What is the greatest baroque/psychedelic pop album?

I gotta stop getting up so early in the morning. I read the thread title as:
What is the greatest barbeque/psychedelic pop album?

 

Currently discovering the Sundazed (cd) Sagittarius - Present Tense. Really falling for this ; )

Next on my list is The Millennium Begin

 

It is very pet-like, however. What with the dogs at the end and all.

 

pink floyd's saucerful of secrets.

 

The Beach Boys - Smile

 

To me "Baroque" implies harpsichords, strings and woodwinds, closely miked. Interestingly, this predates "Walk Away Rene" by a month. I kind of like the weird stereo mix where one speaker remains empty until a minute into it, when it suddenly fills up with a string quartet and backing vocalists:

 

The Twilights~ Once Upon a Twilight

 

It doesn't get any more "Baroque" than this. Too bad they didn't record a whole album in this vein:

 

Easybeats~Vigil

 

The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
other: The Kinks - Face to Face

 

Seconded!

 

Such an amazing song and track!

 

Not sure any of these are baroque? I've never really considered Forever Changes to be categorizable in any way.

Left Banke are the first thought when I hear baroque pop

 

Left Banke 1st lp was my first noticed omission. I thought that was pretty well known and the main one that was sold on being Baroque pop that also fits in with psych.

So good to see other people are saying the same about it being something taht should have definitely been included.

 

As a fan of The Beatles and The Beach Boys I'd Say The Kinks' "We Are The Village Green Preservation Society".

 

The Rain Parade - Emergency Third Rail Power Trip/Explosions In The Glass Palace

 

This is the only cut on that album that I would describe as being specifically "Baroque." There's a prominent harpsichord throughout, and oboe, bassoon, and some pizzicato strings in one speaker:



Needless to say, "The Last Of The Steam Powered Trains" is not baroque.

 

I'm not familiar with the Byrds or Love albums (but I am working on that)
I voted Odessa although I love all the other albums up there

 

It has occurred to me that an entire separate (and much more lengthy) thread could easily be cobbled together from groups who throw in one token baroque track on to what are otherwise not baroque albums:

 

Neither is "Getting Better" or "Sloop John B." i.m.o., but they were included in the poll.

 

Voted for the Stones, Zombies, and Love. Could just as easily picked the Byrds and Bee Gees. I couldn't pick just one, or rank them.

Not so sure most of those on the list could be described as 'baroque', however.

 

This -E

 

This one fits perfectly into the OP's line of thinking:

 

My vote in any event would have gone to Sgt. Pepper's, but I do think it worth mentioning that Children of the Future by the Steve Miller Band is worthy of consideration, especially the first side.

 

Throwing this one out there, because it is criminally overlooked: July - July (1968), featuring the song "Dandelion Seeds"