grandiose as the music itself, which is not necessarily an unconditional recommendation. But give the compilation points for diversity and thoughtful selection. The expected superstars (Yes, Genesis, ELP, Procol Harum) are usually represented by unexpected cuts that havent been played to death on FM radio. A lot of ground is covered, from Krautrock (Can, Amon Duul II) and symphonic keyboards (Rare Bird, Argent, the Nices "America") to the Canterbury sound (Caravan, Hatfield & the North) and pop hits with prog overtones (Traffics "Paper Sun," Golden Earrings "Radar Love," Roxy Musics "Virginia Plain"). A lot of the Continental bands -- like Le Orme, Lard Free, Wigwam, Ange, and Samla Mammas Manna -- will be fuzzy or unfamiliar names even to progressive rock fans, making cult faves like Van Der Graaf Generator, Curved Air, the Pretty Things, Savage Rose, and Gong (all here as well) famous by comparison. Will the music cause those who dislike prog rock to re-evaluate their feelings* Absolutely not; the more accessible and poppy cuts are balanced by flashy instrumental workouts that -- as even the musicians themselves may admit -- do not exhibit a trace of humor. And no box that fails to include selections by Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Soft Machine, Kraftwerk, Mike Oldfield, early Brian Eno, and Kevin Ayers (in at least some cases for licensing reasons) can claim to be comprehensive. It is an interesting, carefully assembled, and extremely wide-ranging and catholic survey of the much-maligned genre. Its just a bit too much to take in all at once, and its very eclecticism ensures that many listeners (even dedicated prog fans) will feel the urge to skip around to concentrate on the subgenres they find most appealing.
Source: Retail 5-CD Box Rhino R2 72451
Includes flac tracks cues, wav tracks cues (noncompliant) and wav image cues
Includes flac playlists
Includes md5 checksums for all included files
Scans: Artwork scanned at 600 dpi tif & converted to 300 dpi jpg
Scans are complete except that
Only pages 46 - 56 of the 64 page booklet were scanned

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