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**Penisvergroesserung** · 01-16-2011, 01:25 AM

What ELP did by devoting a whole side to one song was very radical and innovative for its time. I'm not sure if they were actually the first prog rock group to do this--but whether they were or not--the effect and impression were awesome indeed!

Three years earlier, in 1968, Procol Harum did it with the 17 min track In Held Twas in I on the B-side of Shine on Brightly. In 1971 (the year ELP-Tarkus was released) we also had Earth and Fire's Song of the marching children with the 18 min title track covering the B-side.

EDIT: Of course, there was also Pink Floyd with Atom Heart Mother in 1970 and Meddle (Echoes) in 1971.

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Penisvergroesserung Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 610 Senior Member	What ELP did by devoting a whole side to one song was very radical and innovative for its time. I'm not sure if they were actually the first prog rock group to do this--but whether they were or not--the effect and impression were awesome indeed! Three years earlier, in 1968, Procol Harum did it with the 17 min track In Held Twas in I on the B-side of Shine on Brightly. In 1971 (the year ELP-Tarkus was released) we also had Earth and Fire's Song of the marching children with the 18 min title track covering the B-side. EDIT: Of course, there was also Pink Floyd with Atom Heart Mother in 1970 and Meddle (Echoes) in 1971.
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