# Timeline of progressive rock (1970–1979)

This is a timeline of artists, albums, and events in progressive rock and its subgenres. This article contains the timeline for the period 1970–1979.

## Contents

1970 – 1971 – 1972 – 1973 – 1974 – 1975 – 1976 – 1977 – 1978 – 1979
* See also
* References

## 1970
### Newly formed bands

* Ange
* Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes
* Curved Air
* Electric Light Orchestra
* Emerson, Lake & Palmer
* Gentle Giant
* Grobschnitt
* Grupa Marina Škrgatića
* Jackson Heights
* Jane
* Jutro
* Kansas (Proto-Kaw)
* Khan
* Mogul Thrash
* Nirvana (Yugoslav band)
* Quiet Sun
* YU Grupa

### Albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album | Country |
| 2 January 1970 | Syd Barrett | The Madcap Laughs | United Kingdom |
| 23 January 1970 | Family | A Song for Me | United Kingdom |
| 1970 Jan | Quill | Quill | US |
| 1970 Jan | Aphrodite's Child | It's Five O'Clock | Greece |
| 9 February 1970 | The Mothers of Invention | Burnt Weeny Sandwich | US |
| 1970 Feb | Van der Graaf Generator | The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other | United Kingdom |
| 13 March 1970 | Egg | Egg | United Kingdom |
| 30 March 1970 | Miles Davis | Bitches Brew | US |
| 1970 Mar | Gong | Magick Brother | France |
| 1970 Mar | Quarteto 1111 | Quarteto 1111 | Portugal |
| 20 April 1970 | Jethro Tull | Benefit | United Kingdom |
| 1970 Apr | Amon Düül II | Yeti | Germany |
| 15 May 1970 | King Crimson | In the Wake of Poseidon | United Kingdom |
| 25 May 1970 | Jean-Luc Ponty | King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa | France |
| 31 May 1970 | Ahora Mazda | Ahora Mazda | Netherlands |
| 1970 May | Quatermass | Quatermass | England |
| 5 June 1970 | Barclay James Harvest | Barclay James Harvest | England |
| 5 June 1970 | Procol Harum | Home | England |
| 1970 Jun | Soft Machine | Third | United Kingdom |
| 1970 Jun | The Nice | Five Bridges | England |
| 1 July 1970 | Traffic | John Barleycorn Must Die | England |
| 24 July 1970 | Yes | Time and a Word | United Kingdom |
| 7 August 1970 | The Moody Blues | A Question of Balance | England |
| 10 August 1970 | The Mothers of Invention | Weasels Ripped My Flesh | US |
| August 1970 | Supertramp | Supertramp | England |
| 4 September 1970 | Caravan | If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You | United Kingdom |
| 1970 Sep | Focus | Focus Plays Focus (In and Out of Focus) | Netherlands |
| 1970 Sep | Rare Bird | As Your Mind Flies By | United Kingdom |
| 2 October 1970 | Pink Floyd | Atom Heart Mother | United Kingdom |
| 23 October 1970 | Genesis | Trespass | United Kingdom |
| 23 October 1970 | Frank Zappa | Chunga's Revenge | US |
| November 1970 | Syd Barrett | Barrett | United Kingdom |
| 20 November 1970 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | England |
| 27 November 1970 | Gentle Giant | Gentle Giant | United Kingdom |
| 1970 Nov | Curved Air | Airconditioning | United Kingdom |
| 1970 Nov | Family | Anyway | United Kingdom |
| 1970 Nov | McDonald & Giles | McDonald & Giles | United Kingdom |
| 1970 Nov | Wigwam | Tombstone Valentine | Finland |
| 11 December 1970 | King Crimson | Lizard | United Kingdom |
| December 1970 | Van der Graaf Generator | H to He, Who Am the Only One | United Kingdom |
| December 1970 | Colosseum | Daughter of Time | England |
| December 1970 | Bo Hansson | Sagan Om Ringen | Sweden |
| 1970 | Aardvark | Aardvark | United Kingdom |
| 1970 | Almendra (band) | Almendra II | Argentina |
| 1970 | Association | Earwax | Germany |
| 1970 | Beggars Opera | Act One | United Kingdom |
| 1970 | Cressida | Cressida | United Kingdom |
| 1970 | Wolfgang Dauner | Output | Germany |
| 1970 | Goliath | Goliath | England |
| 1970 | Gomorrha | Trauma | Germany |
| 1970 | Gracious! | Gracious! | England |
| 1970 | Marsupilami | S / T | U.K. |
| 1970 | Moving Gelatine Plates | Moving Gelatine Plates | France |
| 1970 | Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes | N° 2 | France |
| 1970 | Bob Smith | The Visit | USA |
| 1970 | Supersister | Present from Nancy | Netherlands |
| 1970 | T2 | It'll All Work Out in Boomland | United Kingdom |
| 1970 | Walrus | Walrus | United Kingdom |

### Disbandments

* The Beatles
* Dogovor iz 1804.
* The Nice
* Organisation
* Quill
* Sam Gopal

### Events

* Peter Banks leaves Yes, being replaced by former Bodast and Tomorrow guitarist Steve Howe.
* Anthony Phillips leaves Genesis, and is replaced by guitarist Steve Hackett. Genesis also changes drummers, losing John Mayhew and bringing in former child actor Phil Collins.
* Jan Akkerman and Pierre van der Linden leave Brainbox for Focus.

## 1971
### Newly formed bands

* Camel
* Druid
* Fields
* Manfred Mann's Earth Band
* Matching Mole
* Queen
* Styx
* Time

### Albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album | Country |
| 1971 Jan | Uriah Heep | Salisbury | England |
| 1971 Jan | Mogul Thrash | Mogul Thrash | England |
| 5 February 1971 | Barclay James Harvest | Once Again | England |
| 19 February 1971 | Yes | The Yes Album | England |
| 1971 Feb | Soft Machine | Fourth | England |
| 1971 Feb | Egg | The Polite Force | United Kingdom |
| 19 March 1971 | Jethro Tull | Aqualung | England |
| 1971 Mar | Amon Düül II | Tanz der Lemminge | Germany |
| 1971 Mar | Nucleus | We'll Talk About it Later | England |
| 8 April 1971 | Caravan | In the Land of Grey and Pink | England |
| 1971 May | Jade Warrior | Jade Warrior | England |
| 4 June 1971 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Tarkus | England |
| 11 June 1971 | Procol Harum | Broken Barricades | England |
| 25 June 1971 | Supertramp | Indelibly Stamped | England |
| 1971 Jun | Ash Ra Tempel | Ash Ra Tempel | Germany |
| 16 July 1971 | Gentle Giant | Acquiring the Taste | England |
| 23 July 1971 | The Moody Blues | Every Good Boy Deserves Favour | England |
| 1971 Jul | Strawbs | From the Witchwood | England |
| 2 August 1971 | The Mothers | Fillmore East – June 1971 | US |
| 1971 Aug | Can | Tago Mago | Germany |
| 30 August 1971 | The Beach Boys | Surf's Up | US |
| 1971 Sep | Curved Air | Second Album | United Kingdom |
| 1971 Sep | Spirogyra | St. Radigund's | England |
| 4 October 1971 | Frank Zappa | 200 Motels | US |
| 5 October | Magma | 1001º Centigrades | France |
| 8 October 1971 | Hawkwind | In Search of Space | England |
| 29 October 1971 | Family | Fearless | United Kingdom |
| 1971 Oct | Focus | Focus II (aka Moving Waves) | Netherlands |
| 1971 Oct | Earth and Fire | Song of the Marching Children | Netherlands |
| 1971 Oct | Gong | Camembert Electrique | England/France |
| 1971 Oct | Centipede | Septober Energy | England |
| 3 November 1971 | Mahavishnu Orchestra | The Inner Mounting Flame | USA |
| 5 November 1971 | Pink Floyd | Meddle | England |
| 5 November 1971 | Barclay James Harvest | Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories | England |
| 8 November 1971 | Led Zeppelin | IV | England |
| 12 November 1971 | Genesis | Nursery Cryme | England |
| 12 November 1971 | Van der Graaf Generator | Pawn Hearts | England |
| 12 November 1971 | Yes | Fragile | England |
| 1971 Nov | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Pictures at an Exhibition | England |
| 1971 Nov | Fields | Fields | England |
| 1971 Nov | Traffic | The Low Spark of the High Heeled Boys | England |
| 1971 Nov | Beggars Opera | Waters of Change | Scotland |
| 3 December 1971 | Electric Light Orchestra | The Electric Light Orchestra | UK only |
| 3 December 1971 | King Crimson | Islands | England |
| 1971 Dec | Wigwam | Fairyport | Finland |
| 1971 | Jade Warrior | Released | England |
| 1971 | Comus | First Utterance | England |
| 1971 | Cressida | Asylum | England |
| 1971 | Delirium | Dolce acqua | Italy |
| 1971 | Faust | Faust | Germany |
| 1971 | Mort Garson | Black Mass/Lucifer | Canada |
| 1971 | Heaven | Brass Rock 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1971 | Ikarus | Ikarus | Germany |
| 1971 | Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come | Galactic Zoo Dossier | England |
| 1971 | Le Orme | Collage | Italy |
| 1971 | Los Jaivas | El Volantín | Chile |
| 1971 | Marsupilami | Arena | UK |
| 1971 | McChurch Soundroom | Delusion | Germany |
| 1971 | Moving Gelatine Plates | The World of Genius Hans | France |
| 1971 | Osanna | L'uomo | Italy |
| 1971 | Out Of Focus | S / T | Germany |
| 1971 | Panna Fredda | Uno | Italy |
| 1971 | Renaissance | Illusion | England |
| 1971 | Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes | Ame Debout | France |
| 1971 | Luis Alberto Spinetta | Spinettalandia y sus amigos | Argentina |
| 1971 | Spring | Spring | England |
| 1971 | Sunbirds | S / T | Germany |
| 1971 | Supersister | To the Highe$t Bidder | Netherlands |
| 1971 | Rufus Zuphall | Phallobst | Germany |
| 1971 | Vox Dei | La Biblia | Argentina |

### Disbandments

* Nirvana (British band)
* Quatermass

### Events

* The new King Crimson that Bill Bruford joins has former Family bassist John Wetton.
* Yes fires organist Tony Kaye, and replaces him with former Strawbs keyboard player and session musician Rick Wakeman.

## 1972
### Newly formed bands

* Progresiv TM
* DAG
* Dah
* Gilgamesh
* Goblin
* Greenslade
* Gryphon
* Hatfield and the North
* Hobo
* Kayak
* Oko
* Pop Mašina
* S Vremena Na Vreme
* Tabula Rasa

### Albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album | Country |
| 1972 Jan | Premiata Forneria Marconi | Storia di un minuto | Italy |
| 1972 Jan | Kevin Ayers | Whatevershebringswesing | England |
| 1972 Jan | Neu! | Neu! | Germany |
| 1972 Feb | Strawbs | Grave New World | England |
| 18 February 1972 | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | United Kingdom |
| 3 March 1972 | Jethro Tull | Thick as a Brick | England |
| 14 April 1972 | Gentle Giant | Three Friends | England |
| 1972 Apr | Matching Mole | Matching Mole | England |
| 1972 Apr | Curved Air | Phantasmagoria | United Kingdom |
| 1972 Apr | Cluster | Cluster II | Germany |
| 1972 Apr | Guru Guru | Kanguru | Germany |
| 1 May 1972 | Weather Report | Live in Tokyo | USA |
| 3 May 1972 | Banco del Mutuo Soccorso | Banco del Mutuo Soccorso | Italy |
| 19 May 1972 | Caravan | Waterloo Lily | England |
| 19 May 1972 | Uriah Heep | Demons and Wizards | England |
| 25 May 1972 | Il Balletto di Bronzo | Yz | Italy |
| 26 May 1972 | Weather Report | I Sing the Body electric | USA |
| 1972 May | Herbie Hancock | Crossings | USA |
| 1972 May | Kraan | Kraan | Germany |
| 2 June 1972 | Khan | Space Shanti | England |
| 2 June 1972 | Pink Floyd | Obscured by Clouds | England |
| 23 June 1972 | Jethro Tull | Living in the Past | England |
| 23 June 1972 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Trilogy | England |
| June 1972 | Aphrodite's Child | 666 | Greece |
| June 1972 | Supersister | Pudding En Gisteren [Aka: Pudding & Yesterday] | Netherlands |
| 5 July 1972 | Frank Zappa | Waka/Jawaka | US |
| 1972 July | Soft Machine | Fifth | England |
| 1972 August | Tangerine Dream | Zeit | Germany |
| 8 September 1972 | Yes | Close to the Edge | England |
| 15 September 1972 | Genesis | Foxtrot | England |
| 29 September 1972 | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Glorified Magnified | United Kingdom |
| 1972 Sep | Bo Hansson | Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings | Sweden |
| 1972 Sep | Family | Bandstand | United Kingdom |
| 1972 Sep | Chick Corea | Return to Forever | USA |
| 11 October 1972 | Santana | Caravanserai | USA |
| 11 October 1972 | Miles Davis | On the Corner | USA |
| 23 October 1972 | The Moody Blues | Seventh Sojourn | England |
| 1972 Oct | Renaissance | Prologue | England |
| 1972 Oct | Tasavallan Presidentti | Lambertland | Finland |
| 27 November 1972 | Frank Zappa and the Mothers | The Grand Wazoo | USA |
| 1972 Nov | Focus | Focus 3 | Netherlands |
| 1972 Nov | Hawkwind | Doremi Fasol Latido | England |
| 1972 Nov | Premiata Forneria Marconi | Per un amico | Italy |
| 1972 Nov | Nektar | A Tab in the Ocean | England/Germany |
| 1972 Nov | Matching Mole | Matching Mole's Little Red Record | England |
| 1 December 1972 | Gentle Giant | Octopus | England |
| 1972 Dec | The Mothers | The Grand Wazoo | US |
| 1972 Dec | Banco del Mutuo Soccorso | Darwin! | Italy |
| 1972 | Agitation Free | Malesch | Germany |
| 1972 | Aquelarre (band) | Aquelarre | Argentina |
| 1972 | Älgarnas Trädgård | Framtiden Är Ett Svävande Skepp, Förankrat I Forntiden | Sweden |
| 1972 | Alma y Vida | Volumen II | Argentina |
| 1972 | Ange | Caricatures | France |
| 1972 | Arco Iris | Sudamérica o el regreso de la aurora | Argentina |
| 1972 | Arco Iris | Tiempo de Resurrección | Argentina |
| 1972 | Ash Ra Tempel | Schwingungen | Germany |
| 1972 | Barclay James Harvest | Baby James Harvest | England |
| 1972 | Franco Battiato | Pollution | Italy |
| 1972 | Beggars Opera | Pathfinder | England |
| 1972 | Brainbox | Parts | Netherlands |
| 1972 | Can | Ege Bamyasi | Germany |
| 1972 | Color Humano | Volumen I | Argentina |
| 1972 | Delirium | Lo scemo e il villaggio | Italy |
| 1972 | Elonkorjuu | Harvest Time | Finland |
| 1972 | Flash | Flash | England |
| 1972 | Flash | In the Can | England |
| 1972 | Gracious! | This is...Gracious!! | England |
| 1972 | Jane | Together | Germany |
| 1972 | Korni Grupa | Korni Grupa | Yugoslavia |
| 1972 | Le Orme | Uomo di pezza | Italy |
| 1972 | Los Jaivas | Todos Juntos | Chile |
| 1972 | Moving Gelatine Plates | The World Of Genius Hans | France |
| 1972 | Osanna | Preludio Tema Variazioni e Canzona | Italy |
| 1972 | Pescado Rabioso | Desatormentándonos | Argentina |
| 1972 | Pekka Pohjola | Pihkasilmä kaarnakorva | Finland |
| 1972 | Raúl Prochetto | Cristo Rock | Argentina |
| 1972 | Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes | Paix | France |
| 1972 | Sui Generis | Vida | Argentina |
| 1972 | Supersister | Pudding en Gisteren | Netherlands |
| 1972 | Time | Time | Yugoslavia |

