Your favorite prog rock music? ?

Hello Bdgregory:
I too really like "Song for All Seasons" and "Scherazade": you must obtain original U.K. pressings of Renaissance or the MFSL pressing of "S" other wise you're right...U.S. pressings are poor.
Same for the Jade Warrior... Kites is bad to begin with, almost IMPOSSIBLE to find Kites on the very 1st Antilles label which is better pressed than Island.. I have gone through about 3 each copies of U.K. pressings of "Waves" and "Floating World" before finding mint clean copies.

I'm still trying to acquire pressings with Jane Relf. I've never heard her voice but I'm interested in hearing Renaissance from this time period. I'm not sure that I've heard "Song for All Seasons" or Annie's solo album. Got to add these to my wish list.

if you're ok with ebay -
This ("Out of the Mist") is probably the best album from that group:
Out Of the Mist

Here's a copy of the very first Renaissance album:
Renaissance

If you want to get the first two (Original Line-up) Renaissance releases on 1 CD plus some bonus tracks, there's this:
Renaisance Innocents and Illusion

The vinyl of "Out of the Mist isn't bad, but the original Renaissance albums pressings leave a lot to be desirred, so CD may be preferred.

The other great thing about this group is John Hawken (ie the KB player from Strawbs) is a big part of it.

Thanks, Bd! I'll check these out.

I too like Man but my favorite recording is the live set "Maximum Darkness." John Cippolina's guitar work is really tasty.