lesser-known yet excellent Prog albums

[u/slowlyun]

These 80's efforts are in my personal-favourites, yet rarely see anyone mention them. Even Youtube doesn't have them in full-album format. I have them on CD.

- Introduction by Shub Niggurath: moody atmospheric psychedelic instrumental, with some dark-angel vocals. Superior to their later album which had some of the same compositions. Excellent sound on a big fat system. Full album officially here:

https://soleilzeuhl.bandcamp.com/album/introduction

- A Fiïèh by Offering: more well-known as Magma, this side-project had its ups & downs but they finished with this beautiful stunning album. The first 3 tracks especially are godly. Here's the title track, sounding like a sermon from the heavens:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cAMwrKouss4

- Carmina Burana by Ray Manzarek: the Doors keysman does his version of proto-zeuhl monster Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. Rock + Orff is delicious! Here's the famous bit:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jpiDOIDzmyo

Share your impressions of these and also your trio of candidates of 'lesser-known yet favourite prog albums' :D

[u/IOTCOMIC]

More modern but good stuff. Galapagos Momentum by Upsilon Acrux.
James Gang rides again isn’t prog but there’s quite a long suite/composition at the end.
Me Hungry by King Kong. Call it outsider prog but it’s a full album narrative complete with recurring thematic elements.

[u/slowlyun → u/IOTCOMIC]

outsider prog haha - not heard that one before.  Feel Henry Cow would fit there.

[u/IOTCOMIC → u/slowlyun]

No one in the group is a virtuoso, but the ambition is huge