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Rock with strings

Good day fellow musicheads! This goes against my inner rock child, but as I age (gasp), I find myself digging rock/pop string section Lps. Moody Blues made the definitive expression with Future days and the Zombies Odyssey is amazing. This seems a predominantly British genre, and at times very pretentious (haha), but one has to applaud the ambition. Any other suggestion? Also, I'm pretty content with the sacd version of Future Days, but curious to see what others have. Safe and happy upcoming Turkey Day to all. And...go Lions!

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ghosthouse
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Neil Young's first solo LP had some great string arrangements, courtesy of Jack Nitzsche.

Not 60s/70s, but string arrangements by Beck's father on Sea Change and Morning Phase add a lot to those recordings.
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jafreeman
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Most anything by Al Stewart should satisfy your need for a more refined rock sound, including orchestration and acoustic guitar, not to mention many lyrics based on historical events.
boxer12
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Grateful Dead / Terrapin Station
Nico / Desert Shore
King Crimson / Any of there early releases
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phasecorrect OP
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Well, I dove into Camel "Snow Goose". This is alot better than I anticipated. Great production, playing, etc. Evidently this is based on a novella which I'm unfamiliar with and that will probably remain unchanged. No matter, a new gem discovered. Thanks Map!
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