### Disbandments

* Brainbox
* Fields
* Khan
* Matching Mole
* Van der Graaf Generator

## 1973
### Newly formed bands

* Clearlight
* Etron Fou Leloublan
* Happy the Man
* Journey
* Opus
* Refugee
* Tempest

### Albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album | Country |
| 3 January 1973 | Mahavishnu Orchestra | Birds of Fire | US |
| 8 January 1973 | The Beach Boys | Holland | US |
| 23 January 1973 | Rick Wakeman | The Six Wives of Henry VIII | England |
| 1973 Jan | Return to Forever | Light as a Feather | US |
| 1973 Feb | Camel | Camel | England |
| 1973 Feb | Soft Machine | Six | England |
| 1973 Feb | Traffic | Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory | England |
| 1973 Feb | Greenslade | Greenslade | England |
| 1 March 1973 | Pink Floyd | The Dark Side of the Moon | England |
| 2 March 1973 | Electric Light Orchestra | ELO 2 (UK) / Electric Light Orchestra II (US) | England |
| 23 March 1973 | King Crimson | Larks' Tongues in Aspic | England |
| 23 March 1973 | Roxy Music | For Your Pleasure | England |
| 1973 Mar | Procol Harum | Grand Hotel | England |
| 1973 Mar | Peter Sienfield | Still | England |
| 27 April 1973 | Weather Report | Sweetnighter | US |
| 1973 Apr | Curved Air | Air Cut | United Kingdom |
| 1973 Apr | Museo Rosenbach | Zarathustra | Italy |
| 1973 Apr | Steeleye Span | Parcel of Rogues | England |
| 1973 Apr | Sand | Sand | US |
| 6 May 1973 | Magma | Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh | France |
| 11 May 1973 | Hawkwind | Space Ritual | England |
| 18 May 1973 | Yes | Yessongs | England |
| 25 May 1973 | Gong | Flying Teapot | England/France |
| 25 May 1973 | Mike Oldfield | Tubular Bells | England |
| 1 June 1973 | Gryphon | Gryphon | England |
| 15 June 1973 | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Messin' | United Kingdom |
| 13 July 1973 | Jethro Tull | A Passion Play | England |
| 13 July 1973 | Queen | Queen | England |
| 20 July 1973 | Genesis | Genesis Live | England |
| 31 Aug 1973 | Henry Cow | The Henry Cow Legend | England |
| 7 September 1973 | Frank Zappa & The Mothers | Over-Nite Sensation | US |
| 21 September 1973 | Gentle Giant | In a Glass House | England |
| 1973 Sep | Family | It's Only a Movie | United Kingdom |
| 1 October 1973 | Billy Cobham | Spectrum | US |
| 5 October 1973 | Genesis | Selling England by the Pound | England |
| 5 October 1973 | Caravan | For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night | England |
| 26 October 1973 | The Who | Quadrophenia | England |
| 1973 Oct | Renaissance | Ashes Are Burning | England |
| 1973 Oct | Return to Forever | Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy | US |
| 1973 Oct | Premiata Forneria Marconi | Photos of Ghosts | Italy |
| 1973 Nov | Brian Eno & Robert Fripp | No Pussyfooting | England |
| 1973 Nov | Brian Eno | Here Come The Warm Jets | England |
| 1973 Nov | Electric Light Orchestra | On The Third Day | England |
| 1973 Nov | Fusion Orchestra | Skeleton In Armour | England |
| 1973 Nov | Roxy Music | Stranded | England |
| 23 November 1973 | Nektar | Remember the Future | England |
| 1973 Nov | Black Sabbath | Sabbath Bloody Sabbath | England |
| 30 November 1973 | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Solar Fire | United Kingdom |
| 7 December 1973 | Yes | Tales from Topographic Oceans | England |
| 7 December 1973 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Brain Salad Surgery | England |
| 7 December 1973 | Gong | Angel's Egg | Various |
| 15 December 1973 | Petrus Castrus | Mestre | Portugal |
| 1973 Dec | Supersister | Iskander | Netherlands |
| 1973 December | Banco del Mutuo Soccorso | Io sono nato libero | Italy |
| 1973 | Acqua Fragile | Acqua Fragile | Italy |
| 1973 | Aquelarre (band) | Candiles | Argentina |
| 1973 | Alma y Vida | Del gemido de un gorrión | Argentina |
| 1973 | Ange | Le Cimetière des arlequins | France |
| 1973 | Arco Iris (band) | Inti Rayni | Argentina |
| 1973 | Area | Arbeit Macht Frei | Italy |
| 1973 | Badger | One Live Badger | England |
| 1973 | Beggars Opera | Get Your Dog Off Me! | England |
| 1973 | Cannabis India | SWF Session | Germany |
| 1973 | Cervello | Melos | Italy |
| 1973 | Color Humano | Volumen II | Argentina |
| 1973 | De De Lind | Io non so da dove vengo e non so dove mai andrò. Uomo è il nome che mi han dato | Italy |
| 1973 | Embryo | Steig Aus | Germany |
| 1973 | Eneide | Uomini umili popoli liberi | Italy |
| 1973 | Flash | Out of our Hands | England |
| 1973 | Gorrión (band) | El rock de la Misa Criolla | Argentina |
| 1973 | Kayak | See See The Sun | Netherlands |
| 1973 | Krokodil | Sweat & Swim | Switzerland |
| 1973 | Le Orme | Felona e Sorona | Italy |
| 1973 | Los Jaivas | Palomita Blanca | Chile |
| 1973 | Osanna | Palepoli | Italy |
| 1973 | Pescado Rabioso | Pescado 2 | Argentina |
| 1973 | Pholas Dactylus | Concerto delle menti | Italy |
| 1973 | Pinchevsky y La Pesada | Violín Mágico | Argentina |
| 1973 | Pop Mašina | Kiselina | Yugoslavia |
| 1973 | Saint Just | Saint Just | Italy |
| 1973 | Luis Alberto Spinetta | Artaud | Argentina |
| 1973 | Samla Mammas Manna | Måltid | Sweden |
| 1973 | Semiramis | Dedicato a Frazz | Italy |
| 1973 | Sui Generis | Confesiones de Invierno | Argentina |
| 1973 | Cyrille Verdeaux | Clearlight Symphony | France |
| 1973 | YU Grupa | YU Grupa | Yugoslavia |

