late 1960s- early 1970s British psychedelic/progressive rock

[SMiLE Brian]

I am wondering if you guys could point me to some great groups from this period.

[SMiLE-addict]

Well of course there's always Yes, who IMO was pretty much the apex of progressive rock.

[Amazing Larry]

I am wondering if you guys could point me to some great groups from this period.

King Crimson's first two albums are absolutely fantastic, as are Genesis'  Foxtrot and Selling England By The Pound.
The Grateful Dead's Live/Dead and Pink Floyd's The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn are two of the best psychedelic albums IMO.

[BergenWhitesMoustache]

Mighty Baby (1st album), Pretty Things (SF Sorrow era), Locomotive all made killer albums in 68/69.

Lots of good 45s by groups who didn't do anything else too.

I won't say 'best anything ever' cos that's always total b/s unless you've heard every record ever, and I haven't. 

[SMiLE Brian]

I am really into pink floyd and have all the remasters. Also collecting the moody blues material from this period.

Hell, even deep purple's self titled album is awesome with the mark one lineup with psy/prog material.

[BergenWhitesMoustache]

I am really into pink floyd and have all the remasters. Also collecting the moody blues material from this period.

aah, you might want to ignore my suggestions in that case. Post Syd Floyd just makes me angry, and the Moody Blues bore me to tears

[SMiLE Brian]

I am really into pink floyd and have all the remasters. Also collecting the moody blues material from this period.

aah, you might want to ignore my suggestions in that case. Post Syd Floyd just makes me angry, and the Moody Blues bore me to tears

You don't like floyd up to "Dark Side"?

The moodies are great if you check out the whole 1967-1972 catalog.

[BergenWhitesMoustache]

I am really into pink floyd and have all the remasters. Also collecting the moody blues material from this period.

aah, you might want to ignore my suggestions in that case. Post Syd Floyd just makes me angry, and the Moody Blues bore me to tears

You don't like floyd up to "Dark Side"?

The moodies are great if you check out the whole 1967-1972 catalog.

Yeah, I know all that stuff, it's just not to my taste...I was being a bit flippant tbh...there's a bit of stuff by both of them I can deal with and I know it all very well, I'd just not choose to listen to it.
Anyway- try some of this maybe?

Mighty Baby- egyptian tomb
who knows http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvLiGOalsIo
p*ssy- come back june
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUer-3IDmyQ
Locomotive- Mr Armageddon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlfHZUBMlsU

[Youre Under Arrest]

King Crimson is by far the greatest and least indulgent Prog band. They're the most technically great and have none of the cheeziness like Yes and Genesis.

In The Court > Red > Larks' > In The Wake > Lizard > Starless > Islands

That's not to say that the others are bad, "Close To The Edge" is fantastic and so is "Foxtrot".

Faust is pretty good, for Krautrock.

"Pawn Hearts" by Van Der Graaf Generator is another top album.

[Amazing Larry]

Gotta have Tago Mago and Ege Bamyasi by Can. Even if it ain't British.

[Melt Away]

Glass Harp (Definitely check this band out, I couldn't suggest anything better they're first album is up there with PS. It features Phil Keaggy on guitar/vocals.) Caravan, Soft Machine, Hatfield & The North, Egg, Greenslade, Grobschnitt and Ain Soph.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H9u57TSSoc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oj9Xvd4-qk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtwcFO4W9Wc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPxmNyrrltg (Glass Harp, Live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1cAZbw_gbY (Caravan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SskTqgBQJ-c (Ain Soph - A Story of a Mysterious Forest. Amazing Japanese Progressive Jazz Fusion.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT3q4iEaB6Q (Egg, Prog Rock)

Check these out man and if you like them, I know plenty more.

[SMiLE Brian]

These sound great!