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The Rutles > Rutles, The

Artist: The Rutles
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalog#: HS 3151
Format: Vinyl
Country: US
Released: 1978-04-07
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The Rutles were a fictional band created by Monty Python member Eric Idle and ex-Bonzo Dog Dooh Dah Band member Neil Innes after The Beatles. The pair conceived the Beatles-eque song “I Must Be In Love” while working on their Rutland Weekend Television series for BBC. The concept gained traction to an hour long film All You Need Is Cash when Saturday Night Live’s producer Lorne Michaels and director Gary Weis jumped aboard.

The Rutles > Halsall, Ollie

Artist: Rutles
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalog#: HS 3151
Format: Vinyl
Country: US
Released: 1978-04-07

The Wild Places > Browne, Duncan

Artist: Duncan Browne
Label: Sire
Catalog#: SRK 6065
Format: Vinyl
Country: US
Released: 1978
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Duncan Browne's career began in the 1960s under the management of Andrew Loog Oldham and the Immediate album. His earliest albums offered folk and classic guitar music, but deeper listening reveals a compositional style that recalls Genesis' more gentle moments. He also provided a choral arrangement for The Nice's version of Tim Hardin's "Hang On to a Dream." Browne's self-titled 1973 album yielded a minor hit with the single "Journey" b/w "In A Mist," which rose to No. 23 on the UK charts.

Titanic > Birth Control

Artist: Birth Control
Label: Brain
Catalog#: 0060.149
Format: Vinyl
Country: Germany
Released: 1978

Tormato > Yes

Artist: Yes
Label: Atlantic
Catalog#: SD 19202
Format: Vinyl
Country: United States
Released: 1978-09
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One look at the album cover and once again you'd have to figure something was different inside Yes' latest album. Recorded at London's RAK Studios, Tormato was another step away from the band's epic-length proportions, as it contained nine (count ‘em) songs. "Future Times" kicks in immediately and races along in fine Yes tradition; Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman trade leads, while Chris Squire delivers one rubbery bass. In fact, that bass tone would lend a unique signature to the album.

Traumstadt > Hoelderlin

Artist: Hoelderlin
Label: Spiegelei
Catalog#: 180.602
Format: Vinyl
Country: Germany
Released: 1978

Tristan Et Iseult (Musique Originale Du Film D'Yves Lagrange) > Magma

Artist: Christian Vander
Label: Egg
Catalog#: 90 171
Format: Vinyl
Country: France
Released: 1978

Two For The Show > Kansas

Artist: Kansas
Label: Kirshner
Catalog#: PZ2 35660
Format: Vinyl
Country: United States
Released: 1978

U.K. > U.K.

Artist: UK
Label: Polydor
Catalog#: PD-1-6146
Format: Vinyl
Country: United States
Released: 1978
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Following the demise of King Crimson in 1974, the rhythm section—the formidable duo of Bill Bruford and John Wetton—took some journeyman work (separately, for Gong, Genesis, National Health, Roxy Music and Uriah Heep) and then tried to form a trio with Rick Wakeman; scuttled by management, the keyboardist opted to return to Yes. Then, in 1977, the pair decided to each pick a bandmate: Wetton brought in violin and keyboard man Eddie Jobson, while Bruford recruited guitarist Allan Holdsworth.

Vampires Stole My Lunch Money > Farren, Mick

Artist: Mick Farren
Label: Logo
Catalog#: LOGO 1010
Format: Vinyl
Country: UK
Released: 1978