### Disbandments

* Jackson Heights
* Marsupilami

### Events

* Rick Wakeman leaves Yes after concluding the band's Tales From Topographic Oceans Tour. He would enjoy a long solo career following the success of his albums Six Wives of Henry VIII and Journey to the Center of the Earth. He is replaced by former Refugee keyboard player Patrick Moraz.
* Founding member Phil Schulman leaves Gentle Giant.

## 1974
### Newly formed bands

* Bijelo Dugme
* Drugi Način
* Klaatu
* SBB
* Tako
* Teška Industrija
* Trace
* Univers Zero

### Albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album | Country |
| 20 February 1974 | Tangerine Dream | Phaedra | Germany |
| 1974 Feb | Hatfield & the North | Hatfield & the North | England |
| 1974 Feb | Wigwam | Being | Finland |
| 1 March 1974 | Camel | Mirage | England |
| 1974 Mar | Refugee | Refugee | England |
| 8 March 1974 | Queen | Queen II | England |
| 8 March 1974 | Kansas | Kansas | US |
| 18 March 1974 | Rush | Rush | Canada |
| 22 March 1974 | Frank Zappa | Apostrophe (') | US |
| 29 March 1974 | King Crimson | Starless and Bible Black | England |
| 1974 Mar | Strawbs | Hero and Heroine | England |
| 19 April 1974 | Caravan | Caravan and the New Symphonia | England |
| 1974 Apr | Gryphon | Midnight Mushrumps | England |
| 1974 Apr | Procol Harum | Exotic Birds and Fruit | England |
| 3 May 1974 | Rick Wakeman | Journey to the Center of the Earth | England |
| 27 May 1974 | Henry Cow | Unrest | England |
| 1974 May | Focus | Hamburger Concerto | Netherlands |
| 14 June 1974 | Barclay James Harvest | Everyone Is Everybody Else | England |
| 26 July 1974 | Robert Wyatt | Rock Bottom | England |
| 30 Aug 1974 | Mike Oldfield | Hergest Ridge | England |
| 6 Sept 1974 | Hawkwind | Hall of the Mountain Grill | England |
| 9 Sept 1974 | Trace | Trace | Netherlands |
| 10 Sept 1974 | Frank Zappa & The Mothers | Roxy & Elsewhere | US |
| 19 Sept 1974 | Magma | Kohntarkosz | France |
| 1974 Sep | Electric Light Orchestra | Eldorado | England |
| 1974 Sep | Gentle Giant | The Power and the Glory | England |
| 1974 Sep | Todd Rundgren's Utopia | Utopia | US |
| 1974 Sep | The Neutrons | Black Hole Star | England |
| 1974 Sep | Secret Oyster | Sea Son | Denmark |
| 1974 Sep | Sensations' Fix | Portable Madness | Italy |
| 1974 Sep | Franco Battiato | Clic | Italy |
| 1 October 1974 | King Crimson | Red | England |
| 4 October 1974 | Gong | You | Various |
| 11 October 1974 | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | The Good Earth | United Kingdom |
| 14 October 1974 | Jethro Tull | Warchild | England |
| 21 October 1974 | Acqua Fragile | Mass Media Stars | Italy |
| 25 October 1974 | Supertramp | Crime of the Century | England |
| 1974 Oct | Fred Frith | Guitar Solos | England |
| November 1974 | Brian Eno | Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) | England |
| 1974 Nov | Kraftwerk | Autobahn | Germany |
| 8 November 1974 | Queen | Sheer Heart Attack | England |
| 18 November 1974 | Bijelo Dugme | Kad bi bio bijelo dugme | Yugoslavia |
| 22 November 1974 | Genesis | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | England |
| 29 November 1974 | Yes | Relayer | England |
| 16 December 1974 | Sui Generis | Pequeñas anécdotas sobre las instituciones | Argentina |
| December 1974 | Gryphon | Red Queen to Gryphon Three | England |
| 1974 Dec | Heldon | Electronique Guerilla | France |
| 1974 Dec | Zao | Osiris | France |
| 1974 Dec | Isotope | Illusion | England |
| 1974 | Aquelarre (band) | Brumas | Argentina |
| 1974 | Alma y Vida | Volumen IV | Argentina |
| 1974 | Alusa Fallax | Intorno alla mia cattiva educazione | Italy |
| 1974 | Ange | Au-delà du délire | France |
| 1974 | Area | Caution Radiation Area | Italy |
| 1974 | Arti + Mestieri | Tilt | Italy |
| 1974 | Badger | White Lady | England |
| 1974 | Beggars Opera | Sagitarry | England |
| 1974 | Biglietto per l'Inferno | Biglietto per l'Inferno | Italy |
| 1974 | Color Humano | Volumen 3 | Argentina |
| 1974 | Cluster | Zuckerzeit | Germany |
| 1974 | The Cosmic Jokers | Galactic Supermarket | Germany |
| 1974 | DAG | Sećanja | Yugoslavia |
| 1974 | Dah | Veliki cirkus | Yugoslavia |
| 1974 | Delirium | III | Italy |
| 1974 | Edgar Allan Poe | Generazioni - Una storia di sempre | Italy |
| 1974 | León Gieco | La banda de los caballos cansados | Argentina |
| 1974 | Kayak | Kayak II | Netherlands |
| 1974 | Invisible (band) | Invisible (album) | Argentina |
| 1974 | Korni Grupa | Not an Ordinary Life | Yugoslavia |
| 1974 | Le Orme | Contrappunti | Italy |
| 1974 | Los Canarios | Ciclos | Spain |
| 1974 | Los Jaivas/Manduka | Los Sueños De América | Chile |
| 1974 | Metamorfosi | Inferno | Italy |
| 1974 | Pekka Pohjola | Harakka Bialoipokku (B The Magpie) | Finland |
| 1974 | Porodična Manufaktura Crnog Hleba | Stvaranaje | Yugoslavia |
| 1974 | Premiata Forneria Marconi | L'isola di niente | Italy |
| 1974 | Renaissance | Turn of the Cards | England |
| 1974 | Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes | Le Rat Débile Et L'Homme Des Champs | France |
| 1974 | Saint Just | La casa del lago | Italy |
| 1974 | Samla Mammas Manna | Klossa Knapitatet | Sweden |
| 1974 | Sweet Okay Supersister | Spiral Staircase | Netherlands |
| 1974 | Triumvirat | Illusions on a Double Dimple | Germany |
| 1974 | YU Grupa | Kako to da svaki dan? | Yugoslavia |

