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            Van Der Graaf Generator           | 
                  
            1968           | 
                  
            Led by the indefatigable Peter Hammill, perhaps the most original and significant group of the era; even "without the capes". Hammill is a complicated character, and so then is Van Der Graaf Generator: one moment placid...           | 
                  
            United Kingdom           | 
              
          
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            Van Leer, Thijs           | 
                  
            1948           | 
                  
            Flautist, keyboardist and vocalist of Focus, his solo albums were for the most part recordings of classical music.           | 
                  
            Netherlands           | 
              
          
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            Vangelis           | 
                  
            1943           | 
                  
            Greek multi-instrumentalist Vangelis Papathanassiou was a child prodigy, eventually studying music in Athens. He spent his early career with in the beat band Formix, later forming Aphrodite's Child in 1968. By early 70s...           | 
                  
            Greece           | 
              
          
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            Venegoni & Co.           | 
                  
            1977           | 
                  
            Led former Arti e Mestieri guitarist and composer Gigi Venegoni, Venegoni & Co. were another premier fusion band signed to the Cramps label.           | 
                  
            Italy           | 
              
          
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            Vian, Patrick           | 
                  
            1942           | 
                  
            Former member of Red Noise, Patrick Vian released an eponymous album of electronic music in 1976.           | 
                  
            France           | 
              
          
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            Violeta De Outono           | 
                  
            1984           | 
                  
            Brazil's Psychedelic sons           | 
                  
            Brasil           | 
              
          
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            von Zamla           | 
                  
            1981           | 
                  
            Yet another morph of Samla Mammas Manna, this one led by Lars Hollmer and guitarist Eino Haapala.           | 
                  
            Sweden           |