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Reviews for the Third Edition

Reviews for the third edition of The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive rock (will be updated).

Totally missed this review! Thank you Pete Pardo and Sea of Tranquility!

Submitted by Charles Snider on Mon, 08/10/2020 - 06:28

Never - Neverland > Pink Fairies, The

Artist: Pink Fairies
Label: Polydor
Catalog#: 2383 045
Format: Vinyl
Country: UK
Released: 1971-05
Strawberry Bricks Entry: 
Pink Fairies were a rebranded The Deviants, although that wasn’t the original intention. Following the recording of his solo album, Twink teamed with Mick Farren and Steve Peregrine Took; they played a one-off gig in Manchester in October 1969. Farren left soon after recording his solo album, and Took went on to found Shagrat, leaving Twink to contact the remainder of The Deviants-guitarist Paul Rudolph, bassist Duncan Sanderson and drummer Russell Hunter-to reboot the Pink Fairies.

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2012 Prog Awards Winners

The winners are:

NEW BLOOD: TesseracT

LIVE EVENT: Anathema

GRAND DESIGN: Pink Floyd Immersion reissues

ANTHEM: Squackett A Life Within A Day

ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Rush Clockwork Angels

VISIONARY: Peter Hammill

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Genesis

VIRTUOSO: Carl Palmer

GUIDING LIGHT: Steven Wilson

PROG GOD: Rick Wakeman

On the web: 
All the winners from the 2012 Progressive Music Awards | | Prog Magazine
Submitted by Charles Snider on Thu, 09/06/2012 - 08:25

UFO Planante > Invisible Opera Company Of Tibet (Tropical Version Brazil)

Artist: Invisible Opera Company Of Tibet (Tropical Version Brazil)
Label: Voiceprint
Catalog#: VPB125CD
Format: CD
Country: Brazil
Released: 2010

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Volume 7 > Violeta De Outono

Artist: Violeta De Outono
Label: Voiceprint
Catalog#: VPB123CD
Format: CD
Country: Brazil
Released: 2007

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Shibuya Nights > Agitation Free

Artist: Agitation Free
Label: Esoteric Recordings
Catalog#: EAGFCD1001
Format: CD
Country: UK
Released: 2011-11-00

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Espectro > Violeta De Outono

Artist: Violeta De Outono
Label: Voiceprint
Catalog#: VPB130CD
Format: CD
Country: Brazil
Released: 2012-06-00

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The Lost Tapes > Can

Artist: Can
Label: Spoon Records, Spoon Records, Mute
Catalog#: CDSPOON55, CDSPOON55USA, 9527-2
Format: 3xCD, Box Set
Country: US
Released: 2012-06-19

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The Gypsies > Carmen

Artist: Carmen (19)
Label: Mercury
Catalog#: SRM-1-1047
Format: Vinyl
Country: US
Released: 1975

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Dancing On A Cold Wind > Carmen

Artist: Carmen (19)
Label: Regal Zonophone, EMI
Catalog#: SLRZ 1040, 0C 162-95994
Format: Vinyl
Country: UK
Released: 1975

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Fandangos In Space > Carmen

Artist: Carmen (19)
Label: ABC Records
Catalog#: DSDP 50192
Format: Vinyl
Country: US
Released: 1973
Strawberry Bricks Entry: 
Born in Los Angeles, California, David Clark Allen and sister Angela were raised on Spanish music, as their parents operated a club on the Sunset Strip. In the early 70s, the pair met another kindred spirit: dancer Roberto Amaral. With a vision of combining flamenco music with rock, they formed Carmen with former The Gods and Toe Fat drummer Brian Glascock. However, it took moving to London and catching the attention of the glam world for the band to take flight.

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