### Disbandments

* King Crimson
* Korni Grupa
* Refugee
* Supersister

### Events

* John Rutsey leaves Rush to be replaced by Neil Peart.

## 1975
### Newly formed bands

* Ambrosia
* National Health
* September
* Triana

### Reformed bands

* Van Der Graaf Generator

### Albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album | Country |
| Jan 1975 | Klaus Schulze | Picture Music | Germany |
| 14 Feb 1975 | Rush | Fly by Night | Canada |
| Feb 1975 | Kansas | Song for America | US |
| Feb 1975 | Maneige | Maneige | Canada |
| 07 Mar 1975 | Hatfield and the North | The Rotter's Club | England |
| Mar 1975 | Soft Machine | Bundles | England |
| 21 Mar 1975 | Tangerine Dream | Rubycon | Germany |
| 27 Mar 1975 | Rick Wakeman | The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table | England |
| 11 April 1975 | Steve Hillage | Fish Rising | England |
| 14 April 1975 | Triana | El Patio | Spain |
| 15 April 1975 | Harmonium | Les cinq saisons | Canada |
| 25 April 1975 | Camel | The Snow Goose | England |
| 09 May 1975 | Hawkwind | Warrior on the Edge of Time | England |
| 09 May 1975 | Henry Cow | In Praise of Learning | England |
| 25 Jun 1975 | Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention | One Size Fits All | US |
| 25 July 1975 | Caravan | Cunning Stunts | England |
| 1975 Jul | Renaissance | Scheherazade and Other Stories | England |
| 1975 Jul | Trace | Birds | Netherlands |
| 22 Aug 1975 | Gentle Giant | Free Hand | England |
| 22 Aug 1975 | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Nightingales & Bombers | United Kingdom |
| Aug 1975 | Klaus Schulze | Timewind | Germany |
| Aug 1975 | Area | Crac! | Italy |
| 1 Sept 1975 | Electric Light Orchestra | Face The Music | England |
| 5 Sept 1975 | Jethro Tull | Minstrel in the Gallery | England |
| 12 Sept 1975 | Pink Floyd | Wish You Were Here | England |
| Sept 1975 | Kansas | Masque | US |
| 24 Sept 1975 | Rush | Caress of Steel | Canada |
| 1975 Sep | Procol Harum | Procol's Ninth | England |
| 2 Oct 1975 | Frank Zappa & The Mothers w/ Captain Beefheart | Bongo Fury | US |
| 1975 Oct | Barclay James Harvest | Time Honoured Ghosts | England |
| 1975 Oct | Steve Hackett | Voyage of the Acolyte | England |
| 1975 Oct | Van der Graaf Generator | Godbluff | England |
| 31 Oct 1975 | Steve Howe | Beginnings | England |
| 31 Oct 1975 | Mike Oldfield | Ommadawn | England |
| 17 Nov 1975 | Maneige | Les Porches | Canada |
| 21 Nov 1975 | Chris Squire | Fish Out of Water | England |
| 28 Nov 1975 | Queen | A Night at the Opera | England |
| 28 Nov 1975 | Supertramp | Crisis? What Crisis? | England |
| 17 Dec 1975 | Bijelo Dugme | Šta bi dao da si na mom mjestu | Yugoslavia |
| Dec 1975 | Sloche | J'Un Oeil | Canada |
| 1975 | Ambrosia | Ambrosia | US |
| 1975 | Aquelarre | Siesta | Argentina |
| 1975 | Ange | Émile Jacotey | France |
| 1975 | Apoteosi | Apoteosi | Italy |
| 1975 | Beggars Opera | Beggars Can't Be Choosers | England |
| 1975 | Carpe Diem | En Regardant Passer Le Temps | France |
| 1975 | Clearlight | Forever Blowing Bubbles | France |
| 1975 | Curved Air | Midnight Wire | United Kingdom |
| 1975 | Druid | Toward the Sun | England |
| 1975 | Brian Eno | Another Green World | England |
| 1975 | Brian Eno | Discreet Music | England |
| 1975 | Brian Eno & Robert Fripp | Evening Star | England |
| 1975 | Espíritu | Crisálida | Argentina |
| 1975 | Fusioon | Minorisa | Spain |
| 1975 | Goblin | Profondo Rosso | Italy |
| 1975 | Gryphon | Raindance | England |
| 1975 | Hobo | Hobo | Yugoslavia |
| 1975 | Invisible | Durazno Sangrando | Argentina |
| 1975 | Kaipa | Kaipa | Sweden |
| 1975 | Kayak | Royal Bed Bouncer | Netherlands |
| 1975 | Drugi Način | Drugi Način | Yugoslavia |
| 1975 | Magma | Live/Hhaï | France |
| 1975 | Maxophone | Maxophone | Italy |
| 1975 | Modrý Efekt | Modrý Efekt & Radim Hladik | Czechoslovakia |
| 1975 | The Muffins | Secret Signals II | US |
| 1975 | Opus | Opus 1 | Yugoslavia |
| 1975 | Le Orme | Smogmagica | Italy |
| 1975 | Los Jaivas | El Indio | Chile |
| 1975 | Phoenix | Cantafabule | Romania |
| 1975 | Pop Mašina | Na izvoru svetlosti | Yugoslavia |
| 1975 | Premiata Forneria Marconi | Chocolate Kings | Italy |
| 1975 | Quiet Sun | Mainstream | England |
| 1975 | SBB | Nowy Horyzont | Poland |
| 1975 | S Vremena Na Vreme | S Vremena Na Vreme | Yugoslavia |
| 1975 | Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes | Libertes | France |
| 1975 | O Terço | Criaturas da Noite | Brazil |
| 1975 | Time | Time II | Yugoslavia |
| 1975 | Triumvirat | Spartacus | Germany |
| 1975 | Wigwam | Nuclear Nightclub | Finland |
| 1975 | Yezda Urfa | Boris | US |
| 1975 | YU Grupa | YU Grupa | Yugoslavia |

### Disbandments

* DAG
* Hatfield and the North
* Fusion Orchestra disband in May after six years of touring. This had been the band's eighth line-up. Only drummer Dave Bell remained from the original band, formed in 1969. Co-founder Col Dawson had left at the end of December 1974.
* Porodična Manufaktura Crnog Hleba
* The Mothers of Invention

### Events

* Vocalist Peter Gabriel leaves Genesis at the end of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway tour. The band's drummer, Phil Collins, steps up to be lead singer and frontman after the band auditions some 450 singers. Gabriel then embarks on a solo career.
* Former Pink Floyd frontman, Syd Barrett, overweight and bald, goes to Abbey Road Studios to ask if he can rejoin the band, they turn him down. The visit caused the band much distress. The band were recording the backing vocals for "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", a song about Barrett's demise.
* Bassist Mario Mutis leaves Los Jaivas.
* Yugoslav band Dah moves to Belgium, where they change their name to Land.

## 1976
### Newly formed bands

* Begnagrad
* Brand X
* Igra Staklenih Perli
* The Alan Parsons Project

### Albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album | Country |
| 13 February 1976 | Genesis | A Trick of the Tail | England |
| 1976 March | Rush | 2112 | Canada |
| April 1976 | Camel | Moonmadness | England |
| 15 April 1976 | Van der Graaf Generator | Still Life | England |
| 16 April 1976 | Klaus Schulze | Moondawn | Germany |
| 23 April 1976 | Caravan | Blind Dog at St. Dunstans | England |
| 23 April 1976 | Gentle Giant | Interview | England |
| 23 April 1976 | Jethro Tull | Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! | England |
| 18 June 1976 | Brand X | Unorthodox Behaviour | England |
| 25 June 1976 | The Alan Parsons Project | Tales of Mystery and Imagination | England |
| 1976 Jun | Soft Machine | Softs | England |
| 1976 Jun | Patrick Moraz | The Story of I | Switzerland |
| 9 July 1976 | Jon Anderson | Olias of Sunhillow | England |
| 27 August 1976 | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | The Roaring Silence | United Kingdom |
| 1976 Sep | Pulsar | The Strands of the Future | France |
| 1 October 1976 | Barclay James Harvest | Octoberon | England |
| 20 October 1976 | Frank Zappa | Zoot Allures | US |
| 21 October 1976 | Kansas | Leftoverture | US |
| October 1976 | Electric Light Orchestra | A New World Record | England |
| October 1976 | Tangerine Dream | Stratosfear | Germany |
| 1976 Oct | Van der Graaf Generator | World Record | England |
| 10 December 1976 | Queen | A Day at the Races | England |
| 17 December 1976 | Genesis | Wind and Wuthering | England |
| 20 December 1976 | Bijelo Dugme | Eto! Baš hoću! | Yugoslavia |
| 1976 | Ambrosia | Somewhere I've Never Travelled | US |
| 1976 | Ange | Par les fils de Mandrin | France |
| 1976 | Art Zoyd | Symphonie Pour Le Jour Ou Bruleront Les Cités | France |
| 1976 | Banco del Mutuo Soccorso | Come in un'ultima cena | Italy |
| 1976 | Banco del Mutuo Soccorso | Garofano rosso | Italy |
| 1976 | Celeste | Celeste (also known as Principe di un giorno) | Italy |
| 1976 | Cos | Viva Boma | Belgium |
| 1976 | Henry Cow | Concerts | England |
| 1976 | Crucis | Crucis | Argentina |
| 1976 | Curved Air | Airborne | United Kingdom |
| 1976 | Dah | Povratak | Yugoslavia |
| 1976 | Druid | Fluid Druid | England |
| 1976 | Ethos | Ardour | US |
| 1976 | Far East Family Band | Parallel World | Japan |
| 1976 | Gualberto | Vericuetos | Spain |
| 1976 | Kaipa | Inget Nytt Under Solen | Sweden |
| 1976 | Kayak | The Last Encore | Netherlands |
| 1976 | Le Orme | Verità nascoste | Italy |
| 1976 | Mythos | Superkraut: Live at Stagge's Hotel 1976 | Germany |
| 1976 | Novalis | Sommerabend | Germany |
| 1976 | Oko | Raskorak | Yugoslavia |
| 1976 | Picchio dal Pozzo | Picchio dal Pozzo | Italy |
| 1976 | Pollen | Pollen | Canada |
| 1976 | Pop Mašina | Put ka Suncu | Yugoslavia |
| 1976 | Goblin | Roller | Italy |
| 1976 | Popol Vuh | Letzte Tage - Letzte Nächte | Germany |
| 1976 | Schicke Führs & Fröhling | Symphonic Pictures | Germany |
| 1976 | September | Zadnja avanntura | Yugoslavia |
| 1976 | Starcastle | Starcastle | US |
| 1976 | Teška Industrija | Ho ruk | Yugoslavia |
| 1976 | Teška Industrija | Teška Industrija | Yugoslavia |
| 1976 | Time | Život u čizmama sa visokom petom | Yugoslavia |
| 1976 | Trace | The White Ladies | Netherlands |

### Disbandments

* 10cc: Kevin Godley and Lol Creme leave to pursue solo projects.
* Curved Air
* Dah
* Deep Purple
* Grupa Marina Škrgatića
* Nirvana (Yugoslav band)

### Events
## 1977
### Newly formed bands

* Aksak Maboul
* Cardiacs
* Crack
* Galija
* Gordi
* Predmestje
* Saga
* Témpano
* Toto
* U.K.

### Albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album | Country |
| 21 January 1977 | Pink Floyd | Animals | England |
| 1977 Jan | Renaissance | Novella | England |
| 4 February 1977 | Utopia | Ra | US |
| 11 February 1977 | Jethro Tull | Songs from the Wood | England |
| 25 February 1977 | Peter Gabriel | Peter Gabriel I | England |
| 25 March 1977 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Works Volume 1 | England |
| 1977 Mar | John Greaves & Peter Blegvad | Kew. Rhone. | England |
| 1977 Mar | Anthony Phillips | The Geese and the Ghost | England |
| 1977 Mar | Procol Harum | Something Magic | England |
| 1977 Apr | Brand X | Moroccan Roll | England |
| 8 April 1977 | Supertramp | Even in the Quietest Moments... | England |
| 27 May 1977 | Dixie Dregs | Freefall | US |
| 1977 Jun | Hawkwind | Quark, Strangeness and Charm | England |
| 8 July 1977 | The Alan Parsons Project | I, Robot | England |
| 15 July 1977 | Yes | Going for the One | England |
| 1977 Jul | Styx | The Grand Illusion | US |
| 1977 Jul | Caravan | Better by Far | England |
| 29 August 1977 | Rush | A Farewell to Kings | Canada |
| 2 September 1977 | Van der Graaf | The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome | England |
| 1977 Sep | Barclay James Harvest | Gone to Earth | England |
| 1977 Sep | Camel | Rain Dances | England |
| 1977 Sep | Gentle Giant | The Missing Piece | England |
| 11 October 1977 | Kansas | Point of Know Return | US |
| 14 October 1977 | Genesis | Seconds Out (Live) | England |
| 28 October 1977 | Queen | News of the World | England |
| 1977 Oct | Electric Light Orchestra | Out Of The Blue | England |
| 1977 Oct | National Health | National Health | England |
| 25 November 1977 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Works Volume 2 | England |
| 31 December 1977 | Bijelo Dugme | Koncert kod Hajdučke česme | Yugoslavia |
| 1977 | Ange | Tome VI : Live 1977 | France |
| 1977 | Ange | En concert : Live 1970-1971 | France |
| 1977 | Aksak Maboul | Onze Danses Pour Combattre la Migraine | Belgium |
| 1977 | Mike Batt | Schizophonia | England |
| 1977 | Eric Burdon | Survivor | England |
| 1977 | Goblin | Suspiria | Italy |
| 1977 | Circus | Movin' On | Switzerland |
| 1977 | Eloy | Ocean | Germany |
| 1977 | England | Garden Shed | England |
| 1977 | Brian Eno | Before and After Science | England |
| 1977 | Godley and Creme | Consequences | England |
| 1977 | Gong | Gazeuse! (also known as Expresso) | Various |
| 1977 | Grobschnitt | Rockpommel's Land | Germany |
| 1977 | Gryphon | Treason | England |
| 1977 | Happy the Man | Happy the Man | US |
| 1977 | Heldon | Interface | France |
| 1977 | Island | Pictures | Switzerland |
| 1977 | Kaamos | Deeds and Talks | Finland |
| 1977 | Kayak | Starlight Dancer | Netherlands |
| 1977 | Locanda delle Fate | Forse le lucciole non si amano piu | Italy |
| 1977 | Los Jaivas | Canción del Sur | Chile |
| 1977 | Maneige | Ni Vent... Ni Nouvelle | Canada |
| 1977 | Modrý Efekt | Svitanie | Czechoslovakia |
| 1977 | Mona Lisa | Le Petit Violon de Mr. Gregoire | France |
| 1977 | Pentwater | Pentwater | US |
| 1977 | Pierrot Lunaire | Gudrun | Italy |
| 1977 | Pekka Pohjola | The Mathematician's Air Display (Keesojen lehto) | Finland |
| 1977 | Predmestje | Brez naslov | Yugoslavia |
| 1977 | Premiata Forneria Marconi | Jet Lag | Italy |
| 1977 | Pulsar | Halloween | France |
| 1977 | Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes | Le Temps De L'Autre | France |
| 1977 | Schicke Führs & Fröhling | Sunburst | Germany |
| 1977 | Triana | Hijos del Agobio | Spain |
| 1977 | Univers Zero | Univers Zero (also known as 1313) | Belgium |
| 1977 | YU Grupa | Među zvezdama | Yugoslavia |

### Disbandments

* Hobo
* Time

### Events

* Abortive supergroup British Bulldog with John Wetton, Rick Wakeman and Bill Bruford only play a few rehearsals.
* Patrick Moraz is fired from Yes to allow Rick Wakeman to re-join.
* Guitarist Steve Hackett departs Genesis to pursue solo work.

## 1978
### Newly formed bands

* Aerodrom
* Art Bears
* Den Za Den
* Iman Califato Independiente
* Na Lepem Prijazni
* Sky
* Twelfth Night

### Albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album | Country |
| 1978 Jan | Bill Bruford | Feels Good to Me | England |
| 24 February 1978 | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Watch | United Kingdom |
| February 1978 | Tangerine Dream | Cyclone | Germany |
| 3 March 1978 | Renaissance | A Song for All Seasons | England |
| 3 March 1978 | Frank Zappa | Zappa in New York | US |
| 1978 Mar | Dixie Dregs | What If | US |
| 1978 Mar | Pierre Moerlen's Gong | Expresso II | Various |
| 31 March 1978 | Genesis | ...And Then There Were Three... | England |
| 8 April 1978 | Saga | Saga | Canada |
| 10 April 1978 | Jethro Tull | Heavy Horses | England |
| April 1978 | After the Fire | Signs of Change | England |
| 1978 May | U.K. | U.K. | England |
| 15 May 1978 | José Cid | 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte | Portugal |
| 26 May 1978 | David Gilmour | David Gilmour | England |
| 1978 May | Art Bears | Hopes and Fears | England |
| 1978 May | Steve Hackett | Please Don't Touch | England |
| 1978 May | Anthony Phillips | Wise After the Event | England |
| 2 June 1978 | Peter Gabriel | Peter Gabriel II | England |
| 9 June 1978 | Jeff Wayne | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds | US |
| 15 September 1978 | Rick Wright | Wet Dream | England |
| 15 September 1978 | Frank Zappa | Studio Tan | US |
| 22 September 1978 | Yes | Tormato | England |
| 22 September 1978 | Camel | Breathless | England |
| 22 September 1978 | Jethro Tull | Bursting Out | England |
| 29 September 1978 | Barclay James Harvest | XII | England |
| 29 September 1978 | Gentle Giant | Giant for a Day | England |
| 24 October 1978 | Rush | Hemispheres | Canada |
| 10 November 1978 | Queen | Jazz | England |
| 17 November 1978 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Love Beach | England |
| 1 December 1978 | Mike Oldfield | Incantations | England |
| December 1978 | National Health | Of Queues and Cures | England |
| 1978 | Ange | Guet-apens | France |
| 1978 | Atila | Reviure | Spain |
| 1978 | Banco del Mutuo Soccorso | ...di terra | Italy |
| 1978 | Željko Bebek | Skoro da smo isti | Yugoslavia |
| 1978 | Bubu | Anabelas | Argentina |
| 1978 | Cathedral | Stained Glass Stories | US |
| 1978 | Crack | Si Todo Hiciera Crack | Spain |
| 1978 | Goblin | Il Fantastico Viaggio del Bagarozzo Mark | Italy |
| 1978 | Elonkorjuu | Flying High, Running Fast | Finland |
| 1978 | Fermata | Huascarán | Czechoslovakia |
| 1978 | Flame Dream | Calatea | Switzerland |
| 1978 | FM | Black Noise | Canada |
| 1978 | Führs & Fröhling | Ammerland | Germany |
| 1978 | Godley and Creme | L | England |
| 1978 | Gordi | Čovek | Yugoslavia |
| 1978 | Grobschnitt | Solar Music Live | Germany |
| 1978 | Happy the Man | Crafty Hands | US |
| 1978 | Heldon | Stand By | France |
| 1978 | Henry Cow | Western Culture | England |
| 1978 | Steve Hillage | Green | England |
| 1978 | Iman Califato Independiente | Iman Califato Independiente | Spain |
| 1978 | Kaipa | Solo | Sweden |
| 1978 | Kayak | Phantom of the Night | Netherlands |
| 1978 | MIA | Cornonstipicum | Argentina |
| 1978 | The Muffins | Manna / Mirage | US |
| 1978 | Pentwater | Out of the Abyss | US |
| 1978 | Popol Vuh | Nosferatu | Germany |
| 1978 | Premiata Forneria Marconi | Passpartù | Italy |
| 1978 | Laza Ristovski & Ipe Ivandić | Stižemo | Yugoslavia |
| 1976 | September | Domovina moja | Yugoslavia |
| 1978 | Shylock | Ile De Fievre | France |
| 1978 | Tako | Tako | Yugoslavia |
| 1978 | Terpandre | Terpandre | France |
| 1978 | Weidorje | Weidorje | France |

### Disbandments

* Elonkorjuu
* Emerson, Lake & Palmer
* Henry Cow
* Oko
* Pop Mašina
* Teška Industrija
* Van der Graaf Generator

### Events

* Rock in Opposition (RIO) is formed by Henry Cow, Stormy Six, Samla Mammas Manna, Univers Zero and Etron Fou Leloublan at the first RIO festival in London on 12 March. Art Zoyd, Art Bears and Aksak Maboul join RIO in December.

## 1979
### Newly formed bands

* Marillion
* The Mnemonist Orchestra (developed into Biota)

### Albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album | Country |
| 19 January 1979 | Frank Zappa | Sleep Dirt | US |
| February 1979 | Tangerine Dream | Force Majeure | Germany |
| 9 March 1979 | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Angel Station | United Kingdom |
| 16 March 1979 | Bijelo Dugme | Bitanga i princeza | Yugoslavia |
| 16 March 1979 | Supertramp | Breakfast in America | England |
| 1979 Mar | Frank Zappa | Sheik Yerbouti | US |
| 1979 Mar | Dixie Dregs | Night of the Living Dregs | US |
| 1979 Mar | U.K. | Danger Money | England |
| 1979 Apr | Anthony Phillips | Sides | England |
| 1979 Apr | Robert Fripp | Exposure | England |
| 4 May 1979 | Frank Zappa | Orchestral Favorites | US |
| 1979 May | Steve Hackett | Spectral Mornings | England |
| 1979 May | Kansas | Monolith | US |
| 1979 May | Saga | Images at Twilight | Canada |
| 1 June 1979 | Electric Light Orchestra | Discovery | England |
| 1979 June/July | Crack | Si Todo hicera Crack | Spain |
| 27 July 1979 | Mike Oldfield | Exposed | England |
| 14 September 1979 | Jethro Tull | Stormwatch | England |
| 17 September 1979 | Frank Zappa | Joe's Garage (Act I) | US |
| 12 October 1979 | Tony Banks | A Curious Feeling | England |
| 29 October 1979 | Camel | I Can See Your House From Here | England |
| 5 November 1979 | Barclay James Harvest | Eyes of the Universe | England |
| 19 November 1979 | Frank Zappa | Joe's Garage (Act II & III) | US |
| 23 November 1979 | Mike Oldfield | Platinum | UK |
| 30 November 1979 | Pink Floyd | The Wall | England |
| 1979 | Aerodrom | Kad misli mi vrludaju | Yugoslavia |
| 1979 | Aksak Maboul | Un Peu de l'Âme des Bandits | Belgium |
| 1979 | Arachnoid | Arachnoid | France |
| 1979 | Art Bears | Winter Songs | England |
| 1979 | Art Zoyd | Musique Pour l'Odyssee | France |
| 1979 | Atlas | Blå Vardag | Sweden |
| 1979 | Mike Batt | Tarot Suite | England |
| 1979 | Bill Bruford | One of a Kind | England |
| 1979 | Eloy | Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes | Germany |
| 1979 | Eskaton | Four Visions | France |
| 1979 | Flame Dream | Elements | Switzerland |
| 1979 | FM | Surveillance | Canada |
| 1979 | Galija | Prva plovidba | Yugoslavia |
| 1979 | Godley and Creme | Freeze Frame | England |
| 1979 | Gordi | Gordi 2 | Yugoslavia |
| 1979 | Grace | Grace | England |
| 1979 | Steve Howe | The Steve Howe Album | England |
| 1979 | Igra Staklenih Perli | Igra Staklenih Perli | Yugoslavia |
| 1979 | Itoiz | Ezekiel | Basque Country |
| 1979 | Korni Grupa | 1941. | Yugoslavia |
| 1979 | Le Orme | Florian | Italy |
| 1979 | Ma Banlieue Flasque | Ma Banlieue Flasque | France |
| 1979 | Albert Marcoeur | Armes et Cycles | France |
| 1979 | Mezquita | Recuerdos de mi tierra | Spain |
| 1979 | Modrý Efekt | Svĕt Hledaců | Czechoslovakia |
| 1979 | Neuschwanstein | Battlement | Germany |
| 1979 | Pekka Pohjola | Visitation | Finland |
| 1979 | Predmestje | Danes, včeraj in... | Yugoslavia |
| 1979 | Renaissance | Azure d'Or | England |
| 1979 | Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes | Passions | France |
| 1979 | Schicke Führs & Fröhling | Ticket To Everywhere | Germany |
| 1979 | Sky | Sky | England / Australia |
| 1979 | Stormy Six | Macchina maccheronica | Italy |
| 1979 | Témpano | Atabal Yemal | Venezuela |
| 1979 | Laurent Thibault | Mais on ne Peut pas Rever Tout le Temps | France |
| 1979 | Triana | Sombra y Luz | Spain |
| 1979 | Univers Zero | Heresie | Belgium |
| 1979 | YU Grupa | Samo napred... | Yugoslavia |

### Disbandments

* Opus
* September
* U.K.

### Events

* Rick Wright of Pink Floyd is fired from the band by bassist Roger Waters. However he is allowed back on "The Wall" tour as a paid session musician.
* Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman leave Yes. They were replaced by Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes of The Buggles respectively.
* Mario Mutis rejoined Los Jaivas.